# Aarohan

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{{Short description|1996 TV Serial}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2019}}
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| writer               = [Pallavi Joshi](/source/Pallavi_Joshi)
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| composer             = [Sanjoy Chowdhury](/source/Sanjoy_Chowdhury)
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'''''Aarohan''''' is an Indian TV series that aired on [DD National](/source/DD_National) from 1996 to 1997. The show was written and produced by [Pallavi Joshi](/source/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](/source/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](/source/Satyen_Kappu)) and brother ([Amit Behl](/source/Amit_Behl)) are in the Indian Army. She has a shy friend ([Shefali Shah](/source/Shefali_Shah)), who joins the academy with her.<ref name='TWM'/>

== Cast ==
* [Pallavi Joshi](/source/Pallavi_Joshi) as Cadet Nikita Sachdev
* [Shefali Shah](/source/Shefali_Shah) as Cadet Nivedita Sen
* Tarun Dhanrajgir as Lt. Commander Siddharth Khurana
* [Anju Mahendru](/source/Anju_Mahendru) as Commander Kashmira Khurana
* Parveen Dastur as Cadet Vinita Krishnamurti
* [Harsh Chhaya](/source/Harsh_Chhaya) as Lt. Rohit Sharma
* Girish Malik as Sahil Khurana
* [Amit Behl](/source/Amit_Behl) as Flying Officer Nikhil Sachdev
* [Arun Bali](/source/Arun_Bali) as Rear Admiral Karan Khurana
* [R. Madhavan](/source/R._Madhavan) as Lt. Shammi
* [Satyen Kappu](/source/Satyen_Kappu) as Colonel Arun Sachdev
* [Kashmera Shah](/source/Kashmera_Shah) as Lata (Special Appearance only in Episode 11)

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== 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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