''Shobha Somnath Ki'' ( en, Shobha of Somnath) is an Indian historical television drama series on

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based on

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's 1954

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novel ''Somnath Mahalay''. It tells the story of a fictional young female called Shobha amid the infamous raids in western India by Sultan Maḥmūd of Ghazni in the early 11th century. The show replaced another historical drama ''

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'' on Zee TV. Initially, the drama was produced by

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. However, due to ''

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'' on

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and ''

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'' on

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, Contiloe Telefilms handed over the reins to

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. The show was shown every day for some months, and was changed to being broadcast bi-weekly due to decreased popularity. Another show ''

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'' replaced the time slot when ''Shobha Somnath Ki'' was shown (starting 7 November 2011). On 12 November 2011, the broadcast time was changed to weekends only. It aired its last episode on 26 February 2012.

Cast

Vikramjeet Virk Vikramjeet Virk is an Indian actor who has worked in Telugu, Punjabi, Hindi and Malayalam language films. Early life Vikramjeet was born on 19 July 1984 to Sukhwant Singh Virk and Harjinder Kaur Virk in Tharwa Majra village, Karnal district, ...

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* Srishty Rode as Princess Shobha **

Ashnoor Kaur Ashnoor Kaur (born 3 May 2004) is an Indian actress. She is best known for her acting in several television serials including ''Jhansi Ki Rani'', ''Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai'' and '' Patiala Babes''. In 2018, she made her Bollywood debut with ...

as Young Princess Shobha *

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Yash Tonk Yash Tonk (born 30 October 1971) is an Indian actor from Sonipat District, Haryana. Early life Yash Tonk was brought up at Hisar, Haryana where his father works as Chief Security officer in Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar. He studied ...

as Dadda Chalukya * Preeti Puri /

Amrita Raichand Amrita Raichand is an Indian actress and celebrity chef who appears in films and TV series. Acting career She made her film debut with ''Humko Ishq Ne Mara'', which released in 1997. The film starred Ashish Chaudhary in the lead, was directe ...

as Gayatri Devi * Jignesh Mehta as Prince Bheemdev ** Azaan Ali Khan as Young Prince Bheemdev *

Priyanka Chhabra Priyanka Chhabra is an Indian actress and model. She started her acting career by playing Princess Chaula in Zee TV's television series ''Shobha Somnath Ki''. The show wrapped up and she was immediately approached to play the female lead oppo ...

as Princess Chaula *

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as Kausar Jahan *

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as Kirit Chalukya *

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as Indumati *

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as Indumati *

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as Patan Samrat Vallabhev * Seema Pandey / Roma Bali as Vijaylaxmi *

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as Puru * Siddharth Vasudev as Bhaanuman *

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as Mahant Rudhrabhadra *

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as Chandradev *

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as Bhairavi * Sonica Handa *

Aarun Nagar Aarun Nagar is an India, Indian film director, writer, editor, producer and actor known for his works in Hindi-language films. Early life and education Nagar was born in the village of Dujana in Gautam Buddh Nagar district of Uttar Pradesh. He ...

as Mantri *

Ahsaas Channa Ahsaas Channa (born 5 August 1999) is an Indian actress who appeared as a child actor in Hindi films such as '' Vaastu Shastra'', ''Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna'', '' My Friend Ganesha'', ''Phoonk'', etc. As a teenager, she has been mostly active in t ...

as Loma * Kannan Arunachalam as Rudrabhadra

Awards

;ITA Awards * 2011: Best Lyricist – Devendra Qafir * 2011: Best Editing – Paresh Shah * 2011: Best Costumes – Nidhi Yasha ;Zee Rishtey Awards * 2011: Favourite Khalnayak – Vikramjeet Virk

References

External links

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''Shobha Somnath Ki:'' On the sets
{{Zee TV Programmes Zee TV original programming Indian television soap operas 2011 Indian television series debuts 2012 Indian television series endings Indian period television series Television shows based on Indian novels Indian historical television series Television shows set in Gujarat Television series set in the 11th century Swastik Productions television series