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Chandrakanta (film)
Chandrakanta may refer to: * ''Chandrakanta'' (novel), a 19th-century Hindi-language novel by Indian writer Devaki Nandan Khatri, and its titular heroine **''Chandrakanta Santati'', a series of sequel novels revolving around Chandrakanta and its other main characters by Devaki Nandan Khatri ** ''Chandrakanta'' (film), a 1956 Indian Hindi-language fantasy film by G. P. Sippy, based on the novel ** ''Chandrakanta'' (1994 TV series), a 1994 Indian television series based on the novel **''Kahani Chandrakanta Ki'', a 2011 Indian TV series based on the novel ** ''Chandrakanta'' (2017 TV series), a 2017 Indian television serial based on the novel, produced by Ekta Kapoor **''Prem Ya Paheli – Chandrakanta'', a 2017 Indian TV series based on the novel *Detective Chandrakanta, a fictional Indian detective played by Chiranjeet Chakraborty in the films '' Shororipu'' (2016) and '' Shororipu 2: Jotugriho'' (2021) * Chandrakanta (author) (born 1938), Indian novelist and short-story writer * C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chandrakanta (novel)
''Chandrakanta'' is an epic fantasy Hindi novel by Devaki Nandan Khatri. Published in 1888, it was the first modern Hindi novel. It gained a cult following, and contributed to the popularity of the Hindi language. The copyright on the novel expired in 1964 and it is now in the public domain, along with other titles by the author. It inspired Nirja Guleri's mega-budget TV serial of the same name (though the screenplay had many differences from the novel) which became one of the biggest-ever blockbusters in the history of Indian television. Story The story is a romantic fantasy about two lovers who belong to rival kingdoms: the princess Chandrakanta of Vijaygarh, and the prince Virendra Singh of Naugarh. Krur Singh, a member of the Vijaygarh king's court dreams of marrying Chandrakanta and taking over the throne. When Krur Singh fails in his endeavor, he flees the kingdom and befriends Shivdutt, the powerful neighboring king of Chunargarh (referring to the fort in Chunar that ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |