Chandra Nandini
| Chandra Nandini | |
|---|---|
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| Genre | Drama |
| Created by | Ekta Kapoor Shobha Kapoor |
| Based on | Chandragupta Maurya |
| Written by | R M Joshi Neha Singh |
| Directed by | Ranjan Kumar Singh |
| Starring | Rajat Tokas Shweta Basu Prasad |
| Country of origin | India |
| Original language | Hindi |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 241 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Ekta Kapoor |
| Production locations | Mumbai, India |
| Camera setup | Single-camera |
| Running time | 22 minutes approx. |
| Production company | Balaji Telefilms |
| Original release | |
| Network | Star Plus |
| Release | 10 October 2016 – present |
Chandra Nandini is a 2016 Indian Hindi-language drama television series which started airing on Star Plus on 10 October 2016 at 20:30.[1] It is produced by Ekta Kapoor under her banner Balaji Telefilms and is directed by Ranjan Kumar Singh. Starring Rajat Tokas as Chandragupta Maurya and Shweta Basu Prasad as Nandni, the story-line is loosely based on the life of Chandragupta Maurya. Watch Latest Episodes Anytime on hotstar.[1][2]
In Sri Lanka, the show telecasting on Swarnavahini on every weekday at 8.30pm to 9pm.
Cast
Main cast
- Rajat Tokas as Emperor Chandragupta Maurya I, Emperor of Magadha.
- Shweta Basu Prasad as Queen Nandini, Mahapadma Nanda's daughter, Chandragupta Maurya's third wife, Ex-Empress of Magadha / Roopa, Nandini's twin-sister (deceased)/Leap Look Prabha
Recurring cast
- Manoj Kolhatkar as Acharya Chanakya, Guru of Chandragupta Maurya and Prime Minister of Magadha [3]
- Siddharth Nigam as Crown Prince Bindusara, Son of Emperor Chandragupta Maurya and Queen Durdhara
- Prerna Sharma as Shubhadrangi, known as Dharma, Bindusar's second wife.
- Avneet Kaur as Charumitra, known as Charumati, Bindusara's first wife and later on his chief queen.
- Abhishek Nigam as Prince Bhadraketu, Son of Parvatak Malayketu and Princess Chhaya, nephew of Chandragugpta
- Pragati Chourasiya as Chitralekha, Rajkumari of Champanagar
- Gautam Nain as Prince Adhonis, Son of Empress Helena and Samrat Chandragupta Maurya
- Nirisha Basnett as Princess Elis, Daughter Of Chandragupta Maurya And Empress Helena
- Sheezan K as Kartikay, Rajkumar of Champanagar
- Charmi Dhami As Princess Tilottama, Daughter of Madav and Malti
- Tanu Khan as Empress Helena, Daughter of Seleucus I Nicator, Chandragupta's first wife[4]
- Vidya Sinha as Senior Queen mother Sonarika, Chandragupta's grandmother
- Papiya Sengupta as Rajmata Moora, Chandragupta's mother
- Arpit Ranka as Mahapadma Nanda, former Emperor of Magadha and father of Nandini.[5]
- Pooja Banerjee as Princess Vishaka (Vishkanya), (fake princess)
- Sheeba Chaddha as Apama, former Queen of Greeks and Helena's mother,[6]
- Chetan Hansraj as Parvatak Malayketu, Chhaya's husband[7]
- Sanjeev Siddharth as Amatya Rakshas, Mahapadma Nanda's Prime minister
- Rohit Choudhary as Vakranas
- Saanvi Talwar as Queen Durdhara, mother of Bindusara and Chandragupta's second wife (deceased)[8]
- Piya Valecha as Princess Chhaya, Chandragupta's sister
- Lokesh Batta as Ex-Prince Dhana Nanda, Mahapadma Nanda's son
- Danish Bagga as Pandugrath, Mahapadma Nanda's mentally disabled son
- Mansi Sharma as Ex-Empress Avantika, and Mahapadma Nanda's second wife
- Geetanjali Mishra as Ex-empress Sunanda, Mahapadma Nanda's first wife
- Vibhuti Thakur as Kanika, Chandragupta's foster mother[9]
- Jineet Rath as young Chandragupta Maurya
- Angel Rupchandani as young Nandni
- Alexx O'Nell as Alexander the Great (deceased)[10]
- Ankur Malhotra as King Ambhi
- Ayaan Zubair Rahmani as Young Bindusara
- Mahi as Baby Bindusara
- Shikha Singh as a Princess (cameo role)[11]
Awards
Rajat Tokas and Shweta Basu Prasad won the Favourite Pati and Favourite Patni awards respectively at Star Parivaar Awards, 2017—an awards ceremony hosted by Star Plus to promote own serials.[12]
References
- ^ a b "'Chandragupta Maurya': Arpit Ranka of 'Mahabharat' fame to play key role in Rajat Tokas' show". International Business Times. 3 March 2016. Retrieved 4 March 2016.
- ^ "Shweta Basu Prasad in 'Chandragupta Maurya'". The Times of India. 25 February 2016. Retrieved 4 March 2016.
- ^ "Chandragupta Maurya gets its 'Chanakya'". The Times of India. Retrieved 26 February 2016.
{{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "Tarannum: Playing antagonist can be challenging". The Times of India. Retrieved 13 December 2016.
{{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "Arpit Ranka injured while shooting for war scene", The Times of India, 15 November 2016
- ^ "Sheeba Chaddha set to return to small screen with Chandra Nandni". The Times of India. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
{{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "Chetan Hansraj takes special martial arts training for TV show". The Times of India. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
{{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "Saanvi Talwar to enter 'Chandra Nandini'". The Times of India. Retrieved 2 November 2016.
{{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "Ishaan Singh Manhas to enter 'Chandra Nandini'". The Times of India. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
{{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "Alexx ONell in Chandragupta Maurya". The Times of India. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
{{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "Shikha Singh to enter 'Chandra Nandini'". The Times of India. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
{{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ http://www.india.com/showbiz/star-parivaar-awards-2017-winners-list-karan-patel-divyanka-tripathi-dahiya-nakuul-mehta-wins-the-most-prestigious-award-2178739/
External links
- Chandra Nandni Streaming On Hotstar