Viraasat (2006 TV series)

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Viraasat
Viraasat.jpg
Directed by Arvind Babbal
Starring see below
Opening themeLalit Sen
Country of originIndia
Original languageHindi
No. of episodes235
Production
Producers B.R. Chopra
Ravi Chopra
Running timeapproximately 23 minutes
Release
Original network
Original release12 June 2006 (2006-06-12) 
26 July 2007 (2007-07-26)

Viraasat is an Indian Hindi-language drama television series that debuted on STAR Plus, with broadcast of the series later shifting to STAR One. It aired from 12 June 2006 to 26 July 2007. [1] It was produced by B.R. Films. [2]

Contents

Story

Viraasat is the story of two people in love bound by an age-old enmity between their families. [3]

Cast

Production

The series premiered and aired on StarPlus in prime time slot until January 2007. On 22 January 2007, it was shifted to Star One due to the programming changes of StarPlus for its flagship show Kaun Banega Crorepati's premiere and also as the series did not garner expected ratings in Star Plus. [5] [6]

The series was made with a high budget of ₹ 20 crores. [7]

Reception

Rediff.com applauded the series as one of the best launch of the year 2006 stating, "Virasat had to be successful with such a massive star cast and strong screenplay. Stellar performances by Sangeeta Ghosh and Aman Verma guarantee the success of this serial." [8]

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References

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