Daayan (TV series)

Daayan
Genre	Supernatural Horror
Created by	Ekta Kapoor
Developed by	Ekta Kapoor
Screenplay by	Ritu Goyal Rechal Navare Dialogues Aparna Nadig
Story by	Amitabh Mishra Veerendra Sahni Mohd Zeeshan Mahipal Saini
Directed by	Jitu Arora
Creative directors	Chloe Ferns Qureshi Riti Sahani
Starring	Tina Datta Priya Bathija Mohit Malhotra
Theme music composer	Lalit Sen Nawab Arzoo
Country of origin	India
Original language	Hindi
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	66
Production
Producers	Ekta Kapoor Shobha Kapoor
Editors	Vikas Sharma Vishal Sharma Sandip Bhatt
Camera setup	Multi-camera
Running time	45 minutes
Production company	Balaji Telefilms
Original release
Network	&TV
Release	15 December 2018 (2018-12-15) – 28 July 2019 (2019-07-28)

Daayan (English: Witch) is an Indian paranormal romance drama series created by Ekta Kapoor under Balaji Telefilms. It premiered on 15 December 2018 on &TV and starred Tina Datta, Mohit Malhotra and Priya Bathija.^[1]

Plot

The series revolves around two people who are madly in love with each other and how their lives change when a daayan enters their lives and creates havoc. The young Janvi Maurya, a well-educated and family-oriented girl from Ujjain, stumbles upon a dangerous ploy by an evil force as many unusual and mysterious happenings occur in her hometown. With her life on the line, she must unmask the identity of a daayan who is someone close to her. Accompanying her in this mission is her childhood friend and love interest, the wealthy and chivalrous Aakarsh Chaudhary. Janvi and Aakarsh marry with an intent to finish the daayan.

Later it is revealed that Asha, the maid, is Aakarsh's real mother and Aakarsh is the daayan. Due to her son's love, Asha is unable to kill Janvi. She joins hands with Saptroopa who erases Aakarsh's memory so that he forgets Janvi, his love, and marries Saptroopa instead. The daayan uses this opportunity to kill Janvi and offer her as a sacrifice to make herself immortal.

Cast

Main

• Tina Datta as
  • Jhanvi Mourya: Narendra and Yamini's daughter; Manvi and Harsh's sister; Akarsh's wife (2018–2019)^[2]
  • Kundani Roy: Popular actress; Jhanvi's look-alike; Viraj's wife (2018)
• Mohit Malhotra as Akarsh Chaudhary: a male daayan; owner of The Fort; Asha and Veerendar's son; Jhanvi's husband (2018–2019)^[3]

Recurring

• Priya Bathija as Asha Chaudhary: Daayan; Kaalnemi's sister; Veerendar's wife; Akarsh's mother (2018–2019)
• Aashka Goradia as Saptroopa: Enchantress and vampire who was trapped within a redstone since 500 years; Akarsh's one-sided obsessive lover (2019)^[4]
• Anupama Solanki as Vaitalini: Queen of the devils; Asha's guru (2019)^[5]
• Aman Gandhi as Veer Singh Chauhan: Jhanvi's best friend; Prachi's husband (2018)
• Afreen Nasir Dastani as Prachi Mourya: Sonali and Ballabh's daughter; Prithvi's sister; Veer's wife (2018)
• Garima Goel as Manvi Mourya: Narendra's daughter; Jhanvi and Harsh's sister; Dibang's wife; Rimpi's mother (2018–2019)
• Yash Pandit as Dibang Bhasin: Manvi's husband; Rimpi's father (2018–2019)
• Nitanshi Goel as Rimpi Bhasin: Manvi and Dibang's daughter (2018–2019)
• Aakash Talwar as Harshvardhan "Kaaju" Mourya: Narendra's son; Manvi and Jhanvi's brother; Jananta's husband (2018–2019)
• Rishika Nag as Jananta "Kishmish" Mourya: Harsh's wife (2018–2019)
• Hiten Tejwani as Viraj Roy: Kundani's husband (2019)
• Prabhat Bhattacharya as Prithvi Mourya: Sonali and Ballabh's son; Prachi's brother; Vishakha's husband (2018–2019)
• Ekta Saraiya as Vishakha Mourya: Prithvi's wife (2018–2019)
• Amit Singh Thakur as Narendra Mourya: Ballabh's brother; Manvi, Harsh and Jhanvi's father (2018–2019)
• Kanika Shivpuri as Sonali Mourya: Ballabh's widow; Prithvi and Prachi's mother (2018–2019)
• Urfi Javed as Nandini Mehra: Chandrika's sister; Akarsh's manager (2018–2019)
• Pavitra Punia as Chandrika Mehra: a restoration agent; Nandini's sister (2018–2019)
• Mala Salariya as Paatalini: Queen of the Underworld (2019)
• Neelu Dogra as Menka Raichand: Kartik's sister; Akarsh's foster mother; Asha's lackey (2018–2019)
• Abhinav Kohli as Kartik Raichand: Menka's brother; Asha's lackey (2019)
• Mishmee Das as Tanya Sharma: Jhanvi's friend (2018)^[6]
• Rohan Mehra as Rakesh Purohit: Jhanvi's friend (2018)
• Vimarsh Roshan as King Veerendar: a 500-year old wizard; Asha's husband (2019)
• Giriraj Kabra as Kaalnemi: Asha's brother; Akarsh's uncle; a male daayan (2019)

See also

• List of Hindi horror shows

References

1. "Mohit Malhotra to star opposite Adaa Khan in Ekta Kapoor's Daayan". India Today. 11 November 2018. Retrieved 10 December 2018.
2. "Daayan promo: Tina Datta's upcoming supernatural show will have you on the edge of your seat". Times Now. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
3. "Mohit Malhotra is excited to be part of 'Daayan'". Times of India. 18 December 2018.
4. "An emotional goodbye from Tinaa Datta to Aashka Goradia on Daayan". Mid-day. 26 June 2019.
5. "Anupama solanki in &TV's Daayan". Times of India. 16 June 2019.
6. "Bengali actress Mishmee Das bags vital role in Hindi TV show Daayan". Times of India. 10 December 2018.

External links

• Official page on BalajiTelefilms.com
• Daayan at IMDb
• Daayan streaming online on ZEE5