Noorjahan (TV series) explained

Director:	Imtiaz Khan
Starring:	Gauri Pradhan Milind Soman Kruttika Desai Khan
Language:	Hindi English
Company:	Cinevistaas Limited
Channel:	DD National

Noorjahan is an Indian series produced by Cinevistaas, and co written and directed by Imtiaz Khan. It was based on the life of Mughal Queen Noorjahan which aired on Doordarshan in 2000-2001. It was bilingual, shot in English and Hindi.

The title role in the show was played by Gauri Pradhan, while model-turned-actor Milind Soman^{[1] [2]} played Prince Salim with Kruttika Giresh Desai opposite him as his wife Maanbai.

Ghazal artist Talat Aziz and singer Jaspinder Narula sung many ghazals and Love Duets in the show

Cast

• Mangal Dhillon as Emperor Akbar^[3]
• Smita Jaykar as Maharani Jodha Bai
• Milind Soman as Prince Salim / Emperor Jahangir
• Gauri Pradhan as Mehrunissa/ Queen Noor Jahan
• Krutika Desai Khan as Maharani Maan Bai
• Puneet Issar as Sher Afgan Khan
• Salil Ankola as Kashmiri poet Yusuf Chak
• Mrinal Kulkarni as Habba Khatoon
• Maya Alagh
• Parikshit Sahni as Mirza Ghiyas Beg
• Ruhshad Nariman Daruwalla as Mehrunissa's elder brother
• Gajendra Chauhan
• Mahendra Sandhu
• Ranjeeta Kaur
• Rahul Bhat

References

Based on the historical novel, Nurjahan, by Jyoti Jafa. ISBN-13 978-8174360298

External links

• Noorjahan on IMDb

Notes and References

1. Web site: Model Milind Soman to play Salim in serial Noorjahan on DD1. 2016-06-24.
2. Web site: rediff.com, Movies: The Milind Soman interview. www.rediff.com. 2016-06-24.
3. Web site: An Indiantelevision dot com's Telly Chakkar. www.indiantelevision.com. 2016-06-24.