# Dear Ishq

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{{Short description|Indian soap opera}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2023}}
{{Use Indian English|date=November 2023}}
{{Infobox television
| image                = Dear Ishq.jpg
| caption              =
| genre                = [Drama](/source/Drama_(film_and_television))<br />[Romance](/source/Romance_film)
| creator              = [Yash A Patnaik](/source/Yash_A_Patnaik)
| based_on             = [Write Me A Love Story](/source/Ravinder_Singh_(author)) (2021)
| writer               = Mamta Yash Patnaik
| screenplay           = Manoj Tripathi
| story                = {{ubl|Niranjan Iyengar|Jessica Khurana}}
| director             = Atif Khan
| creative_director    = Muskan Baraja
| starring             = {{ubl|[Sehban Azim](/source/Sehban_Azim)|[Niyati Fatnani](/source/Niyati_Fatnani)}}
| opentheme            = 
| endtheme             = 
| theme_music_composer = Reenam Jain
| composer             = [Anish John](/source/Anish_John)
| country              = India
| language             = Hindi
| num_seasons          = 1
| 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!-->
| list_episodes        = 
| executive_producer   = {{ubl|Gaurav Banerjee|Dimpi Dey|Nilamber Majumdar|Namrata Roy|Nimai Bali|Amit Chandra}}
| producer             = {{ubl|Yash A Patnaik|Mamta Patnaik}}
| cinematography       = Nidhin Valanday
| editor               = {{ubl|Rakesh Lal Das|Santosh Patel}}
| runtime              = 20-31 minutes
| company              = Beyond Dreams Entertainment<br />[Inspire Films](/source/Inspire_Films)
| network              = [Disney+ Hotstar](/source/Disney%2B_Hotstar)
| first_aired          = {{Start date|df=yes|2023|01|26}}
| last_aired           = {{end date|df=yes|2023|04|04}} 
}}
'''''Dear Ishq''''' ({{Translation|Dear Love}}) is an Indian Hindi-language [romantic](/source/Romance_film) [drama](/source/Drama_(film_and_television)) television [serial](/source/Soap_opera) that premiered on 26 January 2023 on the [Disney+ Hotstar](/source/Disney%2B_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](/source/The_Times_of_India) }}</ref> Produced by [Yash A Patnaik](/source/Yash_A_Patnaik) and Mamta Patnaik under the banner Beyond Dreams Entertainment and [Inspire Films](/source/Inspire_Films), it stars [Sehban Azim](/source/Sehban_Azim) and [Niyati Fatnani](/source/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](/source/The_Times_of_India) | date=17 January 2023 }}</ref>

==Premise==
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!

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.

==Cast==
===Main===
* [Niyati Fatnani](/source/Niyati_Fatnani) as Asmita Roy : Abhimanyu's love interest
* [Sehban Azim](/source/Sehban_Azim) as Abhimanyu Razdan : Asmita's love interest

===Recurring===
* [Kishwer Merchant](/source/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
* Puneet Tejwani as Peter Costa
* [Kunal Verma](/source/Kunal_Verma) as Rizwan Khan
* Buneet Kapoor as Shauvik Sen
* Tanya Nisha Sharma as Shalini Vats
* [Sanjeev Seth](/source/Sanjeev_Seth) as Raman Razdan
* Roma Bali as Nita Razdan
* Jyoti B Mukherji as Sharmila Roy
* [Beena Banerjee](/source/Beena_Banerjee) as Charulata Roy
* Sugandh Dhindaw as Bani Kapoor
* Shamikh Abbas as Bijoy Roy
* Kaveri Ghosh as Bindoo Sen
* Preetesh Manas as Anirban Das
* Sandeep Soni as Nannu, Abhimanyu's servant
* Viyanna Dadwani as Pia Costa
* Simran Rawal as Arya
* Gagan Deep as Dev
* Priya Shukla as Receptionist
* Shiv Pathak as Peon
* Kalpesh Rajgor as Cafe Owner
* Brijesh Mourya as Waiter

==Production==
The series was announced on [Disney+ Hotstar](/source/Disney%2B_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](/source/Ravinder_Singh_(author))'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](/source/Sehban_Azim) and [Niyati Fatnani](/source/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](/source/Bollywood_Hungama) | date=25 January 2023 }}</ref> The [principal photography](/source/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](/source/Cinema_Express) | date=April 2023 }}</ref> It was mainly shot at the [Film City](/source/Film_City%2C_Mumbai), [Mumbai](/source/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>

==Reception==
[OTT Play](/source/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>

Dhaval Roy of ''[The Times of India](/source/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](/source/The_Times_of_India) }}</ref>

==See also==
* [List of Disney+ Hotstar original programming](/source/List_of_Disney%2B_Hotstar_original_programming)

==References==
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==External links==
* [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](/source/Disney%2B_Hotstar)
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Category:Television shows based on Indian novels

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