''Shagun'' is an Indian

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-language television series that aired every Monday to Thursdays 2:30pm and later at 2pm on

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from 15 January 2001 to 29 April 2004. It is the story of fortune's twists and pitfalls that tear asunder the lives of two cousins tied together by a bond stronger than that of blood : the bond of love.

Overview

Shagun is the story of two cousins, Aradhana and Aarti, brought up together and so close to each other that one hardly needs words to convey her thoughts to the other. Aarti is an optimist – she believes that she has what it takes to touch the stars, if she desires. Aradhana, however, considers herself unlucky.

Cast

Surbhi Tiwari Surbhi Tiwari (born 19 October 1980) is an Indian television actress. She is known for TV shows like ''Kahaani Ghar Ghar Kii'', '' Shagun'', ''Kumkum – Ek Pyara Sa Bandhan ''Kumkum – Ek Pyara Sa Bandhan'' (; ''A Lovely Bond'') is an Ind ...

as Aradhana *

Kabir Sadanand Kabir Sadanand is an Indian actor and film director. Early life Kabir hails from an Air Force family. His father was a Pilot in the Indian Air Force. He is an alumnus of The Air Force School The Air Force School (TAFS), formerly known a ...

as Karan * Rekha Rao as Rajrani *

Surendra Pal Surendrapal Singh (born 25 September 1953) is an Indian film and television character actor who works in Hindi films and TV series. He is best known for his roles of Dronacharya in ''Mahabharat'', Amatya Rakshas in ''Chanakya'', Tamraj Kilvish ...

as Kailashnath *

Prashant Narayanan Prashant Narayanan is an Indian actor, known for his roles in films like '' Waisa Bhi Hota Hai Part II'', '' Shadows of Time'', '' Bombil and Beatrice'', '' Via Darjeeling'' and '' Murder 2''. He also worked in the telefilm ''Ek Tamanna''. His ...

as Sumer *

Rupal Patel Rupal Patel Dutta is an Indian actress. She is renowned for her character of Kokila Modi in the soap opera ''Saath Nibhaana Saathiya'' (2010–2017), one of the longest-running Indian TV series. Her other notable roles include playing Meenaks ...

as Lakhi * Shweta Agarwal / Vandita Vasa / Pooja Ghai Rawal as Aarti *

Jiten Lalwani Jiten Lalwani is an Indian Film and Television actor. He is best known for playing Kiran Virani in ''Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi'', Inder Kashyap in '' Sasural Genda Phool'', Indradev in '' Devon Ke Dev Mahadev'', Bhuvan Singh in '' Pehreda ...

as Suraj * Suhita Thatte as Aunt of Aradhana and Aarti, Sister of Kailashnath * Renu Pandey as Gayatri * Dimple Inamdar as Piya * Tejal Shah as Poonam *

Shweta Gulati Shweta Gulati is an Indian television actress best known for playing the role of Tiya Ahuja in '' Remix'' and Dr. Nikita Malhotra in '' Dill Mill Gayye''. Career Her first advertisement was directed by Prahlad Kakkar. Later more commercial ...

as Juhi * Amit Varma as Dev * Kapil Soni as Uday *

Sachin Shroff Sachin Shroff (born 17 December) is an Indian television and film actor. He played Gyan in ''Har Ghar Kuch Kehta Hai'' and Arjun in ''Naaginn – Waadon Ki Agniparikshaa''. Other appearances include ''Sinndoor Tere Naam Ka'', ''Saat Phere – ...

as Prashant * Vishal Watwani as Anjali's Brother *

Akshay Anand John Gardner, known professionally as Akshay Anand is an Indian actor who appears mainly in Hindi films and television. Early life and career Anand was born as John Gardner and he assumed the name Akshay inspired by his character in his televi ...

as Akash * Sanjay Mitra *

Sonia Kapoor Sonia Kapoor is an Indian television and film actress who has appeared in many television series and Bollywood films. She married Bollywood actor, singer, music director Himesh Reshammiya on 11 May 2018 in a private ceremony in Mumbai. Tel ...

as Anjali *

Kiran Bhargava Kiran Bhargava is an Indian television actress. She is the mother of actress Ankita Bhargava Patel and mother in law of Karan Patel. She played Daljeet Kohli (Ranbir's grandmother) in '' Kumkum Bhagya'', and Premlata Shastri in ''Prem Bandha ...

Sunita Rajwar Sunita Chand Rajwar is an Indian actress known for working in film, television and stage productions. She graduated from the National School of Drama (NSD), New Delhi in 1997. She is known for her performance in the films including '' Ek Chali ...

Suhasini Mulay Suhasini Mulay (born 20 November 1950) is an Indian actress in Assamese, Bollywood and Marathi films as well as television. She won five National Film Awards. Early life and education Suhasini was born in a Marathi-speaking family in Patna w ...

as Akash's mother *

Shagufta Ali Shagufta Ali is an Indian film and television actress. She is known for her roles in '' Punar Vivah'', '' Ek Veer Ki Ardaas...Veera'', ''Sasural Simar Ka'' and '' Saath Nibhaana Saathiya.'' In 2018, she was seen in Colors TV's '' Bepannaah''. S ...

as Riftabi * Naresh Suri * Aparna Bhatnagar *

Ekta Jain Ekta Jain is an Indian television and film actress known for portraying Shagun, Shaka Laka Boom Boom Shaka kaSenzangakhona (–24 September 1828), also known as Shaka (the) Zulu () and Sigidi kaSenzangakhona, was the king of the Zulu Ki ...

Reception

Despite aired in an afternoon slot, it became the top rated afternoon soap. In the week ending 28 May 2001, it garnered 3.4 TVR, occupying its position in top 20 Hindi GEC. In the week ending 12 July 2003, it garnered 3.6 TVR.

References

External links

Official Website on STAR PlusOfficial Website on STAR Utsav
2001 Indian television series debuts 2004 Indian television series endings StarPlus original programming UTV Television Indian drama television series {{India-tv-prog-stub