''Shrikant'' is a TV show based on

Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay (anglicised as Sarat Chandra Chatterjee; 15 September 1876 – 16 January 1938) was a Bengali novelist and short story writer of the early 20th century. He generally wrote about the lives of Bengali family and socie ...

a's 1917-1933 four volume novel ''Srikanta''. The show aired on

Doordarshan Doordarshan (), abbreviated as DD, is India's State-owned enterprise, state-owned public broadcasting, public television broadcaster. Established by the Government of India on 15 September 1959, it is owned by the Ministry of Information and B ...

in 1987. The show was again telecast on

DD National DD National (formerly DD1) is an Indian state-owned entertainment television channel, founded by the Government of India, owned by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (India), Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. It is the flagshi ...

from 30 April 2020 during the lockdown due to coronavirus

Synopsis

The show tells the story of protagonist Shrikant (

Farooque Shaikh Farooq Sheikh (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 Kulkarni (née Deo; born 21 June 1971) is an Indian actress and director known for her work in several films and television productions. She is best known for her role as Mirabai in Doordarshan's '' Mirabai'' and as a fairy on Star Plus ...

), a woman abandoned by her husband (

Irrfan Khan Irrfan Khan () (born Sahabzade Irfan Ali Khan; 7 January 196729 April 2020) 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 world cinema, Khan's career spa ...

). In Burma, he receives the devotion of a lodge caretaker played by Sukanya Kulkarni. His love ideal remains Rajlakshmi.

Cast

as Shrikant *

as Abhaya * Ravindra Mankani as Rohini *

as Abhaya's husband *

Sujata Mehta Sujata Mehta (born 11 March 1959) is an Indian actress of Gujarati origin who has acted in plays and Hindi films, mostly known for her lead role in '' Pratighaat'' (1987) and supporting roles in '' Yateem'' (1988) and '' Gunaah'' (1993). She a ...

as Raj Lakshmi * Sukanya Kulkarni *

Tiku Talsania Tiku Talsania (born 7 June 1954 ) is an Indian actor, known for his work in Hindi films. He is primarily known for his comic roles in popular comedy films. Apart from acting in films and television serials, Talsania also performed as a freelan ...

* Asha Sharma *

Urvashi Dholakia Urvashi Dholakia (born 9 July 1978) is an Indian television actress who is best known for her role of Komolika in the long running television series '' Kasautii Zindagii Kay'' and winning '' Bigg Boss 6''. Early life Dholakia was born on 9 Jul ...

as younger Raj Lakshmi

References

External links

* 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 {{India-tv-prog-stub