Jagriti Cast, Launch Date: Back After 8 Yrs, Aarya Babbar To Play The Main Villain ‘Kalikant’ In Zee TV Show

Jagriti Cast Update: Imagine a newborn baby, barely a day old, their tiny fingers pressed against an ink pad, their fingerprints taken into police records and branded as criminals even before they've cried their first cry. Shocking, isn't it? But such is the cruel reality for the Chitta community where the future of every child is sealed even before they have begun to live their lives. With Jagriti, Zee TV breaks away from the traditional mould and brings viewers a show set in a very different world.

JAGRITI - EK NAYI SUBAH PLOT, CAST & OTHER DETAILS

Set in the fictional town of Mokshgarh in Jharkhand's Jamtara district, Jagriti - Ek Nayi Subah delves into the pervasive systemic injustice that labels the community's inhabitants as criminals from birth. This caste-based discrimination denies them access to education, confines them to traditional roles like hunting, and subjects them to exploitation by feudal lords.

Produced by Guroudev Bhalla, the series centers on a young girl's courageous fight for dignity and liberation against these oppressive norms.

Making his comeback after 8 long years on television, popular actor Aarya Babbar will be seen in a never-seen-before avatar as Kalikant Thakur. He is the village's richest and most powerful man and bribes the local police and forest officials to run his illegal businesses smoothly. He is an authoritarian figure with a patriarchal and misogynistic mindset, known for his harsh and oppressive treatment of the Chitta community. Every time the authorities catch his smuggling consignments, an innocent man from the community takes the fall for it.

AARYA BABAR ON TV COMEBACK AS VAILLAIN WITH JAGRITI

Aarya Babbar said, "I am very excited to return to television after 8 years with an interesting show like 'Jagriti'. This is the very first time I have had an opportunity to work with Zee TV. I spent some time with the creative team at the promo shoot working on my dialect, body language for Kalikant and I think we're really get into the groove. I isolated myself right before my take to get into the zone of my cruel character. I have played various negative roles in the past, but the character of Kalikant stands out as one of the most complex roles I've ever taken on. I can't wait for the audience to see the powerful narrative we're trying to create."

JAGRITI FIRST EPISODE DATE AND TIME SLOT DETAILS

Stay tuned as Jagriti - Ek Nayi Subah promises to add an interesting new flavour to the channel's vibrant content mix! Jagriti will premiere starting September 16 on Zee TV!