Kuch Toh Log Kahenge

Plot

Kuch Toh Log Kahenge is a soap-opera love story revolving around a team of doctors working at Kotnis Hospital in Lucknow.

Former college friends Dr. Ashutosh Mathur and Dr. Mallika (Rukhsar Rehman) work at the same hospital. Dr. Mallika has feelings for Ashutosh, but she is unaware of his feelings towards her. When a young female intern, Dr. Nidhi Verma, arrives at the hospital, sparks fly between Ashutosh and her, even though Ashutosh is significantly older. In the meantime, Mallika starts to make Nidhi's life hell. Suddenly, Nidhi inherits a house from an unknown man. What she doesn't realize is that the house is Ashutosh's father's home, which he wants to get at any cost.

Ashutosh's friend Armaan (Nitesh Pandey) and Nidhi's friend Rohan (Karan Wahi) try to persuade Nidhi and Ashutosh to reciprocate their love. However, Nidhi's family has arranged a marriage with Rohan and when Nidhi reveals her feelings for Ashutosh, her family is disappointed. Nidhi leaves Lucknow after selling the inherited house, which is then bought by Mallika. Mallika tells Ashutosh that he can get his paternal house only if he marries her. When Ashutosh refuses, she marries a college friend, Jagan Mehta.

Nidhi starts working in an NGO where she meets an old man who turns out to be Dr. Ashutosh's adoptive father and her maternal grandfather, Dr. Mathur (Alok Nath). Ashutosh takes him home. Dr. Mathur persuades Nidhi's family to agree to the marriage of Nidhi and Ashutosh, and finally they marry.

Months later, Jagan charges Ashutosh with abducting Mallika. Ashutosh finds her in bad health. She reveals that Jagan had abused her and that he is already married and has children. Mallika asks to stay with Ashutosh—her goal being to ruin Nidhi. She tries to separate Ashutosh from Nidhi, but she fails. Nidhi is now a full-fledged doctor.

Mallika is living alone, and pregnant with Jagan's child. Ashutosh helps her, but Nidhi disapproves and tells Ashutosh to stop. Ashutosh explains that he is helping Mallika because she is pregnant. Attempts at reconciliation fail.

A patient, Aman (Dheeraj Dhoopar), injured by gunfire, is brought into the hospital. He falls in love with Nidhi. Ashutosh learns this and tells Nidhi. Ashutosh tells Aman that Nidhi is his wife. Ashutosh is kidnapped by Aman's criminal brother, but Nidhi and Dr. Rangnath rescue him with Aman's help. Nidhi and Ashutosh realize that they still love each other, and Nidhi returns to Dr. Ashutosh's home.

Mallika apologizes to Nidhi and says that she is going to Australia to live with her brother. Nidhi discovers that Dr. Mathur was in love with his college friend Dr. Aradhana (Anju Mahendru), but did not marry her. Nidhi goes to Allahabad to Dr. Aradhana's clinic, tells her about Dr. Mathur and asks her to come to Lucknow. Dr. Aradhana refuses. After Nidhi returns to Lucknow, Dr. Aradhana also arrives. Dr. Mathur tells her he had wanted to marry her but had to marry his principal's daughter to save him from humiliation. Dr. Aradhana feels sorry for misunderstanding Dr. Mathur for so many years. Aradhana leaves for Allahabad with Divya (Aradhana Uppal) (Aradhana's daughter).

The first season ends with Nidhi and Ashutosh celebrating their first wedding anniversary and announcing that Nidhi is pregnant.