- Chittod Ki Rani Padmini Ka Johur
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Chittod Ki Rani Padmini Ka Johur Format Historical Created by Chandrakant Productions Country of origin India Language(s) Hindi No. of episodes Total 52 Production Producer(s) Nitin Chandrakant Desai Running time 24 minutes Broadcast Original channel Sony TV Picture format 576i(SDTV) Original run May 25, 2009 – August 13, 2009 External links Website Chittod Ki Rani Padmini Ka Johur is a historical television series on Sony TV, based on the story of Rani Padmini, one of the greatest warrior princess of Singhaldweep and queen of Chittod, who was known for her ethereal beauty, grit, valor, patriotism and sacrifice. The series premiered on May 25, 2009 with Sony TV's new look along with many other shows.[1] The series is produced by National Award winning director, Nitin Chandrakant Desai, who spent millions of rupees to create the right look for the epic drama.[2] The series was meant to run for 6 months (104 episodes), but ended after 52 episodes due to its exceeding expenses and low TRPs.[3]
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Plot
The story is about princess Padmavati, the daughter of the King Ratnasen of Singhaldweep. She falls in love with Rana Ratan Singh, the heir of Chittod, Rajputana who comes to Singhaldweep after seeing a painting of her in his palace made by Chittod's painter Chetan Raghav. He wins the princess's marriage contest, defeating warrior Padam Singh (Padmavati in disguise) in a sword fight and asking her to marry him, without the permission of his own parents. After much debate, Padmavati and Ratan Singh are wed together with the blessings of Padmavati's parents and all of Singhaldweep. Padmavati is permanently renamed Padmini by her husband, Ratan Singh, who then leave for Chittod along with a royal procession. In Chittod, Princess Naagmati, Ratan Singh's first wife and his child, Yashovardhan's mother, opposes this second marriage and Padmini's entry in the royal palace. She appeals to the Queen of Chittod, her mother-in-law and former rival, to protest against her husband's adultery persuading her to forget their own quarrels and join hands together to destroy Padmini. On his wedding night, Naagmati forever forbids her husband to go to Padmini's palace after dusk, in exchange for letting him see his son. Under pretenses of "Chittod's long-lasting palace traditions," Naagmati organizes various contests against Padmini, only to lose each time.
Parallel to this story is the tale of India's then ruler Emperor Allauddin Khilji, usurper of his uncle's throne through deceit and murder, who is now intent on conquering Rajputana and its kingdoms (including Chittod) and obtaining the world's most beautiful woman who resides there now (as he is told).
Cast
- Tejaswini Lonari ... Rani Padmini/Padmavati
- Rohit Bakshi ... Prince Ratan Singh
- Mukesh Rishi ... Allah-ud-din Khilji
References
- ^ "Sony Entertainment Television in a brand new look". RealBollywood.com. 2009-05-22. http://www.realbollywood.com/news/2009/05/sony-new-look.html.
- ^ "Palatial sets, exquisite costumes - TV shows get opulent". Yahoo! India Movies. 2009-07-27. http://in.movies.yahoo.com/news-detail/60781/Palatial-sets-exquisite-costumes-TV-shows-opulent.html.
- ^ "Chittod Ki Rani Padmini Ka Johur to end!". IMDb.com. 2009-08-06. http://www.imdb.com/news/ni0915116/.
External links
Sony Entertainment Television Drama Crime Reality Categories:- Sony Entertainment Television series
- 2009 Indian television series debuts
- 2009 Indian television series endings
- Indian television soap operas
- Indian period television series
- History of Rajasthan
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