Hearts Have Met) is an Indian medical drama television series that aired on Star One from 20 August 2007 to 29 October 2010.
The show focuses on a new generation of medical interns with the crux being the love story between Dr. Armaan Malik, portrayed by Karan Singh Grover and Dr. Riddhima Gupta which was originally portrayed by Shilpa Anand, who was later replaced by Sukirti Kandpal and then Jennifer Winget.
Armaan thinks of impressing Dr Shashank, disguising himself and changing his looks into a soft, straightforward person.
In the last scene of the first season, Riddhima is shot, and she falls over Armaan, who hits a glass table.
Dr Siddhant Modi falls in love with Tamanna, but the latter chooses to marry the person of her father's choice for his self-respect.
It is revealed that Armaan left her because of her spine injury due to the bullet because doctors thought she'll never be able to walk again.
Riddhima learns that Armaan left her because of nerve damage that happened because he hit the glass table during the shootout.
Due to misunderstandings regarding Sid and Riddhima's relationship, Dr Shashank all but presses her to marry him for her benefit.
Then they eventually shared some romantic moments until the return of Dr Armaan, who is heartbroken to learn about their marriage.
Crossover with Miley Jab Hum Tum After the end of Sanjivani: A Medical Boon, Siddharth P. Malhotra decided to make Dill Mill Gayye as a sequel of the show.
The actor Mohnish Bahl reprised his role of Dr. Shashank from Sanjivani and was the only common link between the shows.
The initial plan was to wrap up within a couple of episodes, but due to positive response from audience within three weeks, the creative team decided to extend it.
In an interview with Times of India, Pankit Thakker talked about three actresses playing the role of Dr. Riddhima Gupta and stated that: All of them had different personalities.
[18]Earlier, Haroon Qazi was cast as Dr. Armaan but due to creative differences he was replaced with Karan Singh Grover.
[33][32] Karan Singh Grover and Shilpa Anand played the main characters Dr. Armaan and Dr.
[18] In May 2008, Anand quit the show due to differences between the production house and to pursue a career in Bollywood.
[33][37] She was replaced by Sukirti Kandpal, who had given audition for the role of Dr. Riddhima in 2007 but originally was rejected by the casting team.
[14] In June 2009, Mayank Anand quit Dill Mill Gayye to pursue a career as a book writer.
[40][41] Nearing the end of September 2009, the whole cast was changed and a second season was introduced with five new actors, Karan Wahi, Moulshree Sachdeva, Sehban Azim, Neha Jhulka and Prasad Barve.
[42][43] In March 2010, Karan Singh Grover and later in June 2010, Shilpa Anand returned to the show on fans' demands.
After coming back two years later, Anand played a different character, Dr. Shilpa Malhotra, and once again she was paired opposite Karan Singh Grover.
"The aur pass" scene and Lonavala sequence between Karan Singh Grover and Shilpa Anand were inspired by the Bollywood film Dil Toh Pagal Hai.
[48] The Times of India reported that Dill Mill Gayye was a TRP-tripper when Karan Singh Grover and Shilpa Anand played Dr. Armaan and Dr. Riddhima and also stated that their sizzling on-screen chemistry took the show to new highs.
[51] Shweta Ksheri of India Today wrote, "With a fresh cast and a new storyline, the romantic medical drama was successful in attracting the younger lot.
[52][53] In 2007, The Times of India reported that group of girls on the set of Dill Mill Gayye decided to stay away from Karan Singh Grover because of his compulsive flirting.
[39] Cinevistaas Limited stated that they lodged a complaint against Karan Singh Grover for routinely reporting hours late for work, which made them incur a loss, and that actress Jennifer Winget slapped him on the set.
Later, Shilpa Anand's storyline with Karan Singh Grover was abruptly cut short.