Naagin (2015 TV series)


Naagin is an Indian supernatural fantasy thriller television series produced by Ekta Kapoor under Balaji Telefilms. The series traces the lives of shape-shifting serpent women. In every season, these serpents fight evil and keep the ultimate source of power, the 'naagmani', safe from evil.
The first season premiered on 1 November 2015 and ended on 5 June 2016 with 62 episodes. It starred Mouni Roy, Arjun Bijlani, Adaa Khan and Sudha Chandran. It became one of the highest rated shows on Indian television.
The second season aired from 8 October 2016 to 25 June 2017 with 75 episodes..It starred Mouni Roy, Karanvir Bohra, Adaa Khan, Aashka Goradia and Sudha Chandran, with Mouni Roy as Shivanya in extended special appearance.
The third season aired from 2 June 2018 to 26 May 2019 with 103 episodes. It starred Surbhi Jyoti, Pearl V Puri, Anita Hassanandani, Rajat Tokas and Rakshanda Khan, with Karishma Tanna in extended special appearance. Like first two Seasons, It also became one of the highest rated shows on Indian television.
The fourth season adapted with a new title Naagin: Bhagya Ka Zehreela Khel premiered on 14 December 2019. It starred Nia Sharma, Sayantani Ghosh, Vijayendra Kumeria, Anita Hassanandani and Rashami Desai with Jasmin Bhasin in extended special appearance.
Due to Coronavirus lockdown, the makers of the show confirmed that Naagin 4 will be end after airing the finale episodes post lockdown. After the finale of the fourth season it would be replaced by its fifth season which would be connected to the climax of the fourth season.

Overview

Plot

Season one

Cousin sisters Shivanya and Shesha are ichchadhari naagins, vowing to kill the five murderers of Shivanya's parents who were massacred during an attempt to obtain Naagmani, a magical gem. Shivanya enters the murderer Ankush's life with Shesha's help, and on his son Ritik's wedding day, she marries Ritik by replacing his bride after attacking the first murderer Viren, who lapses into coma.
Ritik and Shivanya live with each other just like friends; he falls in love with her. Shivanya finds out that Ankush's friend Suri is none other than the six finger murderer, and kills him. Tanvi's new fiancé is murdered by a nevla Kabir, who is hired by Suri's wife Manisha to take revenge for his death and disguises himself as the fiancé.
As Tanvi discovers that Shivanya and Shesha are Naagins, Kabir kills her as he doesn't want that anyone know their truth. Everyone is shattered and saddened with Tanvi's death. Shivanya and Shesha kill Kabir, after learning his real identity, thus avenging Tanvi's demise. Eventually, Shivanya fulfills her another revenge by killing Shailesh.
It's revealed that Ankush's wife Yamini is the fifth murderer and Ritik is her fraternal nephew, not son. They killed Ritik's mother and have kept Ritik's real father Sangram Singh in a secret place from last 20 years, before adopting Ritik only to get Naagmani, as he can bring and touch it.
Yamini frees Sangram from the place and pushes him down off a cliff, presuming him dead. He is wounded, but Shivanya and Shesha, unaware of his real identity, save him. Shivanya realises that Sangram is Ritik's father. Sangram gets well and escapes after taking Naagmani to give it to SheshNaag.
The Rahejas's saver and priestess Guru Maa hires a morni Mayuri, on Yamini's demand, to get rid of Shivanya, as Yamini learns about her Naagin avatar. However Mayuri is killed by Shivanya and Shesha through blessings from Lord Shiva. Shivanya finally realises her love for Ritik, which risks the loss of her powers.
Yamini reveals to Shivanya about Ritik not being her son only to mislead Shivanya that Sangram is the fifth murderer, also confessing that she knows that Ankush is a killer. Shesha begins developing feelings for Ritik and is unable to stop thinking about him. Shivanya learns Yamini's truth and Sangram's real identity, realising that she knows her reality.
Yamini turns Shesha against Shivanya, by learning that she loves Ritik, and they join forces to kill Shivanya. When all plans fail, they frame Shivanya for Ankush's death and Ritik begins detesting her, swearing vengeance. Yamini kills Ritik and Shivanya with a magical knife, wanting no danger for Naagmani to be safe again.
Shivanya is revived by Lord Shiva and brings back Ritik to life after getting Naagmani from Yamini and Shesha's clutches. The two apologise and confess their love, and Ritik meets Sangram finally, resulting in a happy reunion. Yamini and Shesha get to know that the two are alive, and Shivanya loses her powers, when SheshNaag curses her.
Yamini and Shesha now try many ways to get Naagmani back from Ritik and Shivanya. Guru Maa who also wants Naagmani revives the dead Kabir for this mission; his marriage is arranged to Yamini's daughter Amrita as a plan to complete his revenge towards Shivanya. Shesha finds out about Kabir being alive, but teams up with him to murder Shivanya.
Viren wakes up from coma and gets Shivanya arrested, after she learns that Kabir is still alive. However the police gives Shivanya one chance when she tells them about Viren being murderer. She proves that he is the murderer; the officers capture Viren. They have an altercation; Viren tries to shoot Shivanya after attacking a female officer but Shivanya kills him under self-defense.
Kabir's true reality is exposed; he begins fighting with Shesha, who despite of hating Shivanya, kills him along with her. Ritik and Shivanya do a puja to save Naagmani, and she kills Yamini. After Sangram's death they defeat Mahishmatis and Shesha who want the Naagmani. Shesha is imprisoned by Mahishmatis for this. Ritik and Shivanya begin a new life; she is revealed to be pregnant.

Season two

Three months later

Ritik and Shivanya are seen running away from clutches of some goons who want to kill them. Shivanya is injured during the time, and while being admitted in hospital, she delivers a daughter. However, she is scared that her daughter may be a Naagin. Ritik denies this saying that Shivanya is no longer a Naagin, so their daughter can't be the same.

Twenty four years

Shivanya's daughter Shivangi who looks just like her has grown up happily with her foster cousins Gautami and Sapna, despite of the fact that Ritik died twenty years before. Shesha and Mahishmatis return to take Naagmani, and are revealed to have revived Yamini years ago. Yamini's foster nephew Rocky and Shivangi fall in love, which irks Shesha as Rocky is her fiancé and new love interest.
Yamini is happy after finding out that Shivangi is Shivanya's daughter and agrees to the marriage, as Shivangi has the ability to touch Naagmani. However on the wedding day, when Shivanya sees that a Naagin is in the mandap, she tries to escape. Then Yamini, Shesha, Mahishmatis and their other crime partners destroy the wedding by killing Shivanya and her foster family, blaming it on bandits.
Shivangi escapes the slaughter and survives a suicide attempt to become a naagin, vowing to protect Naagmani and avenge her mother. Shivangi interrupts Rocky and Shesha's wedding a few days later, and Yamini makes Rocky to marry Shivangi, as she is the only one who can touch Naagmani. Later, Shivangi is saved from one of Shivanya's murderers by Rocky, and she realizes that he is innocent. Shivangi kills the other murderers and avenges for a Rudra who was killed by Avantika while assisting her. Rocky learns her identity and that she killed his family; he seduced her so that she loses her naagin powers.Then he made her imprisoned.
Following months of imprisonment, Shivangi realizes that her naagin powers are stronger than ever. She escapes and learns more about her and Rocky's families, and how they had been manipulated. Shesha and Yamini cause Rocky to become a naag. Another naag helps reveal the truth to Rocky, but when Rocky and Shivangi reunite to fulfill her revenge, Rocky suddenly stabs Shivangi to death – apparently under orders from Ritik.

Season three

Icchadari Naag and Naagin Vikrant and Ruhi reunite as lovers after hundred years. However, business tycoon, Andy Sehgal's son Yuvraj along with his friends come to the Haveli where Ruhi and Vikrant are going to be married. They attempt to rape her and while saving her, Vikrant gets killed by Aditya who shots him. However, Mahir Sehgal reaches there and snatches the gun, thus making Ruhi suspect him of the murder. Ruhi is distraught and swears vengeance on the murderers.

Six months later

Six months later, Yuvraj Sehgal is engaged to a well-to-do woman Bela. A naagin infiltrates the Sehgal home as a sassy, seductive and multi-rich investor named Vish Khanna. Vish kills Karan on the night of her arrival. She kills Yuvraj on the day of his marriage. Meanwhile, the eldest son of Andy Sehgal, Mahir, marries Bela. Bela is revealed to be Ruhi who has transformed into Bela after her face was ruined and to complete her revenge while Vish is revealed to be her closest friend and a royal servant. Bela and Vish kills Rehan together.
Bela and Mahir starts getting close which creates an unwillingness in Bela's mind to kill Mahir. On Bela's way comes a witch. Bela starts falling in love with Mahir. They all visits a town where Bela plans to kill Aditya who had known of her true identity. She confronts "Stree" but manages to kill Daksh. Bela and Mahir kiss each other at the town. Vikrant returns and it is revealed that he had faked his death in a plot to obtain the Naagmani. Andy Sehgal's wife Sumitra had also been killed and replaced by Sumitra, a naagin from the Nidhog-nag clan who is Vikrant's mother. Learning of the plans, Bela made Vikrant to marry Vish, and he decides to help them. Bela confronts the shape-shifting vultures. Bela saves Vikrant and Vishaka from vultures who realize their mistakes. The three are united against the shape-shifting vultures. Bela's sister, Juhi is revealed to be alive who was captured by the vultures. Bela has to give away Naagmani to the vultures to rescue her sister. She gets back Naagmani and kills Vyom. Mahir finds out Bela's truth and is distraught. However, Mahir loses his memory after Sumitra bites him and doesn't remember Bela. Bela tries to make Mahir remember everything with Vish and Vikrant's help. However, on the day of New Year, Bela, Vikrant, Vishaka along with the Naag Rani Maa are killed by Sumitra and her son, Yuvraj, who pushes them down from the hills.

Six months later

Sumitra arranges Mahir's next marriage, with a bridal party massacre. Sumitra's sister, Rohini and brother-in-law Alekh comes to live with her. However, the bride is revealed to be Bela in disguise, accompanied by Vikrant and Vish. Sumitra takes help from Huzoor. Sumitra leaves Mahir at a burning house and Bela, Vikrant and Vishaka assume that Mahir is dead. Bela is distraught and attempts suicide but is saved by a young gentleman Krish who resembles with Mahir. Bela now confronts Hukum and Huzoor who are revealed to be demons. Huzoor is former Ruhi's disguise while Hukum hides his face. Huzoor is crowned as the Naagrani. Bela, Vishaka and Vikrant conspires against Hukum and Huzoor. Bela makes Huzoor to reveal everything about their plans. Huzoor is killed by Hukum after she reveals their plans while Bela comes to know of Hukum's evil plans who wants to give birth to Andhkasur through Bela. However, Vish takes Bela's identity and gets pregnant by Hukum. Vish gives birth to Hukum's daughter Taamsi who becomes evil as she grows up. Taamsi eventually kills Hukum while declaring that nobody can control her. Bela and Mahir are later killed by Taamsi. Juhi has also been killed by the demons commanded by Taamsi. Sumitra obtains Naagmani but it loses all its powers, as it was cursed by Shivangi. Now Naagmani can be curse free only from the powers of a Naagrani. Bela and Mahir are reborn as Shravani and Mihir.

25 years later

Bela and Mahir meet each other again but aren't aware of their past connection. Taamsi has taken a new identity of Tanya and forces Mihir to agree to marry her. On her twenty-fifth birthday, Shravani gains naagin powers and memories of her past life, and reunites with Vikrant and Vish. Sumitra and Taamsi kill Shravani's parents which provokes her and she decides to avenge their deaths. Shravani and Vishaka conspires against Ritik and Rocky and brings them at the Shiv temple where they had killed Shivangi around three decades before. Shivangi was revealed to be alive and staying at the mysterious Shiv temple. Sumitra and Taamsi attempt to remove the curse from Naagmani, but Shravani summons Shivangi to protect it. Shivangi restores the Naagmani's powers. Shesha is revealed to be alive and reveals her true identity. She us a two-headed serpent who could take two identities at a time and she was the one who had killed Shivangi in the form of Ritik and Rocky 3 decades before. Shesha and Shivangi fight, ending with Shesha buried in the ground. Rocky and Ritik are freed from a basement, and Shivanya is summoned from heaven; as Ritik dies, he and Shivanya are permanently reunited. Shivangi and Rocky start a new life together. Shesha is alive and unites with Taamsi and Sumitra for Naagmani. While Shravani is about to marry Mihir, Taamsi, Shesha and Sumitra appears and asks for Naagmani. However, Shravani refuses and announces that Naagmani would be safe for the next 50 full moons after that day. Shravani is blessed with more powers now and takes them to the Naagin haveli where she kills the trio with Lord Shiva trident. Shravani marries Mihir. At the end it is revealed that Vish was also a Ku-Sarp serpent and she is eyeing Naagmani from the beginning. She vows to take the Naagmani after 50 full moons.

Season four

A naagin princess Manyata marries Keshav. However her parents arrive who are against the marriage. Her mother warns her against marrying a human or else she would lose her Naagin powers for the next 25 years. Manyata is ready to sacrifice everything for her love. She give birth to a girl child who can't become naagin until the age twenty-five. Later, the members of Parekh family arrives who had captured Keshav's family. Vrushali is desperate to know the secret of Laal Tekri Temple. When Keshav's father refuses the reveal the truth, the members kills the entire family including Keshav. Manyata escapes with her daughter. Manyata raises her daughter Nayantara to exact revenge on the Parikh family.
Nayantara waits to get naagin powers at her 25th birthday. However, the powers go to Brinda instead, who is later revealed to have been switched at birth with Nayantara. Meanwhile, Dev, the son of murderer Vrushali, falls in love with Brinda. Manyata and Brinda are reunited and Brinda marries Dev to take revenge.
Vish returns from 3rd season with the motive of getting Naagmani and plans to get it by Nayantara. However, her plan fails because instead of Nayantara, Dev accidentally gets the Naagmani in his forehead. Disappointedly, Vish scolds Nayantara and makes her vanish in a pillar. Meanwhile, Brinda starts her revenge by killing Madhav. Now Vish has to kill Dev to get the Naagmani. She plans to separate the couple. She manages in making everybody believe that Brinda was pregnant by Rajat. But the truth is hidden that not Brinda but Dev's cousin Lilly is pregnant. Brinda gets herself insulted to protect Lilly's image. When Brinda realizes her motives, Vish decides to kill Manyata, and put the blame on Dev. She takes the form of Dev and kills Manyata in front of Brinda while making Brinda think that it was Dev who killed her mother. Brinda vows to complete her revenge by killing Dev and his family. Vish returns to the Parekh family and announces that Brinda has escaped with Rajat.
After a leap of one year, Vish, who has taken Mundika's identity, releases Nayantara and gives her a new face and identity called Shalaka. Dev and Shalaka are married on Holi day, elsewhere Brinda was ready to take revenge. Brina returns on Holi and kills Harsh. At a wedding ceremony of Dev and Shalakha, Brinda is believed to be the mother of a child brought by her father at Parikh house. However, Lilly reveals to everybody that she was pregnant and it was Brinda who helped her out. Dev is sorry to Brinda. Shalakha and Dev plan to go to a honeymoon where a relative of Dev, Billy arrive who knows Brinda's truth. Brinda plans to kill Dev the following night and follows him.
When Brinda follows Dev after that night. She soon realizes that Dev is not a killer of his mother Manyata maa. She then see that its not Dev but it is Dev's cousin Billi. She is killed by Shalaka. Billy yearned to inform Brinda the Laal Tekri Temple mystery but before that happened she gets killed. Eventually, Shalakha find outs that Mundika is no one but Vish who had captured her. Dev suspects Brinda to be Billy's murderer. Dev gives Brinda 24 hours to prove herself innocence. They come to Mumbai after that incident and Brinda desperately searches for clues to find the murderer. While coming back to Mumbai she takes with the aid from Naagin powers. Brinda uses her Naagin powers to recall everything of last night. She then recalls that there was an owl in the construction site where Billy was killed. She meets that icchadhari owl who gives a locket as a proof. That locket contains some blood of Billi. Then Shalaka sent Vish to find out that locket. Brinda makes her video. Shalakha too manages to frame Vish as the murderer. While on other side police find out that Dev is something hiding. All family members came on murder site. Somehow Shalaka gets successful to tell the police that Vish is the killer of Billi. Vish is put behind the bars.
As Brinda gets successful to prove her innocence within given time, Dev feels sorry for Brinda. Dev and Brinda confess love for each other. Brinda visits jail to meet Vish to find out who is the killer of Manyata. Brinda suspects that Vish is having a connection with Manyata's murder mystery. Dev comes to Shalaka to tell that he wants divorce as he loves Brinda. But, Shalaka didn't want that. She tells everything to Vrushali that Brinda is Naagin. While Brinda is coming from the jail, they throw a Belpatra with the help of fan. Now all, except Dev, finds out that Brinda is a Naagin. When Vrushali asks Dev to detach himself from Brinda, he gets annoyed. She scolds on him after which Dev gets angry. Naagmani starts twinkling on his forehead. Now Vrushali knows gets the truth.
As Shalakha has Mundika's magical ring she has possessed the power to hypnotize whoever she wanted. She misuses the power and hypnotizes Dev so that she can again detach Brinda from him. Brinda goes on to tell Dev her true identity of being a Naagin but Vishaka reaches at the spot and attempts to kill Dev. Brinda saves Dev who gets drawn to Shalakha as she has hypnotize him. Brinda captures Vishaka and asks her the reason behind her attempt to kill Dev but Vishaka instead kills herself by burning herself with her magical ring.

Cast

Recurring cast

Season 1

Season 1

In its launch week, the series topped the ratings charts. Season one of the series proved to be highly successful. The second season also topped the ratings chart in its launch week and continued to do so. Like first two seasons the third season also topped the ratings chart in its launch week and continued to do so for several months but when the third season was extended in February 2019 the season lost its top position in the TRP charts and even went out of the top five shows for several months but regained its top position in the last week. The fourth season topped the ratings chart in its launch week.

Ratings

Season 1

Season 2

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Season 3

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Season 4

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Awards and nominations

Adaptations and broadcast

A Spoof to the series was also made by the YouTube channel 'TheBroViews' named as "Naagmoney".