Ek Hasina Thi (TV series)

Ek Hasina Thi
Genre Suspense thriller
Crime drama
Mystery
Created by Cinevistaas Limited
Written by Sameer Arora
Creative director(s) Siddharth Priyadarshi
Starring Sanjeeda Sheikh
Vatsal Sheth
Simone Singh
Ayub Khan
Opening theme "Ek Hasina Thi" by Sunidhi Chauhan[1]
Country of origin India
Original language(s) Hindi (primary)
Bengali and English (minor)
No. of seasons 1
No. of episodes 216[2]
Production
Producer(s) Prem Krishen
Production location(s) Kolkata (setting)
Mumbai (filming)
Camera setup Multi-camera
Running time 20 minutes
Release
Original network Star Plus Urdu 1
Picture format 576i (SDTV)
1080i (HDTV)
Original release April 14 (2014-04-14) – December 20, 2014 (2014-12-20)
External links
Website

Ek Hasina Thi (English: There was a beautiful woman) is a Crime thriller television series created by Cinevistaas Limited for the channel Star Plus from 14 April 2014 to 20 December 2014.[3] Produced by Prem Krishen, Ek Hasina Thi is loosely based on the American series Revenge.[4] The series has Sanjeeda Sheikh and Vatsal Sheth as leads, and, Simone Singh and Ayub Khan in supportive roles.[5] The show is set in Kolkata, but is filmed in Mumbai.[6] The series was earlier titled Daag.[4]The show was acclaimed by critics and viewer and it was one of the most successful show of Star Plus at that time.Simone Singh's performance has been lauded.[7][8][9][10]

It was dubbed into various languages: into Tamil and Telugu as "Durga", into Malayalam as "Oru shishirathinte ormakku" and into Arabic as "Laheeb Al-Huqd / لهيب الحقد" (English: Flames of hatred) on MBC Bollywood.It was also dubbed into Sinhala as "Sulanga wage avidin".[11][12]


Cast and characters

Among the cast members, Singh's portrayal of Sakshi Goenka has been appreciated. A review carried by The Indian Express noted that "her attitude and elegance comes across distinctly in her character".[4]
  • Sanjeeda Sheikh portrays Durga Thakur / Nitya Mitra, Payal's elder sister. The real Durga is in fact dead, Nitya Mitra had a facial plastic surgery under the supervision of Dr. Thakur (father of the real Durga Thakur and Nitya's adoptive father). She wants revenge from the Goenka family for ruining her life.[13]
  • Vatsal Sheth portrays Shaurya Goenka, the main male lead, a rich, womanizing heir of Goenka family. Being under the influence of his family, he can get anything he want and is not used to hear the word "no". He is the rapist of Payal and ex-fiance of Durga. [14]
  • Simone Singh portrays Sakshi Goenka, the main female antagonist who is beautiful, powerful and has a dynamic personality.Wife of Rajnath. She enjoys being the center of attention in Kolkata. She can go to any length to protect her two children—Shaurya and Kangana—her only weakness.[15][16][17]
  • Ayub Khan portrays Rajnath Goenka, the second male antagonist who is extremely ambitious and ruthless man who is amongst the elite in Kolkata business and social circles. Husband of Sakshi. To maintain his social status, he can go to any length.[18]
  • Bhuvnesh Mann portrays Dev Goenka, the cousin of Shaurya, best friend of Nitya. He comes back from US to find out what happened 2 years back. [19]
  • Aditi Sajwan portrays Nitya Mitra, the best friend and lover of Dev, Payal's Elder Sister. (Before facial plastic surgery)[20]
  • Kishwar Merchant portrays Raima Maheshwari, the best friend of Sakshi who has an extramarital relationship with her husband, Rajnath.[21]
  • Jyoti Gauba portrays Suchitra Goenka, the mother of Dev who is a kind-hearted woman and believes in social work.[22]
  • Poonam Preet portrays Kangana Rajnath Goenka, the only daughter of Goenka family. The character is inspired from the Indian actress Kangana Ranaut's role in the 2014 comedy-drama Queen.[23]
  • Mihir Mishra portrays Akram Rehmat Khan / Akash Roy, the step-son of Sakshi whose father was killed by her. Akram Rehmat Khan returns as Akash Roy to seek revenge on Sakshi and is accompanied by Durga in his revenge.[24]
  • Teena Chopra portrays Payal Mitra, Nitya's younger Sister who was raped by Shaurya and his friends.
  • Vicky Arora portrays Karan Basu
  • Vikram Singh Chauhan portrays Rishi
  • Aliraza Namdar portrays Girish Basu
  • Bhupinder Singh portrays Dr. Dayal Thakur
  • Amit Behl portrays Navin Mathur, the loyal man of Goenka family who is accused of betrayal and is jailed.[25]
  • Aamir Ali portrays Dr. Neil Bhattacharya. Ali made a special appearance; he portrayed Neil who has a false engagement with Durga.[26][27][28]
  • Vin Rana portrays Karan Seth
  • Shalmalee Desai portrays Sagarika Ganguly, a girl whose mother is the victim of spousal abuse.[29][30]

Casting

Initially Chhavi Pandey was selected for the role of Durga Thakur but later she left the show, after this role went to Sanjeeda Sheikh.

Awards

STAR Parivaar Awards 2014
Indian Telly Awards 2014
Indian Television Academy Awards 2014

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Tied with Ashwini Kalsekar for Jodha Akbar.[32]

References

  1. ↑ "Sunidha Chauhan sings for Ek Hasina Thi". The Times of India. TNN. 25 March 2014. Retrieved 16 December 2014.
  2. ↑ "Ek Hasina Thi - 20th December 2014". Star Plus. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
  3. ↑ "Star Plus to replace 'Meri Bhabhi' with 'Ek Hasina Thi'". afaqs!. 31 March 2014. Retrieved 16 December 2014.
  4. 1 2 3 "Ek Hasina Thi / Needs to be more convincing". The Indian Express. 9 May 2014. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
  5. ↑ Ankita R Kanabar; Priya Adivarekar (28 March 2014). "Sanjeeda Sheikh to team up with Vatsal Sheth for a show". The Indian Express. Retrieved 16 December 2014.
  6. ↑ "I'm sure that 'Ek Hasina Thi' title track will be appreciated: Sunidhi". IBN Live. IANS. Retrieved 16 December 2014.
  7. ↑ "Major revamp on small screen as older shows make way for new". Mid Day. 19 November 2014. Retrieved 16 December 2014.
  8. ↑ "14 TV shows get axed this year". The Times of India. Shruti Jambhekar. 16 December 2014. Retrieved 16 December 2014.
  9. ↑ "'Ek Hasina Thi' is about women empowerment: Siddharth P Malhotra". The Indian Express. Express News Service. 18 April 2014. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
  10. ↑ "Interesting premise, but actors fall short in much-delayed show Ek Hasina Thi". Daily News and Analysis. Chaya Unnikrishnan. DNA. 22 April 2014. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
  11. ↑ "Shahid MBC - Laheeb Al-Heqd (شاهد.نت - لهيب الحقد)". Retrieved 17 November 2015.
  12. ↑ "MBC - Laheeb Al-Heqd (لهيب الحقد- MBC Bollywood - MBC.net)". Retrieved 17 November 2015.
  13. ↑ "Story of Ek Hasina Thi is gripping: Sanjeeda Sheikh". The Times of Indiaa. 21 March 2014. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
  14. ↑ "Vatsal Seth on Playing the Baddie in 'Ek Hasina Thi'". India-West. 9 October 2014. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
  15. ↑ "Simone Singh makes comeback on small screen after nine years". NDTV India. New Delhi: Press Trust of India. 3 April 2014. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
  16. ↑ "Had no apprehensions playing a mother to Vatsal: Simone Singh". The Times of India. Vijaya Tiwari. 12 April 2014. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
  17. ↑ "PICTURES: Meet Simone Singh of TV show Ek Haseena Thi". Dainik Bhaskar. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
  18. ↑ "Ayub Khan and Simone Singh get together after nine years". The Times of India. Hiren Kotwani. 25 March 2014. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
  19. ↑ "Bhuvnesh Mann to embark his journey in Ek Hasina Thi". The Times of India. TNN. 17 May 2014. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
  20. ↑ "Star Parivaar Awards 2014: Aamir Khan and wife Kiran look inseparable (see red carpet pics)". India TV. 24 June 2014. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
  21. ↑ "When dreams take flight". The Tribune. Chandigarh. 23 August 2014. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
  22. ↑ "Vatsal Seth's chachi in 'Ek Hasina Thi' was his Maths teacher in school". The Times of India. Iti Shree Misra. 17 September 2014. Retrieved 21 December 2014.
  23. ↑ "Poonam Preet's role in 'Ek Haseena Thi' inspired by Kangna Ranaut". Mid-Day. The Hitlist Team. 4 October 2014. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
  24. ↑ "Mihir Mishra – The Mystery Man on Ek Hasina Thi". The Times of India. 28 April 2014. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
  25. ↑ "Ek Hasina Thi : Durga's secret room". Daily News and Analysis (DNA). 2 May 2014. Retrieved 21 December 2014.
  26. ↑ Indo-Asian News Service (18 July 2014). "Aamir Ali, Sanjeeda Sheikh to Romance On Screen". Ndtv. Retrieved 16 December 2014.
  27. ↑ "TV couple Aamir, Sanjeeda to romance on `Ek Hasina Thi` show". Zee News. 18 July 2014. Retrieved 16 December 2014.
  28. ↑ IANS (18 July 2014). "Real life couple Aamir Ali, Sanjeeda Sheikh to work together in 'Ek Hasina Thi'". IBN Live. Retrieved 16 December 2014.
  29. ↑ "'Ek Hasina Thi' is about women empowerment: Siddharth P Malhotra". The Indian Express. Express News Service. 18 April 2014. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
  30. ↑ "Interesting premise, but actors fall short in much-delayed show Ek Hasina Thi". Daily News and Analysis. Chaya Unnikrishnan. DNA. 22 April 2014. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
  31. ↑ "Star Parivaar Awards 2014: Complete List Of Winners". Filmibeat. 25 June 2014. Retrieved 16 December 2014.
  32. ↑ "13th Indian Telly Awards 2014 - Winners List; Harshad, Preetika, Karan, Divyanka Shine Bright!". Filmibeat. 20 October 2014. Retrieved 16 December 2014.
  33. ↑ "Indian Television Academy Awards 2014". MSN. Retrieved 16 December 2014.
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