{{Short description|1994 Indian TV drama series}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2019}} {{more citations needed|date=September 2016}} {{Infobox television | image = | image_size = | image_alt = | caption = | native_name = <!-- {{Infobox name module|language|title}} or {{Infobox name module|title}} --> | genre = Drama<!-- Must be reliably sourced --> | creator = | based_on = <!-- {{based on|work|author}} --> | developer = | writer = Danny Denzongpa | screenplay = Danny Denzongpa | story = | director = Mohinder Batra | creative_director = | starring = Danny Denzongpa, Annu Kapoor, Tinnu Anand, Goga Kapoor, Jeet Upendra, Sooraj Thapar, Deepshikha <!-- Organized by broadcast credit order, with new main cast added to the end of the list --> | voices = <!-- Organized by broadcast credit order, with new main cast added to the end of the list --> | narrator = | theme_music_composer = | open_theme = | end_theme = | composer = | country = India | language = Hindi | num_seasons = 1<!-- Or num_series. Increment when new seasons/series begin. See template documentation for more info. --> | num_episodes = 75<!-- Value is incremented when new episodes air. See template documentation for more info. --> | list_episodes = | executive_producer = | producer = Romesh Sharma | 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 = | channel = DD Metro | first_aired = {{start date|1994}} | last_aired = {{end date|1996}} | related = <!-- To be used only for remakes, spin-offs, and adaptations --> }}
'''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<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.livemint.com/Opinion/fOe31cGxUcOvTxbj9YGQJJ/Sikkim-seriously.html|title=Sikkim, seriously|last=Vasudev|first=Shefalee|date=2015-09-18|website=Live Mint|access-date=2016-06-09}}</ref> and produced by Romesh Sharma.
The series was loosely based on the Nepali film Saino, written by Denzongpa and directed by his nephew Ugyen. The series comprised 75 episodes.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://hindi.webdunia.com/bollywood-focus/%25E0%25A4%25A1%25E0%25A5%2588%25E0%25A4%25A8%25E0%25A5%2580-%25E0%25A4%2595%25E0%25A4%25AD%25E0%25A5%2580-%25E0%25A4%25A6%25E0%25A5%258B%25E0%25A4%25B8%25E0%25A5%258D%25E0%25A4%25A4-%25E0%25A4%2595%25E0%25A4%25AD%25E0%25A5%2580-%25E0%25A4%25A6%25E0%25A5%2581%25E0%25A4%25B6%25E0%25A5%258D%25E0%25A4%25AE%25E0%25A4%25A8-112072100079_1.htm|title=डैनी: कभी दोस्त, कभी दुश्मन|last=ताम्रकर|first=समय|website=hindi.webdunia.com|access-date=2016-06-10}}</ref>
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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.scoopwhoop.com/Indian-army-TV-Shows/|title=10 Great Indian Shows About Our Armed Forces We Want To See On TV Again Instead Of Saas-Bahu Drama|last=Mukherjee|first=Supriyo|website=ScoopWhoop|date=13 April 2016 |language=En|access-date=2016-06-09}}</ref>
==Cast== {{div col|colwidth=25em}} * Danny Denzongpa as Captain * Parikshit Sahni * Annu Kapoor * Deep Dhillon as Passa * Tinnu Anand * Goga Kapoor * Mahendra Sandhu * Deepshikha Nagpal<ref name=DeepandJeet>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-what-is-danny-s-role-in-dipshikha-s-life-1048725|title=What is Danny's role in Dipshikha's life?|date=2006-08-22|website=DNA|language=en-US|access-date=2016-06-09}}</ref> * Jeet Upendra<ref name="DeepandJeet" /> * Amita Nangia * Sooraj Thapar * Gajendra Chauhan * Ibteesam * Arun Bakshi {{div col end}}
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== External links == * {{IMDb title|5638336|Ajnabi TV series}}
Category:DD Metro original programming Category:Indian Armed Forces in fiction Category:1993 Indian television series debuts Category:Television shows set in Jammu and Kashmir Category:Kashmir conflict in fiction
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