''Kalakarz'' is a

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series which aired on

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, featuring a competition for new actors. Richa Tiwari from

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won the show who was later seen in other DD National Programs as well. The show was hosted by

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and

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, and was judged by

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and Deepti Naval. The show was produced by Supriya Khan.

Candidates

After taking auditions from all over India, the judges shortlisted ten candidates for participation. Richa Tiwari who won the show was later seen in many National Theaters, Short Films and Television Shows and Priyanka Mukherjee, who came in fourth place, was later seen in ''

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'' season 4.

References

{{reflist Indian reality television series DD National original programming