Chandra Nandini

Chandra Nandini
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 286
Production
Producer(s) Ekta Kapoor
Production 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 (2016-10-10) – 10 November 2017
External links
Website

Chandra Nandini is a 2016 Indian Hindi-language drama television series which started airing on Star Plus on 10 October 2016.[1] It is produced by Ekta Kapoor under her banner Balaji Telefilms and is directed by Ranjan Kumar Singh. Starring Rajat Tokas as Chandragupta Maurya and Shweta Basu Prasad as a princess Nandni, the story-line is based on the life of Chandragupta Maurya.[1][2]

It is dubbed in Tamil on STAR Vijay (Now reruns on Vijay Super ) under the same title. In Sri Lanka, the show telecasting in Sinhala on Swarnavahini.

Synopsis

The story is about Chandragupta Maurya, the founder of the Mauryan empire, a great warrior and ruler, known for uniting the Indian sub-continent. However, the show focuses on his love story with a princess named Nandni.

Historical accuracy

While the character of Chandragupta and some of the wars and conflicts shown are almost historically accurate, the character of Princess Nandni of Magadha itself along with her twin Roopa is considered completely fictional by many sources.[3] Most historians said, Chandragupta married only twice, first to Durdhara who died while giving birth to Bindusara and years after he was married to daughter of Seleucus I Nicator (Helena as per the show) in a war-peace treaty.[3] Queen Nandni as per the show is described as daughter of the real Mahapadma Nanda which is contradicted as there is no historical evidence. Its been said Nandni's characterization is based upon most of Durdhara character derived from historical texts, novelization and poetries.[3] However there are several historical sources have been mentioned the existence of Queen Nandni, among them one evidence has found in 350 BC Greek Historian Megasthenes' book called Indika as he served as an Ambassador in Royal Court of Chandragupta Maurya.[4] According to this Book Queen Nidarus (presumably Greek accent of Nandni) was Dhana Nand's daughter who was given to Samrat Chandragupta as a war-peace treaty.[4] In that book, she is mentioned as a great warrior and a leader.[4]

Another major evidence has found in 12th-century Sanskrit Mahakavya (Epic) Parishishtaparvan by Hemachandra which details the histories of the earliest kingdom and its kings such as Shrenika, Kunika, Udayin also describe about the growth of the kingdom of Magadha and the establishment of the Maurya Empire,the nine Nandas, Chandragupta Maurya, Ashoka, and Samprati. Queen Nandni is mentioned in VIII.320 that When the deposed king Nanda was allowed by Chanakya to leave Patliputra along with his one daughter and two wives he has given permission to her daughter Nandni to marry Chandragupta Maurya.

Cast

Main cast

Recurring cast

  • Manoj Kolhatkar as Acharya Chanakya, Guru of Chandragupta Maurya and Prime Minister of Magadha (2016 -17)[7]
  • Arpit Ranka as Mahapadma Nanda, former Emperor of Magadha and father of Nandni. (deceased) (2016 -17) [8]
  • Mansi Sharma as Avantika, former Empress of Magadha, Mahapadma Nanda's second wife and mother of Nandni, Roopa and their nine brothers (2016 -17)
  • Vidya Sinha as Senior Queen mother Sonarika, Chandragupta's grandmother (2016 -17)
  • Papiya Sengupta as Rajmaata Moora, Chandragupta's mother (2016 -17)
  • Siddharth Nigam as Crown Prince Bindusara, Son of Emperor Chandragupta Maurya and Empress Durdhara (2017)
  • Prerna Sharma as Dharma, Bindusara's second wife, Nandni's foster daughter (2017)
  • Avneet Kaur as Princess Charumati, Bindusara's first wife (2017)
  • Rushiraj Pawar as Sona Nanda, Dhana Nanda's son (2016)
  • Ahad Ali Aamir as Rajkumaar Bandhir (2017)
  • Abhishek Nigam as Prince Bhadraketu, Son of Parvatak Malayketu and Princess Chhaaya, nephew of Chandragupta (2017)
  • Pragati Chourasiya as Chitralekha, Princess of Champanagar and wife of Bhadraketu (2017)
  • Gautam Nain as Prince Adonis, son of Chandragupta Maurya and Empress Helena (2017)
  • Nirisha Basnett as Princess Elis, Daughter Of Chandragupta Maurya And Empress Helena (2017)
  • Sheezan K as Kartikay, Prince of Champanagar, husband of Elis (2017)
  • Charmi Dhami As Princess Tilottama, Daughter of Maadhav and Maalti (2017)
  • Lavina Tandon as Mohini, an Enchantress (2017)
  • Athar Siddiqui as Bheem Dev, Mohini's husband (2017)
  • Pooja Banerjee as Princess Vishaka (Vishkanya)(2017)
  • Sheeba Chaddha as Apama, former Queen of Greece and Helena's mother (2016 -17),[9]
  • Chetan Hansraj as Prince Parvatak Malayketu, Princess Chhaaya's second husband (2016 -17)[10]
  • Sanjeev Siddharth as Amaatya Rakshas, Mahapadma Nanda's Prime minister (2016)
  • Rohit Choudhary as Vakranas (2016)
  • Urfi Javed / Piya Valecha as Princess Chhaaya, Chandragupta's sister (2016 -17)
  • Ishaan Singh Manhas as Satyajeet, Chhaaya's first husband (deceased) (2016)[11]
  • Lokesh Batta as Prince Dhana Nanda, Mahapadma Nanda's son (deceased) (2016)
  • Danish Bagga as Pandugrath, Mahapadma Nanda's seemingly mentally disabled son (deceased) (2016 -17)
  • Geetanjali Mishra as Empress Sunanda, Mahapadma Nanda's first wife (2016 -17)
  • Vibhuti Thakur as Kanika, Chandragupta's foster mother (2016 -17)[11]
  • Jineet Rath as young Chandragupta Maurya (2016)
  • Angel Roopchandani as young Nandni (2016)
  • Alexx O'Nell as Alexander the Great (2016)[12]
  • Ankur Malhotra as King Ambhi (2016)
  • Ayaan Zubair Rahmani as Young Bindusara (2017)
  • Maahi as Baby Bindusara (2017)
  • Shikha Singh as a Princess (cameo role) (2016)[13]

References

  1. 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.
  2. ↑ "Shweta Basu Prasad in 'Chandragupta Maurya'". The Times of India. 25 February 2016. Retrieved 4 March 2016.
  3. 1 2 3 "Real truth behind Chandragupta's birth, his first love Durdhara and journey to becoming the Mauryan King". 17 October 2016.
  4. 1 2 3 "Indica by Megasthenes - Britannica.com".
  5. ↑ "Saanvi Talwar to enter 'Chandra Nandini'". The Times of India. Retrieved 2 November 2016.
  6. ↑ Template:Cite new's
  7. ↑ "Chandragupta Maurya gets its 'Chanakya'". The Times of India. Retrieved 26 February 2016.
  8. ↑ "Arpit Ranka injured while shooting for war scene", The Times of India, 15 November 2016
  9. ↑ "Sheeba Chaddha set to return to small screen with Chandra Nandni". The Times of India. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
  10. ↑ "Chetan Hansraj takes special martial arts training for TV show". The Times of India. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
  11. 1 2 "Ishaan Singh Manhas to enter 'Chandra Nandini'". The Times of India. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
  12. ↑ "Alexx ONell in Chandragupta Maurya". The Times of India. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
  13. ↑ "Shikha Singh to enter 'Chandra Nandini'". The Times of India. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.