Bekaboo
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| Bekaboo | |
|---|---|
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| Genre | Supernatural Supernatural fiction |
| Created by | Ekta Kapoor |
| Starring | |
| Theme music composer | Lalit Sen Nawab Arzoo |
| Country of origin | India |
| Original language | Hindi |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 41 |
| Production | |
| Producers | |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | 32-52 minutes |
| Production company | Balaji Telefilms |
| Original release | |
| Network | Colors TV Jio Cinema |
| Release | 18 March – 6 August 2023 |
| Related | |
| Naagin 6 | |
Bekaboo (transl. Uncontrollable) is an Indian Hindi-language supernatural thriller television spin-off series that focuses on the story of Demon and Fairy from Naagin 6. It premiered on 18 March 2023 and ran until 9 July 2023 on Colors TV. From 15 July 2023 to 6 August 2023, the show exclusively streamed on JioCinema with a new title Bekaboo: Ishq-e-Anjaam. The show was produced by Ekta Kapoor and Shobha Kapoor under Balaji Telefilms.[1] It stars Shalin Bhanot, Eisha Singh, and Monalisa.[2][3][4]
Series overview[edit]
| Season | Episodes | Originally aired | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First aired | Last aired | |||
| 1 | 33 | March 18, 2023 | July 9, 2023 | |
| 2 | 8 | July 15, 2023 | August 6, 2023 | |
Plot[edit]
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Season 1[edit]
In 1994 some friends entered a jungle. After ignoring an old man's warning, a demon eats them. The old man tells a man about the "seven worlds". The seventh world, hell, is inhabited by evil monsters. One of the demons, Balak, was praying to Bhagwan Shiva to obtain the Asi Astra to relieve the curse of demons so they could roam freely in any world.
The crown princess of Pari Lok, Devlekha, arrives on earth to break the meditation of Balaka. To stop him, she creates a rift between the demon brothers Ashwat and Pratham, who were Valak's sons and were extremely close. Both demon brothers are attracted to Devlekha, who falls for Pratham.
Valak's adopted daughter, Yamini, discovers Devlekha's real identity as a fairy and uses this to manipulate the two brothers' emotions. Pratham confronts Devlekha about her identity, and she falsely accuses Pratham of molesting her; the result is a brawl between the brothers, causing Valak to leave his meditation incomplete.
Pratham takes revenge by disguising himself, marries Devlekha, and sleeps with her. He reprimands her for cheating Ashwat by hiding her real identity and breaking Valak’s penance. An angry and humiliated Devlekha curses him to die by her hands and to let his soul wander on earth until it obtains the body of someone related to him to obtain salvation. She stabs him and pushes him to earth, leading to his death, and kills herself for her lost honour.
29 years later (present day)
The focus shifts to Ashwat's son Ranav and Devlekha's reincarnation as Bela in human forms, unaware of their supernatural powers as a demon and angel, respectively. Bela experiences flashbacks from her life as Devlekha but fails to understand her divinity. The timid and naive Ranav is bullied by his cousins Aditya, Yudi, and Naksh (Yamini's children). One day the three brothers were trying to kill a girl, and Ranav wanted to defend her; out of anger, they beat Ranav to death, and his body becomes possessed by Pratham's spirit. Pratham seeks to know what happened to Ashwat and seeks revenge for both Ashwat and Ranav. Bela regains her memory as Devlekha and discovers that Ranav is a demon and is Pratham. Ranav decides to marry Mallika to teach Aditya (who loves Mallika) a lesson. But in turn of events Bela and Bela replace Mallika marries Ranav to take revenge for whatever happened in the past. Ranav disappointed that he couldn't marry Pari, whom he believes to be Mallika (a misunderstanding caused because of Yamini), didn't accept Bela as his wife. Due to unforeseen circumstances, Ranav brings Bela home as his wife. Ranav soon learns of Ashwat's murder, and Bela decides to help Ranav in his revenge before killing him for her own revenge for his ill deeds in the last birth. There they meet Indrajeet, who, unbeknownst to them, is a demon and one of Ashwat's murderers. Indrajeet flirts with Bela, making Ranav jealous. Ranav finds Ashwat's cadaver in the garden of the hotel they were staying at. Shekhar informs Bela that Yamini was planning to take the Asi Astra from Ashwat by using Ranav (when he was a child) and killing Ashwat's wife. When Yamini goes to meet Ashwat, she finds him dead. Ranav learns this through Indrajeet (Yamini's minion) and sets out to find Yamini to discover the truth.
Later, Ranav and Yamini meet Pataali (who was revived by Naagin Mehak and her husband Jeet, who is a Rakshas), who is Seema, Yamini, Pratham, and Ashwat's mother, and meets Naagin Trisha, Mehak and Jeet's daughter who wanted to attack Naaglok. Bela helps Shesh Naagin Prarthana to find her daughter. Later, Yamini, Pataali, Mehak, and Trisha attack Naaglok with their army but are defeated by Prarthana, Raghu, Bela, and Rani Pari. Prarthana thanks Bela for her help and all return to earth.
Later, Paatali comes to Raichand's mansion with an intention. She joins forces with Yamini to learn who Pari is among Bela and Mallika. After several tests, Patali and Yamini assume them to be normal humans. Soon Paatali discovers that Pratham has possessed Ranav's body, and she asks Ranav to collaborate with her to find Ashwat's killer and then informs him that a pari must have killed Ashwat by showing him a kangan. She claims that whoever has the other piece of the bangle is the Pari and the murderer of Ashwat. While Ranav searches for the murderer of his brother, Pataali also tries to keep Ranav and Bela from getting closer with the help of Naira, Ranav's childhood friend.
One night, Ranav is attacked by a masked man (Naqabposh), also Ashwat's murderer. Ranav is injured, and Bela finds him in immense pain and wounded. In his last moments, he confesses to Bela about his secret of being a rakshas and discloses that he would only leave this body but not die, as Rakshas only die by suicide, not by someone else killing them. Ranav dies in Bela's arms, but Bela, out of love, feeds him her blood to revive him. Ranav wakes up much stronger after consuming Pari's blood and realizes that Bela is the Rajpari who had betrayed and killed him in his previous birth. A confrontation takes place, and Ranav expels Bela and her mother from the Raichand house. The naqabposh, however, harms Bela and her mother, after which Ranav and Bela decide to fight the masked man together, as Bela discovers that the masked man also has powers similar to a fairy. But they do not know that the masked man is Deepa (Bela's mother), who was a pari herself and had been sent to Earth as a punishment from Pari Maa after her scheme of trying to kill Pari Ma and taking over the Parilok came into light. Deepa had always hated Bela as she knew on Bela's birth itself that she had given birth to Devlekha. It is revealed that Valak is still alive and is the real mastermind behind Ashwat's death, his real intention was to acquire the Asi Astra to rule over Hell. So he and Deepa collaborate to achieve their respective goals. Later, Yamini discovers that Bela is a pari and tries to kill her by drowning her in a lake, as her fairy powers will not work in water. However, Ranav saves her, and they both realize they love each other. Ranav and Bela decide to marry each other, but Ranav discovers Deepa's secret identity. He realizes that Deepa is going to kill Bela, and he kills Deepa to save her. However, Bela misunderstands Ranav's intention, and to prove his love, Ranav kills himself. Bela returns to Pari Lok but later discovers Deepa's identity as a fairy and realizes that Ranav is not lying. Bela decides to save Ranav at any cost and goes to Hell to save Ranav. After a great struggle, Bela finally manages to keep Ranav, and she sacrifices all her fairy powers to bring him back to life.
Season 2- Ishq-E-Anjaam[edit]
Ranav and Bela return to the Raichand house. Ranav threatens his family members not to harm Bela ever, who is now a human. Later that night, Ranav and Bela consummate their marriage. The next day, Bela finds a note from Ranav to meet him in the jungle, where she finds Vijay, her ex-fiancé. Ranav kills Vijay before Bela and tells her he never actually loved her. It was all his plan to exact revenge, and she was foolish not to understand it. Bela is arrested and then admitted to a mental asylum. Bela later realizes she is pregnant and flees with the help of a nurse. Later, Bela gives birth to a dead child and vows vengeance on everyone responsible for her destruction. Bela enters the Raichand house posing as Sophia and kills Yudit and Aditya. It is then revealed that the person who betrayed Bela was not Ranav, but Malak, Valak's evil twin brother posing as Ranav. On the other hand, Ranav believes that Bela has died in a fire and does not know what happened. However, his heart still believes that Sofia is Bela. Bela tries to find a way to kill Ranav but is stunned to see Malak with Pataali. Bela and Ranav soon find Valak meditating along with Asi Astra. Malak and Valak fight while Bela runs away with Asi Astra. Malak follows her and is about to kill her when Ranav saves her. Malak then reveals his treachery to Bela who feels guilty. Bela and Ranav confront each other and reveal whatever has happened to them in the past few months. A fight begins between Ranav, Valak, and Malak. Bela sacrifices herself to save Asi Astra from Malak. Pataali, who has a change of heart, kills Malak for killing Ashwat. Ranav follows Bela but soon Bela regains her powers as she fulfilled her responsibility as a fairy even when she was a human. Bela and Ranav reunite. It is revealed that Bela and Ranav's child is alive and is living with the fishermen.
Cast[edit]
Main[edit]
- Shalin Bhanot as
- Pratham Raichand: An Asura from Kalkeya clan; Valak and Pataali's son; Ashwat and Vansh's elder brother; Seema and Yamini's half-brother; Jeet, Ritesh, Sheena, Ranav, Aditya, Udit, and Naksh's uncle; Mallika's ex-fiancé; Bela's husband; Puloma's grandson
- Ranav Raichand: An Asura from Kalkeya clan; Ashwat's son; Seema, Shekhar, Yamini, Vansh, and Pratham's nephew; Valak and Pataali's grandson; Puloma's great-grandson; Jeet, Ritesh, Sheena, Aditya, Udit and Naksh's cousin
- Eisha Singh as Bela Raichand: Crown princess of Parilok; Devlekha's reincarnation; Arvind and Deepa's daughter; Vijay's ex-fiancée; Pratham's wife
Recurring[edit]
- Antara Biswas as Yamini Raichand: An Asur from Kalkeya clan; Valak's step-daughter, Pataali's biological daughter; Seema, Pratham, Ashwat and Vansh's half-sister; Jeet, Ritesh, Sheena and Ranav's aunt; Shekhar's wife; Aditya, Udit and Naksh's mother; Puloma's granddaughter
- Hrishikesh Pandey as
- Valak: Pataali's husband; Pratham, Ashwat, and Vansh's father; Seema and Yamini's step-father; Ranav's grandfather; Jeet, Ritesh, Sheena, Aditya, Naksh, and Udit's step-grandfather
- Malak: Valak's twin brother, the mastermind behind Ashwat's death, Deepa's friend and Bela's betrayer
- Sudha Chandran as Pataali: An Asur from Kalkeya Clan; Puloma's daughter; Valak's wife; Pratham, Ashwat, Vansh, Seema, and Yamini's mother; Jeet, Ritesh, Sheena, Ranav, Aditya, Udit, and Naksh's grandmother; Anmol, Param, Sayali and Trisha's great-grandmother
- Abhishek Kumar as Aditya Raichand: Yamini and Shekhar's son; Seema, Pratham, Vansh and Ashwat's nephew; Valak's step-grandson; Pataali's grandson; Naksh and Udit's brother; Jeet, Ritesh, Sheena and Ranav's cousin; Mallika's husband; Puloma's great-grandson
- Chetan Hansraj as Shekhar Raichand: Yamini's husband; Aditya, Yudit and Naksh's father; Ranav's uncle
- Himani Sahani as Mallika Aditya Raichand (née Sambiyal): Manoj's daughter; Aditya's wife; Ranav's ex-fiancée
- Richa Soni as Deepa "Nakabposh": Arvind's wife; Bela's mother; Ranav's mother-in-law; Ashwat's killer; Malak's aid
- Pravin Manjarekar as Daruk a Rakshas Yamini's Minion
- Sanjay Swaraj as Manoj Sambiyal: Mallika's father; a MLA
- Neel Motwani as Vijay: Bela's ex-fiancée
- Bakul Thakkar as Arvind: Bela's father; Deepa's husband
- Ravi Jhankal as Narrator / Kaka
- Nitin Bhatia as Kaka's grandson
- Rushal Parakh as Naksh Raichand: Yamini and Shekhar's son; Aditya and Yudit's brother; Jeet, Ritesh, Sheena and Ranav's cousin; Seema, Pratham, Vansh and Ashwat's nephew; Valak's step-grandson; Pataali's grandson; Puloma's great-grandson
- Viral Yadav as Udit Raichand: Yamini and Shekhar's son; Aditya and Naksh's brother; Jeet, Ritesh, Sheena, Ranav's cousin; Seema, Pratham, Vansh and Ashwat's nephew; Valak's step-grandson; Pataali's grandson; Puloma's great-grandson
- Sangeeta Balachandran as Mrs. Raichand: Shekhar's mother, Yamini's mother-in-law, Ranav, Aditya, Yudit and Naksh's grandmother
- Abhishek Kapur as Indrajeet: Yamini's minion; a Rakshas
- Nivedita Paul as Naira: Ranav's childhood friend and obsessive lover; Pataali's aid
- Rohit Chaudhary as Yatin Gandhi: A business tycoon from the UK; Daimaa's adopted son; Sophia's fake fiancé
- Hassan Ahmed as Child Ranav Raichand
Cameo appearances[edit]
- Shivangi Joshi[5] as Raj Pari Devlekha: Rani Pari's daughter; Pratham's wife; Bela's previous birth
- Zain Imam as Pratham Raichand: An Asur from Kalkeya Clan, Valak and Pataali's eldest son; Ashwat's and Vansh's elder brother; Seema and Yamini's half-brother; Devlekha's husband; Jeet, Ritesh, Sheena, Ranav, Aditya, Udit and Naksh 's uncle; Puloma's grandson; spirit in Ranav's body after Ranav's death
- Karan Jotwani as Ashwat Raichand: An Asur from Kalkeya clan, Valak and Pataali's second son; Pratham's younger brother; Vansh's elder brother; Seema and Yamini's half-brother; Ranav's father; Jeet, Ritesh, Sheena, Aditya, Udit and Naksh's uncle; Puloma's grandson
- Arjit Taneja as Vansh Raichand: Valak and Pataali's youngest son; Pratham and Ashwat's younger brother; Yamini's half-brother; Jeet, Ritesh, Sheena, Aditya, Udit and Naksh's uncle; Puloma's grandson
- Roselin Sonia Gomes as Vansh's victim
- Shubhaavi Choksey as Rani Pari: Devlekha's mother; Queen of Parilok
- Tejasswi Prakash as Prathna: Sarvashresth Maha Shesh Naagin from Vasuki clan, Pratha and Rishabh's daughter, Raghu's wife, Meher, and Purvika's mother; crossover episode with Naagin 6
- Shrey Mittal as Raghu: Sarvashresth Shesh Naag from Sheshnaag clan, Swarna and Mrignayni's brother, Prathna's husband, Meher and Purvika's father crossover episode with Naagin 6
- Mahek Chahal as Mahek: An evil Naagin from Vasuki clan, Pratha's sister, Prathna's aunt, Trisha's mother; crossover episode with Naagin 6
- Poulomi Das as Swarna: A Naagin from the Sheshnaag clan, Raghu and Mrignayni's sister; crossover episode with Naagin 6
- Shivani Jha as Mrignayni: An evil Naagin from the Sheshnaag clan, Raghu and Swarna's sister; crossover episode with Naagin 6
- Neha Jurel as Trisha: An evil Naagin from the Vasuki clan, Mahek and Jeet's daughter, Prathna's cousin; crossover episode with Naagin 6
Production[edit]
Casting[edit]
Shalin Bhanot, Eisha Singh, and Monalisa were the lead actors.[6][7][8] Initially, Mohsin Khan and Kushal Tandon were in talks to play a male lead.[9][10]
Viral Yadav and Roselin Sonia Gomes were cast to portray a negative role, later joined by Karan Jotwani.[11][12][13] The series also features Shivangi Joshi, Zain Imam and Arjit Taneja in cameo appearances.[14][15]
Development[edit]
The series was announced by Balaji Telefilms for Colors TV in February 2023.[16] The series is a remake of Beauty and the Beast.[17]
Filming[edit]
Principal photography commenced in Mumbai in February 2023.[18]
Release[edit]
Promotional photographs featuring the leads were released in February 2023.[19][20]
Crossover[edit]
Bekaboo had crossover episodes on 6, 7 May, and 13 with Naagin 6.[21]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
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- ^ Developer, Web (8 March 2023). "Eisha Singh: Doing this show is like making a Marvel film". Mid-day.
- ^ Developer, Web (7 March 2023). "Monalisa's retro makeover steals the show in Ekta Kapoor's upcoming TV series 'Bekaboo'". Mid-day.
- ^ "Shivangi Joshi will be seen in a cameo in Ekta Kapoor's upcoming show: The Tribune India".
- ^ "Bigg Boss 16 Finale: Ektaa Kapoor offers Shalin Bhanot lead role in upcoming show 'Beqaboo'". Mid-day. 12 February 2023.
- ^ Maheshwri, Neha. "Eisha Singh to play the female protagonist in Ekta Kapoor's upcoming fairytale-based show?". The Times of India.
- ^ Doshi, Hasti. "Monalisa on joining Bekaboo: I will be seen in a 90s look and I'm very excited about that". The Times of India.
- ^ "Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai fame Mohsin Khan approached to play the lead in Ekta Kapoor's upcoming fairytale-based show ?". The Times of India.
- ^ Maheshwri, Neha. "Exclusive! Shalin Bhanot replaces Kushal Tandon in the Hindi remake of Beauty and the Beast". The Times of India.
- ^ "Exclusive: Viral Yadav joins the cast of Ekta Kapoor's Hindi remake of Beauty and the Beast". The Times of India.
- ^ "Exclusive: Kundali Bhagya actress Roselin Sonia Gomes to play a pivotal role in Ekta Kapoor's Hindi remake of Beauty and the Beast". The Times of India.
- ^ "Exclusive- After Qurbaan Hua, Karan Jotwani returns to TV with Ekta Kapoor's Hindi remake of Beauty and the Beast". The Times of India.
- ^ Maheshwri, Neha. "Exclusive! Shivangi Joshi to play a double role in Ekta Kapoor's TV show along the lines of Beauty and the Beast". The Times of India. ISSN 0971-8257.
- ^ "Shivangi Joshi, Zain Imam to do a cameo in Shalin Bhanot and Eisha Singh's new show Beqaboo: Report". PINKVILLA. 22 February 2023. Archived from the original on 19 March 2023. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
- ^ "Shalin Bhanot, Eisha Singh, and Monalisa roped in for Bekaboo: The Tribune India".
- ^ "Shalin Bhanot Cannot Stop Blushing As Reporter Asks Him For a Kiss But There's a Twist". News18. 11 March 2023.
- ^ "'I'd be happy to play a one-minute role in Rohit Shetty film', Shalin Bhanot opens up on his future plans". PINKVILLA. 14 February 2023. Archived from the original on 12 March 2023. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
- ^ "WATCH: First promo of Ekta Kapoor's Bekaboo starring Shalin Bhanot out now". PINKVILLA. 23 February 2023. Archived from the original on 14 March 2023. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
- ^ "Bekaboo: First promo of Shalin Bhanot's show after Bigg Boss 16 is out, fans call it 'Brahmastra 2.0'". DNA India.
- ^ Telly Reporter (30 April 2023). "Naagin 6 & Bekaaboo Promo: Naagin-Pari Ka Hoga Milan, Mahasangam Me Hoga Sanghaar". Retrieved 27 November 2023 – via Youtube.
