However, the show focuses on his love for a princess named Nandini. The story revolves around Chandragupta Maurya, a great warrior, the founder of the Maurya Empire and ruler known for uniting the Indian subcontinent. The young dancer, actor and acrobat, Siddharth Nigam and dancer-actor, Avneet Kaur were cast to play the two roles.Ĭhandra Nandhini is an Indian Historical Hindi. When the show was on the verge of closing, the makers decided to take a 20 year-leap and continue the story with the introduction of Bindusara and his wife, Charumati.

Other supporting roles were played by Arpit Ranka, Mansi Sharma, Alex o Nell, etc. Manoj Kolhatkat plays the role of Chandragupta’s guru, Chanakya. Tanu Khan plays the role of Queen Helena. Actress Shwetha Basu Prasad plays the character of Chandragupta’s wife, Nandini. Popular actor, Rajat Tokas plays the role of Chandragupta Maurya. The show has a very strong cast that plays the lead roles in the show. The show has given various dramatic twists to the story and made several changes to the original storyline to suit the palette of the audience. After being alone for a very long time after the death of his first wife, Chandragupta married Helena as a strategic alliance after defeating her father, Greek ruler, Seleucus Nicator. The show also gives a sneak peek into Chandragupta’s relationship with his second wife, Helena, who he married at the age of 40. The initial love-hate relationship between Chandragupta and Nandini and their bond later on, which leads to the rest of the great stories about Chandragupta Maurya, is what the story is all about. Bindusara went on to be the second emperor of the Maurya Empire after Chandragupta Maurya. She was the first wife of Chandragupta Maurya and the mother of his only son, Bindusara.

However, the show portrays Dhana Nanda’s daughter, Nandini as Chandragupta Maurya’s wife. His initial days as the ruler of the Maurya Empire, stories of his courage and valor, his transformation into a ruthless ruler and amidst all these, his love life with his first wife, Durdhara, the daughter of his eldest maternal uncle, whom he married at a very young age. The story of the show revolves around Chandragupta Maurya’s life as a young prince. Each episode of the show runs for half an hour.Ĭhandra Nandini is based on the life and love story of Chandragupta Maurya, one of the most celebrated emperors of India and founder of the Maurya Empire. The show is telecast from Monday to Friday at 8:30 p.m. The show is still in the running and has already aired 200 plus episodes to date. The pilot episode was telecast on 10th of October. The show, Chandra Nandini was first launched in the year, 2016. Star Plus is one of the most widely watched prime time Hindi television channels and is owned by the Star India network. Chandra Nandini is a period drama serial in Hindi that airs on the channel, Star Plus.

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