''Viraasat'' is an Indian

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drama television series that debuted on

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, with broadcast of the series later shifting to

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. It aired from 12 June 2006 to 26 July 2007. It was produced by B.R. Films.

Story

''Viraasat'' is the story of two people in love bound by an age-old enmity between their families.

Cast

Kiran Kumar Kiran Kumar (born as Deepak Dhar; 20 October 1953) is an Indian screen and theatre actor. He has worked in numerous Hindi, Bhojpuri and Gujarati television and film productions. His latest work in drama is ''Charlie 2''. Personal life Kumar co ...

as Raman Lamba * Deepak Qazir as Kailash Kharbanda * Aman Verma as Rishabh Lamba (Raman's Middle Son) * Pooja Ghai Rawal as Anushka Rishabh Lamba *

Amar Upadhyay Amar Upadhyay (born 1 August 1976) is an Indian actor. He started his career with modelling and he is best known for his collaborations with Ekta Kapoor in the television shows namely '' Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi'' (2000-2002), '' Kalash' ...

as Kunal Kharbanda (Kailash's Son) *

Manasi Salvi ''Manasi'' is a 1981 romantic comedy Oriya film directed by Malay Mitra. Plot Akash ( Sriram Panda) is the son of industrialist Surendra Das and looks after his father's business. He and Prashant (Swarup Naik), who is an engineer by professio ...

as Gargi Kunal Kharbanda *

Rohit Roy Rohit Bose Roy (born 5 April 1969) is an Indian television and film actor. He is known for his role in Hindi television serials such as ''Des Mein Niklla Hoga Chand'' and ''Swabhimaan''. Besides working in television series, Roy has also act ...

as Rahul Lamba (Raman's Youngest Son) *

Sangeeta Ghosh Sangita Ghosh (born 18 August 1976) is an Indian film and television actress and model. She is better known for her role of Pammi in the television serial ''Des Mein Niklla Hoga Chand''. She has also anchored and hosted several award shows and ...

as Priyanka Kharbanda (Kailash's Daughter) / Priyanka Rahul Lamba *

Jayati Bhatia Jayati Bhatia (born July 28, 1970) is an Indian actress. She is best known for her role as Nirmala "Mataji" Bharadwaj in ''Sasural Simar Ka'' (2011–18), one of the most longest-running TV shows that aired on Colors TV. Currently she's essa ...

as Meera Raman Lamba *

Simone Singh Simone Singh (born 10 November 1974) is an Indian actress and model. Biography Singh was born in Jamshedpur on 10 November 1974. She made her acting debut with the television series '' Sea Hawks'' followed by a small role in ''Swabhimaan'', ...

as Anushka Rishabh Lamba *

Smita Bansal Smita Bansal (born 21 February 1977) is an Indian television and Bollywood film actress. Her notable roles include the Zee TV's '' Amanat'', '' Aashirwad,'' ''Sarhadein'' and Sony SAB's ''Aladdin – Naam Toh Suna Hoga''. She has also acted i ...

as Gargi Kunal Kharbanda * Vishal Watwani as Ronnie *

Kanika Maheshwari Kanika Maheshwari (born 24 April 1981) is an Indian television actress. She is best known for her roles in serials like ''Kahaani Ghar Ghar Kii'', ''Raja Ki Aayegi Baraat'', ''Kabhi Aaye Na Judaai'', '' Viraasat'', ''Geet - Hui Sabse Parayi'' a ...

as Juhi Lamba (Rohan's Daughter) * Chinky Jaiswal as Shaina Kharbanda (Kunal & Gargi's Daughter) * Gautam Chaturvedi /

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 Rohan Lamba (Raman's Eldest Son) *

Ankur Nayyar Ankur Nayyar is an Indian television and film actor. He has worked in many shows like '' Kasautii Zindagii Kay'', '' Kashmeer'' and '' Jeet''. He is also known for playing the lead role of Samman Chaudhary in Sahara One's show ''Ghar Ek Sapnaa' ...

as Dr. Raj Malhotra *

Chhavi Mittal Chhavi Mittal Hussein (born 4 September 1980) is an Indian film and television actress. She co-founded Shitty Ideas Trending (SIT), a digital production company, along with her husband Mohit Hussein. Personal life She married director Mohit ...

as Niki (Anushka's Sister) *

Gajendra Chauhan Gajendra Singh Chauhan known professionally as Gajendra Chauhan, is a former television actor known for his work on Indian television, especially his portrayal of Yudhishthira in the historical television series ''Mahabharat'' (1988–90). He h ...

as Yashwant Vij *

Sanjeet Bedi Sanjit Bedi (8 May 1977 – 23 June 2015) was an Indian television actor. He was majorly known for playing the role of Dr. Omi Joshi in Indian television show '' Sanjivani''. He began his career as a model, before transitioning into theatre and, ...

as Sanjay Vij (Yashwant's Son) * Amit Pachori as Inspector Vishal Deshmukh * Ravee Gupta as Tanya *

Karishma Tanna Karishma Tanna Bangera (born 21 December 1983) is an Indian actress, model and anchor who predominantly works in Hindi films and television shows. She made her television debut with ''Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi'' in 2001. She is well known ...

as Natasha Chopra *

Hrishikesh Pandey Hrishikesh Pandey is an Indian television actor. He appeared in '' Hamari Betiyoon Ka Vivaah'' as Shakti, and plays the role of Inspector Sachin in '' C.I.D''. Also seen in ''Jag Janani Maa Vaishno Devi - Kahani Mata Rani Ki'' as Maharaj Ratna ...

as Shekhar Sinha *

Aashish Kaul Aashish Kaul (born July 25) is an Indian television actor, who has been associated with the Indian film and television industry since 1995. He is known for a wide variety of roles in popular Hindi television shows including '' Ghutan'', ''Kkus ...

as Professor Vardhan * Nitin Trivedi as College Principal * Kaushal Kapoor as Gargi's Advocate *

Adi Irani Adi Irani is an Indian actor who has worked in Bollywood films. He also did the role of V. P. Menon in 2013 TV show '' Pradhanmantri''. He is brother of director-producer Indra Kumar and Bollywood actress Aruna Irani. He has also acted in TV ...

as Fake Dr. M. D. Virmani * Shahab Khan as Bhaskar Dey * Sanjay Swaraj as Kishore Bhagat * Cindrella D' Cruz as Receptionist * Salim Shah as Mr. Marwah

Production

The series premiered and aired on

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in prime time slot until January 2007. On 22 January 2007, it was shifted to

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due to the programming changes of StarPlus for its flagship show

Kaun Banega Crorepati ''Kaun Banega Crorepati'' (also simply known as ''KBC'') is an Indian Hindi-language television game show. It is the official Hindi adaptation of the ''Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?'' franchise. It has been presented by actor Amitabh Bachchan ...

's premiere and also as the series did not garner expected ratings in Star Plus. The series was made with a high budget of ₹ 20 crores.

Reception

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applauded the series as one of the best launch of the year 2006 stating, "Virasat had to be successful with such a massive star cast and strong screenplay. Stellar performances by

and Aman Verma guarantee the success of this serial."

References

External links

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Official website
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