Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi 2 is a Indian Hindi-language television series that premiered on 29 July 2025 on Star Plus and streams digitally on JioHotstar. It is a sequel and reboot of the iconic Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi. The show features the return of Smriti Irani and Amar Upadhyay as Tulsi and Mihir Virani, along with next-generation characters.

Plot

Twenty-five years later, Tulsi and Mihir celebrate their 38th anniversary, with their children Gautam, Shobha, and Karan living abroad. Tulsi has also raised her late cousin Kesar’s children—Angad, Paridhi, and Hrithik. Family tensions arise due to misunderstandings, love affairs, and unexpected events, including Angad’s legal troubles and Paridhi’s secret relationship.

Tulsi navigates challenges involving her children, in-laws, and extended family, while Mihir expresses his love and supports her decisions. Conflicts escalate with Paridhi’s marriage plans, Ajay’s involvement, and manipulations by family members like Gayatri. Tulsi faces dilemmas, uncovers truths, and works to protect her family’s honor.

Over time, misunderstandings are resolved, justice prevails, and relationships are mended. Tulsi remains the moral center of the Virani family, guiding her children and grandchildren through love, discipline, and life’s complexities, while handling deceit, betrayal, and reconciliations with wisdom and courage.

Cast

Main

Smriti Irani as Tulsi Virani
Amar Upadhyay as Mihir Virani

Recurring

Hiten Tejwani as Karan Virani
Gauri Pradhan as Nandini Virani
Ritu Chaudhary as Shobha Virani
Jiten Lalwani as Kiran Virani
Shakti Anand as Advocate Hemant Virani
Kamalika Guha Thakurta as Gayatri Virani
Ketaki Dave as Daksha Virani
Rohit Suchanti as Angad Virani
Tanisha Mehta as Vrinda Angad Virani
Shagun Sharma as Paridhi "Pari" Virani
Adhira Chavan as child Paridhi
Aman Gandhi as Hrithik Virani
Sohil Singh Jhuti as Parth Virani
Jia Narigara as Samaira Virani
Samar Birje as Ronak Virani
Prachi Singh as Manjuri "Munni" Sinha
Barkha Bisht as Noina Sarabhai
Nirvaan Anandd as Ajay Parekh
Ankit Bhatia as Viren Mehta
Sanjivani Sathe as Indira Parekh
Hemang Palan as Naveen Parekh
Shrashti Maheshwari as Sandhya Parekh
Ami Joshi as Priya Parekh
Kunj Anand as Nitin Gokhale
Bhavna Rokade as Supriya Gokhale
Bharati Achrekar as Malti Gokhale
Saarth Kumar as Gopu Gokhale
Vishal Nayak as Vikram
Aditi Sanwal as Mitali "Mits" Sarabhai
Lucky Mehta as Suchitra "Suchu" Sarabhai
Summit Jaiswal / Tanish Mahendru as Ranvijay
Sandeep Patil as Suhas

Production

Development

Ekta Kapoor updated Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi 2 with a modern look for younger viewers. The show focuses on meaningful storytelling, raising social questions, and inspiring discussions rather than just TRPs.

Casting

Smriti Irani and Amar Upadhyay returned as Tulsi and Mihir Virani. Hiten Tejwani, Gauri Pradhan, Shakti Anand, Ketki Dave, and Kamalika Guha Thakurta also reprised their roles. New actors Shagun Sharma, Rohit Suchanti, Aman Gandhi, and Tanisha Mehta joined as the next generation.

Special appearances included Sakshi Tanwar, Kiran Karmarkar, and Bill Gates to celebrate the 25th anniversary and promote social causes.

Reception

Critical Response

The show was praised for reviving iconic characters and nostalgia. Critics from India Today, Mid-Day, and NDTV noted that while performances, especially Smriti Irani’s, were strong, the reboot relied heavily on nostalgia and old tropes with limited fresh storytelling.

Ratings

Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi 2 became one of the highest-rated fiction launches in India. The show recorded 1.659 billion minutes of watch time across TV and streaming platforms, with 31.1 million TV viewers in the first four days. The premiere episode alone had 15.4 million viewers. On social media, the show received 17,300 mentions. BARC reported a 2.5 TVR on launch day in the HSM Urban market.

Sequel

Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi 2 is a sequel to the original Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi. It continues the story of the Virani family 25 years later, showing the next generation while bringing back the original characters like Tulsi and Mihir Virani.

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Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi 2
Created by	Ekta Kapoor
Written by	Rajesh Joshi, Anantica Sahir, Dheeraj Sarna
Directed by	Muzammil Desai, Khwaja Mughal
Starring	Smriti Irani, Amar Upadhyay, Rohit Suchanti, Tanisha Mehta, Shagun Sharma, Aman Gandhi
Creative director	Siddhartha Vankar
Opening theme	"Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi" by Priya Bhattacharya
Country	India
Language	Hindi
No. of episodes	118
Producer(s)	Ekta Kapoor, Shobha Kapoor
Production company	Balaji Telefilms
Release
Original network	Star Plus
Original release	29 July 2025 – present

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