''Shaheen ''(''English: Falcon'') is an Indian television series which aired on

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in 2000. It was produced by Arvishi Cine Vision's production house and stars

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in the lead role.

Plot

Shaheen is a young Muslim girl who lives in Mumbai and dreams of doing something in life. Her father's only dream is to get her married into a rich royal family of

Nawab Nawab (Balochi language, Balochi: نواب; ar, نواب; bn, নবাব/নওয়াব; hi, नवाब; Punjabi language, Punjabi : ਨਵਾਬ; Persian language, Persian, Punjabi language, Punjabi , Sindhi language, Sindhi, Urd ...

s. Shaheen's dreams are shattered when she gets to know that her father has fixed her marriage with a

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-based widower Nawab Junaid. There is a significant age difference between Shaheen and Junaid but she surrenders to her father's wishes and marries Junaid. Shaheen shifts to Lucknow with Junaid and gradually starts adjusting to a very different city and culture. However, she is soon shocked to discover that Junaid has a son from his previous marriage, a fact her father hid from her. Junaid then tells her that he can never give her the place of his first wife. Shaheen decides to carry on and joins a college with Junaid's support. There she meets a young poet named Rafee and falls in love with him. The story then revolves around Shaheen's relationship with Junaid and how she must decide to choose between him and Rafee.

Cast

as Shaheen * Bhaveen Gossain as Nawab Junaid *

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as Begum Sahiba *

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* Tara Mehta *

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* Abha Dhulia * Vandana Sajnani * Manasi Upadhyay * Ravikiran Shastry *

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* Abhay Puniani * Rutuja Shah * Mahesh Kanwal * Lopa Bhatt * Manav Kaushik

References

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{{SET Shows Indian television soap operas Sony Entertainment Television original programming 2002 Indian television series debuts