Junoon (1994 TV series) explained

Director:	A.Salam
Producer:	Prem Krishan
Company:	Cinevistaas Limited
Open Theme:	A.Salam
Starring:	See below
Runtime:	30 minutes
Language:	Hindi
Num Seasons:	1
Num Episodes:	510
Channel:	DD National

Junoon^[1] (Translation: Craze) is a television series produced by Cinevistaas Limited.^[2] The series was first broadcast on Doordarshan in 1993. It aired for five years, totaling 510 episodes and setting a record for the longest-running prime time program on Doordarshan. The series revolves around the rivalry between the patriarchs of two well-known families, Rajvansh and Dhanraj, who lead their professional and personal lives with animosity towards each other.^{[3] [4]}

Cast

Main

• Parikshit Sahni as Bharat Kumar Rajvansh/Rai Bahadur Sumer's father (Episode 1 to 7)
• Beena Banerjee as Deepavati Rajvansh, Sumer's paternal mother (Episode 1 to 7)
• Ravindra Kapoor as Thakur Diwan and friend of Bharat Kumar Rajvansh (Episode 1 to 7)
• Kishori Shahane as Chandni and biological mother of Sumer Rajvansh (Episode 1,2)
• Sarita Joshi as Ranibai, Chandni's Mother (Episode 1 to 3)
• Lalit Tiwari as Freedom fighter Amar Chakravorty, Rekha's father (Episode 1 to 7)
• Saeed Jaffrey as Baba, Reema's father (Episode 9 to Episode 17)
• Farida Jalal as Gauri, Reema's mother
• Neena Gupta as Reema, Sumer's paternal sister^[5] (Episode 9 to Episode 20)
• Mangal Dhillon^[6] as Sumer Rajvansh
• Archana Puran Singh as Rekha
• Kavin Dave as Vishal Rajvansh, Sumer Rajvansh's son
• Dina Pathak as Savitri Dhanraj, Aditya's grandmother (Episode 1 to 8)
• Vishnu Sharma as Lala Jagdish Prasad, Savitri's relative, Aditya's and Dhanraj's properties caretaker after Brijbhushan's death
• Benjamin Gilani as Brijbhushan Dhanraj, Aditya's Father
• Smita Jaykar as Aditya's mother
• Suresh Chatwal as Manmohan Dhanraj, Aditya's uncle
• Shashi Puri as Aditya Dhanraj

Recurring

• Navin Nischol as Justice Rameshwar Bhatnagar, Nalini's father
• Tanuja Samarth as Advocate Pratibha Mathur, Justice Bhatnagar's wife, Nalini's mother
• Anant Mahadevan as Advocate Vrinal Modi, Pratibha Mathur Friend and Advocate.
• Kiran Juneja as adv. Nalini Mathur, Justice Bhatnagar, and Pratibha's daughter
• Vijayendra Ghatge as adv. Neil Bhatiya, Nalini's colleague, Criminal lawyer Aditya's Lawyer, Mini's ex-husband^[7]
• Sudha Chopra as Nirmala Bhatiya, Neil's mother
• Shubha Khote as Dr.D'souza (From Episode No 1 to 29)
• Dinesh Kaushik as Ketan
• Pankaj Berry as Mr.Agrawal, Mini's father
• Shivraj as Ramdas, servant of Mr. Agarwal
• Kitu Gidwani as Mini Agrawal^[8]
• Tom Alter as Don Keshav Kalsi/KK/Collector in British Raj^[9]
• Sudhir Dalvi as Nana Nagarkar, a crime lord, Sumer's syndicate, and KK's God-father in crime
• Vinod Kapoor as Advocate of Keshav Kalsi and Nana Nagarkar
• Gavin Packard as Masita
• Shagufta Ali as Farheen (Masita's girlfriend)
• Parmeet Sethi as Bobby (KK's stepbrother)
• Deepika Deshpande as Vibha, Bobby lover
• Mohan Gokhale as Jay (KK's stepbrother)
• Kalpana Iyer as Parvati (KK's mother)
• Ajit Vachani as Shergill, Parvati's husband

Other

• Virendra Razdan as Mr. Adhikari, Sumer's Solicitor
• Ranjeet as Pathan Sherkhan, Henchman of Saudagar Singh
• Puneet Issar as Saudagar Singh (From episode no 125)
• Rama Vij as Wife of Saudagar Singh (Dead), only comes in her dreams.
• Rajesh Khattar as ACP Wajahad Ali, Inspector investigating Seema Dhanraj's murder case, KK's enemy.
• Neelima Azeem as Shabana, Wajahad Ali's wife.
• Ravi Jhankal as Manish Mahajan
• Sheela David as Kajri, Manish Mahajan's wife.
• Shiva Rindani as Mukhtyar (From episode no 126)
• Hemant Birje as Ujagar
• Chandrashekhar as Justice Habibuddin
• Neelam Mehra as Sister Maria of St. Peter Orphanage
• Vijay Kashyap as Ramamurthy Iyer, PT teacher of the children boarding hostel
• Kunika as Dancer (Only in Episode 124)
• Ahmed Khan (actor) as Police Commissioner
• Harshada Khanvilkar as Secretary of Sumer Rajvansh

See also

• Tiger

Notes and References

1. Web site: Cinevista Communications -- A good commercial break. www.thehindubusinessline.com. 2016-07-02.
2. Web site: As soaps explode, it is boomtime for scribes. The Hindu. 2016-07-02.
3. Web site: "DD needs to understand that the channel-producer relationship is equivalent to that of husband-wife. Both need each other": Prem Kishen Television and film producer. Indian Television Dot Com. 2016-07-02.
4. Web site: Tribuneindia... Film and tv. www.tribuneindia.com. 2016-07-02.
5. Web site: Entertainment Bangalore / Personality : Bold and dutiful. https://web.archive.org/web/20081007111023/http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/fr/2005/12/16/stories/2005121603280400.htm. dead. 2008-10-07. The Hindu. 2005-12-16. 2016-07-02.
6. Web site: The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - Amritsar PLUS. www.tribuneindia.com. 2016-07-02.
7. Web site: rediff.com: The Buniyaad folks, 18 years later. www.rediff.com. 2016-07-02.
8. Web site: TV going downhill for a decade: Kitu Gidwani. Yahoo India. 2016-07-02.
9. Web site: Metro Plus Delhi / Personality : Tom, unaltered. https://archive.today/20171001155232/http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/mp/2005/04/16/stories/2005041602210100.htm. dead. 2017-10-01. The Hindu. 2005-04-16. 2016-07-02.