Naamkarann

For the Indian naming ceremony, see Nāmakaraṇa.
Naamkarann
GenreDrama
Created byGuroudev Bhalla
Written by
  • Gautham Hedge
  • Nikita Dhond
  • Shipra Arora
  • Aayush Agrawal
  • Mitali Bhattacharya
  • Arundhati Sharma
  • Ishan Bajpai
Directed by
  • Mahesh Bhatt[1]
  • Loknath Pandey
  • Faheim Inamdar
  • Sandeep Vijay
  • Jafar Shaikh
  • Yusuf Ansari
Starring
Country of originIndia
Original languageHindi
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes463
Production
Executive producerAayush Agrawal
ProducersGuroudev Bhalla
Dhaval Gada
Cinematography
  • Santosh Suryavanshi
  • Raj Panth
  • Shivankar Arora
EditorSudhirr

Pravin Vishwakarma Vinay Mandal

Swapnil Nerukar
Camera setupMulti-camera
Running time21 minutes
Production companiesDhaval and Guroudev Productions Pvt. Ltd
Original release
NetworkStar Plus
Release12 September 2016 (2016-09-12) –
18 May 2018 (2018-05-18)[2]
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Naamkarann (transl. Naming Ceremony) (international title: My Identity) is an Indian drama television series which premiered 12 September 2016 on Star Plus. Inspired by the 1998 Bollywood film Zakhm, it was based on the life of filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt.[3]

The show initially starred child actor Arsheen Naamdaar as Avni Mehta, Viraf Patel, Barkha Sengupta, Sayantani Ghosh and Reema Lagoo from September 2016 to March 2017.[4] It then took a 15 year time jump and focused on Avni Mehta (Aditi Rathore) and Neil Khanna (Zain Imam).[5][6] In May 2017, Ragini Shah replaced Reema Lagoo due to the latter's death. The show ended on 18 May 2018 after 463 episodes.

  1. ^ "The villain is a victim, whose story hasn't been told: Mahesh Bhatt". Hindustan Times. 10 September 2016.
  2. ^ "Naamkarann goes off air: see pics from the last day of shoot". Times of India. 11 May 2018.
  3. ^ "Viraf Patel and Barkha Bisht to star in Mahesh Bhatt's show 'Naamkarann'". Mid-Day. 28 July 2016. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
  4. ^ "Naamkaraan is the upcoming TV serial at Star Plus". 28 July 2016. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
  5. ^ "Remembering Reema Lagoo: Shrimaan Shrimati, Tu Tu Main Main and Naamkarann, her memorable roles on TV". The Times of India. 18 May 2017. Retrieved 18 May 2017.
  6. ^ "Naamkarann Couple Aditi Rathore And Zain Imam: We Share A Special Chocolate Bond". Mid Day. 6 March 2018.