Junoon[1] (Translation: Craze) is a television series produced by Cinevistaas Limited.[2] The series was first broadcast on Doordarshan in 1993. 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]
| Junoon | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | A.Salam |
| Starring | See below |
| Opening theme | A.Salam |
| Original language | Hindi |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 510 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Prem Krishan |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Production company | Cinevistaas Limited |
| Original release | |
| Network | DD National |
| Release | 1993 – 1998 |
Cast edit
Main edit
- Parikshit Sahni as Bharat Kumar Rajvansh/Rai Bahadur Sumer's father (Episode 1 to 7)
- Beena Banerjee as Deepavati Rajvansh, Sumer's paternal mother (Episode 1 to 7)
- 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 (Episode 1,2)
- Sarita Joshi as Ranibai, Chandni's Mother (Episode 1 to 3)
- Lalit Tiwari as Freedom fighter Amar Chakravorty, Rekha's father (Episode 1 to 7)
- Saeed Jaffrey as Baba, Reema's father (Episode 9 to Episode 17)
- Farida Jalal as Gauri, Reema's mother
- Neena Gupta as Reema, Sumer's paternal sister[5] (Episode 9 to Episode 20)
- Mangal Dhillon[6] as Sumer Rajvansh
- Archana Puran Singh as Rekha
- Kavin Dave as Vishal Rajvansh, Sumer Rajvansh's son
- Dina Pathak as Savitri Dhanraj, Aditya's grandmother (Episode 1 to 8)
- Vishnu Sharma as Lala Jagdish Prasad, 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 Aditya's mother
- Suresh Chatwal as Manmohan Dhanraj, Aditya's uncle
- Shashi Puri as Aditya Dhanraj
Recurring edit
- 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 adv. Nalini Mathur, Justice Bhatnagar, and Pratibha's daughter
- Vijayendra Ghatge as adv. Neil Bhatiya, Nalini's colleague, Criminal lawyer Aditya's Lawyer, Mini's ex-husband[7]
- Sudha Chopra as Nirmala Bhatiya, Neil's mother
- Shubha Khote as Dr.D'souza (From Episode No 1 to 29)
- Dinesh Kaushik as Ketan
- Pankaj Berry as Mr.Agrawal, Mini's father
- Shivraj as Ramdas, servant of Mr. Agarwal
- Kitu Gidwani as Mini Agrawal[8]
- Tom Alter as Don Keshav Kalsi/KK/Collector in British Raj[9]
- 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 lover
- Mohan Gokhale as Jay (KK's stepbrother)
- Kalpana Iyer as Parvati (KK's mother)
- Ajit Vachani as Shergill, Parvati's husband
Other edit
- 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
- Harshada Khanvilkar as Secretary of Sumer Rajvansh
See also edit
References edit
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- ^ ""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". Indian Television Dot Com. Retrieved 2 July 2016.
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- ^ "rediff.com: The Buniyaad folks, 18 years later". www.rediff.com. Retrieved 2 July 2016.
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- ^ "Metro Plus Delhi / Personality : Tom, unaltered". The Hindu. 16 April 2005. Archived from the original on 1 October 2017. Retrieved 2 July 2016.
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