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| Nazar | |
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| File:Nazar (TV series) poster.jpg | |
| Also known as | The Evil Eye |
| Genre | |
| Created by | |
| Based on | Dayan (witch) |
| Story by |
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| Directed by | Atif Khan |
| Starring | |
| Theme music composer | Tapas Relia |
| Opening theme |
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| Composer | Sanjeev Srivastava |
| Country of origin | India |
| Original language | Hindi |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 432 |
| Production | |
| Producers |
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| Editor | Shashank H. Singh |
| Camera setup | Multi camera |
| Running time | 22 minutes |
| Production company | 4 Lions Films |
| Release | |
| Original network | StarPlus |
| Original release | 30 July 2018 – 20 March 2020 |
| Chronology | |
| Related shows | Nojor |
| External links | |
| [{{#property:P856}} Website] | |
Nazar (transl. Evil Eye) is an Indian supernatural thriller series produced by 4 Lions Films and directed by Atif Khan that airs on StarPlus and streams digitally on Disney+ Hotstar.[1]
Season 1 of the franchise aired from 30 July 2018 to 18 February 2020.[2] It starred Monalisa, Niyati Fatnani, and Harsh Rajput and performed well in TRP charts apart from gaining popularity.[3]
Season 2 of the franchise, which replaced Season 1, premiered on 19 February 2020 and starred Monalisa and Shruti Sharma.[4] Despite having good ratings, the second season of Nazar went off-air due to the pandemic situation of COVID-19 and its high production demand.[5]
A telefilm of Nazar premiered on Star Plus on 10 October 2021 under the name Ankahee Dastaan – Nazar.
Seasons[edit | edit source]
| Season | Episodes | Originally broadcast (India) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| First aired | Last aired | ||
| 1 | 409 | 30 July 2018[6] | 18 February 2020[7] |
| 2 | 23 | 19 February 2020[8] | 20 March 2020[9] |
Plot[edit | edit source]
Season 1[edit | edit source]
In the year 2000, Mohana, a 250 -year-old daayan who has managed to extend her parasitic existence by sapping the life-force of her victims. Residing in Bhandap, she bewitches businessman Mridul Rathod and eventually ties the knot with him. Together, they have two children, Ansh and Kajal. As Mohana aids her husband in accumulating immense wealth through the use of dark sorcery, she gradually takes away his vitality, ultimately leading to his untimely death.
This unfortunate turn of events prompts Vedashree Rathod, Mridul Rathod's sister-in-law, to grow concerned. She seeks assistance from her friend Divya Sharma, a psychic wizardess and a member of the reevaavanshi, a clan of evil hunters, known for their ability to ward off evil eye. Divya thwarts Mohana's malevolent influence by severing her plait, rendering Mohana powerless. Mohana then escapes into the woods, but they pursue her along with a mob of villagers holding torches. Once cornered, Mohana was set on fire which turns her into stone. Divya seals Mohana in a coffin within a temple, safeguarded by powerful mantras. Not long after these events, Divya mysteriously disappears. Vedashree and her husband, Shekhar Rathod, adopt Ansh and Kajal. Yet Mohana's nazar still lurks on the family as she is a unique and very powerful Daayan called the Ekaayan.
Season 2[edit | edit source]
Palak, a compassionate woman living with a hole in her heart, finds herself compelled to enter a marriage of convenience with Apurv, a man afflicted by severe mental instability and an intellectual age equivalent to that of a five-year-old. She makes this difficult choice to secure the money required to cover her sister Naina's hospital bills. As time passes, an unexpected and genuine love blossoms between them. Meanwhile, Apurv's sinister sister, Madhulika, a daayan, harbors sinister intentions to sacrifice Apurv during the upcoming Purnima night, aiming to attain an Ekayan status. She has killed everyone who found out the truth about her. She has repeatedly stopped Apurv's marriage attempts, but her plans fail when she encounters Palak's divine powers that disrupt her malevolent pursuits. Frustrated by her repeated failures, Madhulika dispatches Girgit Behrupi in an attempt to kill Palak. However, Palak's newfound awareness of her daivik powers allows her to triumph over Behrupi. The story concludes on a cliffhanger.
Cast[edit | edit source]
Season 1[edit | edit source]
Main[edit | edit source]
- Monalisa as Mohana Rathod; An Ekaayan Dayaan
- Niyati Fatnani as Piya Rathod (née Sharma): An Daivik
- Harsh Rajput in dual role as
- Ansh Rathod: An Daavansh
- Karan Rathod: An Daavansh
Recurring[edit | edit source]
- Ritu Chaudhary as
- Vedashree Rathod
- Kalashree: Daayan
- Sumit Kaul as Prof. Nishant Sharma: An Reevavanshi [10]
- Smita Bansal as Divya Sharma: a shape-shifting serpent
- Amit Kaushik as Shekhar Rathod
- Ashita Dhawan as Chaitali Rathod
- Kapil Soni as ACP Avinash Rathod: Shekhar
- Aamir S Khan as Naman Kabra
- Sreejita De as
- Dilruba: Chudail
- Sanam
- Simran Budharup as Saavi Sharma
- Sumit Bhardwaj as Mayank: Asuransh
- Jigyasa Singh as Tara Khanna
- Sonyaa Ayodhya as Ruby: a Chalayaan
- Diaan Talaviya as Aditya Rathod: Daivik and Daavansh
- Kiara Bhanushali as Baby Aditya "Munna" Rathod
- Kisha Arora as Pari Rathod: a Daayan
- Jatin Bhardwaj as Rishi Rathod
- Resham Prashant as Neha Rathod
- Pallavi Gupta as Kajal Rathod[11]
- Amardeep Jha as Veena Devi "Gurumaa": Priestess (2018–2019)[12]
- Priya Malik as Dola: a Dukayaan Daayan
- Malhar Pandya as Angad: a Singha
- Stavan Shinde as Dev: a Daivik
- Salina Prakash as Pratima / Pratimaayan: World's First Ekaayan
- Sana Amin Sheikh as Urvashi / Bhasmika: Daayan
- Garima Vikrant Singh as Panna: Rakshasa
- Isha Sharma as Trishila Sharma: Reevavanshi
- Sabina Jat as Tamra
- Shalini Arora as Jaya Rathod Khanna
- Gouri Agarwal as Koyal Khanna
- Narayani Shastri as Devika
- Sikandar Kharbanda as Rudra Pratap Singh: Military officer
- Vishnu Sharma as Tej Singh: Rathod family's priest
- Kushagre Dua as Snake Survansh
- Ritu Shivpuri as Shalaka
- Vansh Sayani as Shardul
- Kingkini Bhattacharya as Mansi Rathod: Daayan
- Moni Rai as Abhiraj
- Ankur Nayyar as Mridul Rathod
Season 2[edit | edit source]
Main[edit | edit source]
- Monalisa as Madhulika Chaudhary: Daayan; Mohana's reincarnation
- Shruti Sharma as Palak Verma Chaudhary: Daivik
- Sheezan Khan as Apurv Singh Chaudhary: Daavansh
Recurring[edit | edit source]
- Nisha Nagpal as Vishala: Daayan
- Anjali Gupta as Urvashi Chaudhary
- Monal Jagtani as Hema Chaudhary
- Reema Vohra as Malini Chaudhary
- Gargi Patel / Alka Kaushal as Narmada Chaudhary
- Abhayshankar Jha as Borath Nath: Chaudhary family's priest
- Vishnu Sharma as Gurudev
- Bhakti Narula as Sarita Parekh
- Raju Shrestha as Randeep Parekh
- Tammana Mannan as Naina Verma
- Nikhil Mehta as Chameleon Girgit Behrupi
Production[edit | edit source]
This series was originally planned for 100 episodes, but the positive response to the series extended its run.[13] In August 2019, the storyline of the series took a leap of six years.[14]
In the first week of February 2020, producer Gul Khan confirmed the end of season 1 and production of season 2 of the series.[3] On 14 February 2020, the teaser of season 2 was released featuring Antara Biswas.[15] Later, the promo featuring Antara Biswas and Sheezan Khan was released.[16]
Due to COVID-19 outbreak, on 19 March 2020 the shootings were stalled until 31 March 2020 before lockdown was announced.[17] However, on 25 March 2020 lockdown was announced for 21 days then was extended till 3 May and again extended and the shootings could not resume after it.[18][19] On 20 March 2020, the series was halted airing and was supposed to return after lockdown. But, as the lockdown was extended longer than expected and shootings were stalled indefinitely. In May 2020 the series' cancellation was confirmed. It was due to the high budget of the series causing losses. On 10 October 2021, The series came back as a telefilm with a new plot and twists under the title Ankahee Daastaan-Nazar which was telecasted on 10 October 2021.[citation needed]
Reception[edit | edit source]
Critical response[edit | edit source]
India Today stated, "Although there is no dearth of chudails, dayans and shaitans in Indian TV, Gul's dayan stands apart. The character is loud and over the top, but is well-written and has a fascinating back story. Mona Lisa as Mohona is impressive, and the show is able to hold the interest of the viewer despite being a daily."[20]
After its premiere, it received negative criticism from The Times of India which stated, "Right from the beginning to the end, the show fails to hold you as it is highly dramatic, and the background music adds to the woes. The railway station, the forest and the havelis are typical elements used in a supernatural thriller. They bring no novelty. The plot is incoherent as the background of the characters is not explained well. The show is painfully slow, the story is patchy and so are the scenes. Dialogues are retro and filmy. The list can go on. Monalisa and Harsh Rajput disappoint as actors. They play their parts with zero efficiency. The supporting cast is again average at its best."[21]
However, speaking about the success of the series, The Times of India stated, "The majority of the scenes are shot using chroma and the makers add special effects that add to the quality of the episodes. The makers have made a make-believe world with Mohana's story and it's quite an enchanting and exciting one just like your dadima's childhood 'evil vs good' stories".[22]
Ratings[edit | edit source]
The first season opened to a TRP of 1.8 and 4.2 million impressions featuring in top 20 shows.[23]
Soundtrack[edit | edit source]
| Nazar Original Sound Track | |
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| Soundtrack album by Sanjeev Srivastava | |
| Released | 17 August 2018 |
| Genre | Romance Soundtrack |
| Language | Hindi |
| Label | Star India |
| Producer | Gul Khan |
Nazar's soundtrack is written by Divy Nidhi Sharma and composed by Sanjeev Srivastava. Tapas Relia composed the background score for the show. "Saajna", the theme song of the first season was performed by Bhaven Dhanak and Pamela Jain. "Janiya" was also sung by Bhaven Dhanak and Pamela Jain, and was used for the second season.
| No. | Title | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Saajna" (Male) | Bhaven Dhanak | 3:38 |
| 2. | "Saajna" (Female) | Pamela Jain | 5:32 |
| 3. | "Saajna" (Duet) | Bhaven Dhanak Pamela Jain | 5:26 |
| 4. | "Janiya" (Male Version) | Bhaven Dhanak | 3:32 |
| 5. | "Janiya" (Female) | Pamela Jain | 2:53 |
| 6. | "Janiya" (Duet) | Bhaven Dhanak Pamela Jain | 5:00 |
Adaptations[edit | edit source]
| Language | Title | Original release | Network(s) | Last aired | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bengali | Nojor নজর |
18 March 2019 | Star Jalsha | 3 November 2019 | Remake |
Crossover[edit | edit source]
In 2019, Nazar and Divya Drishti had a collaboration where Antara Biswas (Mohana) entered Divya Drishti and partnered with Sangita Ghosh (Pishachini).[24]
See also[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Shweta Keshri (30 July 2018). "Nazar to Hum: 2 new shows are all set to hit your screens today". India Today. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
- ↑ "Niyati Fatnani opposite Harsh Rajput in the supernatural show 'Nazar'". The Times of India. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Gul Khan pens heartfelt note for Niyati and Harsh as Nazar season 1 wraps up; show begins its second season". The Times of India. 3 February 2020.
- ↑ "'Gathbandhan' actress Shruti Sharma bags 'Nazar 2'". The Times of India. 8 February 2020.
- ↑ "Nazar 2 producer confirms show going off-air | Hot News Full". news.abplive.com. 10 May 2020.
- ↑ "Star Plus' Nazar Set To Return With Season 2". Eastern Eye. 3 February 2020.
- ↑ "Nazar season 1 comes to an end, Niyati Fatnani and Harsh Rajput give their last shot; see video". The Times of India. 18 February 2020.
- ↑ "Nazar all set for second season, Monalisa writes an emotional note for Niyati Fatnani". The Times of India. 13 February 2020.
- ↑ "In the post-Covid world, it will be difficult to keep expensive TV shows going: Gul Khan". Mumbai Mirror.
- ↑ "Chakravartin Ashok Samrat actor Sumit Kaul back on TV with supernatural show Nazar". The Times of India. 19 July 2018. Archived from the original on 13 October 2018. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
- ↑ "Monalisa turns choreographer for 'Nazar'". The Times of India. 15 September 2018. Archived from the original on 15 September 2018. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
- ↑ Maheshwri, Neha (1 August 2018). "Amardeep Jha joins the cast of 'Nazar'". The Times of India. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
- ↑ "Whoa! 'Nazar' and Yehh Jadu hai Jin ka gets an extension". The Times of India. 7 September 2018.
- ↑ "Nazar takes 6-year leap; Ansh and Pia to sacrifice their super powers?". The Times of India. August 2019.
- ↑ "Nazar 2: Monalisa returns in a fiery avatar; watch new promo". The Times of India. 12 February 2020.
- ↑ "She's back! Monalisa shares Nazar 2 promo, fans can't keep calm". Zee News. 16 February 2020.
- ↑ "COVID-19: If Shooting Stops for 13 Days, What Happens to Bollywood's Lower-rung Workers?". News 18 (India). 18 March 2020.
- ↑ "Coronavirus: India enters 'total lockdown' after spike in cases". BBC News. 25 March 2020.
- ↑ "Coronavirus lockdown extended in India: Full list of new rules, guidelines and restrictions". India Today. 15 April 2020.
- ↑ "Nazar TV review: Monalisa aces the dayan act in this over-the-top supernatural drama". India Today. 6 August 2018.
- ↑ "Nazar review: 'dayan' Monalisa wants to stay young forever, what worse could fall on us?!". The Times of India. 31 July 2018.
- ↑ "Yehh Jadu Hai Jinn Ka To Naagin: These Supernatural Shows Are Ruling Hearts And The TRP Charts". Times Of India. 8 December 2019.
- ↑ "Monalisa's dayan show Nazar rakes in ratings; Naagin continues to rule the roost". India Today. 10 August 2018.
- ↑ "Get ready to watch merger episode of serial Divya Drishti and Nazar". ABP News. 20 March 2019.
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