''Karn Sangini'' is a mythological Indian television series based on
Kavita Kané's novel ''Karna's Wife: The Outcast's Queen'' that aired on
StarPlus. Created by
Shashi Sumeet Productions, it stars
Tejasswi Prakash and
Aashim Gulati and was cancelled on 25 February 2019 due to low viewership.
Plot
Uruvi is Pukhiya's princess. As King Vahusha and Queen Shubra's only daughter, she was pampered from her birth and given whatever she wished for. She shares a strong bond of friendship with
Arjun.
Karn, on the other hand, though the son of
Surya Dev, is considered of low caste because he was disowned by
Kunti
Kunti (, un̪t̪iː ), also known as Pritha (, ">r̩t̪ʰaː/nowiki>, ), is a prominent female character in the ancient Hindu epic '' Mahabharata''. She is chiefly recognised as the mother of the central characters—the five Pandavas—h ...
at his birth and adopted by a family of low caste; thus living a life full of hardships. Arjun has been in love with Uruvi since childhood but Uruvi considers him nothing more than a best friend.
Uruvi's friends Jaya and Vijaya gave her a precious pink gem which she gifts to Arjun as a sign of good luck. During a tournament, Karn challenges Arjun for a duel.
Guru Drona refuses to let Karn take part in the competition, calling him a person of low caste.
Duryodhana thus crowns Karn as the king of
Anga. During the duel, Uruvi gets impressed with Karna's talent and courage. Karna's arrow breaks the pink gem gifted to Arjun by Uruvi. She approaches Karn and asks him to repair it. Karn promises to get her a similar gem by the next full moon. Duryodhana marries
Bhanumati forcefully by kidnapping her. Bhanumati gives away her pink gem to Karn and he fulfills his promise to Uruvi. Uruvi and Karn slowly form a bond of mutual trust and respect.
Queen Shubra dislikes Karn due to his caste despite knowing that he is Kunti's eldest son who she had to disown. She always tries to push Uruvi towards Arjun. Despite this, Uruvi develops feelings for Karn.
Krishna makes Uruvi realize her love for Karn. Karn is a little hesitant at first but later accepts his feelings for Uruvi. When Shubra gets to know about Uruvi's love for Karn, she claims to never let the two unite. Karn confesses his love to Uruvi and the two marry each other. Uruvi is forced to leave her luxurious and comfortable lifestyle due to her marriage with Karn. Radha, Shubra, and Purushottam make Uruvi and Karn's life miserable but they overcome all the problems and challenges.
Enter Kasturi, who claims to be Karn's first wife. Her aim is to separate Uruvi from Karn and become the queen. She manages to create a lot of misunderstandings between them but is finally exposed and Karn and Uruvi have united once again.
Karn chooses to support
Duryodhana during the
Mahabharata war. Even after learning about the truth of his birth, he continues to support his friend and as a result, has to donate his armor and earrings to
Indra
Indra (; ) is the Hindu god of weather, considered the king of the Deva (Hinduism), Devas and Svarga in Hinduism. He is associated with the sky, lightning, weather, thunder, storms, rains, river flows, and war. volumes
Indra is the m ...
.
Eventually, Karn meets his end at the hands of
Arjun during the war. Later he is again tested by
Krishna on his death bed and Karn donates his golden teeth thereby succeeding and attaining salvation.
After Karn's death, his son was tutored by
Krishna who later became the king of
Indraprastha. Thus
Karn's journey might have ended but Uruvi and Karn's love story remained immortal.
Cast
Main
*
Tejasswi Prakash as
Uruvi/Ponnuruvi: Karn's second wife, Pukhiya's princess, Vashuha and Shubra's only daughter, Radha and Adhirath's daughter-in-law
*
Aashim Gulati as
Karn: Uruvi and Kasturi's husband,
Kunti
Kunti (, un̪t̪iː ), also known as Pritha (, ">r̩t̪ʰaː/nowiki>, ), is a prominent female character in the ancient Hindu epic '' Mahabharata''. She is chiefly recognised as the mother of the central characters—the five Pandavas—h ...
and
Surya God's only son, Radha and Adirath's foster son, Duryodhan's best friend, Shon's elder-half brother
*
Charu Asopa as Kasturi: Karna's first wife, Adhirath and Radha's first daughter-in-law
Recurring
*
Sayantani Ghosh as
Kunti
Kunti (, un̪t̪iː ), also known as Pritha (, ">r̩t̪ʰaː/nowiki>, ), is a prominent female character in the ancient Hindu epic '' Mahabharata''. She is chiefly recognised as the mother of the central characters—the five Pandavas—h ...
: Karna's
biological mother, Mother of Pandavas, Pandu's first wife; Adopted daughter of Kuntibhoj, Draupadi's mother-in-law;Subhadra's buaa turned mother-in-law (2018-2019)
*
Narayani Shastri as
Radha: Karna's
foster mother, Adhirath's wife, Shon's mother, Kasturi and Uruvi's mother-in-law. (2018-2019)
*
Jyoti Gauba as Maharani Shubra: Vahush's wife, Uruvi's mother and Queen of Pukhiya Kingdom. (2018-2019)
* Syed Zafar Ali as Maharaj Vahush, Uruvi's Father and King of Pukhiya (2018-2019)
*
Anand Suryavanshi as Adhirath: Radha's husband, Karn's foster father, Shon's father, Uruvi's father-in-law. (2018-2019)
* Amita Khopkar as
Radha: Karna's
foster mother, Adhirath's wife, Shon's mother, Uruvi's mother-in-law. (2018)
* Kinshuk Vaidya as
Arjuna: Karna’s rival; Kunti and Indra's only son, Dronacharya's favorite student, Subhadra's husband, 3rd Pandav
*
Paras Chhabra as
Duryodhana:
Dhritarashtra and
Gandhari's eldest son,
Dushasan's elder brother,
Karna's best friend, Bhanumati's husband.
*
Amit Dolawat as
Krishna: Eighth incarnation of
Lord Vishnu,
Karna and
Arjun's friend,
Radha's consort,
Rukmini and
Satyabhama's husband, Dwarka's additional King. (2019)
* Ravneet Kaur as
Bhanumati: Duryodhan's wife.
* Ajay Kumar Nain as
Shakuni
Shakuni (, , ) is one of the antagonists of the Hindu epic ''Mahabharata''. He was the prince of the kingdom of Gandhara when introduced, later becoming its king after the death of his father, Subala. He was the brother of Gandhari (Mahabharata), ...
: Gandhari's brother, King of
Gandhara kingdom, Duryodhan's maternal uncle, the main cause of
Mahabharata War
*
Tej Sapru as Purushottam
*
Smita Singh as Gauri
* Urvashi Upadhyay as Kali
*
Rehaan Roy as
Dushasan: Gandhari and Dhritarashtra's son, Duryodhan's brother, Karna's friend
* Randheer Rai as
Yudhishtir: Kunti and Yama's only son, eldest
Pandava, Krishna's friend, Draupadi's husband.
* Devvrat Chaudhary as
Bheem: Kunti and Vayu's son, Krishna's friend, Draupadi and Hidimba's husband, Ghatotkatch's father 2nd Pandav
* Sushant Marya as
Sahadeva: Late Madri and Ashwin God's son, Draupadi and Vijaya's husband; Kunti's adopted son; Youngest Pandav
* Ruslaan Sayed as
Nakul: Late Madri and Ashwin God's son, Draupadi and Karenumati's husband; Kunti's adopted son 4th Pandav
*
Madirakshi Mundle as
Draupadi
Draupadi (), also referred to as Krishnā, Panchali and Yajnaseni, is the central heroine of the Indian epic poetry, ancient Indian epic ''Mahabharata''. In the epic, she is the princess of Panchala Kingdom, who later becomes the empress of K ...
; Drupad's fire born daughter; Shikhandini and Drishtadyumna's younger sister; Pandu and Kunti's daughter in law; Princess of Panchal; Queen of Indraprastha and later Hastinapur; wife of Pandavas; mother of Uppandavas
* Naveen Pandita as Shon: Radha and Adhirath's only biological son, Karna's half-younger brother. Kasturi and Uruvi's devar
* Shivendra Saainiyol as
Bhishma; grand-uncle of Pandavas and Kauravas
* Amit Lekhwani as
Dronacharya: Ashwathama's father, Bhishma's friend,
Guru
Guru ( ; International Alphabet of Sanskrit Transliteration, IAST: ''guru'') is a Sanskrit term for a "mentor, guide, expert, or master" of certain knowledge or field. In pan-Indian religions, Indian traditions, a guru is more than a teacher: tr ...
of Pandavas and Kauravas
* Ambuj Mathur as
Ashwathama: Dronacharya's son,
Duryodhan and Karna's friend
*
Gufi Paintal as
Kripacharya ; Dronacharya's brother in law; Kripi's twin
* Yajuvendra Singh as
Dhritarashtra: Gandhari's husband, father of Kauravas and Dushala
* Suman Gupta as
Gandhari: Dhritarashtra's wife, Mother of Kauravas and Dushala
*
Deepak Jethi as
Drupad: King of
Panchala, Draupadi's father.
* Madhusree Sharma as Surili: Uruvi's maid
* Raj Premi as
Parashurama: Sixth incarnation of
Lord Vishnu, Karna, Bhishma and Dronacharya's
guru
Guru ( ; International Alphabet of Sanskrit Transliteration, IAST: ''guru'') is a Sanskrit term for a "mentor, guide, expert, or master" of certain knowledge or field. In pan-Indian religions, Indian traditions, a guru is more than a teacher: tr ...
.
* Shweta Rajput as Vijaya: Uruvi's friend
* Aleya Ghosh as Jaya: Uruvi's friend
* Pakhi Mendola as Young
Uruvi/Ponnuruvi
*
Rudra Soni as Young
Karn
Casting
Tejasswi Prakash and
Aashim Gulati were cast as the leads Urvi and Karn. Karan Sharma was initially cast as Krishna. But later it came down to
Sachin Shroff when Sharma stepped out. But he also steeped out due to date issues and finally Anant Joshi was cast. Sayantani Gosh was cast as Kunti. Kinshuk Vaida was cast as Arjun. In December 2018, he quit due to the revamp when his character was sidelined. Sushant Marya was cast as Sahadev Paras Chabbra was cast as Duryodhan.
and Reyhaan Roy was cast as Dushashan.
Ruslan Sayed was cast as Nakul. Narayani Shastri was finalized for the role of Radha instead of Amita Khopkar during the revamp.
Development
Karn Sangini was supposed to go on air from 9 October, but was postponed to 22 October 2018 by the channel due to
Navaratri.
After 30 episodes the show underwent a complete revamp in the story line. As a result, most of the supporting actors quit the show and some new characters were introduced. Actress
Madirakshi Mundle who was assigned to play the role of
Draupadi
Draupadi (), also referred to as Krishnā, Panchali and Yajnaseni, is the central heroine of the Indian epic poetry, ancient Indian epic ''Mahabharata''. In the epic, she is the princess of Panchala Kingdom, who later becomes the empress of K ...
could not enter the show due to the revamp.
References
External links
* {{IMDb title, tt9025502
Television shows based on Indian novels
Television series based on the Mahabharata
StarPlus original programming
2018 Indian television series debuts
2019 Indian television series endings