''Shagun'' was an Indian

Hindi Hindi ( Devanāgarī: or , ), or more precisely Modern Standard Hindi (Devanagari: ), is an Indo-Aryan language spoken chiefly in the Hindi Belt region encompassing parts of northern, central, eastern, and western India. Hindi has been ...

language television series that aired every Monday to Thursdays 2:30pm and later at 2pm on Star Plus 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 has portray Jap tap Vratt, Shree Ganesh Mythology serials very well. She was last seen in ''Tota Weds Maina'', and in the role of Kanchan Kothari in ''Diya Aur Baati Hum ...

as Aradhana *

Kabir Sadanand Kabir Sadanand is an Indian actor An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and televisi ...

as Karan * Rekha Rao as Rajrani * Surendra Pal 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 brea ...

as Sumer *

Rupal Patel Rupal Patel is an Indian actress best known for portraying Kokila Modi in ''Saath Nibhaana Saathiya'' —one of the longest-running Indian TV soaps—and Meenakshi Rajvansh in ''Yeh Rishtey Hain Pyaar Ke''. In 2020, she had reprised her role ...

as Lakhi *

Shweta Agarwal Shweta Agarwal is an Indian actress who has appeared in feature films such as Raghavendra (2003), Tandoori Love (2008), and Shaapit (2010). She is the wife of television host and Bollywood singer, Aditya Narayan. Filmography Films Referenc ...

/ Vandita Vasa / Pooja Ghai Rawal as Aarti * Jiten Lalwani 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 Tia Ahuja in ''Remix'' and Dr. Nikita Malhotra in '' Dill Mill Gayye''. Career Her first advertisement was directed by Prahlad Kakkar. Later more commercial a ...

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

Sachin Shroff Sachin Shroff (born 17 December 1972) is a businessman and TV personality. He is an actor, anchor and dancer. He played Gyan in ''Har Ghar Kuch Kehta Hai'' and Arjun in ''Naaginn''. Other appearances include ''Sinndoor Tere Naam Ka'', '' Saat ...

as Prashant * Vishal Watwani as Anjali's Brother *

Akshay Anand John Gardner (born 30 January 1969), 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 ...

as Akash * Sanjay Mitra *

Sonia Kapoor Sonia Kapoor Reshammiya 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 Mumba ...

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 Bandhan (TV se ...

Sunita Rajwar Sunita Chand Rajwar is an Indian film, television and stage actress who graduated from the National School of Drama (NSD), New Delhi in 1997. She acted in Sanjay Khanduri's directorial debut '' Ek Chalis Ki Last Local'' as the gangster Chakli, ...

* Suhasini Mulay 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''. She ...

as Riftabi * Naresh Suri * Aparna Bhatnagar * Ekta Jain

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
Indian television series 2001 Indian television series debuts 2004 Indian television series endings StarPlus original programming UTV Television Indian drama television series {{India-tv-prog-stub