''Daayan'' (English: ''Witch'') is an Indian

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drama series created by

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. It premiered on 15 December 2018 on &TV and starred

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Plot

The series revolves around two people who are madly in love with each other and how their lives change when a ''

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'' enters their lives and creates havoc. The young Janvi Maurya, a well-educated and family-oriented girl from

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, stumbles upon a dangerous ploy by an evil force as many unusual and mysterious happenings occur in her hometown. With her life on the line, she must unmask the identity of a ''daayan'' who is someone close to her. Accompanying her in this mission is her childhood friend and love interest, the wealthy and chivalrous Aakarsh Chaudhary. Janvi and Aakarsh marry with an intent to finish the ''daayan''. Later it is revealed that Asha, the maid, is Aakarsh's real mother and Aakarsh is the ''daayan''. Due to her son's love, Asha is unable to kill Janvi. She joins hands with Saptroopa who erases Aakarsh's memory so that he forgets Janvi, his love, and marries Saptroopa instead. The ''daayan'' uses this opportunity to kill Janvi and offer her as a sacrifice to make herself immortal.

Cast

Main

as ** Jhanvi Maurya: Narendra and Yamini's daughter; Manvi and Harsh's sister; Akarsh's wife (2018–2019) ** Kundani Roy: Popular actress; Jhanvi's look-alike; Viraj's wife (2018) *

as Akarsh Chaudhary: a male

; owner of ''The Fort''; Asha and Veerendar's son; Jhanvi's husband (2018–2019)

Recurring

as Asha Chaudhary:

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; Kaalnemi's sister; Veerendar's wife; Akarsh's mother (2018–2019) *

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as Saptroopa: Enchantress and

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who was trapped within a redstone since 500 years; Akarsh's one-sided obsessive lover (2019) *Anupama Solanki as Vaitalini: Queen of the devils; Asha's

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(2019) * Aman Gandhi as Veer Singh Chauhan: Jhanvi's best friend; Prachi's husband (2018) * Afreen Nasir Dastani as Prachi Mourya: Sonali and Ballabh's daughter; Prithvi's sister; Veer's wife (2018) * Garima Goel as Manvi Mourya: Narendra's daughter; Jhanvi and Harsh's sister; Dibang's wife; Rimpi's mother (2018–2019) *

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as Dibang Bhasin: Manvi's husband; Rimpi's father (2018–2019) * Nitanshi Goel as Rimpi Bhasin: Manvi and Dibang's daughter (2018–2019) *

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as Harshvardhan "Kaaju" Mourya: Narendra's son; Manvi and Jhanvi's brother; Jananta's husband (2018–2019) *Rishika Nag as Jananta "Kishmish" Mourya: Harsh's wife (2018–2019) *

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as Viraj Roy: Kundani's husband (2019) *Prabhat Bhattacharya as Prithvi Mourya: Sonali and Ballabh's son; Prachi's brother; Vishakha's husband (2018–2019) *Ekta Saraiya as Vishakha Mourya: Prithvi's wife (2018–2019) *Amit Singh Thakur as Narendra Mourya: Ballabh's brother; Manvi, Harsh and Jhanvi's father (2018–2019) *

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as Sonali Mourya: Ballabh's widow; Prithvi and Prachi's mother (2018–2019) *

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as Nandini Mehra: Chandrika's sister; Akarsh's manager (2018–2019) *

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as Chandrika Mehra: a restoration agent; Nandini's sister (2018–2019) *Mala Salariya as Paatalini: Queen of the

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(2019) *Neelu Dogra as Menka Raichand: Kartik's sister; Akarsh's foster mother; Asha's lackey (2018–2019) *Abhinav Kohli as Kartik Raichand: Menka's brother; Asha's lackey (2019) * Mishmee Das as Tanya Sharma: Jhanvi's friend (2018) * Rohan Mehra as Rakesh Purohit: Jhanvi's friend (2018) * Vimarsh Roshan as King Veerendar: a 500-year old wizard; Asha's husband (2019) *

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as Kaalnemi: Asha's brother; Akarsh's uncle; a male ''daayan'' (2019)

References

External links

Official page
on BalajiTelefilms.com *
Daayan
streaming online on

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