Kyunki Papa Kehte Hain

Sony SAB launched Kyunki Papa Kehte Hain on Tuesday, 22 September 2026. The family comedy-drama brings Raj Anadkat, best known for playing Tappu in Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah, back to the channel after about four years. Inspire Films produces the show, and it is the company's first project with Sony SAB.

Story

Kyunki Papa Kehte Hain is an official Indian adaptation of the American drama Party of Five, which ran for six seasons. The Hindi version moves that premise into an Indian family setting. Five siblings suddenly lose their parents and have to work out how to live, and run a home, together.

The weight falls on the eldest brother, Pawan. He finds himself acting as a parent to his younger brothers and sisters while still sorting out his own life. The channel has promoted the show with the line "Ek Bhai, Kai Zimmedariyaan" (one brother, many responsibilities), and it pitches the series as a family comedy that mixes humour with emotion. Later promos tease a new person in Pawan's life, Simran.

Cast

• Raj Anadkat as Pawan Parekh, the eldest sibling
• Saachi Tiwari as Simran
• Lavish Chauhan, Divya Sharma, Asmi Deo and Kavish Khunger as the Parekh siblings
• Amit Soni and Shriya Jha as the siblings' parents, Anmol and Revati

Production

The show comes from Inspire Films, the company led by Yash A Patnaik and Mamta Patnaik. In a stock-exchange disclosure on the day after launch, Inspire Films described the show as a "premium daily fiction property". The disclosure also confirmed that it began airing on Sony SAB on 22 September and streams on Sony LIV. Before launch, the show was reported under the working title Papa Kehte Hain. The casting of the leads also reportedly changed during a long pre-production period.

In a mid-day interview, Anadkat said his character Pawan is a young man trying to balance family responsibilities, and that the team was aiming for natural comedy.

Where and when to watch

• Channel: Sony SAB
• Streaming: Sony LIV
• Premiere: Tuesday, 22 September 2026
• Timing: Monday to Saturday, 7:30 pm IST
• Production house: Inspire Films

With its sibling ensemble and lighter tone, Kyunki Papa Kehte Hain fits Sony SAB's family-comedy line-up. It also gives Anadkat his first lead role on the channel since he left Taarak Mehta.