10 July 2023 (2023-07-10) – 18 February 2024 (2024-02-18)
Neerja – Ek Nayi Pehchaan (
transl. Neerja - A New Identity) is an Indian
Hindi-language romantic action drama television series that premiered on 10 July 2023 to 18 February 2024 on
Colors TV and digitally streams on
JioCinema. Produced under Sunshine Productions, it stars Aastha Sharma,
Rajveer Singh,
Kamya Panjabi,
Sneha Wagh and Alma Hussein.[1][2]
Cast
Main
Aastha Sharma as Neerja Bagchi: Protima's daughter; Abeer's wife (2023–2024)
Myra Vaikul as Child Neerja (2023)
Rajveer Singh as Abeer Bagchi: Vijay and Mausumi's younger son; Kaushik's younger brother; Sarthak's half-brother; Neerja's husband; Trisha's ex-fiancé (2023–2024)
Nirbhay Thakur as Child Abeer Bagchi (2023)
Recurring
Alma Hussein as Trisha Chakravarthy: Vipin's daughter; Abeer's ex-fiancée and obsessive lover (2023–2024)
Sneha Wagh as Protima: Neerja's mother (2023) (Dead)
Kamya Panjabi as Didun: Head of Sonagachi; Neerja’s enemy; Protima’s murderer (2023–2024)
Ayub Khan as Vijay Bagchi: Shubhra's brother; Mausumi's husband; Kaushik, Abeer and Sarthak's father; Bappa's grandfather (2023–2024)
Anindita Chatterjee as Mausumi Bagchi: Vijay's wife; Kaushik and Abeer's mother; Sarthak's stepmother; Bappa's grandmother (2023–2024)
Vibha Chibber as Shubhra Bagchi: Vijay's sister (2023)
Aayushi Bhave as Munmun Bagchi: Kaushik's wife; Bappa's mother (2023–2024)
Yug Bhanushali as Bappa Bagchi: Kaushik and Munmun's son (2023–2024)
Kushagre Dua as Sarthak Bagchi: Vijay's son; Mausumi's stepson; Kaushik and Abeer's half-brother (2023–2024)
Baali Singh Chauhan as Laltu
Satya Tiwari as Bappan: Neerja's obsessive lover (2023)
Akshita Tiwari as Chakri: Neerja's childhood friend (2023–2024) (Dead)
Aftab Karim as Sheikh (2023)
Anasua Chakraborty as IPS Shefali Ganguly (2023–2024)
Unknown as Shamli (2023–2024)
Production
Casting
In April 2023, it was announced that Bengali actress Debchandrima Singha Roy would play the lead role, but Aastha Sharma was roped in for Neerja's role.[3]Vivian Dsena[4] was the first choice for the male lead but
Rajveer Singh was cast opposite Sharma.[5]
In April 2023, the filming of the show started in
Mumbai. Few scenes were also shot in
Kolkata.[7]
Release
First promo of the show release on 7 May 2023 featured Myra Vaikul[8] and
Sneha Wagh as little Neerja and Protima respectively. The series was premiered on 10 July 2023.[9]