Gustakh Dil

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| genre = Drama

| runtime = 24 Approx.

| creator = Ravi Ojha Productions

| writer = Mitali Bhattacharya

| director = Rakesh Kumar
Inder Das

| producer = Mitali Bhattacharya
Ravi Ojha

| executive_producer = Tapasya
Farheen Amber

| starring = Sana Amin Sheikh
Vibhav Roy
Parvati Sehgal
Ankush Arora
Soni Singh
Meghna Malik
Rajiv Kumar
Shritama Mukherjee
Rumi Khan
Scott Adkins

| theme_music_composer =

| opentheme = Gustakh dil

| editor = Janak Chauhan

| cinematography =

| company = Ravi Ojha Productions

| num_seasons = 1

| num_episodes = 334

| network = Life OK

| country = India

| location =

| language = Hindi

| first_aired = {{start date|df=y|2013|8|5}}

| last_aired = {{end date|df=y|2014|11|14}}

| related = Bou Kotha Kao

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Gustakh Dil ({{translation}} Audacious Heart) is an Indian television soap opera which premiered on 5 August 2013 and ended on 14 November 2014.{{Cite web|date=2013-08-01|title=New show to present wife as third wheel|url=https://zeenews.india.com/entertainment/idiotbox/new-show-to-present-wife-as-third-wheel_140128.html|access-date=2019-09-01|website=Zee News|language=en}} It is a remake of Bengali series Bou Kotha Kao and was aired on Life OK during weekdays.{{Cite news|title=From 'Bhutu' to 'Sreemoyee': Bengali shows which are remade in other languages|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/bengali/from-bhutu-to-sreemoyee-bengali-shows-which-are-remade-in-other-languages/bou-katha-kao-gustakh-dil/photostory/74388411.cms?|website=The Times of India|date=28 February 2020 }} It showed the stories of Laajo, Nikhil and Ishana.

Laajo is a simpleton from a village, and Nikhil is a cool guy who is madly in love with his childhood sweetheart Ishana. Laajo becomes a second woman in Nikhil's life.{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/Payal-Rajput-Garima-Shrivastav-in-Gustakh-Dil/articleshow/21004889.cms|title=Payal Rajput & Garima Shrivastav in Gustakh Dil - Times of India|website=The Times of India|date=10 July 2013 |language=en|access-date=2019-09-01}}

Plot

Nikhil plans to celebrate his birthday in Sonbarsa where Nikhil's grandfather and aunt (bua) live. He plans to go with his childhood sweetheart Ishana but she refuses. There he meets a challenging but simple girl named Laajo who lives with her mother and sisters. Nikhil and Laajo clash playfully on several occasions. A number of circumstances lead Nikhil to unwillingly marry Laajo and bring her to the city with him.

Laajo struggles to fit in with Nikhil and his family, unaware of how things in a modern house work. Gradually, she tries to build an equation with him and his family.

Nikhil becomes annoyed with Laajo for not informing him about her trip to Sonbarsa. Kunal wishes to get engaged to Ishana. Nikhil reads Laajo's letter becoming dejected on learning that Laajo has left him so he can reunite with Ishana. He visits Sonbarsa and after many attempts, wins Laajo's heart. The two are deeply in love while Barkha has sworn to never let Laajo return to her house. Laajo becomes a star with the help of Sagar and Anjali. She takes up the stage name of Trishna. At last Barkha accepts Laajo. Ayesha marries Adhiraj.The show ends on a happy note with Radha and LD coming to promote their show Mere Rang Mein Rangne Waali which replaced Gustakh Dil.

Cast

Sana Amin Sheikh as Laajwanti "Laajo" Bhardwaj / Trishna; Saraswati and Ram Bachan's elder daughter; Dhani's elder sister; Nikhil's wife; Sagar 's bestfriend
Vibhav Roy as Nikhil Bhardwaj; Barkha and Inder's son; Ayeash and Gunja's brother; Laajwanti's husband; Ishana's boyfriend
Parvati Sehgal as Ishana, Nikhil's girlfriend
Shritama Mukherjee as Jasmine
Soni Singh as Anaya
Rumi Khan as Indrasena
Meghna Malik as Barkha Bhardwaj, Nikhil's mother{{Cite web|url=https://zeenews.india.com/entertainment/idiotbox/-ammaji-meghna-malik-goes-modern-in-gustakh-dil_140525.html|title='Ammaji' Meghna Malik goes modern in 'Gustakh Dil'|date=2013-08-07|website=Zee News|language=en|access-date=2019-09-01}}{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/Meghna-Malik-Gustakh-Dil-Na-Aana-Is-Des-Laado/articleshow/23644469.cms|title=People still get shocked when they see me in real life: Meghna Malik - Times of India|website=The Times of India|language=en|access-date=2019-09-01 |last1=Maheshwri |first1=Neha }}
Indraneel Bhattacharya as Inder Bhardwaj, Nikhil's father{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/Indraneel-opposite-Meghna-Malik-in-Gustakh-Dil/articleshow/20758037.cms|title=Indraneel opposite Meghna Malik in Gustakh Dil - Times of India|website=The Times of India|date=25 June 2013 |language=en|access-date=2019-09-01}}
Rajiv Kumar as Samrat, Nikhil's uncle
Ankita Sharma as Nikhil's Maami
Garima Vikrant Singh as Saraswati, Laajo's mother
Sushil Bounthiyal as Ram Bachan, Laajo's father
Siddhant Karnick as Sagar Khurana, Superstar and Laajo's mentor
Shraddha Jaiswal as Ayesha Adhiraj Ranawat
Jyoti Sharma as Gunja Bhardwaj
Eva Ahuja as Anjali, Samrat's ex-wife
Ankush Arora as Rishi, Samrat's son
Leena Jumani as Ratri Sharma
Scott Adkins as Bhattacharya
Tanushree Kaushal / Anushka Singh as Aditi, Ishana's mother
Sayantani Ghosh as Aarohi Sagar Khurana
Sharhaan Singh as Siddharth
Simmi Ghoshal as Neighbor
Faisal Raza Khan as Kabir
Chaitanya Choudhury
Namrata Thapa
Iqbal Azad
Anita Kanwal as Nanima
Shahrukh Sadri as Sagar's manager