Karmaphal Daata Shani () is an Indian

mythological Myth is a folklore genre consisting of narratives that play a fundamental role in a society, such as foundational tales or origin myths. Since "myth" is widely used to imply that a story is not objectively true, the identification of a narrat ...

television series, which aired from 7 November 2016 to 9 March 2018 on

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. The series was produced by Swastik Productions of Siddharth Kumar Tewary.

Plot

The story of the series is based on the life of God

Shani Shani ( sa, शनि, ), or Shanaishchara ( sa, शनैश्चर, ), refers to the divine personification of the planet Saturn in Hinduism, and is one of the nine heavenly objects ( Navagraha) in Hindu astrology. Shani is also a male Hin ...

, who is known for his wrath. The serial also shows

Brahma Brahma ( sa, ब्रह्मा, Brahmā) is a Hindu god, referred to as "the Creator" within the Trimurti, the trinity of supreme divinity that includes Vishnu, and Shiva.Jan Gonda (1969)The Hindu Trinity Anthropos, Bd 63/64, H 1/2, p ...

Vishnu Vishnu ( ; , ), also known as Narayana and Hari, is one of the Hindu deities, principal deities of Hinduism. He is the supreme being within Vaishnavism, one of the major traditions within contemporary Hinduism. Vishnu is known as "The Prese ...

and

Shiva Shiva (; sa, शिव, lit=The Auspicious One, Śiva ), also known as Mahadeva (; ɐɦaːd̪eːʋɐ, or Hara, is one of the principal deities of Hinduism. He is the Supreme Being in Shaivism, one of the major traditions within Hind ...

's mentors. It also shows

's tough childhood, getting the title of ''karmaphaldaata'', his downfall, his return to Suryalok, marriage, getting his wife's curse and finally his return as ''Karmphaldaata''.The story is about Shani, son of suryadev and Chaaya who is the shadow form of Sandhya, first wife of suryadev and with Sandhya, suryadev has two children namely

Yama Yama ( Devanagari: यम) or Yamarāja (यमराज), is a deity of death, dharma, the south direction, and the underworld who predominantly features in Hindu and Buddhist religion, belonging to an early stratum of Rigvedic Hindu deiti ...

and Yami , when Sandhya Cannot bear Suryadev's Heat she Created Chaaya , to take Care of her Children until she returns from a tap , she Warns her not to get close to her husband but Chaaya did so Against Sandhaya , Shanidev was born as dark but suryadev later accepts his colour . Sandhya hates Chaaya and her son Shani , because she thinks that Chaaya Cheated her By getting close to her Husband . So, she gives lot of troubles to Shani and his mother Chaaya with help of Indradev and Rahu. But, however Shani faced all this with help of his karmapal power and his karma. Later, Shani exposes sandhya's evil character in front of suryadev and as a result suryadev chases out Sandhya and announced Chaaya as his official wife. Due to this, Chaaya Get Pregnant Again and they got a Second baby named Badhra but actually because of sandhya's evil plan Bhadhra became against for everyone and finally she killed herself but unfortunately the blame goes to Shani himself and as a result, Chaaya started to hate Shani and she took shani's karmalpal position from himself. Later, frustrating Shani forgave everything and went away and the years had gone. 10 years later, Shani returns and now he marries Dhamini due to some situation and even he earns lot of enemies namely

Ravana Ravana (; , , ) is a rakshasa king of the island of Lanka, and the chief antagonist of the Hindu epic '' Ramayana'' and its adaptations. In the ''Ramayana'', Ravana is described to be the eldest son of sage Vishrava and rakshasi Kaikesi. He ...

Indra Indra (; Sanskrit: इन्द्र) is the king of the devas (god-like deities) and Svarga (heaven) in Hindu mythology. He is associated with the sky, lightning, weather, thunder, storms, rains, river flows, and war. volumes/ref> ...

and

Rahu Rāhu ( Sanskrit: राहु, 16px, ☊) is one of the nine major celestial bodies ( navagraha) in Hindu texts and the king of meteors. It represents the ascension of the moon in its precessional orbit around the earth, also referred as t ...

. However, Shani faces all and try to keep the situation as normally, but due to sevvai, Dhamini curses Shani as he never sees anyone's face, because They were getting far instead of consummating their Marriage. To avoid these kind of situations, Shani must to take over his karmapal power again but Shani refused. Later, Chaaya understood Shani by Dhamini's proof and speech. Finally, Ravana took a war on Suryaloka to capture all navagrahas but Shani tried to stop him as much as he can. By the end, Shani retakes his karmapal power and even released from bane which Dhamini gave and defeat Ravana and joins with his family. Further he continues his karmapal to everyone.

Cast

Main

* Rohit Khurana as

- Partial Incarnation & Student of Shiva; Chaaya's and Surya's son; King of Shaniloka; Kakol's Mount Friend; Karmaphaldaata/Dandnayak; Sandhya's step-son; Bhadra's real brother; Yami and Yam's half-brother; Dhamini and Neelima's husband. ** Kartikey Malviya as Young Shani *

Juhi Parmar Juhi Parmar (born 14 December 1980) is an Indian anchor, actress, presenter, singer and dancer predominantly known for her work in Hindi television industry. She gained recognition for her portrayal as Kumkum in the long-running soap opera '' ...

as ** Saranyu/Sandhya - The goddess of clouds, First Queen of Suryaloka; Surya's former wife; Vishwakarma's daughter; Yam's and Yami's real mother. **

Chhaya Chhaya or Chaya ( sa, छाया, Chāyā, shadow' or 'shade) is the Hindu personification and goddess of shadow, and a consort of Surya, the Hindu sun god. She is the shadow-image or reflection of Saranyu (Sanjna), the first wife of Surya. C ...

- The goddess of shadows; Second Queen of Suryaloka; Shani's and Bhadra's mother ; Surya's second wife; Sandhya's reflection and spiritual sister; Yam's and Yami's step-mother. *

Tarun Khanna Tarun Khanna (born; 1968) is an Indian-born American academic, author, and an economic strategist. He is currently the Jorge Paulo Lemann professor at Harvard Business School; where he is a member of the strategy group, and the director of Harva ...

as Lord Shiva/Mahadev * Tina Datta as Dhamini, Shani's Second wife; Shaniloka's queen; Chaaya and Surya's daughter-in-law *

Salil Ankola Salil Ashok Ankola (; born 1 March 1968) is a former international cricketer who played one Test match and 20 One Day Internationals (ODIs) from 1989 to 1997 for India. A right-arm fast-medium bowler, he played first-class cricket for Mumbai, ...

Surya Surya (; sa, सूर्य, ) is the sun as well as the solar deity in Hinduism. He is traditionally one of the major five deities in the Smarta tradition, all of whom are considered as equivalent deities in the Panchayatana puja and a ...

- Sun; Suryaloka's king; Chandradev's Brother ; Shani, Bhadra, Yami and Yam's father; Sandhya's Former Husband; Chaaya's husband. * Gufi Paintal as

Vishwakarma Vishvakarma or Vishvakarman ( sa, विश्वकर्मा, Viśvakarmā, all maker) is a craftsman deity and the divine architect of the devas in contemporary Hinduism. In the early texts, the craftsman deity was known as Tvastar and th ...

- Architect of Devas; Sandhaya's father; Yam and Yami's Grandfather. * Kunal Bakshi as Devraj Indra - King of Gods; Sahastra Netra; King of Swarga; Sandhaya's Friend. * Zohaib Siddiqui as

; Ketu's Brother and Shani's Enemy. * Tinu Verma as

Shukracharya Shukra ( Sanskrit: शुक्र, IAST: ) is a Sanskrit word that means "clear" or "bright". It also has other meanings, such as the name of an ancient lineage of sages who counselled Asuras in Vedic history. In medieval mythology and Hindu ...

: King of Monsters; Indradev's Enemy. * Purvesh Pimple as Kakol, Shani's friend/mount. ** Praneet Sharma as Young Kakol. * Sachin Yadav as Yamraj/Yama; god of death; Sandhaya's and Surya's son; Yami's brother; Chaaya's step - son; Shani and Bhadra's half-brother. ** Devish Ahuja as Young Yamraj/Yama * Kajol Srivastav as Yami/Yamuna; Sandhya and Surya's daughter; goddess of river Yamuna; Chandradev's Ex-Fiance Chhaya's step-daughter; Yam's sister; Shani's and Badra's half-sister. ** Drisha Kalyani as Young Yami/Yamuna

Recurring

* Shahbaz Khan as

Saurabh Raj Jain Sourabh Raaj Jain (born 1 December 1985) is an Indian actor in Hindi television. He gained a household name with his portrayal of Lord Krishna in ''Mahabharat'' (2013–2014), that met with nationwide acclaim and proved to be a "game-changer" ...

as Narrator * Parvati Sehgal as Elder Neelima * Jannat Zubair Rahmani as Neelima, Shani's power and First Wife. * Nirbhay Wadhwa as Lord

Hanuman Hanuman (; sa, हनुमान, ), also called Anjaneya (), is a Hindu god and a divine ''vanara'' companion of the god Rama. Hanuman is one of the central characters of the Hindu epic ''Ramayana''. He is an ardent devotee of Rama and ...

: Lord Pawandev and Anjani's Son. ** Krish Chauhan as Young Lord

* Ishant Bhanushali as Lord Ganesha/Vinayaka : Lord Mahadev and Parvati's Younger Son; Ridhi and Siddhi's Husband. * Yash Bhojwani and Ayush Pathak as the

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* Shehzan Sayyad as Young

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* Preeti Chaudhary as Goddess

Parvati Parvati ( sa, पार्वती, ), Uma ( sa, उमा, ) or Gauri ( sa, गौरी, ) is the Hindu goddess of power, energy, nourishment, harmony, love, beauty, devotion, and motherhood. She is a physical representation of Mahadevi i ...

* Vibha Anand / Pooja Sharma as

Mahakali Mahakali () is the Hindu goddess of time and death in the goddess-centric tradition of Shaktism. Similar to Kali, Mahakali is a fierce goddess associated with universal power, time, life, death, and both rebirth and liberation. She is the cons ...

* Diwakar Pundir as Lord

* Shweta Vyas as Goddess

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* Amardeep Garg as Lord

* Raj Singh as

Chandra Chandra ( sa, चन्द्र, Candra, shining' or 'moon), also known as Soma ( sa, सोम), is the Hindu god of the Moon, and is associated with the night, plants and vegetation. He is one of the Navagraha (nine planets of Hinduism) an ...

dev; Surya's Dev Younger Brother and Yami's Ex - Fiance. * Siddharth Vasudev as Lohitaang Mangal *

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as Anjani, Hanuman's mother *

Sudha Chandran Sudha Chandran (born 27 September 1965) is an Indian Bharatanatyam dancer and actress who appears in Indian television and films. In 1981, she hurt her leg in a road accident near Tiruchirapalli, Tamil Nadu while coming back from Madras with ...

as Sinhika, Rahu's mother * Kunwar Naveen Jinger as Kakol's father * Nimai Bali as Sage

Vishwamitra Vishvamitra ( sa, विश्वामित्र, ) is one of the most venerated rishis or sages of ancient India. According to Hindu tradition, he is stated to have written most of the Mandala 3 of the Rigveda, including the Gayatri Mantr ...

* Kanan Malhotra as King Harishchandra * Brownie Parashar as King Chitraratha, king of Gandharvaloka * Vishal Nayak as Vayu/Pawandev, Hanuman's spiritual father * Himanshu Bamzai as Akash Dev/Jal Devta * Pheel Mehta / atrali Chattopadhyay as

Mohini Mohini (Sanskrit: मोहिनी, ') is the Hindu goddess of enchantment. She is the only female avatar of the Hindu god Vishnu. She is portrayed as a ''femme fatale'', an enchantress, who maddens lovers and demons, sometimes leading them t ...

: Lord Vishnu's Avatar. * Sampada Vaze as

Mandodari Mandodari ( sa, मंदोदरी, , lit. "soft-bellied";) was the queen consort of Ravana, the king of Lanka, according to the Hindu epic '' Ramayana''. The ''Ramayana'' describes Mandodari as beautiful, pious, and righteous. She is ext ...

: Ravana's Wife * Vijay Badlani as Narad/Rishiraj, devotee of Vishnu * Javed Pathan as Kuparn

Awards and nominations

Awards

ITA Award The Indian Television Academy Awards, also known as the ''ITA Awards'', is an annual award ceremony organised by the Indian Television Academy to honour excellence in Hindi-language television. Ceremonies Categories Popular Awards * ITA ...

for Best Historical/Mythological Serial, 2017 *ITA Award for Best Director-Drama, 2017 - Siddharth Kumar Tewary *ITA Award for Best Child Artiste, 2017 - Kartikey Malviya * Zee Gold Award for Best Child Actor - Kartikey Malviya *Golden Petal Award for Favorite Child Actor, 2017 - Kartikey Malviya *Golden Petal Award For Best Special Effects, 2017 - Swastik Pictures *Golden Petal Awards for Best Music Fiction, 2017 - Divya

Nominations

for Best Teleplay, 2017 - Utkarsh Naithani *ITA Award for Best Actor - Female, 2017 -

*ITA Award for Best TV Show, 2017 *ITA Award for Best Actor - Male, 2017 -

, Kartikey Malviya * Zee Gold Award for Best Debue in a Lead Role - Kartikey Malviya

References

External links

Official website
* {{Colors Programmes 2016 Indian television series debuts Hindi-language television shows Indian television soap operas Indian drama television series Indian television series about Hindu deities Television shows set in Mumbai Colors TV original programming 2018 Indian television series endings Swastik Productions television series