Agniphera (TV series)

Agnifera is an Indian television series broadcast by &TV from 20 March 2017.[1] The show initially starred Yukti Kapoor, Ankit Gera, Simaran Kaur, Mohak Khurana and Ayaz Ahmed as Ragini, Anurag, Shrishti, Vishesh Sagar and Baiju.[2][3] Following a 20 year leap it starred Kapoor and Kaur as Agni and Sakshi,[4] whereas Karan Goddwani and Samridh Bawa played male leads as Kishan and Sameer.[5] The series was filmed in Bihar.[6] It ended completing 482 episodes on 25 January 2019.[7]

Agnifera
Genre	Indian soap opera Drama Romantic comedy
Created by	Ravi Raj Roshan Lal Kamboj
Written by	Tarak Nath Mourya Rajesh singh Amit jha Agam Gaurav
Directed by	Ravi Raj Taraknath Mourya Vijay singh,Sagar
Creative director	Aakaash Berry
Composer	Lalit Sen
Country of origin	India
Original language	Hindi
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	482
Production
Producers	Roshan Lal Kamboj Ravi Raj
Production location	Bihar
Cinematography	Danny
Camera setup	Multi-camera
Running time	23 minutes
Production company	R & R Creation
Release
Original network	&TV
Picture format	576i HDTV 1080i
Audio format	Dolby Digital
Original release	20 March 2017 – 25 January 2019

Plot

MBA graduate Anurag Singh returns to his native town Bihar after completing studentship in London. His family arranges his wedding to the soft-spoken traditional law student Srishti.

Loud-mouthed, bold and spoilt, Ragini Singh likes Anurag. On his wedding day her father Vikraal forces Anurag to marry her. To save Anurag's family from humiliation Srishti marries his mentally disabled younger brother Vishvesh.

Anurag's mother Revati disapproves of Ragini's goonish behavior and plans to separate them. Vishvesh and Srishti strike a friendship. A hitman tries to kill Srishti. Vishesh confronts him and dies after falling off a cliff.

The police fail to find Vishvesh's body. Dejected by her loveless marriage, Ragini leaves Anurag. Vikraal searches a second husband for her. Now changed, Anurag decides to win her over. They unite and Ragini gets pregnant.

Tensions arise between Ragini and Anurag when she joins Vikraal's political work. Later the matter is sorted out. Baiju Kanpuria, a goon starts chasing Srishti and creates circumstances in which she is forced to marry him.

Baiju tortures Srishti and sells her to a brothel till his mother tells him about Srishti saving her life. He reforms and develops feelings for Srishti who also becomes a friend of him.

Srishti learns that Vishvesh is alive and has lost his memory. She brings him back. Revati wants them to reunite ans tries to emotionally manipulate Baiju into letting Srishti, who figures out the truth and declares her love for him.

Baiju is implicated in a drug case. Ragini tries to prove his innocence. Vishvesh secretly kills Baiju. Ragini is sent to prison for his murder. The Singh family don't believe her. She delivers a daughter named Agni in jail and asks one of the jailors to tell Agni that she was innocent.

Ragini writes a letter to Srishti explaining her innocence and Baiju's death. Angered, Srishti confronts Vishvesh and kills him. She dies delivering her and Baiju's daughter Sakshi who is taken to the Singh family.

Twenty years later

Sakshi has grown up in Anurag's family and become a doctor. Agni is brought up in a foster home and works as a police inspector. Sakshi is later revealed to be not a doctor.

Agni falls in love with Kishan Thakur, but he marries Sakshi, who later develops feelings for him, too. Sakshi and Agni become friends. Agni marries Kishan's brother Sameer. [8]

Cast

• Yukti Kapoor[9] as Ragini Anurag Singh (2017–18)/Agni Sameer Thakur (2018–19)
• Ankit Gera[10] as Anurag Singh (2017–18)
• Mohak Khurana[11] as Vishvesh Singh (2017–18)/Shekhar Sharma (2018)[12]
• Ayaz Ahmed[13] as Baiju Kanpuria (2018) [14]
• Karan Goddwani[15] as Kishan Thakur (2018–19)
• Samridh Bawa[16] as Lawyer Sameer Thakur (2018–19)[17]
• Divay Dhamja[18] as Shekhar Sharma (2017)
• Amita Choksi[19] as Revati Vidvaan Singh (2017–19)
• Sunil Singh[20] as Vidvaan Singh (2017–18)
• Shalu Shreya[21] as Divya Singh (2017–18)
• Ibrar Yakub[22] as Brijbhan Singh (2017–18)
• Shakti Singh[23] as Purushottam Singh (2017–18)
• Aamir S Khan[24] as Parag
• Prakash Pandit as Narad
• Vishesh Sagar as Baiju
• Anuradha Singh as Dulaari (2017–18)
• Amit Koushik[25] as Vikraal Singh (2017–18)
• Deepali Kamath as Sonali Purushottam Singh (2017–18)
• Ankit Bhetiwal[26] as Mac
• Rutpanna Aishwarya
• Rehaan Roy as Abhimanyu
• Jyotsna Chandola as Rajjo

References

1. "&TV to launch 'Agnifera' on 20 March". Television Post. Archived from the original on 8 July 2017. Retrieved 24 June 2017.
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4. Shetty, Akshata (20 March 2017). "Ankit Gera to romance two brides in &TV show Agnifera!". India.com. Retrieved 25 June 2017.
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8. Correspondent, BizAsia (5 September 2018). "Male stars in 'Agnifera' to exit as a part of 20-year leap in story". BizAsia | Media, Entertainment, Showbiz, Events and Music. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
9. "Agnifera: Yukti Kapoor's sari caught fire during a romantic scene". Hindustan Times. 4 November 2017. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
10. Razzaq, Sameena (14 March 2017). "Ankit Gera to play the lead in upcoming show". The Asian Age. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
11. "Before Playing Vishu in Agnifera, Mohak Khurana Worked With This Bollywood Superstar". &TV. 12 April 2019. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
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14. "Agnifera's Ayyaz Ahmed: Domestic violence exists in society, a lot of cases don't reach the police - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
15. Correspondent, BizAsia (27 September 2018). "Karan Goddwani to lead new cast of 'Agnifera' on &TV". BizAsia | Media, Entertainment, Showbiz, Events and Music. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
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22. Team, Tellychakkar. "Ibrar Yakub joins the cast of Zee TV's Agniphera". Tellychakkar.com. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
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