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{{Infobox television
| image = Ek Aastha Aisi Bhee.jpg
| caption =
| genre = [[Indian soap opera]]
| based_on =
| director = Dharmendra Sharma
| writer =
| creative_director =
| presenter =
| judges =
| starring = {{ubl|Tina Philip|[[Kanwar Dhillon]]}}
| theme_music_composer =
| opentheme =
| num_episodes = 156
| country = India
| language = Hindi
| producer = Dheeraj Sarna <br> Ved Raj Shrivastav
| cinematography =
| camera = [[Multi-camera]]
| runtime = 23 minutes
| creator = Shoonya Square Productions
| channel = [[StarPlus]]
| first_aired = {{start date|df=y|2017|04|03|}}
| last_aired = {{end date|df=y|2017|09|30}}
}}

'''''Ek Aastha Aisi Bhee''''' is an Indian Hindi television drama, produced by Shoonya Square Productions.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=15 February 2017|title=Star Plus channel's Diya Aur Baati Hum 2 and other new afternoon series to be as good as prime time shows|url=https://www.ibtimes.co.in/star-plus-channels-diya-aur-baati-hum-2-other-new-afternoon-series-be-good-prime-time-shows-716114|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170416220812/http://www.ibtimes.co.in/star-plus-channels-diya-aur-baati-hum-2-other-new-afternoon-series-be-good-prime-time-shows-716114 |archive-date=16 April 2017 |access-date=|website=International Business Times}}</ref> The series starred Tina Philip and [[Kanwar Dhillon]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=19 July 2017|title=Ek Aastha Aisi Bhee: End of romance for Aastha-Shiv, her 'naastik' truth to shock family|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/television/ek-aastha-aisi-bhee-aastha-shiv-her-naastik/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170719135847/http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/television/ek-aastha-aisi-bhee-aastha-shiv-her-naastik/ |archive-date=19 July 2017 |access-date=|website=The Indian Express}}</ref> It premiered on 3 April 2017 on [[StarPlus]] and aired from Monday through Saturday during the Star Plus Dopahar (afternoon) programming block.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newkerala.com/news/fullnews-235217.html|title='Ek Aastha Aise Bhee' lead actor Tina to be selective after debut|last=|first=|date=|website=New Kerala|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170325081642/http://www.newkerala.com/news/fullnews-235217.html |archive-date=25 March 2017 |access-date=}}</ref> The series ended on 30 September 2017 with the discontinuation of the Star Plus Dopahar block.<ref name="IE end date">{{cite news|title=Star Dopahar to call it a day, all shows to end on September 30|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/television/star-dopahar-to-call-it-a-day-all-shows-to-end-on-september-30-tv-news-4834240/|accessdate=19 September 2017|publisher=[[Indian Express]]}}</ref>

==Plot==
The series revolves around Aastha, an atheist girl from [[Manali, Himachal Pradesh|Manali]], who gets married into a very religious family in [[Kolkata]] and tries to save the family from Guru Maa's ploys. Aastha's and Shiv's love is meant to be. Radhika, Shiv's ex-girlfriend comes and destroys their love by creating misunderstandings between them. Shiv wants Aastha to stop his marriage with Radhika. But Aastha thinks that if Shiv loves her he will not marry Radhika. Shiv and Aastha love each other a lot but are unable to tell each other. Radhika and Gurumas plan fails when Astha exposes Radhika through the use of a recorder. During their engagement, Astha uses technology to show how Radhika conspired against the whole family to obtain her interest. After Radhika is exposed, gurumaa says that she wants to do 'aarti' before she leaves the household to which the members retaliate. But, on Asthas convincing, the family members agree. Gurumaa gives prashad which contains sleeping pills. In the parallel scene, Radhika comes in Asthas room and holds her up against the wall with a knife. Arguments continue between Lakshmi, Gurumaa and others. Eventually, Shiv rescues Astha under the pretext of marrying Radhika. The show ends on a happy note that a person's character cannot be judged based on their religious views. An atheist person can be a good human and a religious person can be a bad human.

==Cast==
===Main cast===
* [[Tina Philip]] as Aastha Shiv Agarwal: Shiv's wife
* [[Kanwar Dhillon]] as
**Shiv Govind Agarwal: Aastha's husband
**Om Govind Agarwal: Shiv's twin brother
* Sharanpreet Kaur as Guru Maa, also known as Sandhya Bhaumik
* Palak Pusarwani as Radhika: Guru Maa's daughter and Shiv's ex-girlfriend

===Recurring cast===
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* [[Vivek Mushran]] as Govind Agarwal: Shiv's father
* [[Manasi Salvi]] as Lakshmi Govind Agarwal: Shiv's mother and Govind's wife
* [[Hemant Choudhary]] as Nandlal Agarwal: Shiv's uncle and Govind's younger brother
* Manisha Dave as Jaya Nandalal Agarwal: Shiv's aunt and Nandalal's wife
* Mayank Sharma as Angad Nandalal Agarwal: Nandalal and Jaya's son
* [[Sameeksha Sud]] as Janki Angad Agarwal: Angad's wife
* Anita Kulkarni as Sharda: Aastha's mother
* Nikhil Sharma as Ashok: Aastha's brother
* Vaani Sharma as Gayatri Govind Agarwal
* [[Abhinav Kapoor]] as Balwan Agarwal: Shiv's brother; Balwan is the adopted son of the Agarwal family.
* Ambika Soni as Runjhun Balwan Agarwal: Balwan's wife and Aastha's sister
* [[Rashi Khanna]] as Aastha
* [[Tottempudi Gopichand]]
{{div col end}}
* [[Ahmad Harhash]] as Billo Rani

==Production==
===Development===
Initially titled as ''Nastik'' while in pre-production, the title ''Ek Aastha Aisi Bhee'' was finalized then.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=27 December 2016|title=Star Plus to launch 'Nastik' in February|url=https://www.bizasialive.com/star-plus-to-launch-nastik-in-february/|access-date=|website=Biz Asia}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=On The Sets of TV Show Ek Aastha Aisi Bhi|url=https://movies.ndtv.com/videos/on-the-sets-of-tv-show-ek-aastha-aisi-bhi-467696|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170917142806/http://movies.ndtv.com:80/videos/on-the-sets-of-tv-show-ek-aastha-aisi-bhi-467696 |archive-date=17 September 2017 |access-date=|website=NDTV}}</ref>

This was one of the four dramas which was launched on 3 April 2017 during afternoon band of Star Plus Dopahar Block, reviving [[StarPlus|Star Plus]]' afternoon new programming after years.<ref>{{Cite news|last=|first=|date=|title=Star Plus to reboot afternoon slot with 4 new shows|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/media/entertainment/star-plus-to-reboot-afternoon-slot-with-4-new-shows/articleshow/57378471.cms?from=mdr|access-date=|website=The Economic Times|last1=Laghate|first1=Gaurav}}</ref>

In May 2017, while the leads Tina Philip and [[Kanwar Dhillon]] were shooting for a sequence in a lake of Film City, Philip drowned while Dhillon saved her.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=2 May 2017|title=SHOCKING! Kanwar Dhillon and Tina Phillip had a 'near death experience'|url=https://news.abplive.com/entertainment/television/shocking-kanwar-dhillon-and-tina-phillip-had-a-near-death-experience-522655|access-date=|website=ABP News}}</ref>

A fire broke out on 9 August 2017 which destroyed parts of the sets, but no one was hurt.<ref>{{Cite news|last=|first=|date=10 August 2017|title=Fire partially destroys the set of Ek Aastha Aisi Bhi|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/fire-partially-destroys-the-set-of-ek-aastha-aisi-bhi/articleshow/60005136.cms|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170810224224/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/fire-partially-destroys-the-set-of-ek-aastha-aisi-bhi/articleshow/60005136.cms |archive-date=10 August 2017 |access-date=|website=The Times of India}}</ref> The series will be featured in [[Star Life (African TV channel)|Starlife]] as Prayers of love.

===Casting===
Tina Philip and [[Kanwar Dhillon]] were cast as the leads.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Abhinav, Kanwar 'bond' like brothers|url=https://wap.business-standard.com/article-amp/news-ians/abhinav-kanwar-bond-like-brothers-117050400937_1.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170504160655/http://wap.business-standard.com/article-amp/news-ians/abhinav-kanwar-bond-like-brothers-117050400937_1.html |archive-date=4 May 2017 |access-date=|website=Business Standard}}</ref> Besides Sharanpreet Kaur, [[Manasi Salvi]], Pallavi Rao, Anita Kulkarni, Palak Purswani, Lilly Patel, Supriya Sarna, [[Vivek Mushran]], [[Abhinav Kapoor]], [[Hemant Choudhary]], Manisha Dave, Mayank Sharma, Samiksha Sud, Nikhil Sharma, Vaani Sharma and Ambika Soni were cast then.<ref>{{Cite news|last=|first=|date=28 October 2016|title=Sharanpreet Kaur to play Guru Maa on a TV show|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/Sharanpreet-Kaur-to-play-Guru-Maa-on-a-TV-show/articleshow/55112395.cms|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170304043025/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com:80/tv/news/hindi/Sharanpreet-Kaur-to-play-Guru-Maa-on-a-TV-show/articleshow/55112395.cms |archive-date=4 March 2017 |access-date=|website=The Times of India}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=2 August 2017|title=Manasi Salvi makes for the hottest mom-in-law of TV|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/manasi-salvi-makes-for-the-hottest-mom-in-laws-of-tv/photostory/59878527.cms|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190814124926/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/manasi-salvi-makes-for-the-hottest-mom-in-laws-of-tv/photostory/59878527.cms |archive-date=14 August 2019 |access-date=|website=The Times of India}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Star Plus Launches a New Show in its Afternoon Slot! Know More|url=https://mdaily.bhaskar.com/news/ENT-TV-starplus-new-show-5563704-PHO.html|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190921164418/https://mdaily.bhaskar.com/news/ENT-TV-starplus-new-show-5563704-PHO.html |archive-date=21 September 2019 |access-date=|website=Daily Bhaskar}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=23 March 2017|title=Why Vivek Mushran shoots barefoot for Ek Aastha Aisi Bhee|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/tv/why-vivek-mushran-shoots-barefoot-for-ek-aastha-aisi-bhee/story-GdFWGah1RlBR5ZQPwW4JTK.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170323165548/http://www.hindustantimes.com/tv/why-vivek-mushran-shoots-barefoot-for-ek-aastha-aisi-bhee/story-GdFWGah1RlBR5ZQPwW4JTK.html |archive-date=23 March 2017 |access-date=|website=Hindustan Times}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=20 February 2017|title=Abhinav Kapoor to play a happy character in Ek Aastha Aisi Bhi|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/television/abhinav-kapoor-joins-cast-of-ek-aastha-aisi-bhi-4534919/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170226235308/http://indianexpress.com:80/article/entertainment/television/abhinav-kapoor-joins-cast-of-ek-aastha-aisi-bhi-4534919/ |archive-date=26 February 2017 |access-date=|website=The Indian Express}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=|first=|date=28 April 2019|title=From reel to real life: On-screen brother-sister duo Tina Philip and Nikhil Sharma from Ek Aastha Aisi Bhee are dating each other|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/from-reel-to-real-life-on-screen-brother-sister-duo-tina-philip-and-nikhil-sharma-from-ek-aastha-aisi-bhee-are-dating-each-other/articleshow/69079454.cms|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190428192651/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/from-reel-to-real-life-on-screen-brother-sister-duo-tina-philip-and-nikhil-sharma-from-ek-aastha-aisi-bhee-are-dating-each-other/articleshow/69079454.cms |archive-date=28 April 2019 |access-date=|website=The Times of India}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=|first=|date=|title=Vaani S Sharma of 'Ek Aastha Aisee Bhi' is a foodie to the core|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Vaani-S-Sharma-of-Ek-Aastha-Aisee-Bhi-is-a-foodie-to-the-core/articleshow/60392358.cms|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190203034214/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Vaani-S-Sharma-of-Ek-Aastha-Aisee-Bhi-is-a-foodie-to-the-core/articleshow/60392358.cms |archive-date=3 February 2019 |access-date=|website=The Times of India}}</ref>

===Filming===
Although set in [[Kolkata]], the series is filmed at the sets created in [[Mumbai]] at [[Film City, Mumbai|Film City]], [[Goregaon]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=August 2017|title=Mumbai's Film City shut down after five leopard attacks|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/mumbai-news/mumbai-s-film-city-shut-down-for-eight-days-after-five-leopard-attacks/story-c2BLkMkfFu53Jr2sOHPTaM.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170801093616/http://www.hindustantimes.com/mumbai-news/mumbai-s-film-city-shut-down-for-eight-days-after-five-leopard-attacks/story-c2BLkMkfFu53Jr2sOHPTaM.html |archive-date=1 August 2017 |access-date=|website=Hindustan Times}}</ref> Some earlier episodes were shot in [[Kolkata]] and [[Manali, Himachal Pradesh|Manali]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=I speak better Hindi than Mumbaikers|url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/report/i-speak-better-hindi-than-mumbaikers/20170410.htm|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170411094756/http://www.rediff.com/movies/report/i-speak-better-hindi-than-mumbaikers/20170410.htm |archive-date=11 April 2017 |access-date=|website=Rediff.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title='Ek Aastha Aisi Bhee' actors in city to promote show on Star Plus|url=https://www.dailypioneer.com/2017/state-editions/ek-aastha-aisi-bhee-actors-in-city-to-promote-show-on-star-plus.html|access-date=|website=Daily Pioneer}}</ref>

===Cancellation===
With the serials in the afternoon block not being able to garner the expected numbers in its ratings, the channel shut the show on September 30, 2017.<ref name="IE end date" />

==References==
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Ek Aastha Aisi Bhee - Revision history

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