Nazar (TV series)

Nazar
Genre Supernatural
Thriller
Created by
Written by Story:
Mrinal Jha
Dialogues:
Divya Sharma
Aparjit Sinha
Directed by Aatif Khan
Starring
Theme music composer Tapas Relia
Opening theme "Saajna" by Pamela Jain
Composer(s)
  • Sanjeev Srivastava
Country of origin India
Original language(s) Hindi
No. of seasons 1
No. of episodes 35 (as of 14 September 2018)
Production
Producer(s) Gul Khan
Karishma Jain
Production location(s) Mumbai
Camera setup Multi camera
Running time 22 min approx
Production company(s) 4 Lions Films
Distributor Star India
Release
Original network
Picture format
Audio format Dolby Digital
Original release 30 July 2018 (2018-07-30) – present
External links
Hotstar
Production website

Nazar (lit. Evil eye) is an Indian Hindi supernatural thriller television series, which airs on StarPlus and streams on Hotstar. It is the sixteen television series of 4 Lions Films. The show is produced by Gul Khan and Karishma Jain, directed by Atif Khan, written by Mrinal Jha and features the cast including Antara Biswas, Niyati Fatnani, Harsh Rajput, and Ritu Chaudhary.[1] The story is about an evil Daayan and the troubles faced by the family under her nazar.[2] The show is dubbed in Tamil and aired on Star Vijay as Adhe Kangal.

Synopsis

The story starts with a 200-year-old Daayan, Mohana, who kills people to remain young. In 1997 she uses her evil sight to capture Mridul. They marry and have two children, Ansh and Kajal, after which Mohana kills Mridul. Mohana is revealed by Divya who burns her and is frozen in stone, but as Mohana is a Daayan, her evil eye (Nazar) stays on the family. Divya's friend Vedashree adopts Ansh and Kajal.

18 years later, Ansh and Kajal have cousins, Rishi and Neha. Ansh has some supernatural powers, called the Daavansh, which makes Vedashree concerned. The family is told by a priest that Ansh can be saved by a girl who has Durga's birth mark. Divya's daughter Piya has that mark on her shoulder. Mohana sends a puppet Daayan called Ruby, with a tattoo of the Durga birth mark on her shoulder, intending for her to marry Ansh so Mohana can return into the earth.However,after helping the Rathod family Divya was lost but her daughter Piya was came Mumbai in search of his father to take help in searching of her mother, Divya.

Cast

Main

  • Antara Biswas as Mohana Rathod, a 200 years old Daayan, Ansh and Kajal's biological mother and Mridul's wife who eats people's age to remain young.
  • Niyati Fatnani as Piya Sharma, Nishant and Divya's daughter, she has a Goddess Durga's mark on her shoulder, which works like an Amulet.
  • Harsh Rajput as Ansh Rathod, Ruby's husband, Mohana and Mridul's biological son, Vedashree and Shekhar's adopted son. A Daavansh with supernatural powers.
  • Sonyaa as Ruby Rathod, a Daayan, Mohana's puppet, Ansh's fiancée later wife who eats people's age to remain young[3]
  • Ritu Chaudhary Seth as Vedashree Rathod, Ansh and Kajal’s adoptive mother, Divya's friend and Shekhar’s wife
  • Smita Bansal as Divya Sharma, Piya’s mother and Vedashree’s friend.[4].

Recurring

  • Ashita Dhawan as Chaitali Rathod, Avinash’s wife, Rishi and Neha’s mother and Ansh and Kajal's aunt
  • Amit Kaushik as Shekhar Rathod, Vedashree’s husband, Ansh and Kajal’s adoptive father, Avinash's brother.
  • Kapil Soni as Avinash Rathod, Chaitali’s husband, Rishi and Neha’s father and Ansh and Kajal's uncle, Shekhar's brother.
  • Jatin Bhardwaj as Rishi Rathod, Avinash and Chaitali's son, Neha's brother, Ansh and Kajal's cousin
  • Resham P.S. as Neha Rathod, Avinash and Chaitali's daughter, Rishi's sister, Ansh and Kajal's cousin
  • Pallavi Gupta as Kajal Rathod, Ansh’s sister, Vedashree and Shekhar's adopted daughter, Mohana and Mridul's biological daughter.[5]
  • Amardeep Jha as Guru Maa,[6] a visually challenged priestess who raised Piya after Divya's disappearance
  • Ankur Nayyar as Mridul Rathod[7], Mohana’s husband, Shekhar's younger brother, Ansh and Kajal’s biological father (Dead)
  • Sumit Kaul as Professor Nishant Sharma, Piya's father and Divya's husband[8]
  • Simran Budharup as Saavi Sharma, Divya and Nishant's daughter, Piya's sister

Reception

Times of India's Gursimran Kaur Banga reviewed the show negatively, calling it "unrealistic and illogical" and criticising the plot, the actors, and the dialogue.[9]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Shweta Keshri (30 July 2018). "Nazar to Hum: 2 new shows are all set to hit your screens today". India Today. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
  2. ↑ "Former Bigg Boss contestant Mona Lisa to be seen in a negative avatar in upcoming show Nazar". India Today. 11 July 2018. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
  3. ↑ "Madhuri is an inspiration". The Tribune. 18 September 2018. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
  4. ↑ "Smita Bansal steps out of comfort zone for Nazar". Mid day. 11 July 2018. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
  5. ↑ "Monalisa turns choreographer for 'Nazar'". The Times of India. 15 September 2018. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
  6. ↑ Maheshwri, Neha (1 August 2018). "Amardeep Jha joins the cast of 'Nazar'". The Times of India. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
  7. ↑ "Ankur Nayyar joins cast of 'Nazar'". The Times of India. 12 July 2018. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
  8. ↑ "Chakravartin Ashok Samrat actor Sumit Kaul back on TV with supernatural show Nazar". The Times of India. 19 July 2018. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
  9. ↑ Gursimran Kaur Banga (31 July 2018). "Nazar review: 'Daayan' Monalisa wants to stay young forever, what worse could fall on us?!". Times of India. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
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