Shagun was a popular Hindi language Indian Television Drama series on Star Plus. It was created by UTV Software Communications and produced by Star Plus. The show was directed by
Kaushik Ghatak
, Vijay Saraiya, Vijay Chaturvedi and Sangeeta Rao. It told the take of two cousin sisters and the bond of love between them.
The story of Shagun revolved round the lives of two cousins Aaradhana played by
Surbhi Tiwari
and Aarti, played by
Shweta Agarwal
, Vandita Vasu and
Pooja Ghai Rawal
due to regular replacements. Aaradhana and Aarti, though not real blood sisters, shared a special bonding, respect, care and unexplainable love for each other. Aaradhana considered herself very unlucky having lost in the various walks of life. Aarti on the other hand was an optimist, who is full of life and courage and wants to bring to life all her dreams. She also acts as the pillar of strength for Aaradhana. Marriage comes in the middle of these two sisters and how they deal with the challenges that life throws in their path forms the crux of the story.
The other characters in the show included Karan played by
Kabir Sadanand
who is Aradhana’s husband, Rajrani played by
Rekha Rao
who is Aarti’s mother and Aradhana’s Chachi, Kailashnath played by
Surendra Pal
who is Aarti’s father and Aaradhana’s Chacha, Sumer played by
Prashant Narayanan
, Lakhi played by Roopa Patel, Suraj played by
Jiten Lalwani
who is Aarti’s dream man but is in love with Aradhana, Gayatri played by
Renu Pandey
who is Aaradhana’s mother, Pia played by
Dimple Inamdar
and Poonam played by
Tejal Shah
.
The show premiered in 2001 and ended on 4th November, 2004. It was aired Monday-Friday, 9.30 pm on Star Plus.