Naaginn (2007 TV series)

Naaginn – Waadon Ki Agniparikshaa (transl. Naaginn - Litmus Test) is a Hindi television series that aired on Zee TV from 5 October 2007 till 11 April 2009. The show was produced by AK Films.[1]

Naaginn
Promotional logo
Also known asNaaginn – Waadon Ki Agniparikshaa
Written by
  • C.L.Saini
  • Mitali
Directed by
  • Yash Chauhan
  • Bhagwan Yadav
Opening theme"Naaginn" by Richa Sharma
Country of originIndia
Original languageHindi
No. of episodes219
Production
Running time24 minutes
Original release
NetworkZee TV
Release5 October 2007 (2007-10-05) –
11 April 2009 (2009-04-11)

Plot

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The show is based on a tale of an ichchhadhari naagin (a female shape-shifting cobra) named Amrita. She transforms herself into a woman to take revenge from the Singh family, which had killed her parents (king and queen of Naagok) to get the valuable naagmani (cobra gem).

While dying, the queen instructs Amrita to take revenge from the killers and get back the naagmani to revive her parents. She gets married into the same family whose members had killed her parents to take revenge. But the dilemma is that her duty as a wife and her love towards her human husband Arjun comes in the way of her revenge. After a lot of turmoil in her life, Amrita gets pregnant. However, in protecting Amrita and the unborn babies, her husband Arjun dies. All the Singh family members die, except for Arjun's grandmother Triveni. Amrita gives birth to identical twins. Triveni and Surmaya come and kill Amrita with the deadly poison, Vasuki. However, another ichchhadhari naag, Kanishk, helps Amrita who wants to live for her daughters. He advises her to become a ghostly spirit so she can watch over her children. However, she will not be able to touch them and they will not be able to see her. Amrita agrees. Amrita's two daughters are about seven years old and they will look exactly like Amrita when they grow up. One daughter is with Triveni, who treats her miserably, and the other daughter is with a village woman, who soon dies. Triveni goes to the sorcerer Bhairavnath who helps her in trying to bring Amrita to the human world so she can be finished off forever. Season 1 ends with Amrita's ghost being captured.

Cast

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Adaptations

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Language Title Original release Network (s) Last aired Notes
Hindi Naaginn – Waadon Ki Agnipariksha
नागीन – वादों की अग्निपरीक्षा
5 October 2007 Zee TV 11 April 2009 Original
Kannada Naagini
ನಾಗಿಣಿ
8 February 2016 Zee Kannada 7 February 2020 Remake
Marathi Icchadhari Naagin
इच्छाधारी नागीण
Upcoming Zee Marathi TBA

References

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  1. ^ "Zee TV axes Naaginn". Indian Television.com. 12 March 2009.
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