Just Mohabbat

Indian TV series or programme

Harsh Lunia
Jacqueline Julianna
Kavita Kapoor
Manoj Pahwa
Tanvee Sharma
Vatsal Sheth
Jennifer Kotwal

Theme music composerRaju SinghOpening theme"Just Mohabbat" performed by KKCountry of originIndiaNo. of episodes186ProductionProducerDJ's a Creative UnitRunning time22 minutesOriginal releaseNetworkSony Entertainment TelevisionRelease1996 (1996) –
2000 (2000)

Just Mohabbat is an India television series which aired on Sony Entertainment Television channel from 1996 to 2000. The series was directed by Tony and Deeya Singh.^[1]

The story revolved around the life of Jai (Harsh Lunia and later Vatsal Sheth), a kid who studies at a boarding school in Dehradun away from his parents, Raj (Salim Shah) and Maya (Kavita Kapoor). The series chronicles his growing up years and focuses on his relationships with his family and friends, specially his friends Madhur, Roma, and Sanjay, and his imaginary friend Gautam (Aditya Kapadia). Vatsal Sheth portrayed the role of Jai in his teen years.

Premise

The show follows the life of a young Jai who is friendly and quiet but enjoys a good time with his closest friends. He is loved and pampered by the house help Desmond who is close to him. Later Jai's long lost Uncle J.D. comes to live with him. The episodes followed a young Jai grow up to be an adolescent experiencing his first crush, first heartbreak and first love all the while trying to make sense of other relationships and friendships in his life.

Cast

Harsh Lunia as young Jai Malhotra^[2]
Vatsal Sheth as adolescent Jai Malhotra
Aditya Kapadia as Gautam, Jai's imaginary friend^[2]
Chandana Sharma as Aditi, Jai's girlfriend
Jennifer Kotwal as Saloni, Jai and Aditi's friend
Ashok Lokhande as Desmond, the house help who loves Jai as his own son^[2]
Saleem Shah as Raj Malhotra, Jai's father^[2]
Kavita Kapoor as Maya Malhotra, Jai's mother^[2]
Alefia Kapadia as Pia Malhotra, Jai's elder sister^[2]
Ravi Baswani as J.D. Uncle
Tanvee Sharma as Madhur Lamba
Karanvir Bohra as Kabir^[3]
Manoj Pahwa as Ishwar^[2]
Surekha Sikri as Mrs. Pandit^[2]
Anita Kanwal as Sumedha
Kunaal Roy Kapur as Sanjay, Ishwar's son and Jai's childhood friend^[2]
Yash Tonk as H.S.S (Harveer Singh Sodhi)
Sadiya Siddiqui as Laila
Irrfan Khan as Mr. Singh^[4]

References

^ "Interview with producer director Deeya Singh". IndianTelevision.com. 4 December 2003.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ "'Just Mohabbat' cast – Then & Now". The Times of India. 7 October 2015.
^ "First of Many: Karanvir Bohra revisits Just Mohabbat". 11 November 2020.
^ Ep 3 - A Concerned Mother - Just Mohabbat - Full Episode, archived from the original on 15 December 2021, retrieved 12 February 2021