Pyaar Kii Ye Ek Kahaani (PKYEK) remains a landmark in Indian television for introducing a dark, supernatural romance long before the genre became mainstream in the region. Premiering on October 18, 2010, on STAR One, the series spanned 334 episodes and followed the "impossible" love story between a 200-year-old vampire and a mortal girl. The heart of the show is the chemistry between Abhay Raichand (Vivian Dsena) and Piya Jaiswal (Sukirti Kandpal).