{{Short description|1996 TV Serial}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2019}} {{Infobox television | image = | image_upright = | image_size = | image_alt = | caption = | alt_name = | genre = <!-- Must be reliably sourced --> | creator = | based_on = <!-- {{based on|work|author}} --> | writer = Pallavi Joshi | director = Nandu Ghanekar | creative_director = | starring = <!-- Organized by broadcast credit order, with new main cast added to the end of the list --> | theme_music_composer = | open_theme = | end_theme = | composer = Sanjoy Chowdhury | country = India | language = Hindi | num_seasons = 1 | num_episodes = 13 | list_episodes = | executive_producer = Madhusudan Joshi | producer = Pallavi Joshi | location = <!-- Nation the series was filmed in, if different from the nation of origin. --> | cinematography = | editor = <!-- Film editors --> | camera = <!-- Either Single-camera or Multi-camera --> | runtime = <!-- Reliable source required --> | company = <!-- Production companies only --> | budget = | network = DD National | first_aired = {{start date|1995}} | last_aired = {{end date|1996}} }}
'''''Aarohan''''' is an Indian TV series that aired on DD National from 1996 to 1997. The show was written and produced by Pallavi Joshi,<ref>{{cite web |title=First of Many: Harsh Chhaya revisits Khali Haath |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/television/first-of-many-harsh-chhaya-khali-haath-acting-debut-5910285/ |website=The Indian Express |language=en |date=4 September 2019}}</ref> who also played the character of protagonist Nikita Sachdev.<ref name='TWM'>{{cite web |title=Aarohan - 1996 Doordarshan TV Series |url=https://theworldofmovies.com/aarohan-1996-doordarshan-tv-series/ |website=The World of Movies |date=30 May 2020}}</ref>
==Overview== ''Aarohan'' takes place in a make-believe scenario about women cadets joining Indian Navy (as women could not join combat force in Indian Navy then). It followed their lives and their training in the Naval Academy. The 13-episode series ended with a climax where cadets dealt with a war-like scenario.<ref name='TWM'/>
The show's lead is a headstrong, passionate defence forces girl, Nikita. Her father (Satyen Kappu) and brother (Amit Behl) are in the Indian Army. She has a shy friend (Shefali Shah), who joins the academy with her.<ref name='TWM'/>
== Cast == * Pallavi Joshi as Cadet Nikita Sachdev * Shefali Shah as Cadet Nivedita Sen * Tarun Dhanrajgir as Lt. Commander Siddharth Khurana * Anju Mahendru as Commander Kashmira Khurana * Parveen Dastur as Cadet Vinita Krishnamurti * Harsh Chhaya as Lt. Rohit Sharma * Girish Malik as Sahil Khurana * Amit Behl as Flying Officer Nikhil Sachdev * Arun Bali as Rear Admiral Karan Khurana * R. Madhavan as Lt. Shammi * Satyen Kappu as Colonel Arun Sachdev * Kashmera Shah as Lata (Special Appearance only in Episode 11)
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== External links == * {{IMDb title|5616570}}
Category:DD National original programming Category:1996 Indian television series debuts Category:Indian Armed Forces in fiction Category:1997 Indian television series endings
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