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Chandrakanta (1994 TV Series)
''Chandrakanta'' is an Indian fantasy television series partly based on Devaki Nandan Khatri's 1888 novel of the same name. It was originally telecast on DD National between 1994 and 1996 and was created, written, produced, and directed by Nirja Guleri. The serial was pulled off air by Doordarshan in 1996 and the producers had to file a suit in court for reinstatement. Reruns of the show also aired on Star Plus and Sony Entertainment Television. Cast and characters * Pankaj Dheer as Shivdutt- King of Chunargarh * Shahbaz Khan as Kunwar Virendra Vikram Singh * Shikha Swaroop as Princess Chandrakanta * Mukesh Khanna as Janbaaz and Meghavat * * Javed Khan as Tej Singh * * * Irrfan Khan as Badrinath / Somnath (twin brothers) * Akhilendra Mishra as Kroor Singh, popularly known as Yakkoo * Kausambi Ganguly as Devsena * Mamik Singh as Surya / Deva * Nimai Bali as Surya (original) * Vijayendra Ghatge as Sumer Singh * Parikshit Sahni as Maharaja Surendra Singh (King of Naugarh) * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shahbaz Khan (actor)
Shahbaz Khan (real name Haider Khan) is an Indian actor from Indore, Madhya Pradesh. He is famous for playing lead roles in television serials such as ''Chandrakanta'', '' The Great Maratha'', '' The Sword of Tipu Sultan'', '' Betaal Pachisi'', '' Yug'', ''Maharaja Ranjit Singh'', '' Bharat Ka Veer Putra – Maharana Pratap'', '' Tenali Rama'' . He also appears in the 2018 Chinese film '' Dying to Survive''. Early life Khan is originally from Indore, and is a son of Padma Bhushan winner Amir Khan, a doyen of Indian classical music. Khan studied in St Joseph Convent, Kamptee and Hislop College Nagpur, then had worked at Centre Point Hotel Nagpur for few years before moving to Mumbai. Filmography Films * ''Naachnewale Gaanewale'' as main lead (1991) * '' Meri Aan'' (1993), as Sher Khan * '' Dhartiputra'' (1993) as Anwar Khan * ''Kaise Kaise Rishte'' as main lead (1993) opposite Ayesha Jhulka * '' Jai Vikraanta'' (1995), as DIG Sher Ali Khan (Second lead) * '' Share Bazaar'' ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |