‘Yule Love Stories’
Later known as Love Stories.
Year: Anytime between 1994 to 1998. (Zee5 has listed the dates and years of the series ranging from 1993 to 1994. The years are incorrect. This show is definitely not from the first season of Zee TV.)
Total Episodes: 53.
Runtime: Approximately 22–23 minutes (30 minutes on TV with ad breaks).
Sometime in the mid-nineties a feel-good, mellifluous tune introduced a purely romantic anthology series Yule Love Stories. Some stories were good, some were mediocre; some had happy endings, while a few ended on a heart-breaking note; some had feel-good youthfulness, while others had a sense of yearning and melancholy. Most importantly, there was dignity in those characters. The name Yule came from the sponsor Yule Tea group. After disassociation from the sponsor, the show was re-named to Love Stories, which is not a search-friendly title. Most stories finished in one episode while some went on for two parts. It also featured stories from directors like Anubhav Sinha and Ashutosh Gowariker who would go on to become famous film directors in future. Ashutosh Gowariker’s episode 49 and 50 ‘Vapasi’, written and enacted by himself, was the provenance of his 2004 film Swades starring Shahrukh Khan and Gayatri Joshi. There are two different stories called ‘Vapasi’, the first is in episodes 30 and 31 directed by Anubhav Sinha, while the second is Ashutosh Gowariker’s.
It was a precursor to the popular show Rishtey. They were practically same shows. The only differences were that the latter had one-hour episodes which allowed for better plot and character development; the stories in Rishtey dealt with various relationships, while Yule Love Stories was strictly grounded to romantic stories.
My favourite episodes are ‘Dhadkan’ and ‘Doc Subbu’. The former is a dreamy and fairytale-type story. The jazz background score is reminiscent of Kenny G is perfect. Whereas the latter is a light-hearted and charmingly uncomplicated romantic story which would have done better in the one-hour format.
Title Song: Only lyrics in the song were Yule love stories sung by a female singer whose name is so far unavailable. The tune was also a precursor to the tune of Rishtey.
Availability: The series is uploaded on Zee5 and Zee TV’s YouTube channel. I would recommend watching it on Zee5 to hear the title song, which is shamefully cut from the YouTube channel. A few of the available episodes have their endings truncated both on Zee5 and YouTube.
Episode and Cast list: I have compiled a list of episode names, cast and crew. Some episodes are missing from Zee’s library and there’s no data available on them so far. It’s difficult to say if the missing portions and episodes still exist. Among the available episodes, a few have their titles missing (due to Zee’s unethical editing); therefore, I have given them temporary titles in brackets for reference. The list is a work in progress. I will update the list as I get more data.
Later known as Love Stories.
Year: Anytime between 1994 to 1998. (Zee5 has listed the dates and years of the series ranging from 1993 to 1994. The years are incorrect. This show is definitely not from the first season of Zee TV.)
Total Episodes: 53.
Runtime: Approximately 22–23 minutes (30 minutes on TV with ad breaks).
Deepika Amin in a still from episode 12. © Zee Entertainment |
It was a precursor to the popular show Rishtey. They were practically same shows. The only differences were that the latter had one-hour episodes which allowed for better plot and character development; the stories in Rishtey dealt with various relationships, while Yule Love Stories was strictly grounded to romantic stories.
My favourite episodes are ‘Dhadkan’ and ‘Doc Subbu’. The former is a dreamy and fairytale-type story. The jazz background score is reminiscent of Kenny G is perfect. Whereas the latter is a light-hearted and charmingly uncomplicated romantic story which would have done better in the one-hour format.
© Zee Entertainment |
Availability: The series is uploaded on Zee5 and Zee TV’s YouTube channel. I would recommend watching it on Zee5 to hear the title song, which is shamefully cut from the YouTube channel. A few of the available episodes have their endings truncated both on Zee5 and YouTube.
Episode and Cast list: I have compiled a list of episode names, cast and crew. Some episodes are missing from Zee’s library and there’s no data available on them so far. It’s difficult to say if the missing portions and episodes still exist. Among the available episodes, a few have their titles missing (due to Zee’s unethical editing); therefore, I have given them temporary titles in brackets for reference. The list is a work in progress. I will update the list as I get more data.
Yule Love
Stories
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No.
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Episode Name
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Actors
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Credits
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1
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Pehla Pyar
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Rajit Kapoor, Renuka Shahane, Asawari Joshi, Sulabha
Deshpande
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Writer: Brij Katyal
Producer: Radha Seth
Director: Ramesh Gupta
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2
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Maut Ke Rahi
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Pavan Malhotra, Deepika Deshpande Amin
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3
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Tushar Dalvi, Renuka Shahane
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(The episode is unavailable. The exact number and title
are unknown.)
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4
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5
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The Note
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Renuka Shahane, Mahesh Thakur
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Writer: Brij Katyal
Producer: Radha Seth
Director: Ramesh Gupta
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6
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The Anniversary
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Anju Mahendru, Parixit Sahni, Kalpana Iyer
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7
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Toofan Se Pehle
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Mahesh Thakur, Winnie Paranjpye
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8–9
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Mehendi
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Ananya Khare, Jatin Sial, Sudhir Dalvi
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10
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11
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(Dosti)
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Pavan Malhotra, Renuka Shahane
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12
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(Will)
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Deepika Deshpande Amin
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13
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Asha
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Pavan Malhotra, Winnie Paranjpye
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Writer: Brij Katyal
Producer: Radha Seth
Director: Ramesh Gupta
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14
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Memories
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Tom Alter, Asawari Joshi
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15
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16
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17
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Vaquar Shaikh
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(The episode is unavailable. The exact number and title
are unknown.)
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18–19
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Dhadkan
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Natasha Singh
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Odyssey Video Communications Ltd.
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20
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Faasle
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Roshini Achreja, Vinay Jain, Smita Jaykar
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21
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(Flashback)
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Kartika Rane, Rakesh Thareja, Rituraj Singh
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22
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Chaal
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Pooja Madan, Rakhee Tandon
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23
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24–25
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Nazdeekiyan
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Sanjeev Seth, Ashwin Kaushal
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26
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Jazbaat
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Rituraj Singh, Ardhendu Bose, Tarakesh Chauhan, Kanika
Shivpuri
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Odyssey Video Communications Ltd.
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27
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Uska Sach
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Milind Gunaji, Vineet Kumar
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Writer: Kamlesh Pandey
Producer & Director: Anubhav Sinha |
28–29
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Parvaz
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Sadiya Siddiqui, Seema Pahwa, Nirmal Pandey, Jitendra
Shastri
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30–31
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Vapasi
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Utkarsha Naik, Shishir Sharma
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32
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33
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34
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35
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36
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37
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38–39
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Love... just happens
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Aly Khan, Rakhee Tandon, Bhairavi Raichura
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Screenplay: Priya Singh Paul
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40
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(Ek Raat)
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Pooja Madan, R. Madhavan
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Director: Vivek Behl
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41–42
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Aakanksha
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Sachin Khedekar, Iravati Harshe
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Odyssey Video Communications Ltd.
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43
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Tasveer
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Vinay Jain
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44-45
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Yaadein
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Viplove, Prateeksha Lonkar
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46-47
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Saadhana
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Iravati Harshe, Yatin Karyekar
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48
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Bio-Data
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Kumud Mishra
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49-50
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Vapasi
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Ashutosh Gowariker
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Odyssey Video Communications Ltd.
Writer: Ashutosh Gowariker
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51
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Anokha Milan
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Odyssey Video Communications Ltd.
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52
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Interview
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Deepraj Rana
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53
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Doc Subbu
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Odyssey Video Communications Ltd.
Director: Anand Subramanian
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