Producer Ekta Kapoor on Friday. introduced actress Surbhi Chandna as the new lead of her show Naagin, the fifth season of that went on air recently. Surbhi Chandna’s character is the reincarnation of Nageshwari, played by Hina Khan, who was roped in to begin the fifth season of Naagin. Presenting Surbhi Chandna, Ekta Kapoor wrote, “Reveal of new Naagin… Punarjanam. Aa rahi hai apne pyaar aur revenge ke liye.” Surbhi also disclosed her excitement about being a part of the franchise on Instagram. “Looking forward to this biggie Naagin 5. The moment I saw the Naagin Book, I was excited like a child… amazing concept.”
The fourth season of Naagin, in that actress Nia Sharma played the lead role, was scrapped by Ekta Kapoor during the lockdown reporting she messed up a bit. She also said, “Naagin 4 is getting a fantastic end because you can’t start from the middle in order to start a finish. So, we’re ending Naagin 4 & afterwards getting back to Naagin 5 immediately.” The plots of the 2 seasons are related.
Formerly, actress Mouni Roy, Surbhi Jyoti, Anita Hassanandani, Karishma Tanna, Sayantani Ghosh & Jasmin Bhasin have played the titular Naagins in the show.
Surbhi Chandna debuted on the small screen with Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah & she went on to star in shows like Qubool Hai, Ishqbaaaz & she was last seen Sanjivani. She is also appeared in Vidya Balan’s film Bobby Jasoos.
Recently, the finale of the Naagin – Bhagya Ka Zehereela Khel ((or)) the premiere of Naagin 5 has entered the TRP charts & it’s the most viewed shows of the channel Colors. Sharad Malhotra, Mohit Sehgal, Shivani Gosain, Surabhi Mehra, Samriddhi Mehra, Aishwarya Khare are also seen in Naagin.