''Aarohan'' is an Indian TV series that aired on

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from 1996 to 1997. The show was written and produced by

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, who also played the character of protagonist Nikita Sachdev.

Overview

''Aarohan'' takes place in a make-believe scenario about women cadets joining

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(as women could not join combat force in Indian Navy then). It followed their lives and their training in the Naval Academy. The 13-episode series ended with a climax where cadets dealt with a war-like scenario. The show's lead is a headstrong, passionate defence forces girl, Nikita. Her father (

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) and brother (

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) are in the Indian Army. She has a shy friend (

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), who joins the academy with her.

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, Tarun Dhanrajgir,

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all play naval officers of different ranks in the academy. Girish Malik plays Nikita's friend. R Madhavan has a cameo role of a naval officer.

Cast

as Cadet Nikita Sachdev *

as Cadet Nivedita Sen * Tarun Dhanrajgir as Lt. Commander Siddharth Khurana *

as Commander Kashmira Khurana * Parveen Dastur as Cadet Vinita Krishnamurti *

as Lt. Rohit Sharma *

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as Sahil Khurana *

as Flying Officer Nikhil Sachdev *

as Rear Admiral Karan Khurana * R Madhavan as Lt. Shammi *

as Colonel Arun Sachdev *

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as Lata (Special Appearance only in Episode no 11)

References

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* DD National original programming 1996 Indian television series debuts Indian Armed Forces in fiction 1997 Indian television series endings {{India-tv-prog-stub