Chandrashekhar (TV series) explained

Genre:	Historical drama
Producer:	Anirudh Pathak
Company:	Writer's Galaxy Studios Pvt Ltd
Country:	India
Language:	Hindi
Network:	Star Bharat
Num Episodes:	110
Starring:	Dev Joshi

Chandrashekhar is an Indian historical drama and biopic television series based on the life on a freedom fighter Chandra Shekhar Azad.^[1] It premiered on 12 March 2018 on Star Bharat and is produced by Anirudh Pathak.^{[2] [3] [4]}

Cast

Main

• Karan Sharma as Chandra Shekhar Azad^[5]
  • Dev Joshi as Teenage Chandra Shekhar Azad^[6]
    • Ayaan Zubair Rahmani as Young Chandra Shekhar Azad^[7]
• Sneha Wagh as Jagrani Tiwari^{[8] [9]}
• Satyajit Sharma as Sitaram Tiwari
• Rahul Singh as Ram Prasad Bismil
• Arjun Singh Shekhawat as Master Manohar
• Jason Shah as John Nott-Bower
• Karam Rajpal as Bhagat Singh^[10]

Recurring

• Chetanya Adib as Ashfaqulla Khan
• Vikas Shrivastav as Sachindranath Bakshi
• Nikunj Nayana as Shivaram Rajguru
• Preetesh Manas as Batukeshwar Dutt
• Jaya Binju Tyagi as Durgawati Devi
• Ashish Kadian as Sukhdev Thapar
• Pankaj Singh as Manmath Nath Gupta
• Ghanshyam Garg as Tikaram
• Priya Shinde as Darsi
• Hridyansh Shekhawat as Chittu: Chandrashekar's friend

Guest

• Swati Kapoor as Harleen Kaur
• Aanjjan Srivastav as Lala Lajpat Rai
• Chirag Vohra as Mahatma Gandhi
• Aishwarya Sakhuja as Kamala Nehru
• Ram Awana as Veermal
• Prakash Ramchandani as Ramprasad's brother
• Shaize Khazmi as Bharat

Notes and References

1. Web site: Star Bharat launches biopic on freedom fighter Chandrashekhar Azad at 10pm. Best Media Info. 16 March 2018. 4 June 2018. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20180316074318/http://bestmediainfo.com/2018/03/star-bharat-launches-biopic-on-freedom-fighter-chandrashekhar-at-10pm/. 16 March 2018.
2. Web site: Star Bharat announces the launch of Chandrashekhar. Indian Television. 12 March 2018. 4 June 2018. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20180508202154/http://www.indiantelevision.com/television/tv-channels/gecs/star-bharat-announces-the-launch-of-chandrashekar-180312. 8 May 2018.
3. Web site: Star Bharat's new show to explore the life of Chandra Shekhar Azad. 20 February 2018. Television Post. 5 June 2018. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20180610145442/http://www.televisionpost.com/star-bharats-new-show-to-explore-the-life-of-chandra-shekhar-azad/. 10 June 2018.
4. Web site: In Video: Promo of Star Bharat's upcoming series 'Chandrashekhar'. Biz Asia Live. 20 February 2018. Raj. Baddhan. 5 June 2018. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20180618184313/https://www.bizasialive.com/video-promo-star-bharats-upcoming-series-chandrashekhar/. 18 June 2018.
5. Web site: Chandrashekhar goes off air. Service. Tribune News. Tribuneindia News Service. en. 2020-05-13.
6. Web site: I want to break away from the image of a child actor now : Baal Veer Dev Joshi. 30 May 2018. 13 July 2018. Times of India.
7. Web site: This peace is the result of the sacrifice of freedom fighters like Azad: Ayaan Zubair. 31 March 2018. Times of India. 12 July 2018.
8. Web site: I AM TOO MUCH EXCITED FOR CHANDRASHEKHAR: WAGH. The Pioneer. 9 March 2018. 5 June 2018. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20180618184311/http://www.dailypioneer.com/state-editions/bhopal/i-am-too-much-excited-for-chandrashekhar-wagh.html. 18 June 2018.
9. Web site: Sneha Wagh plays a 65-year-old on her TV show, 'Chandrashekhar'. Times of India. 11 July 2018. Neha. Maheswari. 13 July 2018.
10. Web site: I've been wanting to play Bhagat Singh: Karam Rajpal. 11 May 2018. Times of India. 27 May 2018.