Pishachini

Pishachini (lit. 'female pishacha') is an Indian Hindi-language television supernatural drama series that aired from 8 August 2022 to 13 January 2023 on Colors TV. It is digitally available on Voot.^[1] Produced by Shakuntalam Telefilms and MAJ Productions, it stars Nyra Banerjee, Jiya Shankar and Harsh Rajput.^[2][3]

Pishachini
Genre	Supernatural Drama
Written by	Mrinal Jha
Screenplay by	Mrinal Jha Surbhi Sharma
Story by	Mrinal Jha
Starring	Nyra Banerjee Harsh Rajput Jiya Shankar
Opening theme	Raat Rani.... Pishachini
Country of origin	India
Original language	Hindi
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	114
Production
Producers	Mrinal Jha Abhigyan Jha Shyamashish Bhattacharya Nilima Bajpai
Production location	Mumbai
Camera setup	Multi-camera
Running time	18-32 min
Production companies	Shakuntalam Telefilms Mrinal and Abhigyan Jha Production
Original release
Network	Colors TV
Release	8 August 2022 (2022-08-08) – 13 January 2023 (2023-01-13)

Premise

The show set against the backdrop of Bareilly where a beautiful girl (actually a Pishachini) named Rani seeks revenge from the Rajput family for settling on her land.

Cast

Main

• Nyra Banerjee^[4] as Raat Rani / Rani Singh Rajput – A Pishachini, Rakshit's former fiancée, Sanchit's wife and mother of a baby girl.
• Jiya Shankar as Pavithra "Piku" Bose Singh Rajput – Pandit Ji's grand daughter, Kanika's niece, Rakshit's wife. Mother of a baby girl.
• Harsh Rajput^[5] as Rakshit "Rocky" Singh Rajput – Sudhakar and Sapna's son, Shikha and Sanchit's brother, Pavithra's husband, Rani's former fiancé. Father of a baby girl.

Recurring

• Shrey Mittal as Veer - A Mahapishach
• Raymon Singh as Kanika Sharma/Nashak - Pandit Ji's daughter, Pavithra's aunt
• Amit Mehra as Sanchit Singh Rajput - Shikha and Rakshit's elder brother; Rani's husband-father of a little girl
• Susheel Parashar as Ayodhya Singh Rajput: Sudhakar, Manohar and Prateek's father; Sanchit, Shikha, Rakshit, Nikita and Vidya's grandfather; Rani's puppet (Dead)
• Sachin Parikh as Sudhakar Ayodhya Singh Rajput – Ayodhya's son; Sapna's husband; Shikha, Sanchit and Rakshit's father
• Anjali Gupta as Sapna Rajput – Sudhakar's wife; Shikha, Sanchit and Rakshit's mother
• Sagar Rambhia as Manohar Rajput – Ayodhya's son; Babbli's husband; Vidya's father
• Jhumma Mitra as Babbli Rajput – Manohar's wife; Vidya's mother
• Rutuja Sawant as Shikha Rajput – Sudhakar and Sapna's daughter; Rakshit and Sanchit's sister; Nikita and Vidya's cousin; Rani's puppet
• Meghna Kukreja as Vidya Rajput – Manohar and Babbli's daughter; Shikha, Sanchit, Nikita and Rakshit's cousin
• Priyank Tatariya as Prateek Rajput – Ayodhya's son; Amrita's husband; Nikita's father; Rani's puppet (Dead)
• Shweta Dadhich as Amrita Rajput – Prateek's wife; Nikita's mother; Rani's puppet (Dead)
• Saumya Saraswat as Nikita Rajput – Prateek and Amrita's daughter; Sanchit, Shikha, Rakshit and Vidya's cousin
• Raghav Binani as Mandy – A humanified Frog; Rani's puppet and helper
• Amit Behl as Pandit Ji – Rajput family's helper; Pavithra's grandfather (Dead)
• Garima Dixit as Himani – Sanchit's fiancée; Rani's puppet (Dead)
• Farukh Khan – Himani and Vikas's father; Rani's puppet and fake father (Dead)
• Reshma Merchant as Suddha – Himani and Vikas's mother; Rani's puppet and fake mother (Dead)

Production

Casting

In June 2022, Nyra Banerjee was cast for the title role. Jiya Shankar finalized for a female protagonist.^[6]

Filming

The shooting of the series began in June 2022.^[7]

Release

On 19 June 2022, the first teaser featuring Nyra Banerjee as Pishachini released.^[8]

References

1. "Pishachini Trailer: खूबसूरत छलावा बन सबको डराने आई 'पिशाचिनी', ट्रेलर देख फैंस भी रह गए दंग | TV". ABP News (in Hindi). 31 July 2022. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
2. "Nyrra Banerji and Jiya Shankar will play leads in Colors supernatural thriller Pishachini : Bollywood News". Bollywood Hungama. 16 June 2022. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
3. Service, Tribune News. "Harsh Rajput to play male lead in supernatural thriller Pishachini". Tribuneindia News Service. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
4. "Pishachini serial lead Nyra M Banerjee reveals why she is perfect for this supernatural show- Pishachini सीरियल में लीड रोल निभा रही हैं नायरा बनर्जी, जानें क्यों मानती हैं खुद को पिशाचिनी के लिए परफेक्ट चॉइस | TV". www.timesnowhindi.com (in Hindi). 30 June 2022. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
5. "Harsh Rajput to play the male lead opposite Nyrraa Banerji in Pishachini? - Times of India". The Times of India. 25 June 2022. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
6. "Nyrraa Banerji to play a pishachini in her next, Jiya Shankar to feature in it, too - Times of India". The Times of India. 15 June 2022. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
7. Service, Tribune News. "Nyrra M Banerji in and as Pishachini". Tribuneindia News Service.
8. "Pishachini: खूबसूरती से छलने आ रही है 'पिशाचिनी', कलर्स ने जारी किया नए हॉरर शो का प्रोमो". Amar Ujala (in Hindi). Retrieved 20 June 2022.

External links

• Production Website