''Daayan'' (English: ''Witch'') is an Indian

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. It premiered on 15 December 2018 on &TV and stars Mohit Malhotra and

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''.

Plot

The series revolves around two people who are madly in love with each other and how their lives change when a ''

'' enters their lives and creates havoc. The young Janvi Maurya, a well-educated and family-oriented girl hailing from

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, stumbles upon a dangerous ploy by an evil force as many unusual and mysterious happenings occur in her hometown. With a threat to her life, she must unmask the identity of a ''daayan'' who is someone close to her. Accompanying her in this mission is her childhood friend and love interest, the wealthy and chivalrous Aakarsh Chaudhary. Janvi and Aakarsh marry with an intent to finish the ''daayan''. Later it is revealed that Asha, the maid, is Aakarsh's real mother and Aakarsh is a ''daayan''. Due to her son's love, Asha is unable to kill Janvi. She joins hands with Saptroopa who erases Aakarsh's memory so that he forgets Janvi, his love, and marries Saptroopa instead. The ''daayan'' uses this opportunity to kill Janvi and offer her as a sacrifice to make herself immortal

Cast

Main

as Janhvi Maurya Chaudhry: Narendra's daughter; Maanvi and Harsh's sister; Prithvi and Prachi's cousin; Aakarsh's first wife (2018–2019) * Mohit Malhotra as Aakarsh Chaudhry: Owner of hotel ''The Fort'' in Ujjain; A male Daayan; Nishkarsh and Asha's son; Menka's foster son; Janhvi and Saptroopa's husband (2018–2019)

Recurring

* Priya Bathija as Asha Chaudhry:

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; Nishkarsh's real wife; Aakarsh's mother (2018–2019) *

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as Saptroopa Chaudhry: Enchantress by day and

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by night who was earlier trapped within a redstone; Aakarsh's second wife (2019) *Anupama Solanki as Vaitalini: Devils of Queen (2019) * Garima Goel as Maanvi Maurya Bhasin: Narendra's daughter; Janhvi and Harsh's sister; Prithvi and Prachi's cousin; Dibang’s wife; Rimpi's mother (2018–2019) * Yash Pandit as Dibang Bhasin: Maanvi's husband; Rimpi's father (2018–2019) *Nitanshi Goel as Rimpi Bhasin: Maanvi and Dibang's daughter (2018–2019) *

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as Harsh Vardhan "Kaaju" Maurya: Narendra's son; Maanvi and Janhvi's brother; Prithvi and Prachi's cousin; Jananta's husband (2018–2019) *Rishika Nag as Jananta "Kishmish" Maurya: Harsh's wife (2018–2019) *

as Kundani Roy: Actress; Janhvi's doppelganger; Viraj's wife (2019) * Hiten Tejwani as Viraj Roy: Kundani's husband (2019) *Prabhat Bhattacharya as Prithvi Maurya: Sonali and Ballabh's son; Prachi's brother; Maanvi, Harsh and Janhvi's cousin; Vishakha's husband (2018–2019) *Ekta Saraiya as Vishakha Maurya: Prithvi's wife (2018–2019) *Amit Singh Thakur as Narendra Maurya: Ballabh's brother; Maanvi, Harsh and Janhvi's father (2018–2019) *

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as Sonali Maurya: Ballabh's widow; Prithvi and Prachi's mother (2018–2019) *

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as Nandini Mehra: Chandrika's sister; Aakarsh's manager (2018–2019) *

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as Chandrika Mehra: Restoration agent; Nandini's sister (2018–2019) *Mala Salariya as Pataalini Devi: Queen of the

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(2019) *Neelu Dogra as Menka Raichand: Kartik's sister; Aakarsh's foster mother; Asha's sidekick (2018–2019) *Abhinav Kohli as Kartik Raichand: Menka's brother; Asha's sidesick (2019) *Mishmee Das as Tanya Sharma: Janhvi's best friend (2018) *Rohan Mehra as Rakesh Purohit: Janhvi's friend (2018) * Aman Gandhi as Veer Singh Chauhan: Janhvi's friend (2018) * Afreen Nasir Dastani as Prachi Maurya: Sonali and Ballabh's daughter; Prithvi's sister; Maanvi, Harsh and Janhvi's cousin (2018) * Vimarsh Roshan as King Veerendar: a 500-year old wizard and ''daayans husband (2019) *

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as Kaalnemi: the ''daayan's'' brother, a male ''daayan'' (2019)

Trivia

* Adaa Khan was originally slated to play the titular character of the ''Daayan''.

References

External links

Official page
on BalajiTelefilms.com *
Daayan
streaming online on

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