Telugu Tv Serial Maa Vaaru - Cast & Crew

Nihira Joshi is a rising star who is a proficient vocalist and singer in Indian Music. She has learned under the tutelage of professional individuals, and that has resulted in extremely great performances in her music journey. She has worked with numerous Bollywood movies. Due to this, she has acquired several awards and accomplishments in her name. She has been a part of Ismail Darbar's "YALGAAR HO" Gharana.

Joshi was born on December 10, 1986, in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. She did her schooling at one of the proximate schools in her state. Nihira finished her graduate studies from Mithibai College, Mumbai. She became the center of attraction after reaching into finals of the Singing show- Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Challenge 2005 at the age of 19. She was the winner of one Ghazal-based show on Television- Aadab Arz Hai. Fo...

Sukriti Saxena is a Creative Director, who was graduated in Journalism and Mass Communication. She is a very ambitious girl. All of sudden, she got selection of trainee in Balaji Telefilms through her Campus Interview. She started her career with her First Show "Karam Apnaa Apnaa" under Doris Dey. She also worked in many shows under Ekta Kapoor and also worked with "Wizcraft International Entertainment Pvt. Ltd.", "Sphere Origin" and "Lowe Lintas". She has over 8 years' of experience in the Media and Entertainment Business. She has a great experience in making business plans, strategies and execution of the plan.

She holds the total responsibility of Marketing, Celebrity Management, Live Events, Television & Film Production. Sukriti is the one, who frames the TV Shows like "P...

Nim Sood is a costume designer, writer and producer who works in the Hindi TV industry. She is the aunt of Tushar and Ekta Kapoor, Sister in law of the legendary actor Jeetendra, and sister of Shibha Kapoor. Nim is the lady who is responsible for iconic makeup, looks and clothing of some of the most popular characters in Indian TV history like Tulsi, Parvati, Komolia and Mihir. Nim began her career surprisingly in the aviation industry, when she started working as an air hostess with British Airways.

She worked as an air hostess for some 7 good years and in an interview she claimed that it was during that time she was really getting into fashion. She would travel all over the world and got inspiration to work in fashion industry or design costumes. She started to get fabrics and clothing designs from all over the world, and whe...

Rekha Modi is an Indian writer. Her works are seen mostly in the Hindi Television Film Industry. Rekha’s hometown is Jaipur, Rajasthan. She currently resides in Mumbai. She has completed her schooling from Sarvodaya Balika Vidyalaya, which is in the city of Mumbai. She has done her college studies from Ghanshyamdas Saraf College.

Rekha has been mostly associated with the Ekta Kapoor led production house Balaji Telefilms. She has written one of India’s most famous daily soap Hindi Television series, Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi, which aired on Star Plus from 2000 to 2002. She wrote the dialogues for the series for 100 episodes in the year 2000.

She then went on to write Ghar Ek Mandir, which aired for two years from 2000 to 2002, Kis Desh Mein Hai Meraa Dil, which again aired for a span of two years from th...

Diya Sonecha (born 15 May 2004) is an Indian television actress best known for her role as Krishna Walia in the Hindi television drama Kasamh Se. Diya Sonecha is an Indian filmmaker, who has worked extensively in Bollywood. Her previous film to hit the theater was “We Are Family” in 2010. Diya was born in India. She is Gujarati by the origin and speaks English, Gujarati, and Hindi as well.

She got his big break at the age of 3 when she won millions of hearts for her role as Krishna Walia at Kasamh Se. She also worked on another serial later titled "Mere guraayieknanhipari" Kasamh Se is an Indian show that gave Diya her fame. She played the role of Krishna Walia, who is the younger daughter of the main audience of viewers, Jai and Bani Walia. The girl came in after connecting the show for the first five yea...

Anuradha Rajadhyaksha is an Indian film actress. This multitalented and popular actress works in the Marathi and Hindi TV as well as the film industry. Anuradha belongs to Nashik. She studied at M.R. Sarda Kanya Vidyalaya in Nashik. She completed her bachelor's degree in commerce from B.Y.K. Sinnar College of Commerce and BGL degree from N.B. Thakur Law college. She is married to Abhay Rajadhyaksha, and they have two children.

Anuradha has worked in some famous ad commercials and theatre plays. She has acted in a web serial, '5 Minute Ka Break.' She is the author of the book, 'Sanvad Swathashi.' She is also the lyricist for some film songs, TV serials, and films. Some of her Hindi and Marathi TV serials are'Palkonki Chhaon Mein,''Suvasini,' 'Vivah Bandhan,' 'Vadalvat,' 'Ka...

Neha Bam is an Indian actress and model. She worked for the Hindi film industry. Neha is very popular for her role in many Hindi TV series and Bollywood movies. Some famous films in which she worked are Nayak: The Real Hero, Raaz, Champion, and Bindhaast. She worked with big Bollywood celebrities like Anil Kapoor, Amrish Puri, Rani Mukherji, BipasaBasu, and many more. Some TV series in which she worked are Laal Ishq, Ateet, Jagg Janani Maa Vaishnodevi: Kahani Mata Rani Ki, Dehleez, CID, and Kaisi Yeh Yaariyan. Nayak: The Real Hero was an action, thriller, and drama movie which hit the theatres on 7th September 2001.

Neha played the role of Mrs. Balraj Chauhan in this film. S. Shankar worked as the director while Anurag Kashyap worked as the writer of the movie. The lead cast includes Anil Kapoor, Rani Mukherji, AmrishPuri, John...

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...

Sonali Jaffar is an Indian television personality who has written and produced many TV serials. Before her marriage, Sonali’s surname was Kotnis. She completed her schooling from Bombay Scottish School, Mahim in 1988 and joined the long list of the school’s notable alumni including Aamir Khan, Hrithik Roshan, Rohan Gavaskar, Uddhav Thackeray, late Neerja Bhanot, and other numerous celebrities. Sonali pursued Masters in English Literature at Mumbai University. She also studied at DG Ruparel College, Matunga. She got her first job at Magna Publishing Group’s Stardust magazine. Eventually, Sonali became the editor of this monthly publication and went on to work there for sixteen years (1993-2009).

During her Stardust stint, Sonali joined f...

Seema Bhargav Pahwa is a veteran actress from India and also, T.V., and theater on-screen character. She turned into a commonly recognized name of her on-screen character Badki in the well-known show on Doordarshan, Hum Log. As theater performing artist she worked with Delhi-based theater bunch Sambhav, before moving to Mumbai in 1994, began working movies and proceeded with her work in TV and theater. Along these lines, she played Maasi, or Aunt on Kasamh Se, a prevalent Zee TV show by Ekta Kapoor.

The character is extremely kind and adoring towards her nephew and his wife Bani Walia, the hero. She won Star Screen Award for Best Supporting Actress at the 2015 Screen Awards for the motion picture Ankhon Dekhi. In 2014, she got acclaimed for experiential theater execution...

Utkarsha Naik is an Indian television & film personality, who is best known for her much talked about roles in the serials such as ‘Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi’ (2000), ‘Ssshhhh...Koi Hai’’ (2006) & ‘Apna Asmaan’ (2007). She has worked in some most famous serials of the Hindi television industry.

Her other noted appearances in the television series include her various portrayals in the serials such as ‘Iss Pyaar Ko Kya Naam Doon?’ (2011), ‘Madhubala- Ek Ishq Ek Junoon’ (2012), ‘Meri Aashiqui Tum Se Hi’ (2014) & ‘Mrs. Kaushik Ki Paanch Bahuein’ (2011). She has acted along with some of the most famous stars of the Hindi television industry and portrayed a wide variety of roles in the family dramas.

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Swati Anand can adjust herself to any character she is given to play. In some TV arrangement she assumed a negative role, in some she was among the loving and caring ones, while in some she assumed part of a comic. According to her, she never wanted to label herself in the industry with only few specific roles. She always likes to challenge her acting ability and in an interview she said, “I don’t call that person an actor, if he/she can't play different types of characters.”

Swati is part of the TV Industry for a long time, for few episodes she was casted in a crime based TV serial CID, aired on Sony entertainment television. She was also being casted in other popular TV serials such as, Kasamh ...

The role of Tripti Sahil Virani in a very popular TV series of its time, Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi (July 3,2000 – November 6, 2008), aired on Star Plus, is what gave Suvarna a boost in her career. Tripti is the name by which a large portion of her fans know her, and the way she presented her character made her sparkle among the other members of the cast, resulting in many directors and producers casting her in different TV shows/series.

In 2003 Suvarna, shockingly, was thrown in a Bollywood motion picture named Sssshhh, despite the fact that her part was not a main one, yet she tried her hardest to present the character. In a meeting she said, "I am happy about getting the opportunity, I don’t care which role I get; no matter how small or big it is, all i know is that I am supposed to work hard and give ...

Sudha Shivpuri was born on 17th July 1937 in the state of Madhya Pradesh. She got married to Om Shivpuri, and she was also called upon by the name of Meetu Amba. She was a very popular Bollywood Television and movie actress. Her acting was simply versatile, and she just always did performance oriented roles.

Her wedding with Om Shivpuri happened in 1968. She did her schooling in Rajasthan, and she took up the career of acting at a very earlier phase of her life. She got into acting during her class eight and made it on account of her interest in acting. Her spouse and she had a theater of their own.

They worked out many projects that turned up so successfully. The couple got shifted to Mumbai in the year 1974 when her husband got many...

Roopal Tyagi better known as Gunjan from Sapne Suhane Ladakpan ke is an Indian television actress and a choreographer. She hails from Bangalore and was born on 6th October 1989. She is a commerce graduate and is also a professional dancer. She took her training from Shaimak Davar Dance Institute, Bangalore. She has also assisted famous choreographer Pony Verma for the song Mere Dholna from Bhool Bhulaiya. She says that her father was not supportive of her career in television industry initially but then agreed.

Roopal has won the Zee Rishtey award for “Favourite Nayi Jodi” and “Favourite Behen” and was also nominated for Indian Telly Awards-“Fresh new face category”. She made her television debut with Fauji-2 and has also acted in serials like Hamari Betiyon ka Vivaah (Mansha), Dill Mill Gaye (Pari) and Ek Na...

Rakshanda Khan is an Indian model turned actress and anchor, who popularly appeared in most of her shows playing negative roles. She was born on September 27, 1974 from a Muslim household at Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. Rakshanda went to Alexandra Girls English Institute and graduated Bachelor of Arts in English Literature at St Xavier’s College. She was married to her long-time friend who is also an actor, Sachin Tyagi. The couple met while on the set of the dance reality show, Kabhi Kabhii Pyaar Kabhi Kabhii Yaar in year 2008 and they recently tied the knot on March 15, 2014 at Mumbai. Last October, it has been reported that the actress is expecting her first child on December this year.

The actress was popularly remembered for her negative role as Mallika Seth, the fiancé of Armaan (playe...

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.

She has made the role her own and people have been mesmerized by her acting talent. Born in Mumbai in 1981 she started her career as a Marathi News reader in All India Radio. From there opportunities kept pouring and soon she featured in many electronic and print ads and became a recognizable face.

She also acted in French-Anglo Production movie named Have any Day. But the role which was watershed in her career was of ‘Saloni’ in ‘Saat Phere’.  The role of ‘Saloni&...

Priya Marathe is one of the popular Indian actresses and stand-up comedian today. She was born and raised up in Thane and attended the AK Joshi School. She graduated at Bandodkar College. Initially, she never thought that she will end up acting. As a child, she dreams of becoming an Engineer, a Pilot or a Doctor. But when she enters college, she joins an inter-college drama competition and got the Best Actress and the Fresh Face of the Year Awards. She developed her confidence and tried her luck in acting. At first, she auditioned for a serial on Zee TV but she was not selected. But after some months, she got a call and she was cast in her debut serial, Ya Sukhano Ya. She was also trained by Viju Mane and Santosh Saraf who also directed plays during her college years.

She was debuted in television through the...

Priya Bathija or Priya Ashok Bathija is a renowned Indian television actress. She was born on October 30 in Chembur, Mumbai, India. She was known for her portrayal as Afreen Hussain Khan in the soap, Khwais; a drama serial that is based on the Indian Muslim household who resides in Dubai. She also joined the dance reality shows, Nach Baliye opposite Jatin Shah on STAR Plus and Kabhi Kabhii Pyaar Kabhi Kabhii Yaar on Sony TV. The actress essayed the role of Ganga Walia on Ekta Kapoor’s Kasamh Se on Zee TV. Priya later played as Nandini Parikh on Sagar Arts’ Basera on NDTV Imagine. In the same year, she played as Mallika in the romantic drama series, Kitani Mohabbat Hai which was also aired on NDTV Imagine. Priya was seen in the drama series, Preet Se Bandhi Ye Dori Ram Milaayi Jodi on Zee TV. She made a cameo appearance as Sudha in th...

A true Virgo at heart, Prachi Desai was born at Surat, Gujarat, on the 12th of September, 1988 in a traditional Anavil family. She studied from St.Joseph’s Convent, Panchgani and presently resides in Mumbai with her mother and two siblings. Acting flowed in the family as her father and uncle were active participants in Gujarati plays. Prachi’s hobbies include acting, sports, listening to music and sketching.

She is the brand ambassador for cosmetic producing company- Neutrogena. Prachi shares a close relationship with friend and mentor Ekta Kapoor.

Prachi made her debut on television with the highly acclaimed role of Bani Dixit/Walia in the serial Kasamh Se aired on Zee TV. Thereafter she featured in the serial Kasautii Zindagi Kay and as a contestant on the Dance Reality Show – Jhalak Dikhla Jaa. In this contest,...

Her first offer was to dance in the Holi song for a telefilm from where she started her acting and dancing career. This good actress has been in the industry since late 1990s. She worked as the lead role in the play “Jhansi ki Rani” which was aired on Zee TV. She did a serial “Neem ka Ped” which was first telecasted on Lucknow Doordarshan, but later it was aired on national channels. Due to her talent, Jaya’s career started to flourish and in no time she was receiving offers from many ser...

Nigaar Khan, has been active in the industry since 2002 together with her younger sister Gauhar Khan. The two Khan Sisters have been quite the hit on Indian television. Nigaar is mainly known for her portrayal of negative characters. She has worked with a lot of esteemed directors and star cast and attained enough fame already. Her love for adventure has been evident in how she has always craved for participation in reality shows where she had to keep up with the challenges all the time.

It started with Ek Khiladi Ek Haseena, a dance reality show. She later appeared in Sacch Ka Saamna and Welcome – Baazi Mehmaan-Nawaazi Ki, both reality shows of their kind. She followed sister Gauhar’s footsteps and participated in the reality show Bigg Boss in 2014, but was evicted early on. Khan’s appea...

Navika Kotia is a television actor who has been most active on television during from 2008 to the present date. She is residing in Mumbai, and continuing her acting career from Mumbai. She is most popularly known for her role of Chikki in the serial Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai. This show was aired on January, 2009 on Star Plus and is still running with around more than fifteen hundred episodes. The main theme of the show is discovering love after marriage, what happens to the protagonists of the show. The serial is based in Jaipur, Rajasthan. In this serial she plays the role of a spoilt kid, and her story follows as she is brought back on track.

She has also featured in the movie English-Vinglish, whose protagonist was Sridevi. This movie was about a house wife and her journey about exploring herself and also...

Kishwar Merchant is a model turned actress from India. She was born on February 18, 1981 in Mumbai, India. She got her fame in the most popular Hindi series, Hip Hip Hurray where she played as Nonie on Zee TV channel in 1998. She also essayed the role of Vanshita Nanda in the romantic-drama series, Kkavyanjali in 2005. Her performance in the medical drama series, Dhadkan positively made her a face to consider. 

She took a break in year 2009 after breaking up with her ex-boyfriend, Hiten Paintal and came back on SAB TV’s Main Kab Saas Banoongi in 2008. She played the character of Bihari Gawti in this comedy series. At the same time, Kishwar is also doing the role of Priya Sehgal in Real TV’s Namank Haraam. 

Kishwar was notably remembered for doing the ...

Arunima Sharma is an Indian Television actress born on 18th November 1979 in Assam. She moved to Mumbai in 1997 for her further education. She is well known for her role Rano in Ekta Kapoor's drama Kasam Se. She played the role of younger sister of Prachi Desai. Her character in Kasam Se was very caring sister.

She also featured in Ekta Kapoor's another drama Kahani Ghar Ghar ki as Sonu Agarwal. She has done only Ekta Kapoor's serials like Kaisa Yeh Pyar Hai, Kavyanjali , Kahani Ghar Ghar Ki and Kasam Se. She said the she was very much happy with her producer Ekta Kapoor when she met her first time.

She did not get too much fame in her acting career only her role of Rano in Kasam Se became quite popular. Now, she does not seen in any TV drama or show.

Sanaya Irani is an Indian actress who majorly acts in Hindi TV serials and Bollywood films. She has also made a mark as a model and ad film actress. Sanaya was born and brought up in Mumbai and graduated from Sydenham College and was on her way to pursue a Masters degree in Business Administration when her mother advised her to take up a career in modeling and acting. She first broke into the scene of acting through Jagjit Singh’s song ‘Tumko Dekha To Yeh’.

Sanaya didn’t enter into television first but burst onto the scene by playing a small role of Bebo in the Bollywood blockbuster ‘Fanaa’. She then made her television debut with SAB TV’s widely watched serial ‘Left Right Left’ playing the character ...

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 ...

Ahsaas Channa is an Indian Actress, Model, Anchor and Dancer. She was born on 3rd February 1999 in the city of Jalandhar, India. Her family followed Sikhism. She has been a very talented and smart girl since her childhood. She is also very spiritual. Her parents separated when she was very young. Her father, Iqbal Channa is a Punjabi film producer and her mother Kulbir Kaur is also an actress, who is mostly seen in supporting roles in TV shows.

She is a very shy girl but she wanted to do something in the field in which her family worked. She started working in advertisements when she was very young and after that she also started acting in various films and serials. She mostly played the roles of boys during her initial years as an actor, which spurred a controversy, since her mother was accused of making her a...

Stunning Indian model-actress, Amita Chandekar is quite famous among an audience of the small screen. This elegant and stylish woman started off with modeling and was popular among fashion circle. As a student, she used to participate in fashion shows at a college level. As soon as her capabilities were noticed, she got many modeling offers. During one of her fashion shows, the judge was director of a TV show “Kutumb”. He asked her to go for auditions of “Kamal.” They were being held on the sets of “Kutumb”, and luckily she got a role in both of the shows.

Another Balaji Telefilms serial “Kasamh Se” (2006-2009), in which she played a role of Jay Walia’s girlfriend was a successful soap and a huge hit in the industry. Amita Chandekar’s p...

Gauri Pradhan Tejwani or Gauri Pradhan or Nandini Virani is an Indian actress and model. She was born on 16th September, 1977 in Pune, Maharashtra, India. She has an elder brother and a younger sister. Her father is an Ex-Officer of Indian Army. She completed her schooling from Carmel Convent School in Udampur, near Jammu and Graduation at S.P. College. In 2004, she got married to Hiten Tejwani. She gave birth to twins, son Neevan and daughter Katya on 11th November 2009.

She began her carrier as a model and in 1998 she participated in Miss India. She did many advertisements for different companies such as Bru, Dabur, Ponds, Santoor, Keo Karpin, Sprite, Colgate, Philips etc. She got her first break in a TV serial as a lead role in “Noorjahan” as an empress Noorjahan which was telecast on Doordarshan in 1998. After that, she...

Sumona Chakravarti is an actress and a model born on June 24, 1988 in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India. Sumona studied in Loreto Convent, Lucknow, Hiranandani Foundation School in Mumbai and graduated from Jai Hind College, Mumbai. She initiated her career as an actress in the movie 'Mann' in 1998 and then appeared in 'Vidyarthi' in 1999. She started playing in an English musical play opera in 2009. And then later worked in various ad films. Not everyone knows that Sumona’s debut film when she was a 12-years old was the Mann, an Amir Khan Movie in 1998.

Then in 2010, she appeared as Manasi in Aakhari Decision. And in 2012, she acted in Barfi, an Indian romantic-comedy drama film. Sumona worked on 'How’s That!' under DD National, Kasamh Se under Zee TV...

Born as Natasha on the 14th of April, 1981, Anita Hassanandani hails from Mumbai. She is known particularly for her modeling, film and television roles. Her debut in Indian Cinema was with the film, “Kucch To Hai” which was a horror movie and also casted Tusshar Kapoor and Esha Deol. She has also acted in Tamil, Telugu and Kannada movies, such as ‘Nenu Pelliki Ready’, 'Thotti gang', and 'Nuyvu Nenu' which were big hits. 

Her initial assignments mostly involved modeling and print ads, namely for brands like Boroplus, Krack jack biscuit (Parle), Moov, and Sprite. She was noticed for her cameo in ‘Kavyanjali’. She recently married Rohit Reddy, who works as a B...

Preeti Amin comes from a typical commercial minded Gujarati family settled in Hyderabad. She happened to discontinue her studies which was Chartered Accountancy final year but joined Kathak classes to learn dancing and brushed up her acting skills likewise. She was searching for opportunity even after her parents objected to pursue acting career. However, after some successful performances in Hyderabad, they got convinced to believe she could make living out of it. She went to auditions in Zee Tv with program “Zee Cine Stars Khoj” and with her successful audition, got selected for the role of Jiiya in the serial “Jhoome Jiiya Re” aired on Zee Next channel as evening soap. Before this series she performed in dance shows Bhaskar Bharathi also and “So you think you can dance”.

Bhavesh Mandalia is an actor, Story Writer, and Screenwriter. Bhavesh was born and brought up in India. Bhavesh is an aspiring engineer. Bhavesh always had an interest in writing. Famous Writer and Producer Aatish Kapadia pushed him to pursue his hobby of writing. He made writing his profession and wrote several plays. He wrote the screenplay for the Super-hit TV series Kasamh Se starring Prachi Desai. Bhavesh is mainly known for his satirical play Kanji Virudh Kanji which got adapted into a movie named OMG-Oh my god starring Akshay Kumar and Paresh Rawal in lead roles. The film was critically well-received and loved by the masses. He also won the National film award for Best Screen Writer. He also received an award for Best dialogue writer.

Bhavesh Mandalia has worked as a writer and producer in both Bollywood and Tollywood en...

Sanjay Memane is a highly renowned cinematographer and producer and a member of the Camera and Electrical Department. Sanjay has worked on many popular shows, movies, and series throughout his grandeur career. He has won two awards throughout his career. Sanjay won the Zee Chitra Gaurav Puraskar, which was held in 2017, for the movie “Half Ticket” as the Best Cinematographer and won the Indian Telly Awards in 2004 as the Best Videography for the film “Saaksshi,” Sanjay also won the Indian Television Academy Awards in 2015 as the Director of Photography. Sanjay Memane is known for “Half Ticket,” released in 2016, “Siddhi Vinayak,” released in 2017, and “Piyaa Albela,” released in 2017.

Apart from the series mentioned above, his works also include “Kumkum Bhagya,&r...

Anil Katke is an Indian Choreographer and Cinematographer. He has worked in quite many series and shows for a long time. Anil Katke is famous for his works in “Piyaa Albela (2017),” “Apharan (2018),” and “Phir Bhi Na Maane Badtameez Dil (2015).” Apart from the above four, he has provided his expertise in cinematography in about 30 projects, with the most recent show being “Fanna: Ishq Mein Marjawan,” released in 2022. Anil Katke’s other works include “Dhadkan Zindaggi Kii,” released in 2021, “Choti Sarrdaarni,” released in 2022, “Bawara Dil,” released in 2021; and “Dastaan-E-Mohabbat: Salim Anarkali” released in 2018 to name a few.

Javed Sayyed is an editor, director and documentarian who works in the Bollywood film industry. Javed has been inspired to become a filmmaker since his childhood, he idolized some of the greatest Hollywood and Bollywood directors growing up. Javed always mentions how supportive his family has been in his pursuit of achieving his dreams of getting into the film industry. He got a diploma in Editing from Film and TV Institute of India in 1971 and got right into filmmaking. He started his career by making some ad campaigns and commercials.

In 1975, he joined the editing department and edited his first Bollywood film ever, the film was Andhera, a crime thriller centred around the life of a taxi driver who falls for a rich girl. His next films were Kaala Aadmi and Shabash Daddy, where he worked as an assistant director. He then...

Vijay Saini is a director of photography known to be working in the Bollywood and Harayanavi Film and Music Industry since 2021. He worked as DOP (director of Photography or Cinematographer) for the featured and famous song of Harayana, Jaan Te Pyare Yaar, by the singers Manisha Sharma & Kavinder. Vijay Saini worked as DOP for many other popular Haryanavi songs like “Aankh Fadke” by Sonika Singh, Arman Siddu, Dr Mahi & Mahi Panchal, released in 2021, “Sheesha Dekhungi Jaror” Starring Sapna Chaudhary & Prem Vats (sharing the platform with co-DOP, Lovey Khan),” Ladki Bigad Gayi” by the Singer: Shivam Thakur, “Jali Aali Chundri,” “Pajeb” by Singer, Music, Lyrics, Composer: Amanraj Gill, and many others.

Sharad Chandra Tripathi is a well-known writer and actor in Marathi Cinema. He was born in the year 1988. Coming from a non-filmy background, he had no sources. The achievement he received is because of his determination and hard work. He was born in Kanpur, which is his hometown as well. He is living in Mumbai, Maharashtra. He did his schooling in Kanpur. His father wanted him to become a doctor; therefore, he joined MBBS. He had a keen interest in writing, and he has been writing since childhood. Since he was always interested in writing, he headed to Mumbai, leaving his medical career behind. He wrote multiple plays. He directed them as well. He started his career by working as a screenwriter for Balaji Group.

Then afterward, he was hired as in house writer by Balaji and worked for 'Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi,’...

Vikas Sharma is an actor, editor, and producer and has worked in the editorial department. He has been a known editor (for which he majorly worked) in the industry since 1995. Vikas Sharma had a supporting role in the film Pyaar Diwana Hota Hai, released in 2002. He is the known editor for the TV series Kumkum Bhagya, telecasted from 2014 to 2017. In 1995, when Vikas Sharma received the limelight, he came up with the editing role for the show Hum Paanch (1995 to 2006). He handled other TV series like Yeh Hai Chahatein (2019), Parineetii (2022), Kundali Bhagya (2017 to 2024), etc.

Rohit Dwivedi is a directs Hindi television serials. He was born in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh on, 8August 1976. Graduating from Delhi University, Rohit set out to make his mark in theatre. Rohit completed two certified courses from ‘The Indian National Theatre’. Rohit made his directorial debut in Hindi television with Kaisa Yeh Pyaar Hain.

KyunkiSaasBhi Kabhi Bahu Thi and Kaleerein are also part of his repertoire. Rohit directed the recent movie Khejdi. The director made his mark in the television industry. He is also passionate about preserving Hindi theatre among the global performing arts.

Vicky Chauhan is a famous hill folk singer. He is a native of Chhajpur village in Himachal Pradesh. His parents are Chandrakala and Narendra Singh Chauhan. Vicky has done a double MA in political science and history, has also done diploma courses in German and Russian languages and journalism courses in 2014-15. He used to participate in youth festivals with Amar Ujala, a famous folk singer.

His first album was Neeru Chali Ghoomdi Geet in the year 2001, which was a hit. Jhumke-Jhumke is one of his best works. Vicky Chauhan sang around 200 songs, most of them are folk. He even signed an agreement in Hindi films.

Muzammil Desai is a famous TV series director who hails from Belgaum, Karnataka. He is from a middle-class family and brought up with seven other siblings. His father passed away before he was born. He studied till the 10th and came to Mumbai in 2001. Initially, he started to work with Balaji Telefilms as the 7th assistant director to Shyam Maheshwari for Jhuki Palken.

Later he became Chief AD and worked with Deepak Chavan and assisted him for six years on the shows like Kahani Ghar Ghar ki, Kyun Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi, Kasauti Zindagi Ki, Kaisa Hai Pyaar Hai, Kahin Kisi Roz for Balaji. In 2003, he worked as 2nd unit director for “Kusum.” In 2008 he got married to his longtime girlfriend, Shainaz, after eight years. He also assisted in the film Azhar. Since 2018, He is directing popular romance drama series “...

Vishal Sharma is a Hindi Entertainment Casting Director. He cast actors for movies, serials and commercials. Vishal’s birthplace is Delhi. He completed his schooling from Vasant Vihar Upras Vidyalaya. Later on, he graduated from Deshbandhu College, Delhi University in 2008. In his college days he used to actively participate in extracurricular activities like nukkad natak, theater, dramas etc. He was also appointed as Student Union President in 2006, during his college days.

Post Completing his college he then completed his diploma in mass communication. He then took a corporate job which he couldn’t continue for long because of his passion for acting. Thereafter, he quieted his job in order to start a career in acting. He started doing theaters in National School of Drama under the guidance of Dinesh Khanna who is ...

Mayank Sharma is a Bollywood director and writer. He is from Mumbai, Maharashtra. He is best known for is Amazon Prime’s original web series called ‘Breathe,’ starring Amit Sadh and “R Madhavan.” It was the second Indian original series from Amazon Prime. It released in more than 200 countries and territories in Hindi, Tamil, and Telugu. Mayank wanted to make a psychological thriller drama from the very beginning of his career. This project fulfilled his dream. He has assisted in movies like ‘Chashme Baddoor’ and Table No. 21.’ He has faced a lot of challenges and is successful by the end. He has had a bright journey from ‘Table No. 21’ to ‘Breathe.’   

Agasthya Dhanorkar, who is also called Aggy (nickname) was born on the 14th of August in the year 2005. He is among those wonder kids who achieved success at a very young age. Agasthya is the second child of his father Avinash Dhanorkar and mother Urvashi Dhanorkar (doctor). He has one elder brother Atharva Dhanorkar who is also a child artist and also a younger brother Eklavya Dhanorkar who is a child artist too. Agasthya Dhanorkar lives in royal classic in the new link road next to Citi mall, west Andheri, Mumbai, and Maharashtra. Agasthya Dhanorkar is doing his primary education at marble arch school, Mumbai.

Agasthya Dhanorkar is a very talented and god gifted child that at the no age of SIX where other children enjoy their playschools, some enter into their first schools but this child had made his first d...

Nivedita Basu is a producer for Indian television serials. She started her career in the year 2000, by working under Ekta Kapoor in Balaji Telefilms as a deputy creative director. She got the opportunity to become Creative Director for Ekta Kapoor in the year 2004 when one of her bosses messed up the episode of serial Kasuti Zindagi Ki and was fired by Ekta. Later Ekta offered Nivedita was offered her boss’s position for successfully being able to mend the errors. She went on towards becoming Ekta’s second in command, taking important decisions about production house’s shows and the characters within them. She worked for serials such as Hum Panch, Kyuki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi, Kasuati Zindagi Ki, Kabhi Sautan Kabhi Saheli, Kahi Kisi Roz, etc. In the year 2007, Nivedita married lawyer Yadunath Bhargavan Karimbil.

Fahad Kashmiri is an Indian television director who made his debut from Star Plus's show Kis Desh Mein Hai Meraa Dil. He also directed many Indian television shows after mostly under Balaji Telefilms. Later, he was associated with 11 TV projects of Ekta Kapoor and worked as co-director of the soap operas. Of late, he has been associated with two production houses of Spin-A-Tale Entertainment and Magic Lantern Productions TV soap operas.

When a TV director is working with Ekta, a tradition is developed. It's not about ego and not about fame. It's about the work. That is how everyone associated with Ekta brought that to everything they did. That's a kind of directors who they are today. One can assume therefore that Fahad Kashmiri was lucky because he started doing the classics TV shows of Ekta. Fahad Kashmiri is ...

Anil V Kumar is an Indian-Director. He is also a producer. He mainly works in the Television Industry. Since the year 2010, he owns a production house named Flying Turtles Film. Some of the Television Serials which he has directed include Kundali Bhagya, which was broadcasted on Zee TV, Dekha Ek Khwaab, which was broadcasted on Sony TV. Kitani Mohabbat Hai, which was broadcasted on NDTV Imagine. Kis Desh Mein Hai Mera Dil, which was broadcasted on Star Plus. Karam Apnaa Apnaa, which was broadcasted on Star TV.

Kavyanjali, which was broadcasted on Star Plus. Kayamath, which was broadcasted on Star Plus. Kkoi Dil Mein Hai, which was broadcasted on Sony TV. Kitni Mast Hai Zindagi, which was broadcasted on MTV. Kasamh Se, which was broadcasted on Zee TV. Kahin To Hoga, which was broadcasted on Star TV.

Santram Verma was born in 1970. He is a male director of Hindi television shows from Mumbai. He directed many hit shows of some leading channels such as Sony, Zee TV, Star Plus, Star One, NDTV Imagine and much more. His notable work includes Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi, Kahin Kisi Roz, Kasautii Zindagii Kay, Tere Liye, Kusum, Kutumb and much more. He has also directed 2004 Bollywood horror film Krishna Cottage featuring Sohail Khan, Anita Hassanandani and Isha Koppikar in leading roles and was produced by the mother-daughter team of Shobha Kapoor and Ekta Kapoor, better known for producing Indian television soap operas.

Verma bagged ITA award for Best Director- Drama, Star Guild Award for Best Director-Fiction and also got nominated for Indian Telly Jury Award for Bes...

Prashant Ranyal is an Indian actor and model. He has been working in Hindi serials. He loves to travel. He was seen in Kasamh Se playing the role of the Bani Walia’s (Prachi Desai) brother-in-law Sahil Bali. Ram Kapoor and Roshni Chopra were also a part of this show.

It was produced by Ekta Kapoor of Balaji Telefilms. Prashant Ranyal also acted in Parvarrish – Kuchh Khattee Kuchh Meethi on Sony TV. He played the role of Mr. Mathur in it. He was also a part of Aapki Antara telecasted on Zee TV. He made his film debut with Rajshri Productions Love U Mr. Kalakaar starring Tushar Kapoor and Amrita Rao.

Mohit Hussain is an Indian professional director, writer, and cinematographer. He has worked in the Hindi Film industry and television industry. As a director, Mohit Hussain is known for his works in the movies Kaisay Kahein which was released in the year 2007, and the TV series named SIT Presents Men, The Real Victims which ran from the year 2015 to 2016 and Code Red which came in the year 2015. Mohit Hussain is a successful film and TV director for more than 15 years. Mohit Hussain was also the writer of the TV show SIT Presents Men, The Real Victims which is a series of 21 episodes and he was the screenplay and story writer of the movie Kaisay Kahein. Mohit Hussain was the cinematographer and producer for the series SIT Present Men, The Real Victims. Mohit Hussain is married to Chhavi Mittal who is an actress.

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Dheeraj Sarna is an Indian television actor, producer, and writer. His place of birth is Jaipur, Rajasthan, India. He completed his school education at Adarsh Vidya Mandir Wing, Karad. After that, he graduated from the University of Rajasthan, Rajasthan. He married Supriya Sarna in 2013, who is a television actress. He has a son named Shivansh Sarna. He is known for his acting in Kutumb in 2000, Chhanchhan in 2013 and Kis Kisko Pyaar Karu in 2015. He is very interested in acting right from childhood. He also wrote the hit show Kahani Gar Gar ki in 2000. He became famous through his writing that were very appreciated by the whole family viewers.

He has acted in the shows which he has written like Hum Paanch, Kutumb and many more. He was nominated for Indian Telly Jury Awa...

Brij Mohan Pandey is an Indian Television actor. He is also a freelance story screenplay writer and had written many TV shows for various channels. Brij Mohan worked with TV channels and wrote a screenplay for them. There were some series in which he acted as actor and people adored his character very much. He was born in Jamshedpur, Bagbeda and completed his schooling from Marwadi High School and later went to a Cooperative College. He completed his graduation from Ranchi University. After completing his graduation he then actively has been a member of theater society with CD & SW (TISCO). He also received an opportunity to play a role on a stage shows like Roshni Kii Oar, Aala Afsar, Langdi Tang, Gadhe Ki Barat, and Hameeda Bai Ki Kothi.

After that, in 1993 he shifted to Delhi to further enhance his career and gain a lot ...

There was time when many of the serials used to rule Indian television . The mastermind behind all of these serials is Bobby Bhonsle.

Actor-turned-script writer Bobby Bhonsle has been in the industry for more than over 16 years. He worked with Ekta Kapoor for more than ten serials. He feels that his parents were not supportive when wanted to become an actor. But God always took his side.

When he started his acting career, he was the luckiest person in Bollywood to get a kick start with the mega superstar Amitabh Bachchan in Major Saab, which was shot at Khadakwasla in Pune. He was again lucky to work for Madhuri Dixit and Prabhudeva.He made into a talent management company and did casting for Que Sera song that w...

Ajay Trehan is a Hindi movie actor from India. He is known among the masses for his acting in successful Bollywood films such as Fukrey, Bluffmaster! and Satyagraha. He played a cop with the name of Inspector Khanna in Fukrey.  ‘Fukrey’ in Hindi and Punjabi means slacker. It is a comedy which describes coming of age people. It was produced by Farhan Akhtar and Ritesh Sidhwani and directed by Mrighdeep Singh Lamba. It casts newbies Pulkit Sharma, Ali Fazal, Varun Sharma and Richa Chadda in it.

Trehan plays the character called Durgalal in the political drama film Satyagraha. This political thriller has very famous actors such as Amitabh Bachchan, Ajay Devgan, Kareena Kapoor, Amrita Rao and Arjun Rampal in it. It released in the August of 2013. It was prod...

Shailendra Singh is an Indian singer. He is a Bollywood singer who has sung many Hindi songs during 1970-1990. Shailendra was born in Mumbai, Maharashtra. He did his schooling from Hill Grange High School, Peddar Road. Also, he did his further graduation from the famous St. Xavier's College, Mumbai. To get trained as an actor he joined Film and Television Institute of India, Pune. Although, he went there to become an actor, but he bagged his first project as a playback singer.

He got to sing for the movie, Bobby while he was in his second year at Film and Television Institute of India. Bobby was a Raj Kapoor film. He only gave Shailendra a break in singing. His song from the movie, Bobby, "Main Shayar To Nahin" became an instant hit. People started recogniz...

Kushal Punjabi is a model turned television actor from India. He was born on April 23, 1982 from a Sindhi Hindu household in Mumbai. His father was hailed from Karachi while her mother was from Hyderabad, but Kushal was born and raised up in Mumbai. When he was a child, he is very active and he likes cycling, swimming, dancing and skating. Later on, he played football and swimming in school. Kushal loves to travel and he is also an adventurer. 

Initially, he was a dancer and a choreographer until he bumped into modeling. Kushal was trained by Shiamak Davar and from there he entered the glamour world of acting. He joined the Gladrags Manhunt Contest in year 2000. He did various music videos and commercials. He was seen in Shweta Shetty’s music album to the song of Deewane to Deewane Hai in year 1997. 

His debut in ...

Vikas Gupta, the man filled with passion and creativeness. Vikas Gupta is an epitome of talent and originality. Yes, the founder of the production house “The Lost Boy Productions.” His journey is one of a kind. Vikas went to Delhi for college. But when his college shut down, he shifted to Mumbai with his girlfriend. There he started working at Balaji Telefims. Thus, at the age of nineteen he became the youngest creative heads. He was controlling the biggest shows. He learnt a lot during this process.

But one day he realised that the monotonous routine is not what he wanted. So he left the job and got engrossed in art. He travelled a lot and tried to gather knowledge about art. After returning to the industry he tried his hand at acting, but to no avail. With the help of Ekta Kapoor and Shobha Kapoor, he commenced his first ...

Siddharth Vasudev is the well known personality in Indian Television. His native place is Kashmir so he always admires the army people. His age is around 30 and his height is 5’9”. He got married to the actress Reshmi Ghosh on 1st Feb, 2013. His marriage was held in Kolkata. They both met on the set of Shobha Somnath Ki and fell in love with each other. Their marriage was in a perfect Bengali tradition.

In the serial Shobha Somnath Ki, he was playing the role of Bhaanuman. This show was based on Acharya Chatursen’s Hindi novel named Somnath Mahalay. The story tells about struggle of young girl Shobha who aimed infamous raids in western raids India by Sultan Mahmud of Ghazna in the early 11 century. This serial has won several awards.

He has also worked with Colors in Madhubala Ek Ishq...

Pawan Shankar is a well-known face of Indian Television and movie industry. He first hogged the limelight when he played the lead role in the Star one series Siddhant. He displayed superb acting skills, and it made him a household name. Such intense was his acting that people started to call him Siddhant instead of Pawan.

Right from the beginning, Pawan was a very bright student and blessed with great understanding of the matter. He is a gold medalist from Allahabad's St. Joseph's College. Later he completed his MBA degree from the prestigious, Institute of Management Technology (IMT), Ghaziabad. He was also good at sports and represented UP in under 17 Table Tennis tournament.

Date of Birth: 13-11-1975

Age: 48

Star Sign: Scorpio

Gender: Male

Language: Hindi

Skills: TV-Actor

Biography About Pawan Shankar

Biography About Pawan Shankar

Date of Birth: 13-11-1975

Age: 48

Star Sign: Scorpio

Gender: Male

Language: Hindi

Skills: TV-Actor

Manoj Joshi is an Indian television, theatre and film actor. He is better known for his roles in movies than in series. He is well known for his comic roles, and has been praised for his good comedy acting. His birthday is September third. The actor was born in a village called ‘Adapodara’ which is in the northern part of Gujarat. His family is versed in the acting profession, and even his brother Rajesh Joshi was an actor. Rajesh Joshi passed away in the year 1998.

One of his first roles was in the television serial Chanakya which he played before the turn of the millennium. He is also an actor in the Gujarati play of the same name, as well as its director. He won a best actor award for his portrayal of Chanakya in the series. He also acted in soap opera ‘Ek Mahal Ho Sapno Ka’ on S...

Mahesh Pandey is a renowned Indian script writer, producer and director, known for penning many of the popular shows of Ekta Kapoor’s Balaji Telefilms like Koshish, Kasautii Zindagii Kay, Kasamh Se, Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi, Kutumb, Kahiin to Hoga, Bandini, Kesar, Kkusum, Karam Apnaa Apnaa, Kahaani Hamaaray Mahaabhaarat Ki and Geet - Hui Sabse Parayi. Mahesh also penned the television series, Chhajje Chhajje Ka Pyaar which was aired in 2011 on Sony TV and Rab Se Sohna Isshq on Zee TV. Besides television series, he also worked in the screenplay of Ekta Kapoor’s Bollywood film, Koi Aap Sa, released in 2005.

After donning a lot of script writing in many popular television series and films, Mahesh also entered the world of production. He is the co-writer and producer of the popular television series, Anamik...

Karan Patel is an Indian television actor born on 23rd of November, 1983, in Calcutta. He comes from a Gujarati family. His father, Nishit Patel, is a businessman by profession and Karan is the only child of his parents. He completed his schooling from Utpal Sanghvi School and graduation from Mithibai College, Mumbai. Later, he joined Kishore Namit Kumar’s Acting School and Shiamak Davar’s Dance Classes.

He started his career from Ekta Kapoor’s popular drama, Kasauti Zindagi Ki, and after that he appeared in Ekta Kapoor's other dramas, Kesar and Kavyanjali, which were aired in 2005. In 2006, he again did TV serials like Karam Apna Apna and Kasam Se. His first main lead role was in ‘Kasturi’, in 2007, where he played the character of Robbie Sabharwal.

In 2007, he showed ...

Karan Hukku is an Indian model and television actor. He was born in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. He belongs to a middle-class family. He is an October born. He did his schoolings and graduation from Mumbai only. He acted in bollywood movies, TV serials and TV commercials also. He got his first break in the movie “Kya Love Story Hai” in 2007. It was directed by Lovely Singh and produced by Adlabs Films Ltd. and V R Entertainers. It was Lovely Singh’s debut direction in the Indian Cinema. Karan played the role of “Ranveer Oberoi” who is focused and a hard working guy. He always thinks about his work and practical life. He doesn’t know how to party or have fun. After that he acted in another movie “Trick” in 2013. It was a low budget movie and was directed by Gosangi Subba Rao.

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Bakul Thakkar is an actor. He has acted in a number of TV Shows. He has played the role of Anuj Diwan in "Sidhhi" in 1995. He acted in "Thriller at Ten" in 2000. He played the role of Inspector Vasant in "Paagalpan" in 2001. He acted in "Urf Professor" in 2001. He acted as Roshan Kumar in "Mumbai Matinee" in 2003. He played the role of Lalit Kapoor in "Kkusum" in 2003. He acted in "Yeh Hai Chakkad Bakkad Bumbe Bo" in 2003. 

He performed in "Agni Pankh" in 2004. He also performed in "Chakachak" in 2005. He acted in "Fareb" in 2005. He played the role of Bookish Nobleman in "The Memsahib" in 2006. He portrayed the role of Ranvir in "68 Pages" in 2007. He w...

If you are searching for a star that is on every ladies mind right now, then that is none other than Jatin Sial. This sensational man is a great actor who has won the heart of so many with his movie exploits. He has acted in different soaps as well as movies. Besides from being an actor, he also features as an assistant director. Jatin Sial, gained huge popularity with his famous films; White Noise which was a block buster in 2004, Vivah which was released in 2006, and Ek Thi Daayan which recently came out in 2013. He has also starred in various soaps and is among the best actors in the movie industry.

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