Waaris (2008 TV series)
Waaris is a Hindi television crime drama series directed by Bhushan Patel that aired on Zee TV channel from 28 July 2008 until 4 December 2008. The plot is similar in quite a few aspects to the Ram Gopal Varma films, Sarkar (2005) and Sarkar Raj (2008).[1] The series ran for a total of 64 episodes, excluding the 12 episodes that could have broadcast but were canceled due to the Indian Television Strike that occurred for 3 weeks long.[2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9]
| Waaris | |
|---|---|
 Promotional logo image | |
| Written by | Rajesh Dubey |
| Directed by | Bhushan Patel, Santram Varma |
| Starring | see below |
| Opening theme | "Waaris" by Mad Trax & Bittu Merchant |
| Country of origin | India |
| Original language | Hindi |
| No. of episodes | 64 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Smriti Irani |
| Running time | 24 minutes |
| Release | |
| Original network | Zee TV |
| Original release | 28 July – 4 December 2008 |
Plot
The story is based on the life of an underworld mafia don, Rudra Pratapsingh, who is searching for a true or suitable "Waaris" (inherent, heir) for the position that he created in his criminal-world.
Cast
- Mohammed Iqbal Khan as Shankar Pratapsingh
- Ashish Vidyarthi as Rudra Pratapsingh
- Indira Krishnan as Yashoda Rudra Pratapsingh
- Gauri Nigudkar as Swati Pratapsingh
- Yuvraj Malhotra as Shaurya Pratapsingh
- Akshay Sethi as Karan
- Shilpa Shinde as Gayatri Shankar Pratapsingh
- Rucha Gujarathi as Simran
- Khushboo Purohit as Swati
- Kiran Kumar as Ganesh Shetty
- Manish Raisinghan as Sunny Shetty
- Buddhaditya Mohanty
- Bhawna Roy
References
- "Sarkar inspires television show?". Rediff.com. 28 July 2008.
- Olivera, Roshni K. (23 October 2008). ""I was unhappy with Waaris"". The Times of India.
- Maheshwri, Neha (21 May 2016). "Iqbal Khan exits 'Waaris' in a week". The Times of India.
- Rao, A. Varsha (5 June 2016). "Testing new waters". Deccan Herald.
- https://www.indiaforums.com/article/yuvraj-malhotra-out-of-waaris_8909
- https://www.tellychakkar.com/tv/tv-news/smriti
- https://www.tellychakkar.com/tv/tv-news/yuvraj-malhotra-sacked-waaris
- https://www.indiaforums.com/article/iqbal-khan-on-waaris_7333
- https://www.tellychakkar.com/celebs/tv/mohammed-iqbal-khan
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