Shaheen (transl. Falcon) is an Indian television series which aired on Sony TV in 2000.[1] It was produced by Arvishi Cine Vision's production house and stars Juhi Parmar[2] in the lead role.[3][4]
| Shaheen | |
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| Genre | Drama |
| Created by | Arvishi Cine Vision |
| Written by |
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| Directed by | Pravesh Bhardwaj |
| Starring | See below |
| Theme music composer | Amitabh Varma |
| Opening theme | Vishwajeet |
| Country of origin | India |
| Original language | Hindi |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Ajay Shah |
| Camera setup | Mahendra Pradhan |
| Running time | 20 Minutes |
| Production company | Arvishi Cine Vision |
| Original release | |
| Network | Sony Entertainment Television |
| Release | 2000 |
Plot
editShaheen is a young Muslim girl who lives in Mumbai[5] and dreams of doing something in life. Her father's only dream is to get her married into a rich royal family of Nawabs. Shaheen's dreams are shattered when she gets to know that her father has fixed her marriage with a Lucknow-based widower Nawab Junaid. There is a significant age difference between Shaheen and Junaid but she surrenders to her father's wishes and marries Junaid.
Shaheen shifts to Lucknow with Junaid and gradually starts adjusting to a very different city and culture. However, she is soon shocked to discover that Junaid has a son from his previous marriage, a fact her father hid from her. Junaid then tells her that he can never give her the place of his first wife. Shaheen decides to carry on and joins a college with Junaid's support. There she meets a young poet named Rafee and falls in love with him.
The story then revolves around Shaheen's relationship with Junaid and how she must decide to choose between him and Rafee.
Cast
edit- Juhi Parmar as Shaheen
- Bhaveen Gossain as Nawab Junaid
- Sushma Seth as Begum Sahiba
- Amit Behl
- Tara Mehta
- Naved Aslam
- Abha Dhulia
- Vandana Sajnani
- Manasi Upadhyay
- Ravikiran Shastry
- Neena Cheema
- Abhay Puniani
- Rutuja Shah
- Mahesh Kanwal
- Lopa Bhatt
- Manav Kaushik
References
edit- ^ "Old Sony Entertainment Television Serials". oldsonytvserials.blogspot.com.
- ^ "Juhi Parmar". Tellychakkar.com.
- ^ "SET India serial Shaheen". nettv4u.com.
- ^ "Shaheen Sony TV". youtube.com. 21 December 2010.
- ^ "Muslim based Indian Serials". www.fuzionproductions.com.