Shagun

Shagun
Written byBrij Mohan, Pawan K Sethhi, Ranbir Pushp
Directed byKaushik Ghatak, Santosh Bhatt Vijay Saraiya, Vijay Chaturvedi, Sunil Prasad Sangeeta Rao & Amitabh Sinha
Starringsee below
Opening theme"Shagun" 2 and 3 by Pamela Jain
Country of originIndia
No. of episodesTotal 688
Production
ProducerZarina Mehta
Running timeapprox. 26 minutes
Production companyUTV Software Communications
Original release
NetworkStar Plus
Release15 January 2001 (2001-01-15) –
29 April 2004 (2004-04-29)

Shagun is an Indian Hindi-language television series that aired every Monday to Thursdays 2:30pm and later at 2pm on Star Plus from 15 January 2001 to 29 April 2004.[1][2] It is the story of fortune's twists and pitfalls that tear asunder the lives of two cousins tied together by a bond stronger than that of blood : the bond of love.[3]

Overview

Shagun is the story of two cousins, Aradhana and Aarti, brought up together and so close to each other that one hardly needs words to convey her thoughts to the other. Aarti is an optimist – she believes that she has what it takes to touch the stars, if she desires. Aradhana, however, considers herself unlucky.

Cast

Reception

Despite aired in an afternoon slot, it became the top rated afternoon soap.[4] In the week ending 28 May 2001, it garnered 3.4 TVR, occupying its position in top 20 Hindi GEC.[5] In the week ending 12 July 2003, it garnered 3.6 TVR.[6]

References

  1. ^ "The Kahaani thickens". Indian Television.
  2. ^ "Unending sagas". Tribune India.
  3. ^ "A familiar, predictable family drama". Tribune India.
  4. ^ "UTV's 'Shagun' riding high in afternoon slot: TAM data". Indian Television dot com.
  5. ^ "Star Plus' two hit soaps mop up top 8 slots on ratings charts: TAM data". Indian Television dot com.
  6. ^ "Star Plus switching production on two UTV shows". Indian Television dot com.