Chandrakanta TV Serial - Doordarshan DD National (DD1)

Chandrakanta TV Serial, based on the novel of Devaki Nandan Khatri and Directed by Sunil Agnihotri who later created superhit tv serials like Yug, Betal Pachisi, and Chandramukhi for Doordarshan. It was very popular and aired on Doordarshan National (DD1) in the Year 1994 on at Sundays 9AM.

Chandrakanta TV Serial was a mega-budget Indian fantasy television series partly based on Devaki Nandan Khatri's novel of the same name and is one of the biggest-ever blockbusters in the history of Indian television. It was created, written, produced, and directed by Nirja Guleri, the first woman in India to direct an epic film or television series on such a grand scale. 

Chandrakanta TV Serial Synopsis, Plot, Storyline:

Chandrakanta is a television series about the undying love set against the brawl and rivalry between the Naugarh and Vijaygarh Kingdoms. Virendra Singh (played by Shahbaz Khan), the Prince of Naugarh and Chandrakanta (played by Shikha Swaroop), the Princess of Vijaygarh are passionately in love with each other. However, they long for each other due to the battle between the two kingdoms. King Maharaja Surendra Singh (played by Parikshit Sahni) of Naugarh and the King of Vijaygarh (played by Surendra Pal) used to be the best of friends, but later became the best enemies when Prince Virendra was accused of murdering Prince Shakti Singh of Vijaygarh. Because of Chandrakanta’s exquisite look and elegance, every kings and villains used war and black magic just to marry her.

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Chandrakanta TV Serial Schedule Time:

Chandrakanta TV Serial was originally telecast on Doordarshan's DD National between 4 March 1994 and April 1996. It aired on Sundays at 9AM. Later its Season 2 was aired on DD National in 1999 on Monday at 9PM.

Chandrakanta TV Serial Reception:

Originally, the series was broadcasted on Doordarshan channel under the production of Nirja Guleri and directed by Sunil Agnihotri from March 1994 to April 1996. But later on, the television series was pulled off air by the channel in year 1996. The producer and director filed a case in the Delhi High Court for the restoration of the show and subsequently, the show was telecasted again on Star Plus from 1998 to 1999 and Sony Entertainment Television from February 23, 2004 to June 28, 2004. The serial was controversially pulled off the air by Doordarshan in 1996 and the producers had to file a suit in court for reinstatement. In accordance with the Order of the Supreme Court of India, Chandrakanta TV Serial was reinstated and restarted by Doordarshan in 1999 on Monday at 9PM, by replacing Dheeraj Kumar's Popular show Om Namah Shivay TV Serial to Tuesdays at 9 PM. It later enjoyed hugely successful prime time reruns on Star Plus and Sony Entertainment Television.

The Chandrakanta television series received several controversies during the time that it was aired on Doordarshan channel. Besides taking the reinstatement of the show to the court, the grandson of Devaki Nandan Khatri stated that the production has not done justice to the Chandrakanta of Devaki. He also made an accusation that the producers intentionally misrepresented some concepts from his grandfather’s novel, including, the Tilism, Ayyari and Jaado-Tona. Also, the characters and the story of the Chunar kingdom were exaggerated further than what is needed, and the Chandrakanta shows off after a long time in the series.

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Chandrakanta TV Serial Cast:

The other cast of the show includes Javed Khan, Mukesh Khanna, and Durga Jasraj, Rajendra Gupta, Krutika Desai Khan, Irrfan Khan, Roopa Ganguly, Mamik Singh, Pradeep Rawat and a lot more. Some of them rose to fame for their performances in the serial including Pankaj Dheer, who played the role of Shiv Dutt, the King of Chunargh and the main leads, Shahbaz Khan and Shikha Swaroop, who later played a quite similar role as Kaikayee in Ramayan.

Watch Title Song of Nirja Guleri's Chandrakanta TV Serial, based on novel of Devaki Nandan Khatri and Directed by Sunil Agnihotri who later created superhit tv serials like Yug, Betal Pacchisi and Chandramukhi for Doordarshan. 

Chandrakanta TV Serial Title Song Lyrics:

Chandrakanta Ki Kahani, Ye Mana Hai Purani,

Ye Purani Hokar Bhi, Badi Lagti Hai Suhani,

Navgarh Vijaygarh Me Thi Takraar, Navgarh Ka Tha Jo Rajkumar,

Chandrakanta Se Karta Tha Pyar, Chandrakanta Se Karta Tha Pyar,

Yaha Chahat Waha Nafrat, Yaha Shazish Waha Himmat,

Kahi Milti Nahhi Rahat, Har Kadam Par Hai Kayamat,

Aise Is Mahaul Me, Raj Kumar Ki Yaad Me,

Jal Rahi Hai Chandrakanta, Jal Rahi Hai Chandrakanta

चंद्रकांता की कहानी ये माना के पुरानी,

ये पुरानी होकर भी बड़ी लगती है सुहानी

नौगड़, बिजयगड़ में थी तकरार, नौगड़ का था जो राजकुमार

चंद्रकांता से करता था प्यार, चंद्रकांता से करता था प्यार

यहाँ चाहत, वहां नफ़रत यहाँ साजिश, वहां हिम्मत

कहीं मिलती नहीं राहत हर कदम पर क़यामत

ऐसे माहौल में राजकुमार की याद में

जल रही है चंद्रकांता,जल रही है चंद्रकांता

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