''Shrikant'' is a TV show based on
Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyaya's 1917-1933 four volume novel
''Srikanta''. The show aired on
Doordarshan in 1987.
The show was again telecast on
DD National
DD National (formerly DD1) is a state-owned public entertainment television channel in India. It is the flagship channel of Doordarshan, India's public service broadcaster, and the oldest and most widely available terrestrial television channe ...
from 30 April 2020 during the
lockdown due to coronavirus
Synopsis
The show tells the story of protagonist Shrikant (
Farooque Shaikh
Farooq Shaikh (25 March 1948 − 28 December 2013) was an Indian actor, philanthropist and television presenter. He was best known for his work in Hindi films from 1973 to 1993 and for his work in television between 1988 and 2002. He returned to ...
). Sujata Mehta plays Raj Lakshmi. She nurses him to health when he is infected by plague. Later during a sea voyage to Burma, he meets Abhaya (
Mrinal Kulkarni
Mrinal Deo-Kulkarni (born 21 June 1971) is a senior film, TV actress and director of India. She is better known for her role as Meerabai in doordarshan's Meerabai seriel and angel in Hindi TV serial '' Son Pari''. She has acted in Marathi langu ...
), a woman abandoned by her husband (
Irrfan Khan
Irrfan Khan () (born Sahabzade Irfan Ali Khan; 7 January 196729 April 2020), also known simply as Irrfan, was an Indian actor who worked in Indian cinema as well as British and American films. Widely regarded as one of the finest actors in In ...
).
In Burma, he receives the devotion of a lodge caretaker played by
Sukanya Kulkarni
Sukanya Kulkarni Mone is an Indian actress who mainly works in Hindi and Marathi films and serials.
Personal life
Kulkarni was born in a Hindu family. She is married to Marathi veteran actor Sanjay Mone. The couple has one daughter, Julia ...
. His love ideal remains Rajlakshmi.
Cast
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Farooque Shaikh
Farooq Shaikh (25 March 1948 − 28 December 2013) was an Indian actor, philanthropist and television presenter. He was best known for his work in Hindi films from 1973 to 1993 and for his work in television between 1988 and 2002. He returned to ...
as Shrikant
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Mrinal Kulkarni
Mrinal Deo-Kulkarni (born 21 June 1971) is a senior film, TV actress and director of India. She is better known for her role as Meerabai in doordarshan's Meerabai seriel and angel in Hindi TV serial '' Son Pari''. She has acted in Marathi langu ...
as Abhaya
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Ravindra Mankani
Ravindra Laxman Mankani ( mr, रवींद्र लक्ष्मण मंकणी; born 21 May 1956) is an Indian actor who is noted for his work in soap operas, plays and films. He first became a civil engineer and then shifted to acting. ...
as Rohini
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Irrfan Khan
Irrfan Khan () (born Sahabzade Irfan Ali Khan; 7 January 196729 April 2020), also known simply as Irrfan, was an Indian actor who worked in Indian cinema as well as British and American films. Widely regarded as one of the finest actors in In ...
as Abhaya's husband
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Sujata Mehta as Raj Lakshmi
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Sukanya Kulkarni
Sukanya Kulkarni Mone is an Indian actress who mainly works in Hindi and Marathi films and serials.
Personal life
Kulkarni was born in a Hindu family. She is married to Marathi veteran actor Sanjay Mone. The couple has one daughter, Julia ...
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Tiku Talsania
Tiku Talsania (born 7 June 1954) is an Indian actor, who works in the Bollywood industry. Apart from acting in films and television serials, he also performs as a freelance theatre artist, working for Gujarati theatre.
Career Television
Tiku h ...
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Asha Sharma
Asha (; also arta ; ae, 𐬀𐬴𐬀, translit=aṣ̌a/arta) is a Zoroastrian concept with a complex and highly nuanced range of meaning. It is commonly summarized in accord with its contextual implications of 'truth' and 'right(eousness)', 'ord ...
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Urvashi Dholakia
Urvashi Dholakia is an Indian television actress who played the iconic villain Komolika in the long running television series '' Kasautii Zindagii Kay'' and won the sixth season of ''Bigg Boss''.
Early life
Dholakia was born on 9 July 1978 ...
as younger Raj Lakshmi
References
External links
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1980s Indian television series
1985 Indian television series debuts
1986 Indian television series endings
DD National original programming
Television shows based on Indian novels
Television shows set in Myanmar
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