Waaris is a
Hindi television crime drama series directed by Bhushan Patel that aired on
Zee TV
Zee TV (stylised as ZEE TV) is a Hindi general entertainment pay television channel in India. It was launched on 2 October 1992, as the first privately owned TV channel in the country. It is owned by Zee Entertainment Enterprises. Zee TV also ...
channel from 28 July 2008 until 4 December 2008. The plot is similar in quite a few aspects to the
Ram Gopal Varma films, ''
Sarkar'' (2005) and ''
Sarkar Raj'' (2008). The series ran for a total of 64 episodes, excluding the 12 episodes that could have broadcast but were canceled due to the Indian Television Strike that occurred for 3 weeks long.
Plot
The story is based on the life of an
underworld mafia don, Rudra Pratap Singh, who is searching for a true or suitable "Waaris" (inherent, heir) for the position that he created in his criminal-world.
Cast
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Mohammed Iqbal Khan
Mohammed Iqbal Khan (born 10 February 1981), more commonly known as Iqbal Khan, is an Indian actor. He was a contestant on '' Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 6''.
Early life
Khan was born in Kashmir and began school in Tyndale Biscoe School, Sri ...
as Shankar Pratap Singh
*
Ashish Vidyarthi
Ashish Vidyarthi (born 19 June 1962) is an Indian actor who predominantly works in Hindi, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, English, Odia, Marathi and Bengali films. He is noted for his antagonist and character roles. In 1995, he received t ...
as Rudra Pratap Singh
* Indira Krishnan as Yashoda Rudra Pratap Singh
*
Gauri Nigudkar
Gauri Nigudkar is an Indian actress and reality-show anchor. She made her movie debut with the 2004 film '' Uttarayan,'' which won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Marathi. Nigudkar played the lead roles in the soap operas ''B ...
as Swati Pratap Singh
* Yuvraj Malhotra as Shaurya Pratap Singh
*
Akshay Sethi
Akshay Sethi (born 2 October 1980) is an Indian model and television actor. He is well known for playing the double role in ''Sasural Genda Phool'' on Star Plus.
Early life
Akshay Sethi was born on 2 October 1980 in Maharashtra, India.
Caree ...
as Karan
*
Shilpa Shinde
Shilpa Shinde (born 28 August 1977) is an Indian television actress. She is known for playing Angoori Tiwari in &TV's ''Bhabhi Ji Ghar Par Hai!''. In 2017, she participated in '' Bigg Boss 11'' and emerged as the winner by public votes.
Early ...
as Gayatri Shankar Pratap Singh
*
Rucha Gujarathi as Simran
* Khushboo Purohit as Swati
*
Kiran Kumar as Ganesh Shetty
*
Manish Raisinghan
Manish Raisinghan (born 22 July) is an Indian television actor known for his portrayals of Sameer Gheewala in '' Teen Bahuraniyaan'' and Siddhant Bharadwaj in ''Sasural Simar Ka''.
Career
Raisinghan played the character of Siddhant Bharadwaj ...
as Sunny Shetty
*
Buddhaditya Mohanty
* Bhawna Roy
External links
Official SiteOnline Waaris Videos
Indian television soap operas
Zee TV original programming
2008 Indian television series debuts
2008 Indian television series endings
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