| Shararat | |
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A promotional logo image of "Shararat" used 2004-2005 |
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| Format | Sitcom |
| Created by | UTV Software Communications |
| Directed by | Rajiv Mehra |
| Starring | Farida Jalal, Shruti Seth, Poonam Narula/Eva Grover, Mahesh Thakur, Shoma Anand, Shammi/Daisy Irani, Simple Kaul, Karanvir Bohra, Aditi Shirwakar |
| Opening theme | "Shararat" by Sunidhi Chauhan |
| Country of origin | India |
| Language(s) | Hindi |
| No. of episodes | 192 |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) | Ronnie Screwvala,Zarina Mehta,Deven Khote |
| Running time | approx. 23 minutes |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | STAR Plus (Original) Disney Channel India (Syndicated) |
| Picture format | 480i (SDTV) |
| Original run | November 9, 2004 – 2005 (reruns) 2007 - present |
| External links | |
| Website | |
Shararat is a magical comedy television series that first aired on STAR Plus India, has been airing on TV Asia , channel USA and is currently being aired on Disney Channel India. Shararat is loosely based on the American show Sabrina, the Teenage Witch.
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Shararat revolves around Jiya (Shruti Seth), who is the great great great grand daughter of Rani Devi. The show opens with Jiya celebrating her 18th birthday and unknowingly, is now the wielder of supernatural powers. Jiya lives with her family: her father Dr. Suraj Malhotra, her mother Radha, her brother Jai and her maternal grandmother Sushma. Apart from this, there are Jiya's college friends and acquaintances such as Dhruv - on whom Jiya secretly has a crush and who returns her ardor, Parminder (or Pam, as she yells at everybody to call her), the latest NRI entry in the college, who threatens Jiya that she will grab all of Dhruv's attention; Meeta, her starry-eyed and romantic best friend and Raja, who is always irritated with Meeta running around him. Pam is also the niece of Shanti Saberwal - the classic neighbour - who is convinced that everything is not normal with the Malhotra household and who always goes there to borrow something or the other. The Malhotra home with three fairies who use, or rather misuse, their magic nearly always ends up in trouble. Suraj, who learnt on his wedding day that not only his wife, but also his mother-in-law is a fairy, has to deal with his mother-in-law who insists that her daughter and grand daughter practice magic.
| No. | Year | Show | Category | Award |
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| 1 | 2004 | Star Parivaar Awards | Favourite Jadui character | Farida Jalal as Nani aka Sushma. (Won) |
| 2 | 2004 | Star Parivaar Awards | Favourite Yogya Jodi | Karanvir Bohra as Dhruv and Shruti Seth as Jiya. (Nominated) |
(actually aired 2004-2005)
| Season | Ep # | First airdate | Last airdate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 26 | November 9, 2007 | December 23, 2007 |
| Season 2 | 30 | January 18, 2008 | March 22, 2008 |
| Season 3 | 21 | May 5, 2008 | July 13, 2008 |
| Season 4 | 23 | October 1, 2008 | December 25, 2008 |
(Dec 08-Present)
| Season | Ep # | First airdate | Last airdate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 29 | December 29, 2008 | January 31, 2009 |