Chandrakanta (1994 TV series)

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. Reruns of the show also aired on Star Plus and Sony Entertainment Television.[2]

Chandrakanta
The main cast of Chandrakanta: Shahbaz Khan as Prince Virendra Singh and Shikha Swaroop as Princess Chandrakanta.
Based onChandrakanta
by Devaki Nandan Khatri
Written byDevaki Nandan Khatri
Kamleshwar (writer)
Ranbir Pushp
Story byNirja Guleri
Directed bySunil Agnihotri
Creative directorSunil Verma
StarringSee below
Narrated byHarish Bhimani
Theme music composerUsha Khanna
Opening theme"Chandrakanta" by Sonu Nigam And Vinod Rathod
Country of originIndia
Original languageHindi
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes133
Production
Executive producersShrey Guleri
Sahil Guleri
ProducerNirja Guleri
Production locationFilm City Mumbai
CinematographyNadeem Khan
Camera setupMulti-camera
Running time52 minutes
Production companyM/s Prime Channel
Release
Original networkDD National
Original release1994 (1994)

Cast and characters
  • Nadeem Shaikh as child artist who is cousin brother of Badrinath/Somnath (irrfan khan)

Criticism

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 Chandrakanta appeared.[3]

References
  1. "Chandrakanta, the show in which Irrfan won hearts four lines at a time". 2 May 2020.
  2. "Sony to unveil summer collection". Indiantelevision.com. 23 February 2004. Archived from the original on 6 August 2019. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
  3. "Don't follow Neerja Guleri's tele-serial | Lucknow News – Times of India". The Times of India.
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