Hindi Tv Serial Appnapan - Cast & Crew

Tanusri Dasgupta is the Creative Head and Executive Vice President of digital at Balaji Telefilms and Motion Pictures Limited. She has more than a decade of staff experience in live stop films and television production houses in India. Tanusri has launched some of the top television shows in India on networks like Star Plus, Sony, and Viacom 18. She has even worked on the Post Production with her Editors. She considers People Management as one of her fortes. Tanusri has done her Bachelor’s in Mass Media and Mass Communication from Indraprastha College for Women, Delhi University. She has a Producing Certificate in Mass Communication and Media Studies from UCLA Extension.

Shobha Kapoor is a film and television producer from India and the Managing Director of the much acclaimed Balaji Telefilms, a serial production house based in Mumbai. It is now run by her talented daughter Ekta Kapoor. Shobha mainly takes care of the production and administration activities of the company. She has co-produced many cult Hindi serials such as ‘Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi’ from 2000 to 2008, ‘Kahaani Ghar Ghar Kii’ also from 2000 to 2008, ‘Kasautii Zindagii Kay’ from 2001 to 2008 and ‘Kaahin Kissii Roz’ from 2001 to 2004. She is married to veteran actor Jeetendra, and they have two kids, Tusshar Kapoor, and Ekta Kapoor. Shobha and Jeetendra were dating each other for 13 years before their wedding, and former was working as an air-hostess then. 

The Maharani Jaiwanta Bai is well known the face of Indian Television today. Oops! We are talking about Rajshree Thakur here, who has played the role of Pratap’s mother with utmost perfection that people have forgotten her real name.

Kavita Nagpal is a renowned Indian screenwriter primarily working in the Hindi television industry. She was born on 1 January 1097 and started working as a writer in 2013. Kavita Nagpal is married to Anil Nagpal, and the couple has one child. The first and most popular Tv series written by Kavita Nagpal with Usha Dixit, Shobhit Jaiswal, and Seema Mantri is Punar Vivaah: Zindagi Milegi Dobara, directed by Siddhartha Vankar and Arvind Gupta. The series premiered on 20 February 2012, starring Kratika Sengar, Gurmeet Choudhary, Dishank Arora, and others.

Ekta Kapoor; a legendry producer in Indian TV and film industry was born on 7 June 1975 in India. She is basically the creative director and Joint Managing Director of her production company Balaji Telefilms. She is the daughter of Shobha Kapoor and actor Jeetendra. Tusshar Kapoor, his brother is also working in Bollywood movies. She completed her early studies from Bombay Scottish School Mahim and went to college Mithibai.

Ms. Kapoor has produced many wonderful soap opera, unforgettable movies and long remembered tv series. Kasturi, Kabhii sautan Kabhi Sahelii, Hum Paanch, Kasautii Zindagii Ki, Kahiin to Hoga, Miya Fauj mein Biwi Mauj Mein, Kkavyanjali, Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi, Kkusum, Kitani Mohabbat Hai, Kutumb, Tere Liye, Bandini, Kis Desh Mein Hai Meraa Dil, Zindagi Kay Sapno Ka and Kya Hua Tera Vaada are some of her most likeable soap operas. Presently, she is working on Bade Achhe Lagte Hain, Pavitra Bandha, Pavitra Rishta and Ye Hai Mohabbatein.

Ekta began her Bollywood career as producer in 2001 started with Kyo Kii Main Jhuth Nahi Bolta and Kucch to hai. Her one of the very famous movie Krishna Cottage broke many records and still remains most favorite. She is also known by her block buster movies Once Upon a time in Mumbai, Dirty Picture, Shootout at Wadala, Once Upon a time in Mumbai dobara, Eik Villan, C Kkompany and Ek Thi Daayan.
 

Leena Jumani is a model and an actress on Indian Television. She was born on July 16, 1989 in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India. She is a famous Hindi Television actress and played different role for lots of Hindi TV serials as well as Bollywood films.

She made her debut in the serial Bandini, and there she played the character of Khemi, a poor family girl of a village. After that serial, she again gave her appearances in the show Koi Aane Ko Hai for the character of Suhasi. She also gave guest appearances in two different serials. The names of these serials are Tujh Sang Preet Lagai Sajna and Aahat. She also worked in Tere Liye.

As a lead role actress, Leena first appeared in the character Pakhi in the serials Ganga Kii Dheej. This serial was broadcasted on November 15, 2010 on Sahara One TV. Leena has worked with co-star Kabir Bedi, Ashwini Kalsekar, Saurabh Pandey and Nandini Singh.

In Chhoti Si Zindagi, Leena played the character of Ira. This serial was aired on ZEE TV on April 4, 2011. This serial was produced by J.D. Majethia and all the scene were shot in Kasauli, Himachal Pradesh. She also worked in Punar Vivah, Piya Ka Ghar Pyaara Lage and Amita Ka Amit.

After successful launch in Hindi Television, Leena got the chance to work in Bollywood film Himmatwala. The film was an action comedy which was directed by Sajid Khan and jointly produced by UTV Motion Pictures and Vashu Bhagnani. In this film Leena played the character of Padma. The film was released on 29 March 2013 in the banner of UTV Motion Pictures.

Her second film was Sathiyo Chalyo Khodaldham, a Gujarati drama film directed by Samir Jagot. It was produced by Mihir Patel and released in 11 July 2014. Leena played the character of Arushi Patel in this film.

Sahir Raza is an Indian director, cinematographer, and writer. He directed the 2016 comedy show 'AIB Honest Series.' Born and raised in Delhi, India, Sahir settled down in Mumbai, Maharashtra. He went to Spring Dales School and completed a Bachelor of Arts degree in History at St. Stephen's College, Delhi. Sahir is married to Nandita Gupta since 19 December 2014. Sahir had an interest in cinematography, to improve his filmmaking techniques, he entered himself in a filmmaking program at EICAR, an international film school, in 2007.

Cezanne Khan was born in Mumbai on 28 December 1977. He was born in a family of artists and his father is Ustad Rais Khan, a well-known sitar player in Pakistan, and his brother is Suhail Khan, who is a composer, singer and a sitar player. It is interesting to mention that Cezanne Khan is named after the famous French painter Paul Cezanne.

Cezanne Khan started his acting career in 1997, while he was still in college. His first acting role was in a movie which was never released, and for this role Cezanne didn't enroll NMIMS (Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies). Not much later he was offered a role in the TV serial Hasratein, which he accepted, and his acting career continued with his roles in Pal Chhin, Kalirein and Dushman. In 2001 he started his most significant acting engagement as Anurag Basu in the show Kasautii Zindagii Kay.

Vikas Sharma is an Indian producer, director, creative consultant, and creative director. He was born on September 13, 1979. Vikas Sharma’s place of birth is Chandigarh, Punjab, India. He finished his school education in Ludhiana, Panchkula (1992 – 1997). After that, he went to DAV College, Punjab University in Chandigarh, to pursue a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) degree in Humanities (2000 – 2002). He also did a master's diploma in Visual Communication from the Asian Academy of Film & Television. He is fluent in English, Hindi, and Punjabi languages.

Born in 1956, in Bihar, Nawab Arzoo is an Indian dialogue writer, screenwriter, and lyricist. He made his big-screen debut, turned into a big name in the media business upon his related with Balaji Telefilms. An outstanding lyricist in the media business, Nawab wrote down the verses for title tracks of arrangements such as Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi on Star Plus, Amrit Manthan on Life Ok, Kahani Ghar Ki on Star Plus, Bade Achhe Lagte Hain on Sony Entertainment Television, Kkusum on Sony Entertainment Television and Kutumb on Sony Entertainment Television. In the interim, he worked in motion pictures like Dancer by Kishore Vyas, Sargoshiyan by Imran Khan, Bhabhi by Kishore Vyas, Papa the Great by K. Bhagyaraj, Panchakshari by Samudra V, Desamuduru by Puri Jagannadh and Arya 2 by Sukumar. 

Son of classical dancer and music director Shambhu Sen, Lalit Sen belongs to a family where art and talent are appreciated and encouraged. His uncle is popular music director Dilip Sen, and he is Sameer Sen's brother. Lalit is a composer, music director, and soundtrack artist. He has worked on several television soundtracks, playback music as well as Bollywood movies. The television series that he worked on include Bade Ache Lagte Hain, Jodha Akbar, Kyunki Saans Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi, Choona Hai Aasmaan, etc. amongst many others.

Anil Nagpal is a veteran Indian screenplay writer who has worked extensively in the Hindi film industry. He is best known as the creator of popular Indian TV dramas like ‘Kumkum Bhagya.’ Anil has been contributing to the television sector since 1995. He graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in commerce from MMK College before setting out to be a scriptwriter. Anil joined Ekta Kapoor’s studio, Balaji Telefilms, and was one of the masterminds behind TV series like ‘Khani Ghar Ghar Ki’ and ‘Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi.’ These shows went on to dominate Hindi drama in the early 2000s’. He has penned down over 1000 episodes of ‘Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi’ and followed up with an equally impressive number for serials like ‘Kusumm,’ ‘Pavitra Rishta,’ and ‘Koi Apna Sa.’