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Chandrakanta | |
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The main cast of Chandrakanta: Shahbaz Khan as Prince Virendra Singh and Shikha Swaroop as Princess Chandrakanta. | |
Based on | Chandrakanta by Devaki Nandan Khatri |
Written by | Devaki Nandan Khatri Kamleshwar (writer) Ranbir Pushp |
Story by | Nirja Guleri |
Directed by | Nirja Guleri |
Creative director | Sunil Verma |
Starring | Cast and characters |
Narrated by | Harish Bhimani |
Theme music composer | Usha Khanna |
Opening theme | 'Chandrakanta' by Sonu Nigam And Vinod Rathod |
Country of origin | India |
Original language | Hindi |
No. of seasons | 2 |
No. of episodes | 133 |
Production | |
Executive producers | Shrey Guleri Sahil Guleri |
Producer | Nirja Guleri |
Production location | Film City Mumbai |
Cinematography | Nadeem Khan |
Camera setup | Multi-camera |
Running time | 52 minutes |
Production company | M/s Prime Channel |
Release | |
Original network | DD National |
Picture format | 480i |
Original release | 1994 – 1996 |
Prem Ya Paheli – Chandrakanta Serial Title Song Lyrics – is an Indian Hindi language fantasy television show based on the popular Hindi novel by Devaki Nandan Khatri, Chandrakanta. It is produced and directed by Nikhil Sinha. And Starring Kritika Kamra and Gaurav Khanna in lead roles. Prem ya Paheli – Chandrakanta he dialogue writer for the show is Shailesh Pratap singh The show telecasted on Life OK. 'Chandrakanta’ on Colors Tv Serial Wiki Plot,Cast,Promo,Timing,Title Song Krur Singh coaxes Shivdutt to ensnare Chandrakanta at any cost. Shivdutt captures Chandrakanta and while running away from Shivdutt, Chandrakanta finds herself a prisoner in a tilism.
Chandrakanta is an Indian fantasy television series partly based on Devaki Nandan Khatri's 1888 novel of the same name.[1] It was originally telecast on DD National between 1994 and 1996 and was created, written, produced, and directed by Nirja Guleri. The serial was pulled off air by Doordarshan in 1996 and the producers had to file a suit in court for reinstatement.[2] Reruns of the show also aired on Star Plus and Sony Entertainment Television.[3]
Episode 6 of the Hindi TV Serial Kahani Chandrakanta Ki starts with the famous title song sung by Vinod Rathod. Vinod Rathod’s voice is definitely one of the positive points of the serial. In this episode we are moving ahead from the incident where we left the same in the previous episode. Chandrakanta was made into a television serial in the mid-1990s by its creator, writer, producer and director Nirja Guleri and this mega-budget serial went on to become one of the blockbusters on Indian television. The serial also introduced many new characters.
Cast and characters[edit]
- Shahbaz Khan as Kunwar Virendra Vikram Singh
- Shikha Swaroop as Princess Chandrakanta
- Javed Khan as Tej Singh
- Mukesh Khanna as Janbaaz and Meghavat
- Pankaj Dheer as Shiv Dutt- King of Chunargarh
- Irrfan Khan as Badrinath/Somnath (twin brothers)
- Akhilendra Mishra as Kroor Singh, also known as Yakoooo
- Kausambi Ganguly as Devshena
- Mamik Singh as Surya/Deva
- Nimai Bali as Surya (original)
- Vijayendra Ghatge as Sumer Singh
- Parikshit Sahni as Maharaja Surendra Singh (King of Naugarh)
- Durga Jasraj as Rani Kalawati
- Rajendra Gupta as Pandit Jagannath/Shani (twin brothers)
- Krutika Desai Khan as twin sisters Sabhya and Ramya, Amba (Vish Kanya), and Jwala the dacoit
- Sonika Gill as Amrapali, Amba's mother
- Anu Dhawan as Tara (Vish Kanya)
- Kalpana Iyer as Dum Dumi Maai. Iyer also plays Sultana, an ally of Tara
- Roopal Patel as Jamuna, who is a cousin sister of Roopmati, a villain
- Vinod Kapoor as Amarjeet Singh/Barkat Khan
- Brownie as Ajgar
- Aasif Sheikh as Naagmani Devata (Snake King)
- Surendra Pal as King of Vijaygarh
- Pradeep Rawat as Himmat Singh
- Arun Mathur as Vaidh Baba, Damini's father
- Deepak Parashar as Devdutt, Shivdutt's father
- Sudha Chandran as Satyavati, Shivdutt's mother
- Bhushan Jeevan as Dalpati Devata
- Roopa Ganguly as Damini, Vishvajeet Singh's mother
- Waqar Sheikh as Vishvajeet Singh, the illegal son of Raja Surendra Singh and Damini.
- Brahmachari as Nazim Aiyyar
- Arjun (Firoz Khan) as the magician mentor of Vishvajeet Singh
- Varsha Usgaonkar as Roopmati naagraani.
Criticism[edit]
Kamlapati Khatri, the grandson of the novel's author, has said that the producer 'had not done justice to the soul of Khatri's Chandrakanta'. He has also accused the producers of willfully misrepresenting certain concepts from the novel, such as 'tilism' (kind of a maze) and 'ayyari' (spying), and showing them as 'jadu-tona' (sorcery), as well as criticizing the characters and the sequences in the Chunar fort for being overly exaggerated, and how far into the show the Chandrakanta appeared.[4]
References[edit]
- ^'Chandrakanta, the show in which Irrfan won hearts four lines at a time'.
- ^'Latest News, India News, Breaking News, Live News Online, Today Headline's'. The Indian Express. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
- ^http://www.indiantelevision.com/Guestbook/headlines/y2k4/feb/feb205.htm
- ^'Don't follow Neerja Guleri's tele-serial | Lucknow News - Times of India'. The Times of India.
External links[edit]
- Chandrakanta on IMDb
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Author | Devaki Nandan Khatri |
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Country | India |
Language | Hindi |
Genre | Fantasy novel |
Publisher | Lehri Book Depot, Varanasi, India |
1888 | |
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Chandrakanta is an epic fantasyHindi novel by Devaki Nandan Khatri. Published in 1888, it was the first modern Hindi novel. It gained a cult following, and contributed to the popularity of the Hindi language. The copyright on the novel expired in 1964 and it is now in public domain, along with other titles by the author.
It inspired Nirja Guleri's mega-budget TV serial of the same name (though the screenplay had many differences from the novel) which became one of the biggest-ever blockbusters in the history of Indian television.[1]
Story[edit]
The story is a romantic fantasy about two lovers who belong to rival kingdoms: the princess Chandrakanta of Vijaygarh, and the prince Virendra Singh of Naugarh. Krur Singh, a member of the Vijaygarh king's court dreams of marrying Chandrakanta and taking over the throne. When Krur Singh fails in his endeavor, he flees the kingdom and befriends Shivdutt, the powerful neighboring king of Chunargarh ( referring to the fort in Chunar that inspired Khatri to write the novel). Krur Singh coaxes Shivdutt to ensnare Chandrakanta at any cost. Shivdutt captures Chandrakanta and while running away from Shivdutt, Chandrakanta finds herself a prisoner in a tilism. After that Kunvar Virendra Singh breaks the tilism and fights with Shivdutt with the help of aiyyars.
The Story slowly unfolds into Chandrakanta being kidnapped and getting rescued by Chapla. However, they get trapped into a Tilism by a quirk of fate. Prince Virender Singh starts breaking the Tilism to free Chandrakanta. The Story unfolds around the efforts of Virender Singh for breaking Tilism and King Shivdutt trying to stop him to do the deed himself.
Chandrakanta, the novel, has many sequels, prominent being a 7-book series (Chandrakanta santati) dealing with the adventures of Chandrakanta and Virendra Singh's children in another major tilism.
Chandrakanta Santati and Bhootnath are one of the finest fantasy books ever written in India.
Tilism and Aiyyars[edit]
Chandrakanta is notable for introducing the concepts of 'Aiyyar' and 'Tilism' to Hindi literature.
Aiyyar/Aiyyara[edit]
According to Devaki nandan Khatri, An Aiyyar (male) or Aiyyara (female) is a secret agent spy fighter. He or she is expert in many arts like:
- Disguise
- Fighting skills
- Spying
- Science
- Fine arts
- Medical
- Chemistry
Disguise is must (Aiyyar/a may change him/herself into person of same or even of opposite sex but of resembling body built, by makeup).
Fighting skills are also must, for self-defence. An Aiyyar/a always overpowers any small group of ordinary soldiers.
He/she may need to spy for taking out some secrets or for finding some missing persons.
Knowledge of science and fine arts is also necessary, as it may come handy many times.
Medical knowledge, and specially that of Anaesthesia is needed for him/her.
Chemical knowledge is also needed
Fighting skills are also must, for self-defence. An Aiyyar/a always overpowers any small group of ordinary soldiers.
He/she may need to spy for taking out some secrets or for finding some missing persons.
Knowledge of science and fine arts is also necessary, as it may come handy many times.
Medical knowledge, and specially that of Anaesthesia is needed for him/her.
Chemical knowledge is also needed
In a nutshell an Aiyyar is a Jack of all trades. But contrary to common belief, Khatrian Aiyyar/a are unfamiliar with magic and spells. He/she may join into any king's or landlord's service or may remain free.
The items must for an Aiyyar/a:Kamand (a long very strong cord used to climb over building secretly, or for tying opposite Aiyyar/a or captured person/s)Batua or purse (used to keep necessary medicines, makeup items, money and dry fruits)Lakhlakha must also be in the 'Batua' (lakhlakha is a kind of smelling salt used to revive any unconscious person)Khanjar or dagger (for safety and for attack)Langot or short smart pants are usually worn by male Aiyyars when in easy mood
Ethics of Aiyyars:
Never kill or torture any other Aiyyar/a (but can arrest him/her)
Never cheat your master
Never attack too many Aiyyars over a single person
Never kill or torture any other Aiyyar/a (but can arrest him/her)
Never cheat your master
Never attack too many Aiyyars over a single person
The novel depicts a number of friendly and unfriendly Aiyyar.
Aiyyars on the side of Virendrasingh include:
- Tej Singh
- Jeet Singh (Tej Singh's father)
- Devi Singh;
Aiyyars on the side of Chandrakanta:
- Chapla
- Champa
Aiyyars on the side of Krur singh:
- Nazim
- Ahmed
- Aamir
Aiyyars on the side of Shivdutt (all except last two later joined the Virendra Singh's side):
- Pandit Badrinath
- Chunnilal
- Pandit Jagannath
- Pannalal
- Ramnarayan
- Ghasita Singh
- Bhagwan Dutt
Later on in Chandrakanta Santati, many more Aiyyars were introduced, including mainly:
- Bhootnath
- Nanak
- Bhairo Singh (Tej Singh's son)
- Tara Singh (Devi Singh's son)
- Indra Dev
- Kamla (Bhootnath's Daughter)
- Kamini
- Sher Singh
- Kamalini
- Ladili
- Dhanpati
- Tara (not to be confused with Tara Sing)
- Harnam Singh (only name in this epic allotted to two totally different characters)
- Bihari Singh
- Raja Gopal Singh
- Laxmi Devi
- Mayarani
Adaptations[edit]
Chandrakanta was made into a television serial in the mid-1990s by its creator, writer, producer and director Nirja Guleri and this mega-budget serial went on to become one of the blockbusters on Indian television. The serial also introduced many new characters.
A new serial named Kahani Chandrakanta Ki was started in 2011 on Sahara One TV Channel, Based on his next novel in Chandrakanta series named Chandrakanta Santati (story about Chandrakanta's sons) by the director Sunil Agnihotri, with same degree of deviations from the original Devki Nandan Khatri novel. The story of Chandrakanta Santati was much different from the story shown by new TV serial Kahani Chandrakanta Ki. Subsequently, it failed to attract viewership and finally was cancelled.
Indian filmmaker Vidhu Vinod Chopra tried producing a film adaptation of the book, which was to be directed by Ram Madhvani. The film was to have been titled Taalismaan and included Amitabh Bachchan among the cast, playing an Aiyyar. Abhishek Bachchan was to be seen in this screen adaption of the tale of Chandrakanta. The film was never made.
In 2017, two more TV adaptations were planned. The one on the channel Life Ok and titled Prem Ya Paheli – Chandrakanta again tries to retell the story. Unfortunately,the ending was not shown because the channel changed from Life Ok to Star Bharat.
Colors TV also started a TV show with the name Chandrakanta. Its story is totally different from the original novel. It was produced by Ekta Kapoor.
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See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^'Chandrakanta, the show in which Irrfan won hearts four lines at a time'.
Chandrakanta Serial Title Song Download
External links[edit]
Chandrakanta Tv Serial
- Chandrakanta at the Digital Library of India
Chandrakanta Serial Title Song Lyrics
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