Show name	Naaginn - Waadon Ki Agniparikshaa
Caption	A promotional logo image of "Naaginn".
Format	Drama
Picture format	480i (SDTV),
Runtime	approx. 24 minutes
Creator	AK Films
Director	Yash Chauhan & Bhagwan Yadav
Starring	see below
Opentheme	"Naaginn" by Richa Sharma
Country	India
Language	Hindi
Network	Zee TV
First aired	October 11, 2007
Last aired	April 11, 2009
Num episodes	Total 215 (Season 1)
Website	http://www.zee-tv.com/Zee_Serial.aspx?zsid=86

Naaginn - Waadon Ki Agniparikshaa is a Hindi television series that aired on Zee TV since October 11, 2007 worldwide. The show is produced by AK Films, one of India’s largest media and entertainment company, based on an interesting saga of an ichadhari (wishful) 'Naaginn'. The series ended its first season on April 11, 2009, and is expected to return for its 2nd season within 3 months.

Plot

The show is based on a tale of an Ichadhari Naaginn who transforms herself to take revenge from the Singh family that had killed her parents (who were king and queen of Naag community) for attaining the valuable Naagmani (snake gem).

While dying, the queen naaginn instructs her daughter to take revenge from these men and get back the naagmani in their community, so that she can give back life to the Naag & Naagin. In order to fulfill the wish of her dying 'naaginn' mother, Amrita transforms herself into human being to take the revenge. And now she gets married in the same family that had killed her parents. But the dilemma is that her duty as a wife comes in between her revenge and her love towards her 'human' husband. After a lots of turmoils in her life, Amrita gets pregnant. However, in protecting Amrita and the unborns, Arjun (Amrita's husband) dies. Each of the family members die except for Triveni. Amrita gives birth to two identical twins. After giving birth to them, Triveni and Surmaya come and kill Amrita with the deadly poison, Vasuki. However, Kanishk comes and helps Amrita as she wants to live for her daughters he advises her to become a ghostly spirit so she can watch her children however she will not be able to touch them and they will not be able to see her. Amrita agrees. Amrita's two daughters are about seven years old and they will look exactly like Amrita when they grow up. One daughter is with Triveni who treats her miserably and the other daughter is with a village woman who soon dies. Triveni goes to Bhairavnath who helps her try to bring Amrita in the human world so she can kill her forever. The season 1 ends with Amrita ghost being captured.

Cast

Khushi Dubey/Sayantani Ghosh ... Amrita (Main lead, Naagraj & Naagrani's daughter, Amrita as child played by Khushi Dubey and as an adult played by Sayantani Ghosh) /Shivali (Amrita's child, Sanchi's twin sister) /Sanchi (Amrita's child, Shivali's twin sister)

Sachin Shroff ... Arjun (Karan's brother and Amrita's husband)

Manav Gohil ... King Naag/Naagraj (Amrita's father)

Preeti Puri ... Queen Naaginn/Naagrani (Amrita's mother)

Divya Dwivedi ... Vishaka (Amrita's maternal aunt & sister of Naagrani, dead)

Aruna Irani ... MaaSa/Triveni (Singh family's head)

Ali Hasan ... Rudra Pratap Singh (Singh family's 2nd son, killed Naag's, main antagonist)

Siddharth Dhawan ... Vishnu Pratap Singh (Rudra's elder brother)

Shahbaz Khan ... Bhairav Baba (Tantrik guru who tells Rudra about the naagmani, antagonist)

Lata Sabharwal ... Ratna (Vishnu's wife, Karan and Arjun's mother)

Namrata Thapa ... Archana (Rudra's wife, Kanak's foster mother)

Jaskaran Singh ... Dev (Rudra's best friend who was also involved in killing King Naag)

... Bhujang (Triveni's enemy and king of Trinan Lok, antagonist)

Shaleen Bhanot/Manoj Bidwai ... Kanishk (Amrita's enemy and prince of Trinan Lok, now a protagonist, dead)

Sonia Singh ... Kanak (Devotee daughter to evil Bhairav Baba, foster daughter of Rudra and Archana)

... Saroj (Amrita's foster mother, dead)

Mayank Anand ... Vikram (Amrita's foster father, dead)

... Bhua-sa (Vikram's Bhua who stayed with Amrita, knowing the fact she's an ichadhaari naaginn, for 10 years)

Adi Irani ... Kaka Sa (Vikram's uncle, antagonist)

... Kaki Sa (Vikram's aunt, antagonist)

Manini Dey ... Ambalika (Predict people's future)

Sachin Verma ... Karan (Vishnu's son)

Anchal Dwivedi ... Sneha (Karan's wife)

Shweta Tiwari ... Queen Surmaya (Queen of Trikund Lok who loses her Kingdom to Amrita in a bet, and now join hands with Triveni to avenge)

Gajendra Chauhan ... Nagdev (Ruler of naag kingdom from whom Amrita seeks blessing to fulfill her mission)

... Mohini (works for Bhujang to obtain the 'naagmani' & loves Kanishk)

Mehul Kajaria ... Naag (Kanak's love interest)

Rakshandha Khan ... Mayuri (Queen Surmaya's daughter whom Amrita appoints the queen of Trikund Lok; gives her life away for Amrita when Bhairav Nath tries to kill Amrita using his sorcery)

Sudha Chandran ... Maa Pravanchika (the mother of all sorcerers/tantriks, who comes in to help Bhairav to kill Amrita)

Shailesh Gulabani ... Agni (the king of fire, negative force from outer space who comes to earth (Prachand Lok) in search of Naagmani along with Pawan and Majharika)

Puneet Sachdev ... Pawan (the king of air, negative force comes to earth from outer space (Prachand Lok) in search of Naagmani)

Jaya Binju... Majharika (the cat queen, comes to earth with Pawan and Agni from Prachand Lok in search of Naagmani)

Chhavi Mittal ... Aastha (a village girl who saves Arjun after finding him unconscious on the river bank after his accident)

Karishma Randhawa ... Urja (Amrita's cousin sister who join hands with Triveni to take revenge from Amrita because her parent's were banished from Naag Lok by Amrita's father)

[sounthara],amrita's regeneration in the human world, at the new season, she the naggmani's owner.

Lyrics of the Title Song

Ghrod Ho, Aagesh Ho, Rosh Ho, Pratirod Ho

Vrighans Ho, Aagrosh Ho, Viraash Ho, Pratishod Ho

Bhar Rahi Aankhon Mein Dhushmani, Rod Ghrod

Aa Ghayi Badlein Ki Ab Ghari, Pratishod Ghrod

Cheen Lu Ghi Zaalimo Ki Zindagi

Apne Saaye, Roti Raahein, Kaisi Mushkil Aa Ghayi

Sooni Duniya, Pyasi Ankhiyaan, Khoi Khushiyaan

Waadon Ki Agni Pariksha Mein

Jalti Naaginn, Jalti Naaginn

References

External links

Official Website

Discuss Naaginn on India-Forums

Online Naaginn Videos

Category:Indian television soap operas Category:Zee TV television series Category:2007 television series debuts

Name	Rehman
Birth date	23 June 1923
Birth place	Lahore, India (then),Pakistan (now)
Death date	1979
Occupation	actor

Rehman (23 June 1923 – 1979) was an Indian film actor in Bollywood whose career spanned from the late 1940s through to the late 1970s. Rehman often played suave and sophisticated characters. He was an integral part of the Guru Dutt team. Member of Afghanistan royal dynasty of Mohammadzay (called also Barakzay)descendant of Great Amir Dost Mohammad Khan. His family was exiled during the 2nd Afghan-British war (1879) to India.

Film career

Rehman's career in movies was an accident. He needed a job and got one as third assistant to a director, Vishram Bedekar, in 1944. When a role in Chand (movie) required a Pashtun turban, Rehman was given the part because he was the only one who could tie one. Initially he played all roles, but with time the roles he got were mainly those with a shade of grey.

Chaudhvin Ka Chand and Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam and Waqt were some of his memorable roles, the first two with Guru Dutt. He was a regular in Guru Dutt films (Pyaasa) as they were friends while trying for a break into films. He received four Filmfare nominations as Best Supporting Actor for: Phir Subha Hogi (1958), Chaudhvin Ka Chand (1960), Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam (1962), Dil Ne Phir Yaad Kiya (1966).

Death

In 1977, he suffered three heart attacks after which he got throat cancer and died after a prolonged and painful illness in 1979.

Selected filmography

badi behan(1949) choti behan

Pyaasa (1957)

Yahudi (1958)

Phir Subha Hogi (1958)

Chhalia (1960)

Chaudhvin Ka Chand (1960)

Ghunghat (1960)

Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam (1962)

Mere Mehboob (1963)

Ganga Ki Lahren (1964)

Waqt (1965)

Baharen Phir Bhi Aayengi (1966)

Dil Ne Phir Yaad Kiya (1966)

Dil Diya Dard Liya (1966)

Mere Hamdam Mere Dost (1968)

Shikar (1968)

Devi (1970)

Dushmun (1971)

Heera Panna (1973)

Majboor (1974)

Dost (1974)

Aap Ki Kasam (1974)

Aandhi (1975)

Chacha Bhatija (1977)

''Ghazal(1962)

References

External links

Rehman (1923–1979)

Category:1923 births Category:1979 deaths Category:Indian film actors Category:Deaths from esophageal cancer Category:Cancer deaths in India Category:Indian actors Category:Hindi film actors Category:Indian Muslims Category:People from Mumbai

Name	Anoop Desai
Background	solo_singer
Born	December 20, 1986 Cary, North Carolina
Origin	Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States
Genre	R&B;, soul
Instrument	Vocals
Occupation	Singer, actor
Years active	2006—present
Label	Independent
Associated acts	UNC Clef Hangers
Url	www.anoopdesai.com

Anoop Desai (born December 20, 1986) is an American singer-songwriter best known for his time as a contestant on the eighth season of American Idol. Motivated by the death of his friend Eve Carson, Desai auditioned for American Idol. Desai made American Idol history by being the first ever 13th finalist on American Idol. Favored to win by celebrities including Ellen DeGeneres and Keith Urban, Desai achieved a sixth place finish, becoming the second Indian American to advance to the final stages of American Idol.

Biography

Early life

Desai, an only child, was born in Cary, North Carolina. His family moved to Chapel Hill, North Carolina, in 1998. He went to Fuller GT Magnet Elementary School in Raleigh, North Carolina. His parents both work in North Carolina’s Research Triangle. Desai’s father was born in India, and his mother, also of Indian descent, was born in South Africa.

In the 1990s, Desai appeared on the WRAL-TV (NC Triangle) television children's show, "CentralXpress.com", and played the character "Raj". The show won multiple awards, including seven regional Emmys, two national Iris awards, and a national Gabriel Award.

Desai attended Carnage Middle School and Phillips Middle School, then later went on to attend East Chapel Hill High School, graduating in 2004. He was awarded a four year academic merit scholarship to attend the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and was the Haywood W. Hinkle Carolina scholar from 2004 to 2008.

After being accepted and planning to attend college at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Desai auditioned for and was accepted as a member of the UNC Clef Hangers, a long-standing male a cappella group founded in 1977. He was accepted in the group as a senior in high school with the understanding that he would begin attending the University in the Fall of 2004. Desai served as the group's Music Director during his junior year and as the group's president his senior year. He remains President Emeritus of the UNC Clef Hangers. Desai’s performance as a soloist on the song “She Has No Time” was recognized with the BOCA 2007 (Best of College A Cappella).

Desai graduated from UNC in 2008 with a Bachelor of Arts degree, double majoring in Political Science and American Studies. He was awarded the 2008 Peter C. Baxter Memorial Prize in American Studies, as one who exemplified "intellectual excellence, personal warmth and creativity."

American Idol

Overview

Desai rose to national fame with his participation in the eighth season of American Idol. He auditioned for the show on August 8, 2008 in Kansas City, Missouri, and was selected as a semifinalist following his "Hollywood Week" performances. Although he was not one of the three finalists chosen out of his semifinal performance group, he returned as a "Wild Card." The judges saved Desai for last on Wild Card night and after announcing that Matt Giraud had made the Top 12, Simon Cowell then revealed the twist of Season 8: that Desai would also move onto the finals, leading to the first ever Top 13 in Idol history.

Desai's first finals performance of Michael Jackson's "Beat It" was panned by the judges, with Simon Cowell saying that it was "very lightweight" and that he regretted choosing Desai for the Top 13. But Desai won the judges over again the next week, when he sang Willie Nelson's classic country ballad "Always On My Mind" for "Grand Ol' Opry Week." Even Cowell was impressed, and retracted his remarks about Desai not deserving to be in the Top 13. Desai's rendition of Cyndi Lauper's "True Colors" three weeks later, which also garnered praise from the judges, prompted Cowell to compare the contestant to a "yo-yo", going back and forth between good and weak performances.

Nonetheless, Desai landed in the Bottom Two that week, just as he had the previous week. He finished in the Bottom Three during Top 7 week, when Matt Giraud was saved from elimination by the judges. This meant the next week would be a double elimination, wherein Desai ended up being voted off along with Lil Rounds.

Celebrities such as Ellen DeGeneres and Keith Urban said they favored Desai to win.

Desai returned for the season finale of Idol's Season 8 to perform "I'm Yours" with fellow Idol contestant Alexis Grace and singer Jason Mraz.

Performances/Results

Digital singles

Awards and nominations

On tour of an American Idol season 8 finalists.

References

External links

Anoop Desai Official Website

Category:1986 births Category:Living people Category:2000s singers Category:2010s singers Category:American Hindus Category:American Idol participants Category:American male singers Category:American musicians of Indian descent Category:Musicians from North Carolina Category:University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill alumni