Ajnabi

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Ajnabi
GenreDrama
Written by Danny Denzongpa
Screenplay byDanny Denzongpa
Directed byMohinder Batra
StarringDanny Denzongpa, Annu Kapoor, Tinnu Anand, Goga Kapoor, Jeet Upendra, Sooraj Thapar, Deepshikha
Country of originIndia
Original languageHindi
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes75
Production
Producer Romesh Sharma
Release
Original network DD Metro
Original release1994 (1994) 
1996 (1996)

Ajnabi is an Indian drama series broadcast on DD Metro channel. The serial's story and screenplay was written by acclaimed actor Danny Denzongpa. It was directed by Mohinder Batra [1] and produced by Romesh Sharma.

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The series was loosely based on the Nepali film Saino, written by Denzongpa and directed by his nephew Ugyen. The series comprised 75 episodes. [2]

Denzongpa played an army official who retires and moves to Jammu and Kashmir. The series showed insurgency and terrorism in the state, the bravery of the armed forces and the emotional lives of everyone affected by the insurgency. [3]

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