Larin izbor () is a Croatian telenovela created by Jelena Veljača and written by Tomislav Hrpka. The series premiered on September 4, 2011 on Nova TV. Doris Pinčić and Ivan Herceg are main protagonists, while Ecija Ojdanić, Filip Juričić, Jagoda Kumrić, Sanja Popović and Janko Popović Volarić are villains/antagonists, with support cast of Marija Kohn and Frane Perišin. In Pakistan, the show was broadcast on Urdu 1 retitled Lara Ki Kahani.

Synopsis Lara Božić is a young and simple girl who lives and works in Split. Although an educated musician, she works as an assistant cook at a catering service. Owners of the catering service offer her a job as a waitress at a Zlatar family banquet. The Zlatar family is an aristocratic family. At the banquet, Lara meets Jakov Zlatar, a young, well-raised young man from a respectable family. Jakov returned to Split after several years and his mother Nela had prepared a party in his honor. Jakov is not interested in the world that his mother and father try to impose on him, with the young girl catching his eye. Jakov and Lara fall in love at first sight and spend the evening together. After a passionate night in the garden, Nela catches them and expels Lara from the Zlatar property. Because he failed to prevent his mother's act, Jakov feels embarrassed and asks Lara for forgiveness.

Nela Zlatar is a proud woman obsessed with the family's image and the continuation of the respected Zlatar bloodline. She is convinced that Lara approached Jakov only to enter their family and to destroy Jakov's career as a successful sea captain. Jakov needs to leave for work abroad but before his departure, he proposes to Lara. The two get married. Jakov brings Lara back into the Zlatar house and tells everyone that Lara is now his legal wife. Lara's world starts to change dramatically. She is left to the mercy of Nela and Jakov's younger sister Nikol.

Seasons Season Number ofepisodes Series Premiere Series Finale Season 1 182 September 4, 2011 June 20, 2012 Season 2 165 September 23, 2012 July 3, 2013

Cast

Protagonists and supporting roles Actor Character Duration Doris Pinčić Lara Zlatar () 2011–2013 Ivan Herceg Jakov "Jaša" Zlatar 2011–2013 Jana Milić Leila Bilić (formerly Vidić) 2011–2013 Ecija Ojdanić Antonela "Nela" Zlatar () 2011–2013 Mladen Vulić Alen Dijak 2011–2013 Tamara Garbajs Vjera Dijak 2011–2013 Ornela Vištica Karmen Sita 2011–2013 Stefan Kapičić Nikša Ivanov 2011–2013 Jagoda Kurmić Nikolina "Nikol" Zlatar-Škopljanac 2011–2013 Dino Rogić Mate Škopljanac 2011–2013 Sanja Vejnović Mija Božić-Petrović 2011–2013 Marija Kohn Anđela Zlatar 2011–2013 Frane Perišin Tonči Zlatar 2011–2013 Edita Karađole Cvitka Radošić 2011–2013 Vlasta Knezović Kike 2011 Helena Buljan 2011–2013 Mark Urem Jakov "Zlaja" Zlatar 2011–2012 David Šikić 2012–2013

Villains Actor Character Duration Filip Juričić Dinko Bilić 2011–2013 Sanja Popović Dalia 2012–2013 Janko Popović Volarić Lucijan Krstulović 2012–2013

Abandoned the series Actor Character Duration Branimir Popović Šimun Santini † 2012–2013 Ana Maras Anita 2011–2012 Andrej Dojkić Maro 2011–2012 Marija Tadić Lidija Bilić 2011–2012 Milan Štrljić Vuksan Petrović † 2011–2012 Franko Jakovčević Filip Kelava 2011–2012 Karlo Mrkša Jure Šoštarić † 2011 Nada Rocco Alma † 2012 Jasmin Mekić Kris Vidić † 2011 Bruna Bebić-Tudor Blanka Bilić † 2011–2012 Zoran Pribičević Dorian Damjanović † 2012 Marija Karan Anastasija Popović 2012 Miraj Grbić Džin 2012 Luka Peroš Crni 2012 Predrag Petrović Branko † 2012 Željko Vukmirica knez Nikola Popović † 2012

Ratings The show premiered on Sunday September 4, 2011 with domestic share of 11,9%. Its 50th episode was watched by a record-breaking 1,2 million viewers. It is the most-watched scripted show in Croatia, attracting more viewers that the national news, Dnevnik, which used to be an all-time ratings leader in Croatia. The title track translated into Arabic and has achieved success in Egypt and Dubai (Samo ljubav ostaje-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pld3D1xMRsw).

Broadcasting

Country TV network(s) Series premiere Series end Time slot Nova TV September 4, 2011 July 3, 2013 20:00 RTRS FTV BN OBN September 5, 2011 July 3, 2013 17:05h 21:00 Kanal 5 September 5, 2011 POP TV September 12, 2011 June 20, 2013 17:45 bTV bTV Lady March 28, 2012 July 12, 2015 17:30/13:30/12:00 TV Doma May 28, 2012 July 21, 2013 16:30 Acasă May 29, 2012 18:30 Farsi1 July 28, 2012 22:00 TV Vijesti August 27, 2012 19:10 ANT 1 July 8, 2013 21:25 CBC Egypt February 2, 2013 18:00 B92 (S1 E1-117) March 18, 2013 December 12, 2013 19:00 Prva TV (S2) April 24, 2015 December 2, 2015 RAI Urdu 1 Telka June 3, 2013 10:55 Acasă May 12, 2014 18:30 2M TV September 23, 2014 July 2015 18:30 THVL 1 September 27, 2018 present 13:00

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