Kaali Ek Agnipariksha is a crime drama series inspired by famous Ruchika Girhotra case. It deals with the sexual harassment of women in India. It was created by
Mrinal Jha
and
Abhigyan Jha
and co-produced by undercover productions limited. It is a classic drama about justice emerging from the fight between the good and the evil. The storyline of this series revolves round Veerender Mehta who has a daughter Rachana of 16 years and son Rahul who is 11 years old, Rachana is a very good badminton player and her ambition is to make it big in her favourite sport one day. Anu, her cousin is her best friend. She gets full support of her family in pursuit of excellence in the game. One day, she comes across a local don- Keshav Thakral who has his eyes on her. Her life and dreams are shattered by the sexual harassment she is subjected to be Thakral. Thakral poses threat to her very existence but Rachana with her will power fights back with all her might and support from her family. The story ends with a happy note depicting victory of good over the evil.
The series marked the return of veteran actor
Ashutosh Rana
as Thakral on small screen. It also evidenced successful launching of Swati Kapur as Rachana and
Neha Sharma
as Anu.
The show was aired in 136 episodes in Star Plus channel from 13th September 2010 to 18th March 2011 at 11.00 p.m.