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{{short description|Indian  romantic drama television series}}
{{Use Indian English|date=May 2023}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2023}}
{{Infobox television
| image                =
| genre                = {{Plainlist|
*[[Drama]]
*[[Romance film|Romance]]
*[[Social]]
}}
| creator              = {{Plainlist|
Uddeept Dutt Gaur
}}
| writer               = Uddeept Dutt Gaur
*Anjali Bahura
| creative_director    = {{Plainlist|
* Seema Sharma
* Sudhir Sharma
}}
| starring             = [[#Cast|See below]]
| country              = India
| language             = Hindi
| num_seasons          = 1
| num_episodes         = 219
| producer             = [[Sudhir Sharma]]
| location             = {{Plainlist|
* [[Kolkata]]
*  [[Mumbai]]
}}
| camera               = [[Multi-camera]]
| runtime              = 20-22 minutes
| company              = Sunshine Productions
| channel              = [[Colors TV]]
| first_aired          = {{Start date|2023|07|10|df=yes}}
| last_aired           = {{End date|2024|02|18|df=yes}}
}}
'''''Neerja – Ek Nayi Pehchaan''''' ({{translation|''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 (actor)|Rajveer Singh]], [[Sneha Wagh]] and [[Kamya Panjabi]].
==Cast ==
=== Main ===
* Aastha Sharma as Neerja Bagchi: Protima's daughter; Abir's wife; Bappa's aunt (2023 - 2024)
** Myra Vaikul as Child Neerja (2023)
* [[Rajveer Singh (actor)|Rajveer Singh]] as Abir Bagchi: Vijay and Mausumi's younger son; Brother of Kaushik; Sarthak's half-brother; uncle of Bappa; Neerja's husband; Trisha's ex-fiance (2023 - 2024)
** Nirbhay Thakur as Child Abir Bagchi (2023)
=== Recurring ===
* Alma Hussein as Trisha Chakravarthy: Abir's ex-fiancee and obsessive lover; Didun's right hand (2023 - 2024)
* [[Sneha Wagh]] as Protima: A prostitute; Neerja's mother (2023) (Dead)
* [[Kamya Panjabi]] as Didun: Head of Sonagachi; Neerja’s enemy; Protima’s murderer (2023 - 2024)
* [[Ayub Khan (actor)|Ayub Khan]] as Vijay Bagchi: Shubhra's brother; Mausumi's husband; Kaushik, Abir and Sarthak's father; Bappa's grandfather (2023 - 2024)
* [[Vibha Chibber]] as Shubhra Bagchi: Vijay's sister; Kaushik, Abir and Sarthak's paternal aunt (2023)
* Anindita Chatterjee as Mausumi Bagchi: Vijay's second wife; Kaushik and Abir's mother; Sarthak's step mother; Bappa's grandmother (2023 - 2024)
* [[Abhishek Rawat]] as Kaushik Bagchi: Vijay and Mausumi's elder son; Abir's brother; Sarthak's half-brother; Munmun's husband; Bappa's father (2023 - 2024)
* 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 step son; Kaushik and Abir's half-brother; uncle of Bappa (2023 - 2024)
* Baali Singh Chauhan as Laltu (2024)
* Satya Tiwari as Bappan: Neerja's obsessive boyfriend (2023)
* Akshita Tiwari as Chakri: Neerja's well wisher (2023 - 2024)
* 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.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hungama |first=Bollywood |date=2023-05-14 |title=Aastha Sharma and Rajveer Singh bag the lead roles in COLORS' drama Neerja….Ek Nayi Pehchaan : Bollywood News - Bollywood Hungama |website=[[Bollywood Hungama]] |url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/bollywood/aastha-sharma-rajveer-singh-bag-lead-roles-colors-drama-neerja-ek-nayi-pehchaan/ |access-date=2023-05-28 |language=en}}</ref> [[Vivian Dsena]]<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-03-14 |title=Vivian Dsena to play the male lead in Seema and Sudhir Sharma's next |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/vivian-dsena-to-play-the-male-lead-in-seema-and-sudhir-sharmas-next/articleshow/98627933.cms |access-date=2023-05-30 |issn=0971-8257}}</ref> was the first choice for the male lead but [[Rajveer Singh]] was cast opposite Sharma.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-05-16 |title='I never get bored of doing positive roles,' says Rajveer Singh who joins the cast of Neerja...Ek Nayi Pehchaan |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/i-never-get-bored-of-doing-positive-roles-says-rajveer-singh-who-joins-the-cast-of-neerja-ek-nayi-pehchaan/articleshow/100269046.cms |access-date=2023-05-28 |issn=0971-8257}}</ref>
[[Kamya Punjabi]], [[Sneha Wagh]], [[Ayub Khan]] and Aayushi Bhave roped in for important roles. In December 2023, [[Sneha Wagh]] quit the show due to her character death.<ref>{{Cite news|last=|first=|date=29 November 2023|title=Neerja..Ek Nayi Pehchaan: Sneha Wagh bids goodbye to the show; says, "A beautiful journey of Protima comes to an end"|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/neerja-ek-nayi-pehchaan-sneha-wagh-bids-goodbye-to-the-show-says-a-beautiful-journey-of-protima-comes-to-an-end/articleshow/105601328.cms|access-date=3 December 2023|work=[[The Times of India]]|language=en}}</ref>
=== Filming ===
In April 2023, the filming of the show started in [[Mumbai]]. Few scenes were also shot in [[Kolkata]].<ref>{{Cite news|last=|first=|date=16 June 2023|title=Sneha Wagh on shooting in Kolkata for her upcoming show Neerja: It's so humid that shooting is challenging|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/exclusive-sneha-wagh-on-shooting-in-kolkata-for-her-upcoming-show-neerja-its-so-humid-that-shooting-is-challenging/articleshow/101044372.cms|access-date=27 August 2023|work=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref>
=== Release ===
First promo of the show release on  7 May 2023 featured Myra Vaikul<ref>{{Cite web |last=डेस्क |first=एबीपी माझा एंटरटेनमेंट |date=2023-05-08 |title='माझी तुझी रेशीमगाठ' मालिकेतील परीची हिंदी मालिकेत एन्ट्री; प्रोमो आऊट |url=https://marathi.abplive.com/entertainment/television/majhi-tujhi-reshimgath-marathi-serial-myra-vaikul-entry-neerja-ek-nayi-pehchaan-hindi-serial-know-details-sneha-wagh-1174047 |access-date=2023-05-28 |website=marathi.abplive.com |language=mr}}</ref> and [[Sneha Wagh]] as little Neerja and Protima respectively. The series was premiered on 10 July 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Neerja - Meet the little girl who can NOT step outside of the house {{!}} Neerja... Ek Nayi Pehchaan |url=https://www.zoomtventertainment.com/short-videos/neerja-meet-the-little-girl-who-can-not-step-outside-of-the-house-neerja-ek-nayi-pehchaan-reels-100124588 |access-date=2023-05-28 |website=Zoom TV |language=en}}</ref>
== References ==
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== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|27757045}}
{{Colors Programmes}}
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[[Category:Indian drama television series]]
[[Category:Colors TV original programming]]
[[Category:2023 Indian television series debuts]]
[[Category:Indian television soap operas]]
[[Category:Indian prostitution TV series]]
[[Category:2024 Indian television series endings]]