Neerja – Ek Nayi Pehchaan

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, Sneha Wagh and Kamya Panjabi.

Neerja – Ek Nayi Pehchaan
Genre	Drama Romance Social
Created by	Uddeept Dutt Gaur
Written by	Uddeept Dutt Gaur Anjali Bahura
Creative directors	Seema Sharma Sudhir Sharma
Starring	See below
Country of origin	India
Original language	Hindi
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	219
Production
Producer	Sudhir Sharma
Production locations	Kolkata Mumbai
Camera setup	Multi-camera
Running time	20-22 minutes
Production company	Sunshine Productions
Original release
Network	Colors TV
Release	10 July 2023 (2023-07-10) – 18 February 2024 (2024-02-18)

Cast

Main

• Aastha Sharma as Neerja Bagchi: Protima's daughter; Chakri's best friend; Didun's enemy; Abir's wife; Bappa's aunt (2023 - 2024)
  • Myra Vaikul as Child Neerja (2023)
• 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 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; Chakri's rapist (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 best 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.^[1] Vivian Dsena^[2] was the first choice for the male lead but Rajveer Singh was cast opposite Sharma.^[3]

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.^[4]

Filming

In April 2023, the filming of the show started in Mumbai. Few scenes were also shot in Kolkata.^[5]

Release

First promo of the show release on 7 May 2023 featured Myra Vaikul^[6] and Sneha Wagh as little Neerja and Protima respectively. The series was premiered on 10 July 2023.^[7]