Ek Thi Rani Ek Tha Raavan (transl. Once there was a Queen and a Villain) is an Indian Hindi-language drama television series that premiered from 21 January 2019 to 21 September 2019 on Star Bharat and is digitally available on Disney+ Hotstar.[2][3] An adaptation of Darr,[4] it starred Ram Yashvardhan, Manul Chudasama and Sheezan Khan.[5][6][7]
| Ek Thi Rani Ek Tha Raavan | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Genre | Drama |
| Directed by | Faheim Inamdar Sayed |
| Starring | |
| Opening theme | Ek Thi Rani Ek Tha Ravan |
| Composer | Ila Arun[1] |
| Country of origin | India |
| Original language | Hindi |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 208 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Suzana Ghai |
| Running time | 20-24 minutes |
| Production company | Panorama Entertainment Pvt Ltd |
| Original release | |
| Network | Star Bharat |
| Release | 21 January – 21 September 2019 |
Plot
editThe story revolves around Rani and her stalker Rivaaj. Rivaaj saw Rani at the college and instantly fell for her courageous nature. Ever since Rivaaj keeping Stalking Rani. Rivaaj propose Rani which she rejects. Out of frustration Rivaaj decided to marry Rani's sister Rukmini. Rivaaj plans to switch brides during the wedding to marry Rani. However his plan backfires and Rani marries Rivaaj mentally delayed brother Raghav.
Rivaaj tries everything he can to obtain Rani. When all his attempts backfired, Rivaaj burned Raghav and Rani Alive. Raghav died and Rani survived. Rani underwent plastic surgery and comes back under the name Mayura. Ruvaaj has become a successful actor. Mayura becomes Rivaaj's person bodyguard. Eventually after a lot of efforts Mayura burned Rivaaj in the same warehouse he burned Rani and Raghav.
Cast
edit- Ram Yashvardhan as Rivaaj[8]
- Manul Chudasama as Rani[9]
- Srishti Jain as Rani/Mayura
- Sheezan Khan as Raghav
- Natasha Singh as Kesha
- Sara Khan as Dancer (Ringa ringa)
- Devaksh Rai as Journalist
Production
editThe series was announced in 2019 by Star Bharat,[10] an official television adaptation of the 1993 Hindi film Darr.[11] The promos were released in December 2018.[12] Ram Yashvardhan was cast in the titular role, and was joined by Manul Chudasama and Sheezan Khan as leads.[13][6][7] Due to creative differences Manul Chudasama[14] was replaced overnight with Srishti Jain.[15] Natasha Singh was cast to portray the negative lead.[16] Mahek Chahal[17] had a cameo appearance in the show, but later replaced with Sara Khan.[18] It premeried on Star Bharat from 21 January 2019[2] and went off-air within 9 months on 21 September 2019, due to low viewership.[3]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Ila Arun shares her stalking experience". Business Standard. 18 December 2018.
- ^ a b "'एक थी रानी, एक था रावण' लवकरच प्रेक्षकांच्या भेटीला". Lokmat. 15 January 2019.
- ^ a b "'Ek Thi Rani, Ek Tha Ravan' to wrap up on Sept 28 - Times of India". The Times of India. 11 September 2019.
- ^ Service, Tribune News. "Inspired by SRK's Darr". Tribuneindia News Service.
- ^ Service, Tribune News. "Ram Yashvardhan to play Bhaironath". Tribuneindia News Service.
- ^ a b "Debutant actress Manul Chudasma visits the city of lakes - Times of India". The Times of India. 27 January 2019.
- ^ a b "Sheezan Mohammad on all his firsts |Exclusive| |Nazar 2| | TV - Times of India Videos". timesofindia.indiatimes.com.
- ^ "'एक थी रानी एक था रावण' शो के दुश्मन ऑफस्क्रीन पर हैं अच्छे दोस्त". Archived from the original on 23 November 2022. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
- ^ "एक थी रानी एक था रावण जब बात इज़्ज़त पर आती है, तो हर नारी बन सकती है झाँसी की रानी".
- ^ "Star Bharat launches prime time show 'Ek Thi Rani Ek Tha Raavan' on 21st Jan that reiterates strengths of today's". 11 January 2019.
- ^ Service, Tribune News. "Inspired by SRK's Darr". Tribuneindia News Service.
- ^ "'एक थी रानी एक था रावण' शो में रानी करेंगी रिवाज का पर्दाफाश". Archived from the original on 23 November 2022. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
- ^ Team, T. L. N. (29 July 2019). "Ek Thi Rani Ek Tha Raavan Rivaaj to be Seen in Double Role".
- ^ "छोटे कपड़ों और ग्लैमरस दिखने का काम तो मैं भी कर सकती थी | tv actress changed from show for not being stylish enough ek thi rani ek tha raavan ssm". News18 हिंदी. 27 June 2019.
- ^ Team, Filmymonkey (26 June 2019). "'Star Bharat' lead actress Manul Chudasma ousted overnight; Srishti Jain to replace her!". news.abplive.com.
- ^ "Natasha Singh on her plans to do interesting roles | TV - Times of India Videos". timesofindia.indiatimes.com.
- ^ "Former Bigg Boss contestants Mahek Chahal to feature in show on stalking". India Today. 26 July 2015.
- ^ "महक चहलच्या जागी सारा खानची वर्णी". Lokmat. 4 January 2019.
