''Main Dilli Hoon'' is 1998 television series 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 the Raj Babbar and Nadira Babbar Production House and directed by Nadira Babbar. The first episode started with the story of Yayati played by actor
Raj Babbar
Raj Babbar (born 23 June 1952) is an Indian Hindi and Punjabi film actor and politician belonging to Indian National Congress. three-time member of the Lok Sabha and a two-time member of the Upper House of the Indian Parliament. He was the Pre ...
and covered the major eras till the Mughal period in Delhi. Other prominent actors in the series were
Shahbaz Khan Shahbaz Khan may refer to:
* Shahbaz Khan (actor), formerly Haider Amir, Indian actor
* Shahbaz Khan (colonel), Pakistan Army colonel
* Shahbaz Khan (cricketer) (born 1991), Pakistani cricketer
* Shahbaz Khan (hydrologist), Australian climatolog ...
(as
Prithviraj Chauhan
Prithviraja III ( IAST: Pṛthvī-rāja; reign. – 1192 CE), popularly known as Prithviraj Chauhan or Rai Pithora, was a king from the Chauhan (Chahamana) dynasty who ruled the territory of Sapadalaksha, with his capital at Ajmer in presen ...
),
Vaishnavi Mahant
Vaishnavi Macdonald (née Mahant) is an Indian film and TV actress who is best known for playing Geeta Viswas in Mukesh Khanna's television series ''Shaktimaan'', telecasted on Doordarshan. She is currently seen in Dangal's recently launched ...
(as Princess
Samyukta
Samyukta, also known as Sanyogita or Sanjukta, was the daughter of Jaichand, the King of Kannauj, and one of three wives of Prithviraj Chauhan. The love between Prithviraj and Samyukta is one of India's most popular medieval romances, composed ...
), and
Javed Khan
Javed Khan is the name of:
* Javed Khan Nawab Bahadur (c. 1695–1754), Mughal official and effective regent during 1748 to 1754
* Javed Khan (actor) (born 1962), Indian film and television actor
* Javed Khan (cricketer) (born 1990), Indian cricket ...
(as
Qutbu l-Din Aibak
Qutb ud-Din Aibak ( fa, قطبالدین ایبک), (1150 – 14 November 1210) was a Turkic general of the Ghurid king Muhammad Ghori. He was in charge of the Ghurid territories in northern India, and after Muhammad Ghori's assassination i ...
).
Cast
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Sharat Saxena
Sharat Saxena (born 17 August 1950) is an Indian actor who appears in Hindi films along with Telugu, Malayalam and Tamil films. He has acted in more than 250 Bollywood films.
Saxena started his career in the early 1970s and has mainly played s ...
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 as ...
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Raj Babbar
Raj Babbar (born 23 June 1952) is an Indian Hindi and Punjabi film actor and politician belonging to Indian National Congress. three-time member of the Lok Sabha and a two-time member of the Upper House of the Indian Parliament. He was the Pre ...
as Maharaj
Yayati
Yayāti ( sa, ययाति, translit=Yayāti), is a king in Hindu tradition. He is described to be a Chandravamsha king. He is regarded to be the progenitor of the races of the Yadavas and the Pandavas.
He is considered in some texts t ...
*
Shahbaz Khan Shahbaz Khan may refer to:
* Shahbaz Khan (actor), formerly Haider Amir, Indian actor
* Shahbaz Khan (colonel), Pakistan Army colonel
* Shahbaz Khan (cricketer) (born 1991), Pakistani cricketer
* Shahbaz Khan (hydrologist), Australian climatolog ...
as Maharaj
Prithviraj Chauhan
Prithviraja III ( IAST: Pṛthvī-rāja; reign. – 1192 CE), popularly known as Prithviraj Chauhan or Rai Pithora, was a king from the Chauhan (Chahamana) dynasty who ruled the territory of Sapadalaksha, with his capital at Ajmer in presen ...
*
Vaishnavi Mahant
Vaishnavi Macdonald (née Mahant) is an Indian film and TV actress who is best known for playing Geeta Viswas in Mukesh Khanna's television series ''Shaktimaan'', telecasted on Doordarshan. She is currently seen in Dangal's recently launched ...
as Rajkumari / Maharani
Samyukta
Samyukta, also known as Sanyogita or Sanjukta, was the daughter of Jaichand, the King of Kannauj, and one of three wives of Prithviraj Chauhan. The love between Prithviraj and Samyukta is one of India's most popular medieval romances, composed ...
*
Deep Dhillon
Deep Dhillon is an Indian actor who works in Hindi and Punjabi cinema. He played the role of Jayadratha in the famous Indian TV serial ''Mahabharat'' and appeared as Sahasrarjun in the TV serial ''Vishnu Puran''. He is known for playing Inspe ...
as Maharaj
Jaichand
Jaya-chandra ( IAST: Jayacandra, r. c. 1170–1194 CE) was a king from the Gahadavala dynasty of northern India. He is also known as Jayachchandra ( IAST: Jayaccandra) in inscriptions, and Jaichand in vernacular legends. He ruled the Antarvedi ...
*
Javed Khan
Javed Khan is the name of:
* Javed Khan Nawab Bahadur (c. 1695–1754), Mughal official and effective regent during 1748 to 1754
* Javed Khan (actor) (born 1962), Indian film and television actor
* Javed Khan (cricketer) (born 1990), Indian cricket ...
as
Qutbu l-Din Aibak
Qutb ud-Din Aibak ( fa, قطبالدین ایبک), (1150 – 14 November 1210) was a Turkic general of the Ghurid king Muhammad Ghori. He was in charge of the Ghurid territories in northern India, and after Muhammad Ghori's assassination i ...
* Anil Yadav as
Muhammad of Ghor
Mu'izz ad-Din Muhammad ibn Sam ( fa, معز الدین محمد بن سام), also Mu'izz ad-Din Muhammad Ghori, also Ghūri ( fa, معز الدین محمد غوری) (1144 – March 15, 1206), commonly known as Muhammad of Ghor, also Gh ...
* Daman Mann as
Alha
Alha ( देवनागरी: आल्हा ; ISO: Ālhā ) was a legendary general of the Chandel king Paramardideva (also known as Parmal), who fought Prithviraj Chauhan in 1182 CE. He is one of the main characters of the ''Alha-Khand'' ...
*
Nimai Bali
Nimai Bali is an Indian actor who generally plays mythological supporting and villainous roles.''Another Sanju loyalist'' by Chaitanya PadukoneDNA India 16 March 2008. Accessed February 2010.''Hoja Rangeela Re''Times of India 13 March 2009. Acc ...
as Maharaj
Parikshit
Parikshit ( sa, परीक्षित्, ) was a Kuru king who reigned during the Middle Vedic period (12th-10th centuries BCE). Along with his son and successor, Janamejaya, he played a decisive role in the consolidation of the Kuru stat ...
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Parikshit Sahni
Parikshit Sahni (born 1 January 1944) is an Indian actor who is known for playing the lead in TV series Barrister Vinod, '' Gul Gulshan Gulfaam'' (Doordarshan) and ''Gaatha'' (Star Plus). He has also appeared in three of Rajkumar Hirani's bloc ...
as
Maharaj Bharat
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Anang Desai
Anang Desai (born 4 May 1953) is an Indian film and television actor. Desai has appeared in more than 80 television shows and is popularly known for his portrayal of the character Babuji in the television series Khichdi and its eponymous film. ...
as Maharaj
Anangpal Tomar
Anangpal II, popularly known as Anangpal Tomar, was a ruler from the Tomar Rajput dyansty. He is known to have established and populated Delhi in the 11th century.
He is often confused with Anangpal I, the founder of Tomar Dynasty of Delhi, w ...
*
Sudhir Dalvi
Sudhir Dalvi is an Indian actor. He first came to prominence for portraying Guru Vashishta in Ramanand Sagar's TV series ''Ramayan'' and is well known for his role as Sai Baba. He also acted as Sai Baba in Manoj Kumar's feature film ''Shirdi ...
as Mahamantri
Yuyutsu
Yuyutsu () in the Hindu epic ''Mahabharata'' was a son of Dhritarashtra with Gandhari's maid (named Sughada in later retelling). He was the paternal half - sibling to Gandhari's children: Duryodhana and the rest of the 99 Kaurava brothers and ...
* Priyanka as Maharani
Sharmishtha
Sharmishtha () is a princess in Hindu mythology. She is described to be the daughter of the daitya king Vrishaparvan. She becomes the second wife of Yayati, due to which she becomes an ancestor of the Pandavas and the Kauravas.
She is feat ...
* Geeta Gore as Maharani
Devyani
Devayani ( sa, देवयानी, translit=Devayānī) is a character in Hindu literature. She is described to be the daughter of Shukra, the acharya (preceptor) of the asuras, and his wife Jayanti, the daughter of Indra. She marries K ...
*
Jiten Lalwani
Jiten Lalwani is an Indian film and television actor. He is best known for playing Kiran Virani on ''Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi'', Inder Kashyap in ''Sasural Genda Phool'' and Samarjeet in '' Naagin 3''.
Early life
Lalwani was born in Kan ...
as Yuvraj
Janamejaya
Janamejaya ( sa, जनमेजय) was a Kuru king who reigned during the Middle Vedic period. Along with his father and predecessor Parikshit, he played a decisive role in the consolidation of the Kuru state, the arrangement of Vedic hymns i ...
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Vikrant Chaturvedi
Vikrant Chaturvedi (born 1 August 1974) is an Indian actor who specializes in dubbing. He has acted in Bollywood and has also voiced Indian animation and for many Hindi dubs of Hollywood and other foreign films and media. He played Mir Khorason ...
as Astika
* Rammohan Sharma
* Jitendra Trehan
* Adarsh Gautam
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Pankaj Berry
Pankaj Berry (born 8 January 1956) is an Indian film and television actor.
He did his post-graduation from Department of Indian Theatre, Panjab University, Chandigarh where he acted in many theatre productions of the department. His first majo ...
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Indian television series
1998 Indian television series debuts
1999 Indian television series endings
Indian period television series
Indian historical television series
DD National original programming