''Karn Sangini'' was an Indian-television Mythological television series based on Kavita Kane's novel ''Karna's Wife: The Outcast's Queen'' that aired on Star Plus. Created by

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, it starred

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and

Aashim Gulati Aashim Gulati (born 15 September 1990) is an Indian actor. He is known for his portrayal of Neel Gujral in ''Gulmohar Grand'', Rehaan Khanna in '' Dil Sambhal Jaa Zara'' and Karna in '' Karn Sangini''. Career Gulati made his television debut in ...

. The series went off air on 25 February 2019 due to low viewerships.

Plot

Uruvi is Pukhiya's princess. Being King Vahusha and Queen Shubra's only daughter, Uruvi was pampered right from her birth and given whatever she wished for. She shares a strong bond of friendship with Arjun. Karn, on the other hand, though the son of Surya Dev, is considered of low caste because he was disowned by Kunti at his birth and adopted by a family of low caste; thus living a life full of hardships. Arjun has been in love with Uruvi since childhood but Uruvi considers him nothing more than a best friend. Uruvi's friends Jaya and Vijaya gave her a precious pink gem which she gifts to Arjun as a sign of good luck. During a tournament, Karn challenges Arjun for a duel. Guru Drona refuses to let Karn take part in the competition, calling him a person of low caste. Duryodhana thus crowns Karn as the king of

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. During the duel, Uruvi gets impressed with Karna's talent and courage. Karna's arrow breaks the pink gem gifted to Arjun by Uruvi. She approaches Karn and asks him to repair it. Karn promises to get her a similar gem by the next full moon. Duryodhana marries Bhanumati forcefully by kidnapping her. Bhanumati gives away her pink gem to Karn and he fulfills his promise to Uruvi. Uruvi and Karn slowly form a bond of mutual trust and respect. Queen Shubra dislikes Karn due to his caste despite knowing that he is Kunti's eldest son who she had to disown. She always tries to push Uruvi towards Arjun. Despite this, Uruvi develops feelings for Karn.

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makes Uruvi realize her love for Karn. Karn is a little hesitant at first but later accepts his feelings for Uruvi. When Shubra gets to know about Uruvi's love for Karn, she claims to never let the two unite. Karn confesses his love to Uruvi and the two marry each other. Uruvi is forced to leave her luxurious and comfortable lifestyle due to her marriage with Karn. Radha, Shubra, and Purushottam make Uruvi and Karn's life miserable but they overcome all the problems and challenges. Enter Kasturi, who claims to be Karn's first wife. Her aim is to separate Uruvi from Karn and become the queen. She manages to create a lot of misunderstandings between them but is finally exposed and Karn and Uruvi have united once again. Karn chooses to support Duryodhana during the

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war. Even after learning about the truth of his birth, he continues to support his friend and as a result, has to donate his armor and earrings to Indra. Eventually, Karn meets his end at the hands of Arjun during the war. Later he is again tested by

on his death bed and Karn donates his golden teeth thereby succeeding and attaining salvation. After Karn's death, his son was tutored by

who later became the king of

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. Thus Karn's journey might have ended but Uruvi and Karn's love story remained immortal.

Cast

Main

as Uruvi: Karn's second wife, Pukhiya's princess, Vashuha and Shubra's only daughter, Radha and Adhirath's daughter-in-law *

as Karn: Uruvi and Kasturi's husband, Kunti and Surya God's only son, Radha and Adirath's foster son, Duryodhan's best friend, Shon's elder-half brother

Recurring

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as Kunti: Karna's

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, Mother of Pandavas, Pandu's first wife; Adopted daughter of Kuntibhoj, Draupadi's mother-in-law;Subhadra's buaa turned mother-in-law (2018-2019) *

Narayani Shastri Narayani Shastri is an Indian television and theatre actress known for her roles in ''Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi'' as Kesar Anupam Kapadia, '' Piya Ka Ghar'' as Rimjhim Avinash Sharma, '' Namak Haraam'' as Swati Karan Sehgal, Rishton Ka Ch ...

as Radha: Karna's

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, Adhirath's wife, Shon's mother, Kasturi and Uruvi's mother-in-law. (2018-2019) *

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as Maharani Shubra: Vahush's wife, Uruvi's mother and Queen of Pukhiya Kingdom. (2018-2019) * Syed Zafar Ali as Maharaj Vahush, Uruvi's Father and King of Pukhiya (2018-2019) *

Anand Suryavanshi Siddhaanth Vir Surryavanshi (15 December 1975 – 11 November 2022), also known as Anand Suryavanshi, was an Indian television actor. He appeared in over 25 Hindi television shows during his 21-year career and was known for his roles in '' Mamt ...

as Adhirath: Radha's husband, Karn's foster father, Shon's father, Uruvi's father-in-law. (2018-2019) * Amita Khopkar as Radha: Karna's

, Adhirath's wife, Shon's mother, Uruvi's mother-in-law. (2018) * Kinshuk Vaidya as Arjuna: Karna’s rival; Kunti and Indra's only son, Dronacharya's favorite student, Subhadra's husband, 3rd Pandav *

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as Duryodhana:

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and Gandhari's eldest son, Dushasan's elder brother,

Karna Karna (Sanskrit: कर्ण, IAST: ''Karṇa''), also known as Vasusena, Anga-raja, and Radheya, is one of the main protagonists of the Hindu epic '' Mahābhārata''. He is the son of the sun god Surya and princess Kunti (mother of the ...

's best friend, Bhanumati's husband. * Amit Dolawat as

: Eighth incarnation of

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and Arjun's friend, Rukmini and Satyabhama's husband, Dwarka's additional King. (2019) * Ravneet Kaur as Bhanumati: Duryodhan's wife. * Ajay Kumar Nain as Shakuni: Gandhari's brother, King of Gandhara kingdom, Duryodhan's maternal uncle, the main cause of

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as Purushottam *

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as Gauri * Urvashi Upadhyay as Kali * Charu Asopa as Kasturi: Karna's first wife, Adhirath and Radha's first daughter-in-law *

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: Eighth incarnation of

and Arjun's friend, Rukmini and Satyabhama's husband, Dwarka's additional King. (2018) *

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as Dushasan: Gandhari and Dhritarashtra's son, Duryodhan's brother, Karna's friend * Randheer Rai as Yudhishtir: Kunti and Yama's only son, eldest

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, Krishna's friend, Draupadi's husband. * Devvrat Chaudhary as Bheem: Kunti and Vayu's son, Krishna's friend, Draupadi and Hidimba's husband, Ghatotkatch's father 2nd Pandav * Ruslaan Sayed as

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: Late Madri and Ashwin God's son, Draupadi and Karenumati's husband; Kunti's adopted son 4th Pandav * Sushant Marya as

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: Late Madri and Ashwin God's son, Draupadi and Vijaya's husband; Kunti's adopted son; Youngest Pandav *

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as Draupadi; Drupad's fire born daughter; Shikhandini and Drishtadyumna's younger sister; Pandu and Kunti's daughter in law; Princess of Panchal; Queen of Indraprastha and later Hastinapur; wife of Pandavas; mother of Uppandavas * Naveen Pandita as Shon: Radha and Adhirath's only biological son, Karna's half-younger brother. Kasturi and Uruvi's devar * Shivendra Saainiyol as Bhishma; grand-uncle of Pandavas and Kauravas * Amit Lekhwani as Dronacharya: Ashwathama's father, Bhishma's friend,

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of Pandavas and Kauravas * Ambuj Mathur as Ashwathama: Dronacharya's son,

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and Karna's friend *

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as Kripacharya ; Dronacharya's brother in law; Kripi's twin * Yajuvendra Singh as

: Gandhari's husband, father of Kauravas and Dushala * Suman Gupta as Gandhari: Dhritarashtra's wife, Mother of Kauravas and Dushala *

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: King of Panchala, Draupadi's father. * Madhusree Sharma as Surili: Uruvi's maid * Raj Premi as

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: Sixth incarnation of

, Karna, Bhishma and Dronacharya's

guru Guru ( sa, गुरु, IAST: ''guru;'' Pali'': garu'') is a Sanskrit term for a "mentor, guide, expert, or master" of certain knowledge or field. In pan-Indian traditions, a guru is more than a teacher: traditionally, the guru is a reverential ...

. * Shweta Rajput as Vijaya: Uruvi's friend * Aleya Ghosh as Jaya: Uruvi's friend * Pakhi Mendola as Young Uruvi * Rudra Soni as Young Karn

Production

Development

Karn Sangini was supposed to go on air from 9 October, but was postponed to 22 October 2018 by the channel due to

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. After 30 episodes the show underwent a complete revamp in the story line. As a result, most of the supporting actors quit the show and some new characters were introduced. Actress

who was assigned to play the role of Draupadi could not enter the show due to the revamp.

Casting

and

were cast as the leads Urvi and Karn. Karan Sharma was initially cast as Krishna. But later it came down to Sachin Shroff when Sharma stepped out. But he also steeped out due to date issues and finally Anant Joshi was cast. Sayantani Gosh was cast as Kunti. Kinshuk Vaida was cast as Arjun. However, in December 2018, he quit due to the revamp when his character was sidelined. Paras Chabbra was cast as Duryodhan. Reyhaan Roy and Sushant Marya was cast as Dushashan and Sahadev. Ruslan Sayed was cast as Nakul. Narayana Shastri was finalized for the role of Radha instead of Amita Khopkar during the revamp.

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, tt9025502 Television shows based on Indian novels Television series based on Mahabharata StarPlus original programming 2018 Indian television series debuts 2019 Indian television series endings