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| image = Dear Ishq.jpg<br />
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| genre = [[Drama (film and television)|Drama]]<br />[[Romance film|Romance]]<br />
| creator = [[Yash A Patnaik]]<br />
| based_on = [[Ravinder Singh (author)|Write Me A Love Story]] (2021)<br />
| writer = Mamta Yash Patnaik<br />
| screenplay = Manoj Tripathi<br />
| story = {{ubl|Niranjan Iyengar|Jessica Khurana}}<br />
| director = Atif Khan<br />
| creative_director = Muskan Baraja<br />
| starring = {{ubl|[[Sehban Azim]]|[[Niyati Fatnani]]}}<br />
| opentheme = <br />
| endtheme = <br />
| theme_music_composer = Reenam Jain<br />
| composer = [[Anish John]]<br />
| country = India<br />
| language = Hindi<br />
| num_seasons = 1<br />
| num_episodes = 60 <!--as of 4 April 2023. Do not uncomment the preceding text. This field is for a number only and the date should not be shown!--><br />
| list_episodes = <br />
| executive_producer = {{ubl|Gaurav Banerjee|Dimpi Dey|Nilamber Majumdar|Namrata Roy|Nimai Bali|Amit Chandra}}<br />
| producer = {{ubl|Yash A Patnaik|Mamta Patnaik}}<br />
| cinematography = Nidhin Valanday<br />
| editor = {{ubl|Rakesh Lal Das|Santosh Patel}}<br />
| runtime = 20-31 minutes<br />
| company = Beyond Dreams Entertainment<br />[[Inspire Films]]<br />
| network = [[Disney+ Hotstar]]<br />
| first_aired = {{Start date|df=yes|2023|01|26}}<br />
| last_aired = {{end date|df=yes|2023|04|04}} <br />
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'''''Dear Ishq''''' ({{Translation|Dear Love}}) is an Indian Hindi-language [[Romance film|romantic]] [[Drama (film and television)|drama]] television [[Soap opera|serial]] that premiered on 26 January 2023 on the [[Disney+ Hotstar]] streaming service.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/videos/entertainment/web-series/hindi/dear-ishq-trailer-video-sehban-azim-and-niyati-fatnani-starrer-dear-ishq-official-trailer-video/videoshow/97253186.cms | title='Dear Ishq' Trailer: Sehban Azim and Niyati Fatnani starrer 'Dear Ishq' Official Trailer | website=[[The Times of India]] }}</ref> Produced by [[Yash A Patnaik]] and Mamta Patnaik under the banner Beyond Dreams Entertainment and [[Inspire Films]], it stars [[Sehban Azim]] and [[Niyati Fatnani]].<ref>{{cite news | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/web-series/news/hindi/dear-ishq-trailer-promises-dramatic-romance-between-an-author-and-an-editor/articleshow/97060548.cms | title='Dear Ishq' trailer promises dramatic romance between an author and an editor - Times of India | website=[[The Times of India]] | date=17 January 2023 }}</ref><br />
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==Premise==<br />
Abhimanyu is a noted romantic fiction writer with a huge female fan following. He is moody, arrogant and rude with his remarks. He gets into an argument with Asmita Roy who is a literary editor, sharing different ideologies about love and fiction. How these two loggerheads fall into love forms the rest of the story!<br />
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The season one end with Abhimanyu getting falsely accused for a murder and feels betrayed by his girlfriend Asmita due to a misunderstanding. He's shown starting to write a new story titled "Killer Ishq" in vengeance.<br />
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==Cast==<br />
===Main===<br />
* [[Niyati Fatnani]] as Asmita Roy : Abhimanyu's love interest<br />
* [[Sehban Azim]] as Abhimanyu Razdan : Asmita's love interest<br />
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===Recurring===<br />
* [[Kishwer Merchant]]<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/entertainment/kishwer-merchantt-who-is-part-of-dear-ishq-on-disney-hotstar-talks-about-the-show-ott-more-473919 | title=Kishwer Merchantt, who is part of Dear Ishq on Disney+ Hotstar, talks about the show, OTT & more }}</ref> as Maya Costa<br />
* Puneet Tejwani as Peter Costa<br />
* [[Kunal Verma]] as Rizwan Khan<br />
* Buneet Kapoor as Shauvik Sen<br />
* Tanya Nisha Sharma as Shalini Vats<br />
* [[Sanjeev Seth]] as Raman Razdan<br />
* Roma Bali as Nita Razdan<br />
* Jyoti B Mukherji as Sharmila Roy<br />
* [[Beena Banerjee]] as Charulata Roy<br />
* Sugandh Dhindaw as Bani Kapoor<br />
* Shamikh Abbas as Bijoy Roy<br />
* Kaveri Ghosh as Bindoo Sen<br />
* Preetesh Manas as Anirban Das<br />
* Sandeep Soni as Nannu, Abhimanyu's servant<br />
* Viyanna Dadwani as Pia Costa<br />
* Simran Rawal as Arya<br />
* Gagan Deep as Dev<br />
* Priya Shukla as Receptionist<br />
* Shiv Pathak as Peon<br />
* Kalpesh Rajgor as Cafe Owner<br />
* Brijesh Mourya as Waiter<br />
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==Production==<br />
The series was announced on [[Disney+ Hotstar]] by Beyond Dreams Entertainment.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/new-updates/new-show-dear-ishq-announced-by-disney-hotstar/articleshow/97199298.cms | title=New show 'Dear Ishq' announced by Disney + Hotstar. All details here | newspaper=The Economic Times }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.livemint.com/industry/media/disney-hotstar-announces-new-show-dear-ishq-11674284394049.html | title=Disney+ Hotstar announces new show 'Dear Ishq' | work=mint | date=21 January 2023 | last1=Jha | first1=Lata }}</ref> It is based on [[Ravinder Singh (author)|Ravinder Singh]]'s ''Write Me A Love Story'' (2021).<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.outlookindia.com/art-entertainment/from-reading-book-to-watching-k-dramas-sehban-azim-did-it-all-for-dear-ishq--news-256657 | title=From Reading Book To Watching K-Dramas, Sehban Azim Did It All For 'Dear Ishq' | date=25 January 2023 }}</ref> [[Sehban Azim]] and [[Niyati Fatnani]] were signed as the lead.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/bollywood/sehban-azim-niyati-fitnani-come-together-new-show-titled-dear-ishq/ | title=Sehban Azim and Niyati Fitnani come together for a new show titled Dear Ishq : Bollywood News - Bollywood Hungama | website=[[Bollywood Hungama]] | date=25 January 2023 }}</ref> The [[principal photography]] of the series commenced began in January 2023 and wrapped up in April 2023.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.news18.com/news/movies/actor-sehban-azim-opens-up-on-the-challenges-of-doing-intimate-scenes-in-dear-ishq-7143091.html | title=Sehban Azim Shares How He Was Convinced to Shoot an Intimate Scene in Dear Ishq | date=22 February 2023 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/hindi/news/2023/apr/01/ott-show-dear-ishq-wraps-up-its-shoot-leaves-cast-emotional-41814.html | title=OTT show 'Dear Ishq' wraps up its shoot, leaves cast emotional | website=[[Cinema Express]] | date=April 2023 }}</ref> It was mainly shot at the [[Film City, Mumbai|Film City]], [[Mumbai]]. The promo featuring the leads was released on 17 January 2023.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/lifestyle/disney-hotstar-drops-the-trailer-of-dear-ishq-471736|title=Disney+ Hotstar drops the trailer of Dear Ishq|first=Tribune News|last=Service|website=Tribuneindia News Service}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.wionews.com/entertainment/a-note-to-love-disney-hotstar-drops-trailer-of-romantic-drama-dear-ishq-553806 | title=A note to love: Disney+ Hotstar drops trailer of romantic drama, Dear Ishq! | date=18 January 2023 }}</ref><br />
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==Reception==<br />
[[OTT Play]] reviewed the first episodes, where it sharply criticized the show for being cliched, having lack of focus, and questionable camera shots. They felt it was more in line with a typical Hindi television show than a web series.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.ottplay.com/news/dear-ishq-episode-1-review-bade-acche-lagte-hai-deja-vu-and-worse/58ccfe7381928 | title=Dear Ishq episode 1 review: Bade Acche &#91;sic&#93; Lagte Hai deja vu and worse }}</ref><br />
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Dhaval Roy of ''[[The Times of India]]'' rated the series 3/5 stars.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/web-series/reviews/hindi/dear-ishq/season-1/seasonreview/97254637.cms | title=Dear Ishq Season 1 Review: Performances and gloss save this predictable love/Hate story | website=[[The Times of India]] }}</ref><br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[List of Disney+ Hotstar original programming]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* [https://www.hotstar.com/in/tv/dear-ishq/1260129582 ''Dear Ishq''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230126000755/https://www.hotstar.com/in/tv/dear-ishq/1260129582 |date=26 January 2023 }} on [[Disney+ Hotstar]]<br />
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[[Category:2023 Indian television series debuts]]<br />
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[[Category:Indian television soap operas]]<br />
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