Brahmarakshas (TV series)

Brahmarakshas - Jaag Utha Shaitaan
Genre	Drama Supernatural fiction Thriller
Created by	Ekta Kapoor Shobha Kapoor
Written by	Ekta Kapoor Shobha Kapoor
Starring	Krystle D'Souza Aham Sharma
Country of origin	India
Original language(s)	Hindi
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	35
Production
Producer(s)	Ekta Kapoor Shobha Kapoor
Location(s)	Mumbai, India
Camera setup	Multi-camera
Production company(s)	Balaji Telefilms
Distributor	Zee Entertainment Enterprises
Release
Original network	Zee TV
Picture format	576i (SDTV) 1080i (HDTV)
Original release	6 August 2016 – present

Brahmarakshas - Jaag Utha Shaitaan is an ongoing Indian Hindi drama supernatural fiction television series, which is aired at 9pm (Sat-Sun) on Zee TV. The series is loosely based on fantasy thriller film, Jaani Dushman and the traditional fairy tale, Beauty and the Beast.^[1] It is aired on weekend nights (Saturday-Sunday). The series is produced by Balaji Telefilms of Ekta Kapoor Shobha Kapoor.^{[2] [3][4][5]}

Cast

Main cast

• Krystle D'Souza as Raina Rishabh Shrivastava
• Aham Sharma as Rishabh Shrivastava
• Rakshanda Khan as Mohini Nalin Shrivastava (Rishabh's mother)(Main Antagonist )
• Parag Tyagi as Brahmarakshas
• Karan Singh Chhabra as Shivam

Recurring cast

• Apara Mehta as Jasmit/Jassi/Dadi bua
• Shailesh Datar as Nalin Shrivastava (Rishabh's father)
• Rishabh Shukla as Thakur Aditya Nigam (Mohini's brother)
• Abhaas Mehta as Yug Shrivastava (Rishabh's brother)
• Ojaswi Oberoi as Naina Shrivastava (Yug's wife)
• Kunal Vohra as Ved Nigam (Rishabh's cousin)
• Srishti Maheshwari as Mitali Nigam (Rishabh's cousin)
• Sonia Rakkar as Gayatri
• Sahil Uppal as Ajay
• Nikunj Malik as Kiara
• Alefia Kapadia as Kammo
• Manorama Bhattishyam as Phooli

Former cast

• Kishwar Merchant as Aparajita (Brahmarakshas) (deceased)
• Charu Mehra as Rakhi Shrivastava / Rishabh's sister (deceased)
• Karan Kaushal Sharma as Anil (Ajay's father) (deceased)
• Mridul Das as Shyam / Rishabh's cousin (deceased)
• Neha Dandle as Mishri / Shyam's wife (deceased)
• Udit Shukla as Varun / Rakhi's husband (deceased)
• Shahab Khan as Mukesh Sharma (Raina's foster father) (deceased)

References

1. "Krystle D'Souza's Brahmarakshas To Go On Air From Augus". Filmi Beat. 26 July 2016.
2. "Brahmarakshas Review: Barring a few glitches, Krystle D'Souza's show manages to impress". Times of India. 8 August 2016.
3. "BARC Report Week 37: Not Kavach, it's Brahmarakshas that has matched Naagin's success!". Bollywood Life. 22 September 2016.
4. "reasons Brahmarakshas is everyone's favourite show right now". India Today. 23 September 2016.
5. "Zee TV to launch supernatural weekend show on 6 Aug". Television Post. 1 August 2016.