Ek Tha Raja Ek Thi Rani
| Ek Tha Raja Ek Thi Rani | |
|---|---|
 Title Card of Ek Tha Raja Ek Thi Rani | |
| Also known as |
Ek Tha Raja Ek Thi Rani - Badle Ki Baari |
| Genre |
Drama Romance Mystery Royal Kingdom Family |
| Created by | Sphere Origins |
| Written by |
Story Nilanjana Purkayastha Rajita Sharma Dialogues Aparajita Sharma Divya Sharma Screenplay Faizal Akhtar Sweksha Bhagat |
| Directed by | Pawan Parkhi |
| Creative director(s) | Siddhartha Vankar Saurabh and Nilanaja P |
| Starring | See Below |
| Theme music composer | Raju singh |
| Composer(s) | Aashish Regoo |
| Country of origin | India |
| Original language(s) | Hindi |
| No. of episodes | 199 as of April 29, 2016 |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) |
Sujoy Wadhwa Comall Sunjoy Wadhwa |
| Location(s) |
Rajasthan Mumbai |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | Approx. 26 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Sphere Origins |
| Release | |
| Original network | Zee TV |
| Picture format |
720i (SDTV) 1080i (HDTV) |
| Original release | July 27, 2015 – Present |
| External links | |
| Website | |
Ek Tha Raja Ek Thi Rani is an Indian television period drama that airs on Zee TV. It premiered on July 27, 2015 and airs on weekdays at 9:30 PM.
Plot
During the 1940s, the royal family of Ameerkot is in debt to the region's wealthiest money lender, Govind Seth. His beautiful daughter Gayatri is attracted to Rana Indravadhan Singh Deo, known as Ranaji, the King who has recently returned after fighting in World War II. Ranaji encounters Gayatri numerous times but is unaware of her actual identity. His mother Rajmata Priyamvada finalizes a deal with Govind Seth and compensates for the debt by arranging the marriage of Ranaji with Gayatri. The latter agrees because she has developed feelings for the King but is oblivious of his hatred. The story is about the journey of Gayatri from an ordinary girl with dreams that did not quite transpire how she had envisioned. However she does win the hearts of all people in Amerkot and those within the Raj Mahal.
Cast
- Sagar Hingonia as Raja
- Mahima Joshi as Kunwari Rani Indravadan Singh Deo
- Anita Raj as Rajmata Priyamvada Devvadan Singh Deo
- Anjum Fakih as Rani Rageshwari
- Surekha Sikri as Badi Rani Maa Bhagyavanti Singh Deo
- Akshay Anand as Kunwar Chandravadan Singh Deo
- Parul Chaudhary as Kunwarani Kokila Chandravadan Singh Deo
- Priya Tandon as Choti Kunwarani Swarnalekha Lakshyaraj Singh Deo
- Puneet Sharma as Lakhan
- Chetan Hansraj as Maharaja Kaal
- Shivangi Sharma as Rani Ambika
Former Cast
- Drashti Dhami as Rani Gayatri Indravadan Singh Deo / Savitri
- Siddhant Karnick as Rana Indravadan Singh Devvadan Singh Deo / Ranaji
- Moon Banerjee as Sethani Damyanti Devi
- Jayna Tida as Rani Sulakshana Indravadan Singh Deo
- Abhiram Nain as Avdesh Singh Chauhan
- Darshan Jariwala as Seth Govind Das
- Firdaus Dadi as Fake Sulakshana
- Ajay Arya as Chote Kunwar Lakshyaraj Singh Chandravadan Singh Deo
- Vineet Sharma as Sartaj
Production
The show's premier moved the show Qubool Hai to 07:30 pm, fortifying the early primetime band. In regard to a fresh concept on primetime, Zee TV's business head Pradeep Hejmadi said, “Even when it comes to genres such as history and mythology, a most fascinating period that remains unexplored by Indian television is the pre-Independence era. This vibrant period of India’s history that saw a great upheaval also saw intense drama unfold in the lives of the royalty of the princely states. Behind empty walls of grandeur and fake displays of splendor was hidden the truth of erosion of wealth, insecurities, succumbing to British dominion, depression and bankruptcy. Ek Tha Raja Ek Thi Rani is a story of love set against this background. It aims to give viewers an up close and personal view of the lifestyles and some of the most closely guarded secrets of the rich and royal of the 1940s. It is a work of fiction that draws inspiration from the lives of the royalty of that period."[1] Producers Sunjoy and Comall Wadhwa of Sphere Origins further add, “The idea has been to look back at a glorious period of history for inspiration and churn out a timeless masterpiece that will entertain and enthrall TV audiences. The most daunting task at hand has been the re-creation of the pre-Independence era and the majestic lifestyles of the kings and queens of the princely states. Enormous research has gone to ensure authentic representation of the era and to create magic on screen. We have on board an ensemble of extremely impressive actors who beautifully fit the parts they are playing. The show will definitely turn out to be a clutter-breaker and hopefully, the biggest fiction show of the year.”
Reception
The show began with good ratings and became one of the most watched shows across all GEC's and was one of the top ten serials of 2015. Soon after due to poor tracks the TRPs dropped and is currently scheduled to go off air.These were the rumours by people that the show will be go to off air but meeting was held and the makers of the show confirmed that the show will not be going off air.The Track of both leading pair Drashti Dhami and Siddhant Karnick will be ending in Serial & both decided to quit the show because leap is taken and they are replaced by new cast.[2]
Accolades
| Year | Award | Category | Nominee | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Zee Rishtey Awards | Favorite Beti Award | Drashti Dhami | Won |
| Favorite Naya Sadasya (Male) | Siddhant Karnick | |||
| Favorite Personality Of The Year | Anita Raj |
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