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(s) | Hindi |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 200 |
Production | |
Producer(s) | Ekta Kapoor |
Location(s) | Mumbai, India |
Camera setup | Single-camera |
Running time | 22 minutes approx. |
Production company(s) | Balaji Telefilms |
Distributor | Star India |
Release | |
Original network | Star Plus |
Picture format |
576i(SDTV) 1080i(HDTV) |
Original release | 10 October 2016 – Present |
Chandra Nandini is a 2016 Indian Hindi-language drama television series which started airing on Star Plus on October 10, 2016 at 8:30 PM. [1] It is produced by Ekta Kapoor and Shobha Kapoor under the banner Balaji Telefilms and is directed by Ranjan Kumar Singh. It stars Rajat Tokas as Chandragupta Maurya and Shweta Basu Prasad as Nandni and is loosely based on the life of Chandragupta Maurya, one of the greatest Emperors of ancient India. [1][2]
Plot
The serial is based upon one of the greatest emperors of India, Chandragupta Maurya and his consort, Nandni's love story. Its focusing on the ways Chandragupta destroys the Nanda Dynasty and marries Nandni, the daughter of Mahapadma Nanda and slowly their hearts moving towards love, inspite of the people who are trying to separate them. It also focuses on how Chanakya encouraged the emperor to become the master of the Bharatvarsha.
8 years leap
After 8 years Nandini is alive and is living a small village with some local people. Nandini had got rescued by a villager many years back but she has lost her memory and does not remember anything. Moreover, a young woman named Dharma calls Nandini as her mother as Nandini has taken care of her for so many years as her own mother. Nandini is now named Prabha by this new family who don’t know anything about her background and her past life. On the other hand, Chandra continues to wait for Nandini and knows that she will return to him soon although everyone else thinks that Nandini is dead. Moreover, Bindusar is furious as Chandra does not care about him and only cares for Nandini. Bindusar still has a lot of hatred and bitterness for Nandini although he too assumes that she is dead. Bindusar gets engaged to Charumati but he does not love her. Very soon, Bindusar will set his eyes on Nandini’s adopted daughter Dharma and he will kidnap her. Bindusar will fall in love with Dharma and will want her as his wife. Nandini will be shocked to know about Dharma’s kidnap and will want to go to Magadh to get her daughter back. Bindusar and Dharma’s love story will lead to Chandra and Nandini meeting each other once again after their long separation.
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 / 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 Young Bindusara, Son of Chandragupta Maurya and Durdhara
- Ayaan Zubair Rahmani as Small Bindusura
- Prerna Sharma as Subadhrangi, later named Dharma
- Avneet Kaur as Charumati ,Bindusara's first wife
- Mahi as kid Bindusara
- Tanu Khan as Empress Helena, Daughter of Seleucus I Nicator, Chandragupta's first wife[4]
- Vidya Sinha as Sonarika, Chandragupta's grandmother
- Papiya Sengupta as Rajmata Moora, Chandragupta's mother
- Pooja Banerjee as Princess Vishaka (Vishkanya), (fake princess)
- Arpit Ranka as Mahapadma Nanda, former Emperor of Magadha and father of Nandini. [5]
- 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
- Shikha Singh as a Princess (cameo role)[11]
Awards
Chandra Nandni won "Favourite Pati" award, awarded to Rajat Tokas And "Favourite Patni" awarded to Shweta Basu Prasad" (Star Parivaar Awards 2017).
References
- 1 2 "'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.
- ↑ "Tarannum: Playing antagonist can be challenging". The Times of India. Retrieved 13 December 2016.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Chetan Hansraj takes special martial arts training for TV show". The Times of India. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
- ↑ "Saanvi Talwar to enter 'Chandra Nandini'". The Times of India. Retrieved 2 November 2016.
- ↑ "Ishaan Singh Manhas to enter 'Chandra Nandini'". The Times of India. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
- ↑ "Alexx O’'Nell in Chandragupta Maurya". The Times of India. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
- ↑ "Shikha Singh to enter 'Chandra Nandini'". The Times of India. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
External links
- Chandra Nandni Streaming On Hotstar