Pishachini

Indian supernatural series

  • Nyra Banerjee
  • Harsh Rajput
  • Jiya Shankar
Opening themeRaat Rani.... PishachiniCountry of originIndiaOriginal languageHindiNo. of seasons1No. of episodes114ProductionProducersMrinal Jha
Abhigyan Jha
Shyamashish Bhattacharya
Nilima BajpaiProduction locationMumbaiCamera setupMulti-cameraRunning time18-32 minProduction companiesShakuntalam Telefilms
Mrinal and Abhigyan Jha ProductionOriginal releaseNetworkColors TVRelease8 August 2022 (2022-08-08) –
13 January 2023 (2023-01-13)

Pishachini (lit. 'female pishacha') is an Indian Hindi-language television supernatural drama series that aired from 8 August 2022 to 13 January 2023 on Colors TV. It is digitally available on JioCinema.[1] Produced by Shakuntalam Telefilms and MAJ Productions, it stars Nyra Banerjee, Jiya Shankar and Harsh Rajput.[2][3]

Premise

The show set against the backdrop of Bareilly where a beautiful girl (actually a Pishachini) named Rani seeks revenge from the Rajput family for settling on her land.

Cast

Main

  • Nyra Banerjee[4] as Raat Rani / Rani Singh Rajput – A Pishachini, Rakshit's former fiancée, Sanchit's wife and mother of a baby girl.
  • Jiya Shankar as Pavithra "Piku" Bose Singh Rajput – Pandit Ji's grand daughter, Kanika's niece, Rakshit's wife. Mother of a baby girl.
  • Harsh Rajput[5] as Rakshit "Rocky" Singh Rajput – Sudhakar and Sapna's son, Shikha and Sanchit's brother, Pavithra's husband, Rani's former fiancé. Father of a baby girl.

Recurring

  • Shrey Mittal as Veer - A Mahapishach
  • Raymon Singh as Kanika Sharma/Nashak - Pandit Ji's daughter, Pavithra's aunt
  • Amit Mehra as Sanchit Singh Rajput - Shikha and Rakshit's elder brother; Rani's husband-father of a little girl
  • Susheel Parashar as Ayodhya Singh Rajput: Sudhakar, Manohar and Prateek's father; Sanchit, Shikha, Rakshit, Nikita and Vidya's grandfather; Rani's puppet (Dead)
  • Sachin Parikh as Sudhakar Ayodhya Singh Rajput – Ayodhya's son; Sapna's husband; Shikha, Sanchit and Rakshit's father
  • Anjali Gupta as Sapna Rajput – Sudhakar's wife; Shikha, Sanchit and Rakshit's mother
  • Sagar Rambhia as Manohar Rajput – Ayodhya's son; Babbli's husband; Vidya's father
  • Jhumma Mitra as Babbli Rajput – Manohar's wife; Vidya's mother
  • Rutuja Sawant as Shikha Rajput – Sudhakar and Sapna's daughter; Rakshit and Sanchit's sister; Nikita and Vidya's cousin; Rani's puppet
  • Meghna Kukreja as Vidya Rajput – Manohar and Babbli's daughter; Shikha, Sanchit, Nikita and Rakshit's cousin
  • Priyank Tatariya as Prateek Rajput – Ayodhya's son; Amrita's husband; Nikita's father; Rani's puppet (Dead)
  • Shweta Dadhich as Amrita Rajput – Prateek's wife; Nikita's mother; Rani's puppet (Dead)
  • Saumya Saraswat as Nikita Rajput – Prateek and Amrita's daughter; Sanchit, Shikha, Rakshit and Vidya's cousin
  • Raghav Binani as Mandy – A humanified Frog; Rani's puppet and helper
  • Amit Behl as Pandit Ji – Rajput family's helper; Pavithra's grandfather (Dead)
  • Garima Dixit as Himani – Sanchit's fiancée; Rani's puppet (Dead)
  • Farukh Khan – Himani and Vikas's father; Rani's puppet and fake father (Dead)
  • Reshma Merchant as Suddha – Himani and Vikas's mother; Rani's puppet and fake mother (Dead)

Production

Casting

In June 2022, Nyra Banerjee was cast for the title role. Jiya Shankar finalized for a female protagonist.[6]

Filming

The shooting of the series began in June 2022.[7]

Release

On 19 June 2022, the first teaser featuring Nyra Banerjee as Pishachini released.[8]

References

  1. ^ "Pishachini Trailer: खूबसूरत छलावा बन सबको डराने आई 'पिशाचिनी', ट्रेलर देख फैंस भी रह गए दंग | TV". ABP News (in Hindi). 31 July 2022. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  2. ^ "Nyrra Banerji and Jiya Shankar will play leads in Colors supernatural thriller Pishachini : Bollywood News". Bollywood Hungama. 16 June 2022. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
  3. ^ Service, Tribune News. "Harsh Rajput to play male lead in supernatural thriller Pishachini". Tribuneindia News Service. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
  4. ^ "Pishachini serial lead Nyra M Banerjee reveals why she is perfect for this supernatural show- Pishachini सीरियल में लीड रोल निभा रही हैं नायरा बनर्जी, जानें क्यों मानती हैं खुद को पिशाचिनी के लिए परफेक्ट चॉइस | TV". www.timesnowhindi.com (in Hindi). 30 June 2022. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
  5. ^ "Harsh Rajput to play the male lead opposite Nyrraa Banerji in Pishachini? - Times of India". The Times of India. 25 June 2022. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
  6. ^ "Nyrraa Banerji to play a pishachini in her next, Jiya Shankar to feature in it, too - Times of India". The Times of India. 15 June 2022. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
  7. ^ Service, Tribune News. "Nyrra M Banerji in and as Pishachini". Tribuneindia News Service.
  8. ^ "Pishachini: खूबसूरती से छलने आ रही है 'पिशाचिनी', कलर्स ने जारी किया नए हॉरर शो का प्रोमो". Amar Ujala (in Hindi). Retrieved 20 June 2022.

External links

  • Production Website