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{{short description|Indian drama television series}}
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{{Infobox television
{{Infobox television
| country = India
| director                 = A.Salam
| name = Junoon
| producer                 = Prem Krishan
| director =  
| company                 = [[Cinevistaas Limited]]
| producer =  
| writer                   =  
| company = [[Cinevistaas Limited]]
| open_theme              = A.Salam
| writer =  
| starring                 = [[#Cast|See below]]
| starring = [[Junoon (1993 TV series)#Cast|See below]]
| runtime                 = 30 minutes
| runtime =  
| language                 = Hindi
| language = [[Hindi]]
| genre                   =  
| genre =  
| num_seasons             = 1
| num_seasons = 1
| num_episodes             = 510
| num_episodes = 510
| first_aired             = {{start date|1994}}
| first_aired = {{start date|1993}}
| last_aired               = {{end date|1998}}
| last_aired = {{end date|1998}}
| channel                 = [[DD National]]
| channel = [[DD National]]  
}}
}}
'''''Junoon'''''<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/2000/02/20/stories/202042nc.htm|title=Cinevista Communications       -- A good commercial break|website=www.thehindubusinessline.com|access-date=2016-07-02}}</ref> (translation: Obsession) is a television series produced by [[Cinevistaas Limited|Cinevistasa Limited]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/as-soaps-explode-it-is-boomtime-for-scribes/1/283860.html|title=As soaps explode, it is boomtime for scribes|website=The Hindu|access-date=2016-07-02}}</ref> and broadcast on [[Doordarshan]] in 1993. ''Junoon'' ran for five years (510 episodes), setting a record for the longest-running program during prime time on Doordarshan. This serial is about two families, Rajvansh and Dhanraj, who are in rivalry through professional and personal business.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.indiantelevision.com/interviews/y2k3/producer/premkishen.htm|title="DD needs to understand that the channel-producer relationship is equivalent to that of husband-wife. Both need each other": Prem Kishen Television and film producer|website=Indian Television Dot Com|access-date=2016-07-02}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/1999/99jan31/sunday/filmtv.htm|title=Tribuneindia... Film and tv|website=www.tribuneindia.com|access-date=2016-07-02}}</ref>
'''''Junoon''''' ({{Translation|Craze}}) is a television series produced by [[Cinevistaas Limited]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/2000/02/20/stories/202042nc.htm|title=Cinevista Communications -- A good commercial break|website=www.thehindubusinessline.com|access-date=2016-07-02}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/society-and-the-arts/story/19960131-as-soaps-explode-it-is-boomtime-for-scribes-835196-1996-01-30|title=As soaps explode, it is boomtime for scribes|website=The Hindu|date=31 January 1996|access-date=2016-07-02|archive-date=18 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160818044719/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/as-soaps-explode-it-is-boomtime-for-scribes/1/283860.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The series was first broadcast on [[DD National]] in 1994. It aired for five years, totaling 510 episodes and setting a record for the longest-running prime time program on Doordarshan. The series revolves around the rivalry between the patriarchs of two well-known families, Rajvansh and Dhanraj, who lead their professional and personal lives with animosity towards each other.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/1999/99jan31/sunday/filmtv.htm|title=Tribuneindia... Film and tv|website=www.tribuneindia.com|access-date=2016-07-02|archive-date=23 October 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161023020419/http://www.tribuneindia.com/1999/99jan31/sunday/filmtv.htm|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Awaasthi |first=Kavita |date=7 October 2016 |title=Junoon: Archana Puran Singh, Kitu Gidwani relive memories of the 1994 show |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/tv/junoon-archana-puran-singh-and-kitu-gidwani-relive-memories-of-the-hit-1994-show/story-lDxB56dXcvrOG42z2fwgZI.html |work=[[Hindustan Times]] |location=Mumbai |access-date=22 February 2025 |archive-date=22 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210422173040/https://www.hindustantimes.com/tv/junoon-archana-puran-singh-and-kitu-gidwani-relive-memories-of-the-hit-1994-show/story-lDxB56dXcvrOG42z2fwgZI.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
 
== Cast ==
== Cast ==
{{Div col|colwidth=25em}}
===Main===
'''Rajvansh's faction'''
* [[Parikshit Sahni]] as Bharat Kumar Rajvansh/Rai Bahadur Sumer's father  
* [[Parikshit Sahni]] as Bharat kumar rajvansh/Rai Bahadur Sumer's father (Episode 1 to 7)
* [[Beena Banerjee]] as Deepavati Rajvansh, Sumer's mother  
* [[Beena Banerjee]] as Deepavati Rajvansh, Sumer's paternal mother (Episode 1 to 7)
*[[Ravindra Kapoor]] as Thakur Diwan and friend of Bharat Kumar Rajvansh  
*[[Ravindra Kapoor]] as Thakur Diwan and friend of Bharat Kumar Rajvansh (Episode 1 to 7)
*[[Kishori Shahane]] as Chandni and biological mother of Sumer Rajvansh  
*[[Kishori Shahane]] as Chandni and biological mother of Sumer Rajvansh (Episode 1,2)
*[[Sarita Joshi]]  as Ranibai, Chandni's mother
*[[Sarita Joshi]]  as Ranibai, Chandni's Mother (Episode 1 to 3)
* [[Lalit Tiwari]] as Freedom fighter Arun Chakravorty, Rekha's father
* [[Lalit Mohan Tiwari]] as Freedom fighter Amar Chakravorty, Teacher of Sumer Rajvansh (Episode 1 to 7)
* [[Saeed Jaffrey]] as Vinayak Shankar, Reema's father  
* [[Saeed Jaffrey]] as Baba, Reema's father (Episode 9 to Episode 17)
* [[Farida Jalal]] as Gauri, Reema's mother
* [[Farida Jalal]] as Gauri, Reema's mother
* [[Neena Gupta]] as Reema, as Sumer Paternal Sister<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/fr/2005/12/16/stories/2005121603280400.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081007111023/http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/fr/2005/12/16/stories/2005121603280400.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=2008-10-07|website=[[The Hindu]]|title=Entertainment Bangalore / Personality : Bold and dutiful|date=2005-12-16|access-date=2016-07-02}}</ref> (Episode 9 to Episode 20)
* [[Neena Gupta]] as Reema Shankar, Sumer's sister
* [[Mangal Dhillon]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2008/20080917/aplus1.htm|title=The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - Amritsar PLUS|website=www.tribuneindia.com|access-date=2016-07-02}}</ref> as Sumer Rajvansh
* [[Mangal Dhillon]] as Sumer Rajvansh
* [[Archana Puran Singh]] as Rekha
* [[Archana Puran Singh]] as Rekha Chakravorty, Arun's daughter
*[[Kavin Dave]] (Child Actor) as vishal rajvansh, son of sumer rajvansh
*[[Kavin Dave]] as Vishal Rajvansh, Sumer Rajvansh's son
 
* [[Dina Pathak]] as Savitri Dhanraj, Aditya's grandmother
'''Dhanraj's faction'''
* Vishnu Sharma as Lala Jagdish Prakash, Savitri's relative, Aditya's and Dhanraj's properties caretaker after Brijbhushan's death
* [[Dina Pathak]] as Savitri Dhanraj, Aditya's grandmother (Episode 1 to 8)
* [[Benjamin Gilani]] as Brijbhushan Dhanraj, Aditya's Father
* Vishnu Sharma as Lala Jagdish Prasad, Savitri's relative, Aditya's and Dhanraj's properties caretaker after Brijbhushan's death
* [[Smita Jaykar]] as Anuradha Dhanraj, Aditya's mother
* [[Benjamin Gilani]] as Brijbhushan Dhanraj Aditya's Father
* [[Smita Jaykar]] as Aditya's mother
*[[Suresh Chatwal]] as Manmohan Dhanraj, Aditya's uncle
*[[Suresh Chatwal]] as Manmohan Dhanraj, Aditya's uncle
* [[Shashi Puri]] as Aditya Dhanraj
* [[Shashi Puri]] as Aditya Dhanraj
*[https://m.imdb.com/name/nm1091228/ Radha Seth] as Seema Dhanraj,Aditya's wife


=Recurring=
===Recurring===
'''Mathur's faction'''
* [[Navin Nischol]] as Justice Rameshwar Bhatnagar, Nalini's father
* [[Navin Nischol]] as Justice Rameshwar Bhatnagar,Nalini's father
* [[Tanuja Samarth]] as Advocate Pratibha Mathur, Justice Bhatnagar's wife, Nalini's mother
* [[Tanuja Samarth]] as Pratibha Mathur,Justice Bhatnagar's wife, Nalini's mother
*[[Anant Mahadevan]] as Advocate Vrinal Modi, Pratibha Mathur Friend and Advocate.
*[[Anant Mahadevan]] as Advocate Vrinal Modi, Pratibha Mathur Friend and Advocate.
* [[Kiran Juneja]] as adv. Nalini Mathur,Justice Bhatnagar and Pratibha's daughter
* [[Kiran Juneja]] as Advocate Nalini Mathur, Justice Bhatnagar, and Pratibha's daughter
* [[Vijayendra Ghatge]] as adv. Neil Bhatiya, Nalini's collegue, Criminal lawyer Aditya's Lawyer, Mini's ex-husband<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2006/feb/02sld8.htm|title=rediff.com: The Buniyaad folks, 18 years later|website=www.rediff.com|access-date=2016-07-02}}</ref>
* [[Vijayendra Ghatge]] as Advocate Neil Bhatia, Nalini's colleague, Criminal lawyer Aditya's Lawyer, Mini's ex-husband
*[[Sudha Chopra]] As Nirmala Bhatiya, Neil's mother
* Sudha Chopra as Nirmala Bhatia, Neil's mother
 
* [[Shubha Khote]] as Dr.D'souza  
* [[Shubha Khote]] as Dr.D'souza (From Episode No 1 to 29)
 
'''Agrawal-Keshav Kalsi's faction'''
*[[Dinesh Kaushik]] as Ketan
*[[Dinesh Kaushik]] as Ketan
* [[Pankaj Berry]] as Mr.Agrawal,Mini's father
* [[Pankaj Berry]] as Mr Visham Agrawal, Mini's father
*[[Shivraj]] as Ramdas, servant of Mr. Agarwal
*[[Shivraj]] as Ramdas, servant of Mr Visham Agarwal
* [[Kitu Gidwani]] as Mini Agrawal<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://in.news.yahoo.com/tv-going-downhill-decade-kitu-gidwani-033821838.html|title=TV going downhill for a decade: Kitu Gidwani|website=Yahoo India|access-date=2016-07-02}}</ref>
* [[Kitu Gidwani]] as Mini Agrawal
* [[Tom Alter]] as Don Keshav Kalsi/ KK/ Collector in British Raj<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/mp/2005/04/16/stories/2005041602210100.htm|archive-url=https://archive.today/20171001155232/http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/mp/2005/04/16/stories/2005041602210100.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=2017-10-01|website=[[The Hindu]]|title=Metro Plus Delhi / Personality : Tom, unaltered|date=2005-04-16|access-date=2016-07-02}}</ref>
* [[Tom Alter]] as Don Keshav Kalsi/KK/Collector in British Raj
* [[Sudhir Dalvi]] as Nana Nagarkar, a crime lord,Sumer's syndicate and KK's God-father in crime
* [[Sudhir Dalvi]] as Nana Nagarkar, a crime lord, Sumer's syndicate, and KK's God-father in crime
* [[Vinod Kapoor]] as Advocate of Keshav Kalsi and Nana Nagarkar
* [[Vinod Kapoor]] as Advocate of Keshav Kalsi and Nana Nagarkar
* [[Gavin Packard]] as Masita
* [[Gavin Packard]] as Masita
* [[Shagufta Ali]] as Farheen (Masita's girlfriend)
* [[Shagufta Ali]] as Farheen (Masita's girlfriend)
* [[Parmeet Sethi]] as Bobby (KK's stepbrother)
* [[Parmeet Sethi]] as Bobby (KK's stepbrother)
* [[Deepika Amin|Deepika Deshpande]] as Vibha, Bobby lover
* [[Deepika Amin|Deepika Deshpande]] as Vibha, Bobby's lover
* [[Mohan Gokhale]] as Jay (KK's stepbrother)
* [[Mohan Gokhale]] as Jay (KK's stepbrother)
* [[Kalpana Iyer]] as Parvati (KK's mother)
* [[Kalpana Iyer]] as Parvati (KK's mother)
* [[Ajit Vachani]] as Shergill, Parvati husband
* [[Ajit Vachani]] as Shergill, Parvati's husband
 
*[[Virendra Razdan]] as Mr. Adhikari, Sumer's Solicitor
=Other=
* [[Ranjeet]] as Pathan Sherkhan, Henchman of Saudagar Singh
*[[Virendra Razdan]] as Mr. Adhikari, Summer's Solicitor
* [[Puneet Issar]] as Saudagar Singh (From episode no 125)
* [[Puneet Issar]] as Saudagar Singh
*[[Rama Vij]] as Wife of Saudagar Singh (Dead), only comes in her dreams.
* [[Ranjeet]] as Pathan Sherkhan
* [[Rajesh Khattar]] as ACP Wajahad Ali, Inspector investigating Seema Dhanraj's murder case, KK's enemy.
 
* [[Neelima Azeem]] as Shabana, Wajahad Ali's wife.
* [[Rajesh Khattar]] as ACP Wajahad Ali, Inspector investigating Seema Dhanraj's murder case, KK's enemy
* [[Neelima Azeem]] as Shabana, Wajahad Ali's wife
 
* [[Ravi Jhankal]] as Manish Mahajan
* [[Ravi Jhankal]] as Manish Mahajan
*[[Sheela David]] as Kajri, Manish mahajan wife
*[[Sheela David]] as Kajri, Manish Mahajan's wife.
 
* [[Shiva Rindani]] as Mukhtyar (From episode no 126)
* [[Shiva Rindani]] as Mukhtyar
* [[Hemant Birje]] as Ujagar
* [[Hemant Birje]] as Ujagar
*[[Chandrashekhar (actor)|Chandrashekhar]] as Justice Habibuddin
*[[Chandrashekhar (actor)|Chandrashekhar]] as Justice Habibuddin
*[[Neelam Mehra]] as Sister Maria of St Peter Orphange
*[[Neelam Mehra]] as Sister Maria of St. Peter Orphanage
 
*[[Vijay Kashyap]] as Ramamurthy Iyer, PT teacher of the children boarding hostel
*[[Vijay Kashyap]] as Ramamurthy Iyer, PT sir of children boarding hostel
*[[Kunika]] as Dancer (Only in Episode 124)
*[[Kunika]] as Dancer
*[[Ahmed Khan (actor)]] as Police Commissioner AK Malhotra
 
*[[Harshada Khanvilkar]] as Secretary of Sumer Rajvansh
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==See also==
==See also==
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Junoon
Directed byA.Salam
StarringSee below
Original languageHindi
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes510
Production
ProducerPrem Krishan
Running time30 minutes
Production companyCinevistaas Limited
Release
Original networkDD National
Original release1994 (1994) –
1998 (1998)
External links
[{{#property:P856}} Website]

Junoon (transl. Craze) is a television series produced by Cinevistaas Limited.[1][2] The series was first broadcast on DD National in 1994. It aired for five years, totaling 510 episodes and setting a record for the longest-running prime time program on Doordarshan. The series revolves around the rivalry between the patriarchs of two well-known families, Rajvansh and Dhanraj, who lead their professional and personal lives with animosity towards each other.[3][4]

Cast[edit | edit source]

Main[edit | edit source]

Recurring[edit | edit source]

See also[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. "Cinevista Communications -- A good commercial break". www.thehindubusinessline.com. Retrieved 2 July 2016.
  2. "As soaps explode, it is boomtime for scribes". The Hindu. 31 January 1996. Archived from the original on 18 August 2016. Retrieved 2 July 2016.
  3. "Tribuneindia... Film and tv". www.tribuneindia.com. Archived from the original on 23 October 2016. Retrieved 2 July 2016.
  4. Awaasthi, Kavita (7 October 2016). "Junoon: Archana Puran Singh, Kitu Gidwani relive memories of the 1994 show". Hindustan Times. Mumbai. Archived from the original on 22 April 2021. Retrieved 22 February 2025.