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{{short description|Indian drama television series}} | |||
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{{Use Indian English|date=September 2017}} | {{Use Indian English|date=September 2017}} | ||
{{Infobox television | {{Infobox television | ||
| director = A.Salam | |||
| producer = Prem Krishan | |||
| director = | | company = [[Cinevistaas Limited]] | ||
| producer = | | writer = | ||
| company = [[Cinevistaas Limited]] | | open_theme = A.Salam | ||
| writer = | | starring = [[#Cast|See below]] | ||
| starring = [[ | | runtime = 30 minutes | ||
| runtime = | | language = Hindi | ||
| language = | | genre = | ||
| genre = | | num_seasons = 1 | ||
| num_seasons = 1 | | num_episodes = 510 | ||
| num_episodes = 510 | | first_aired = {{start date|1994}} | ||
| first_aired = {{start date| | | 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 | '''''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 == | ||
===Main=== | |||
* [[Parikshit Sahni]] as Bharat Kumar Rajvansh/Rai Bahadur Sumer's father | |||
* [[Parikshit Sahni]] as Bharat | * [[Beena Banerjee]] as Deepavati Rajvansh, Sumer's mother | ||
* [[Beena Banerjee]] as Deepavati Rajvansh, Sumer's | *[[Ravindra Kapoor]] as Thakur Diwan and friend of Bharat Kumar Rajvansh | ||
*[[Ravindra Kapoor]] as Thakur Diwan and friend of Bharat Kumar Rajvansh | *[[Kishori Shahane]] as Chandni and biological mother of Sumer Rajvansh | ||
*[[Kishori Shahane]] as Chandni and biological mother of Sumer Rajvansh | *[[Sarita Joshi]] as Ranibai, Chandni's mother | ||
*[[Sarita Joshi]] as Ranibai, Chandni's | * [[Lalit Tiwari]] as Freedom fighter Arun Chakravorty, Rekha's father | ||
* [[Lalit | * [[Saeed Jaffrey]] as Vinayak Shankar, Reema's father | ||
* [[Saeed Jaffrey]] as | |||
* [[Farida Jalal]] as Gauri, Reema's mother | * [[Farida Jalal]] as Gauri, Reema's mother | ||
* [[Neena Gupta]] as Reema, | * [[Neena Gupta]] as Reema Shankar, Sumer's sister | ||
* [[Mangal Dhillon]] | * [[Mangal Dhillon]] as Sumer Rajvansh | ||
* [[Archana Puran Singh]] as Rekha | * [[Archana Puran Singh]] as Rekha Chakravorty, Arun's daughter | ||
*[[Kavin Dave]] | *[[Kavin Dave]] as Vishal Rajvansh, Sumer Rajvansh's son | ||
* [[Dina Pathak]] as Savitri Dhanraj, Aditya's grandmother | |||
* 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 | * [[Benjamin Gilani]] as Brijbhushan Dhanraj, Aditya's Father | ||
* Vishnu Sharma as Lala Jagdish | * [[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 | ||
=Recurring= | ===Recurring=== | ||
* [[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 | * [[Kiran Juneja]] as Advocate Nalini Mathur, Justice Bhatnagar, and Pratibha's daughter | ||
* [[Vijayendra Ghatge]] as | * [[Vijayendra Ghatge]] as Advocate Neil Bhatia, Nalini's colleague, Criminal lawyer Aditya's Lawyer, Mini's ex-husband | ||
* | * Sudha Chopra as Nirmala Bhatia, Neil's mother | ||
* [[Shubha Khote]] as Dr.D'souza | |||
* [[Shubha Khote]] as Dr.D'souza | |||
*[[Dinesh Kaushik]] as Ketan | *[[Dinesh Kaushik]] as Ketan | ||
* [[Pankaj Berry]] as Mr | * [[Pankaj Berry]] as Mr Visham Agrawal, Mini's father | ||
*[[Shivraj]] as Ramdas, servant of Mr | *[[Shivraj]] as Ramdas, servant of Mr Visham Agarwal | ||
* [[Kitu Gidwani]] as Mini Agrawal | * [[Kitu Gidwani]] as Mini Agrawal | ||
* [[Tom Alter]] as Don Keshav Kalsi/ KK/ Collector in British Raj | * [[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 | |||
* [[Ranjeet]] as Pathan Sherkhan, Henchman of Saudagar Singh | |||
*[[Virendra Razdan]] as Mr. Adhikari, | * [[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. | ||
* [[ | * [[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 | *[[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 | *[[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 | *[[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 | |||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
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[[Category:DD National original programming]] | [[Category:DD National original programming]] | ||
[[Category:1994 Indian television series debuts]] | [[Category:1994 Indian television series debuts]] | ||
[[Category:Television shows based on British novels]] | [[Category:Television shows based on British novels]] | ||
[[Category:1999 Indian television series endings]] | [[Category:1999 Indian television series endings]] | ||
{{India-tv-prog-stub}} | {{India-tv-prog-stub}} | ||
Latest revision as of 07:31, 13 March 2026
| Junoon | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | A.Salam |
| Starring | See below |
| Original language | Hindi |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 510 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Prem Krishan |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Production company | Cinevistaas Limited |
| Release | |
| Original network | DD National |
| Original release | 1994 – 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]
- Parikshit Sahni as Bharat Kumar Rajvansh/Rai Bahadur Sumer's father
- Beena Banerjee as Deepavati Rajvansh, Sumer's mother
- Ravindra Kapoor as Thakur Diwan and friend of Bharat Kumar Rajvansh
- Kishori Shahane as Chandni and biological mother of Sumer Rajvansh
- Sarita Joshi as Ranibai, Chandni's mother
- Lalit Tiwari as Freedom fighter Arun Chakravorty, Rekha's father
- Saeed Jaffrey as Vinayak Shankar, Reema's father
- Farida Jalal as Gauri, Reema's mother
- Neena Gupta as Reema Shankar, Sumer's sister
- Mangal Dhillon as Sumer Rajvansh
- Archana Puran Singh as Rekha Chakravorty, Arun's daughter
- Kavin Dave as Vishal Rajvansh, Sumer Rajvansh's son
- Dina Pathak as Savitri Dhanraj, Aditya's grandmother
- Vishnu Sharma as Lala Jagdish Prakash, Savitri's relative, Aditya's and Dhanraj's properties caretaker after Brijbhushan's death
- Benjamin Gilani as Brijbhushan Dhanraj, Aditya's Father
- Smita Jaykar as Anuradha Dhanraj, Aditya's mother
- Suresh Chatwal as Manmohan Dhanraj, Aditya's uncle
- Shashi Puri as Aditya Dhanraj
Recurring[edit | edit source]
- Navin Nischol as Justice Rameshwar Bhatnagar, Nalini's father
- Tanuja Samarth as Advocate Pratibha Mathur, Justice Bhatnagar's wife, Nalini's mother
- Anant Mahadevan as Advocate Vrinal Modi, Pratibha Mathur Friend and Advocate.
- Kiran Juneja as Advocate Nalini Mathur, Justice Bhatnagar, and Pratibha's daughter
- Vijayendra Ghatge as Advocate Neil Bhatia, Nalini's colleague, Criminal lawyer Aditya's Lawyer, Mini's ex-husband
- Sudha Chopra as Nirmala Bhatia, Neil's mother
- Shubha Khote as Dr.D'souza
- Dinesh Kaushik as Ketan
- Pankaj Berry as Mr Visham Agrawal, Mini's father
- Shivraj as Ramdas, servant of Mr Visham Agarwal
- Kitu Gidwani as Mini Agrawal
- 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
- Vinod Kapoor as Advocate of Keshav Kalsi and Nana Nagarkar
- Gavin Packard as Masita
- Shagufta Ali as Farheen (Masita's girlfriend)
- Parmeet Sethi as Bobby (KK's stepbrother)
- Deepika Deshpande as Vibha, Bobby's lover
- Mohan Gokhale as Jay (KK's stepbrother)
- Kalpana Iyer as Parvati (KK's mother)
- Ajit Vachani as Shergill, Parvati's husband
- Virendra Razdan as Mr. Adhikari, Sumer's Solicitor
- Ranjeet as Pathan Sherkhan, Henchman of Saudagar Singh
- Puneet Issar as Saudagar Singh (From episode no 125)
- Rama Vij as Wife of Saudagar Singh (Dead), only comes in her dreams.
- 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
- Sheela David as Kajri, Manish Mahajan's wife.
- Shiva Rindani as Mukhtyar (From episode no 126)
- Hemant Birje as Ujagar
- Chandrashekhar as Justice Habibuddin
- Neelam Mehra as Sister Maria of St. Peter Orphanage
- Vijay Kashyap as Ramamurthy Iyer, PT teacher of the children boarding hostel
- Kunika as Dancer (Only in Episode 124)
- Ahmed Khan (actor) as Police Commissioner AK Malhotra
- Harshada Khanvilkar as Secretary of Sumer Rajvansh
See also[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Cinevista Communications -- A good commercial break". www.thehindubusinessline.com. Retrieved 2 July 2016.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Tribuneindia... Film and tv". www.tribuneindia.com. Archived from the original on 23 October 2016. Retrieved 2 July 2016.
- ↑ 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.
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