Shakuntala (TV series)

*Shakuntala*
Shakuntala
	A promotional logo image of "Shakuntala"
Created by	Sagar Pictures
Directed by	Dharmesh Shah, Mukesh kumar Singh, Noel Smith, Swapnil Mahaling (Shahane)
Country of origin	India
Original language	Hindi
No. of episodes	104
Production
Producer	Sagar Pictures
Running time	approx. 24 minutes
Original release
Network	STAR One
Release	2 February –; 6 July 2009

Shakuntala is an Indian television series that premiered on 2 February 2009 and aired until 6 July 2009. The show was based on characters in Hinduism where Shakuntala (Sanskrit: शकुन्तला, Śakuntalā) is the wife of Dushyanta and the mother of Emperor Bharata. Her story is told in the Mahabharata and dramatized by Kalidasa in his play Abhijñānaśākuntala (The Sign of Shakuntala).

Plot

The story is a fairy tale about a baby who was found by the Sage Kanva who gives her refuge in his ashram and raises her like his own daughter. Shakuntala grows up to be a breathtaking beauty (known to be as beautiful as a goddess).

She meets King Dushyanta who is completely smitten. He approaches her, wins her heart and gives her his Royal seal, his Ring.

Circumstances separate Shakuntala from King Dushyant, and she pines for her love to return.

Cast

Neha Mehta as Shakuntala
Gautam Sharma as Rajkumar Dushyant
Javed Khan as Maharaja Puru
Aaina Mehta as Young Shakuntala
Abhileen as Young Dushyant
Shreya Laheri as Young Karuna

Sunny Nijar as Karan
Gagan Malik as Senapati Veer
Madhura Naik / Payel Sarkar as Rajkumari Gauri
Shabana Mulani as Rajkumari Kalki
Vicky Batra as Rajkumar Mritunjaya
Rohit Singh Rana as Rajkumar Arnav
Salina Prakash as Rundi
Nandani as Ragini (Gauri's Friend)
Simran Khanna as Priyamvada
Sonali K. as Anusuya
Deepali Pansare As Gauri's Friend
Digangana Suryavanshi as Young Rajkumari Gauri
Vaishali Thakkar as Maharani Gandhari
Jalina Thakur as Jeti maa Bai
Payel Sarkar as Rajkumri Gauri

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