Virrudh
| Virrudh | |
|---|---|
 The promotional logo image of "Virrudh". | |
| Created by | Ugraya Entertainment & Applause Entertainment |
| Written by | Kamlesh Pandey, Jitesh Patel & Garima Goyal |
| Directed by | Santram Verma |
| Starring | see below |
| Opening theme | "Virrudh" by |
| Country of origin | India |
| Original language | Hindi |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 165 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Smriti Zubin Irani |
| Production location | Mumbai |
| Cinematography | Raju Halasagi |
| Editor | Dhirendra Singh & Narem Majiaha |
| Running time | approx. 21 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | Sony Entertainment Television India |
| Release | 26 March 2007 – 17 January 2008 |
Virrudh (Against) is a Hindi Indian soap opera that premiered on Sony TV on 26 March 2007. The series is jointly produced by Smriti Irani's production house Ugraya Entertainment and Aditya Birla Group's media arm Applause Entertainment, and starrs Smriti Irani in the main lead along with Achint Kaur & Mihika Verma.[1] It has been critically acclaimed for its unique storyline and power-packed performances. It has been promoted under the tagline "Har rishta ek kurukshetra" (every relationship is a battle).
Plot
Virrudh's story revolves around Vasudha who is torn between her father Dhirendra Rai Singhania and her love Sushant. Dhirendra is a power hungry media baron who has political connections and is passionate about his newspaper business entitled "Dainik Darpan". Vasudha blindly trusts her father's innocent make believe identity and is unaware of his dark past. Astound by his daughters' loyalty, Dhirendra decides to get her to lead his business in the future but is in constant fear that his secret bearers will reveal his evildoings to her, hence devastating his future plans. His secret bearers include some of his own family members, Shushant (Vasudha's fiancee and the chief crime reporter of Dainik Darpan) and his mother, and his political associate Sinha.
Cast
- Vikram Gokhale ... Dhirendra Raisinghaniya
- Sushant Singh ... Sushant Sharma (Vasudha's Husband)
- Smriti Irani ... Vasudha Sharma
- Achint Kaur ... Vedika Raisinghaniya
- Karan Mehra ... Vedant Raisinghaniya
- Mihika Verma ... Shreya Raisinghaniya
- Ashwini Kalsekar ... Devyani
- Govind G. Namdeo ... Mr. Sinha
- Zarina Wahab ... Shalini - Vasudha's mother
- Mohan Bhandari ... Virendar Raisinghaniya (Dhirendra's younger brother)
- Anand Suryavanshi ... Dhairya (Virender's younger son)
- Chetan Hansraj as Rudraksh Raisinghaniya (Virender's elder son, antagonist)
- Apara Mehta ... Uttara (Sushant's mother)
- Anoop Soni ... Vikram
- Niyati Joshi ... Aarti
- Pariva Pranati ... Sandhya
- Aashka Goradia ... Naina Chopra
- Usha Nadkarni... Nani
- Bharti Achrekar... Bua
- Anjjan Shrivastav... Pandeyji
- Sanjeet Bedi... Siddharth
Awards
The Indian Television Academy (ITA) Awards, 2007
- Best Actress in a Supporting Role - Achint Kaur
- Best Director (Drama) - Santram Verma
- Best Dialogues - Kamlesh Pandey
Indian Telly Awards, 2007
- Best Actress (Critics' Choice) - Smriti Irani
- Best Ensemble Cast - Virrudh
- Best Dialogues - Kamlesh Pandey
Balaji Global Awards
- Best Actor in a Negative Role - Vikram Gokhale
References
- ^ "Sony turns to 'Star bahu' to revive prime time". Indiantelevision.com. 12 March 2007.