Chittod Ki Rani Padmini Ka Johur

Chittod Ki Rani Padmini Ka Johur (English: The Johur of the Queen Padmini of Chittod) is an Indian historical drama television series that aired on Sony Entertainment Television, based on the life of Rani Padmini, the famous 14th-century queen of Chittod, Mewar, Rajasthan. The drama premiered on 25 May 2009 with Sony TV's "new look" along with many other shows and ended on 13 August 2009.

Chittod Ki Rani Padmini Ka Johur
Created byChandrakant Productions
Country of originIndia
Original languageHindi
No. of episodes48
Production
ProducerNitin Chandrakant Desai
Running time24 minutes
Release
Original networkSony Entertainment Television
Picture format576i
Original release25 May (2009-05-25) –
13 August 2009 (2009-08-13)

The series is produced by National Award (India) winning director, Nitin Chandrakant Desai, who spent millions of rupees to create the "right look" for the drama.[1] ₹60 million was spent over creating the sets and ₹25 million for costumes and jewellery.[2]

Plot

The initial parts of the drama takes place sometime before 1302 AD. Princess Padmavati is the daughter of the King Ratnasen of Singhaldweep. She falls in love with Rana Ratan Singh, the heir to the throne of Chittod, Rajputana who comes to Singhaldweep after seeing a painting of her in his palace made by Chittod's painter / musician Raghav Chetan. He wins the princess's marriage contest, defeating warrior Padam Singh (which is actually Padmavati in disguise) in a sword fight and asking her to marry him, without the permission of his own parents. After much debate, Padmavati and Ratan Singh are wed together with the blessings of Padmavati's parents and all of Singhaldweep. Padmavati is permanently renamed "Padmini" by her husband, Ratan Singh, who then leave for Chittod along with a royal procession.

In Chittod, Princess Naagmati, Ratan Singh's first wife and his child, Yashovardhan's mother, opposes this second marriage and Padmini's entry in the royal palace. She appeals to the Queen of Chittod, her mother-in-law and former rival, to protest against her husband's adultery persuading her to forget their own quarrels and join hands together to "destroy" Padmini. On his wedding night, Naagmati forever forbids her husband to go to Padmini's palace after dusk and thereby stopping him from having sex with Padmini, in exchange for letting him see his son. Under pretenses of "Chittod's long-lasting palace traditions," Naagmati organizes various contests against Padmini, only to lose each time.

Parallel to this story is the tale of North India's then ruler Sultan Ala-ud-din Khalji, usurper of his uncle's throne through deceit and murder, who is now intent on conquering Rajputana and its kingdoms (including Chittod).

Cast

References
  1. "Palatial sets, exquisite costumes - TV shows get opulent". Yahoo! India Movies. 27 July 2009.
  2. "Palatial sets, costumes dazzling TV!". Hindustan Times.
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