Daayan (TV series)

Daayan (English: Witch) is an Indian paranormal romance drama series created by Ekta Kapoor under Balaji Telefilms. It premiered on 15 December 2018 on &TV and starred Tina Datta, Mohit Malhotra and Priya Bathija.[1]

Daayan
GenreSupernatural
Horror
Created byEkta Kapoor
Developed byEkta Kapoor
Written byStory
Amitabh Mishra
Veerendra Sahni
Mohd Zeeshan
Mahipal Saini
Screenplay
Ritu Goyal
Rechal Navare
Dialogues
Aparna Nadig
Directed byJitu Arora
Creative directorsChloe Ferns Qureshi
Riti Sahani
StarringTina Datta
Priya Bathija
Mohit Malhotra
Theme music composerLalit Sen
Nawab Arzoo
Country of originIndia
Original languageHindi
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes66
Production
ProducersEkta Kapoor
Shobha Kapoor
EditorsVikas Sharma
Vishal Sharma
Sandip Bhatt
Camera setupMulti-camera
Running time45 minutes
Production companyBalaji Telefilms
Release
Original network&TV
Original release15 December 2018 (2018-12-15) –
28 July 2019 (2019-07-28)

Plot

The series revolves around two people who are madly in love with each other and how their lives change when a daayan enters their lives and creates havoc. The young Janvi Maurya, a well-educated and family-oriented girl hailing from Ujjain, stumbles upon a dangerous ploy by an evil force as many unusual and mysterious happenings occur in her hometown. With a threat to her life, she must unmask the identity of a daayan who is someone close to her. Accompanying her in this mission is her childhood friend and love interest, the wealthy and chivalrous Aakarsh Chaudhary. Janvi and Aakarsh marry with an intent to finish the daayan.

Later it is revealed that Asha, the maid, is Aakarsh's real mother and Aakarsh is the daayan. Due to her son's love, Asha is unable to kill Janvi. She joins hands with Saptroopa who erases Aakarsh's memory so that he forgets Janvi, his love, and marries Saptroopa instead. The daayan uses this opportunity to kill Janvi and offer her as a sacrifice to make herself immortal.

Cast

Main
  • Tina Datta as
    • Jhanvi Mourya: Narendra's daughter; Manvi and Harsh's sister; Akarsh's wife (2018–2019)[2]
    • Kundani Roy: Popular actress; Jhanvi's look-alike; Viraj's wife (2018)
  • Mohit Malhotra as Akarsh Chaudhary: a male daayan; owner of The Fort; Asha and Veerendar's son; Jhanvi's husband (2018–2019)[3]

Recurring
  • Priya Bathija as Asha Chaudhary: Daayan; Kaalnemi's sister; Veerendar's wife; Akarsh's mother (2018–2019)[4]
  • Aashka Goradia as Saptroopa: Enchantress and vampire who was trapped within a redstone since 500 years; Akarsh's one-sided obsessive lover (2019)[5]
  • Anupama Solanki as Vaitalini: Queen of the devils; Asha's guru (2019)[6]
  • Aman Gandhi as Veer Singh Chauhan: Jhanvi's best friend; Prachi's husband (2018)
  • Afreen Nasir Dastani as Prachi Mourya: Sonali and Ballabh's daughter; Prithvi's sister; Veer's wife (2018)
  • Garima Goel as Manvi Mourya: Narendra's daughter; Jhanvi and Harsh's sister; Dibang's wife; Rimpi's mother (2018–2019)
  • Yash Pandit as Dibang Bhasin: Manvi's husband; Rimpi's father (2018–2019)
  • Nitanshi Goel as Rimpi Bhasin: Manvi and Dibang's daughter (2018–2019)[7]
  • Aakash Talwar as Harshvardhan "Kaaju" Mourya: Narendra's son; Manvi and Jhanvi's brother; Jananta's husband (2018–2019)
  • Rishika Nag as Jananta "Kishmish" Mourya: Harsh's wife (2018–2019)
  • Hiten Tejwani as Viraj Roy: Kundani's husband (2019)
  • Prabhat Bhattacharya as Prithvi Mourya: Sonali and Ballabh's son; Prachi's brother; Vishakha's husband (2018–2019)
  • Ekta Saraiya as Vishakha Mourya: Prithvi's wife (2018–2019)
  • Amit Singh Thakur as Narendra Mourya: Ballabh's brother; Manvi, Harsh and Jhanvi's father (2018–2019)
  • Kanika Shivpuri as Sonali Mourya: Ballabh's widow; Prithvi and Prachi's mother (2018–2019)
  • Urfi Javed as Nandini Mehra: Chandrika's sister; Akarsh's manager (2018–2019)[8]
  • Pavitra Punia as Chandrika Mehra: a restoration agent; Nandini's sister (2018–2019)[9]
  • Mala Salariya as Paatalini: Queen of the Underworld (2019)
  • Neelu Dogra as Menka Raichand: Kartik's sister; Akarsh's foster mother; Asha's lackey (2018–2019)
  • Abhinav Kohli as Kartik Raichand: Menka's brother; Asha's lackey (2019)
  • Mishmee Das as Tanya Sharma: Jhanvi's friend (2018)[10]
  • Rohan Mehra as Rakesh Purohit: Jhanvi's friend (2018)
  • Vimarsh Roshan as King Veerendar: a 500-year old wizard; Asha's husband (2019)
  • Giriraj Kabra as Kaalnemi: Asha's brother; Akarsh's uncle; a male daayan (2019)

Trivia
  • Adaa Khan was originally slated to play the titular character of the Daayan.[1][11]

See also

References
  1. "Mohit Malhotra to star opposite Adaa Khan in Ekta Kapoor's Daayan". India Today. 11 November 2018. Retrieved 10 December 2018.
  2. "Daayan promo: Tina Datta's upcoming supernatural show will have you on the edge of your seat". Times Now. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
  3. "Mohit Malhotra is excited to be part of 'Daayan'". Times of India. 18 December 2018.
  4. "Priya Bathija joins the cast of &TV's Daayan". IWM Buzz. 17 November 2018.
  5. "An emotional goodbye from Tinaa Datta to Aashka Goradia on Daayan". Mid-day. 26 June 2019.
  6. "Anupama solanki in &TV's Daayan". Times of India. 16 June 2019.
  7. "Nitanshi Goel in &TV's Daayan". Tellychakkar. 22 November 2018.
  8. "Urfi Javed and Pavitra Punia join the cast of &TV's Daayan". IWM Buzz. 19 November 2018.
  9. "Pavitra Punia roped in for &TV's upcoming supernatural drama Daayan". Tellychakkar. 18 November 2018. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
  10. "Bengali actress Mishmee Das bags vital role in Hindi TV show Daayan". Times of India. 10 December 2018.
  11. Dharini Sanghavi (30 October 2018). "Adaa Khan to play Daayan in Balaji Telefilms' next". TellyChakkar. Retrieved 10 December 2018.
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