Akhilendra’s role of Kroor Singh aka Yakoooo became very popular too. He played the double role of twin brothers. “Irrfan wasn’t keen on doing TV at that time. Shahbaaz also took the onus of bringing his friend Irrfan on board.
Mukesh Khanna played the role of Jaanbaaz. I would take tips from her on remaining slim,” he says. Shahbaaz remembers his co-star as someone who was “gorgeous, and as thin as a toothpick”. Shahbaaz and Shikha’s chemistry worked for the show. I enjoyed getting ready for the show and to be adorned in the jewels and costumes that transported me to a different world,” she says, adding that she felt she was living in a “dream land”. “It was like living a fantasy life, and it was unreal and magical. ” Former Miss India (1988), Shikha was simultaneously acting in films while doing the show. He adds, “It had all the emotions like the nau raas (nine emotions). Pankaj was glad to enact a role that “was larger than life”. It was a dream role for me.” Pankaj Dheer feels no one has been able to match the finesse of the show. I got compliments for my looks, baritone and physique. I played Prince Virendra Singh, who was a swashbuckling hero, a dream man on a white horse like a prince charming. He says, “It was an amazing concept, and it was special for me.
It was Shahbaaz’s second show, and he was thrilled to play the lead. I don’t think any other show in the fantasy genre has enjoyed the popularity Chandrakanta has,” says Shahbaaz. “The language is so rich and mesmerising. People believed that when they read the story of Chandrakanta, they would be transported to another world. Sunil Agnihotri, the director, was convinced about what he was doing at that time.” Irrfan Khan wasn’t keen on doing television shows but his friend Shahbaaz Khan persuaded him to come on board. The location, sets, costumes and characters added flavour, and Nirja left no stone unturned. Pankaj says, “I don’t think anyone has been able to match the finesse of the show. Zabaan Sambhalke: When Pankaj Kapur turned to comedyĬhandrakanta became a cult series, and was one of the first shows to use special effects.
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