# Shaitani Rasmein

Shaitani Rasmein is an Indian Hindi-language romantic horror fantasy series that premiered on 15 January 2024 on Star Bharat. It is digitally available on Disney+ Hotstar. The first season starred Naqiyah Haji and Vibhav Roy as leads. Sumit Singh and Reyaansh Vir Chdha played the lead roles in the second season.

## Plot

Nikki, an orphan girl from Goa marries the young, charming, and handsome Piyush. As their wedding concluded, a group of men gate crash the wedding and claim that Piyush is the prince of Bhurangarh and is needed back home. Nikki, who was unaware of Piyush having a family questions him to which he explains that his family is very complicated. Nikki thinks nothing of it as she has longed for a family and convinces Piyush to drop their plan of a honeymoon and meet his family instead. Hesitant, Piyush agrees and they leave for Bhurangarh. Then when they reach Bhurangarh Nikki meets Piyush family

### 20 Years later
## Cast
### Main

* Naqiyah Haji as
** Nikki Singh Gehlot: Piyush's wife; Maalik's enemy; Pinni's mother (2024)
** Swarnaprabha: Nikki's previous birth; Akaal Shatru's enemy; Kadam's love interest (2024)
* Vibhav Roy as
** Piyush Singh Gehlot: Vikram and Sumitra's younger son; Pratik's brother; Nikki's husband; Pinni's father (2024)
** Kadam: Piyush's previous birth; Akaal Shatru's Commander in Chief; Swarnaprabha's love interest (2024)
** Akaal Shatru: Maalik's body vessel (2024)
* Sumit Singh as Pinni Gehlot: Nikki and Piyush's daughter; Vikram and Sumitra's granddaughter; Veer’s wife (2024–2025)
* Reyaansh Vir Chadha as Jackie / Tantrik (2024–2025)
* Siddhant Issar as
** Maalik aka Akaal Shatru: The evil entity worshipped in Bhurangarh; Chhaya-Maaya's younger brother; Swarnaprabha's enemy; Nikki's mortal enemy
** Veer Raizada: Maalik's reincarnation; Pinni's husband

### Recurring

* Chandan K Anand as Vikram Singh Gehlot: Sumitra's husband; Pratik and Piyush's father; Pinni's grandfather (2024–2025)
* Richa Soni as Sumitra Devi Gehlot: Vikram's wife; Pratik and Piyush's mother; Pinni's grandmother (2024–2025)
* Hazel Shah as Baaldevi: Nikki and Pinni's protective goddess (2024–2025)
* Shefali Jariwala as Kapalika: Netra's sister, Maalik's assistant (2024)
* Sreejita De as
** Chhaya: A wicked Daayan; Maalik's elder sister; Maya's twin sister (2024)
** Maya: A good Daayan; Maalik's elder sister; Chhaya's twin sister (2024)
* Swati Sharma as Netra: Nazariya chudail; Kapalika's sister; Maalik's assistant (2024)
* Amardeep Garg as Raka/Shakaal; Tantrik; Netra's assistant (2024)
* Shilpa Naik as Rakshoti (2024)
* Akshita Arora as Sugna Mai: Gehlot family's priestess (2024-2025)
* Mairina Singh as Ruhi; Veer's sister (2024)
* Simmi Dixitt as Kalika Pishachini (2024)
* Kamal Krishna Poudial as Bhavani Singh: A priest; former guard of the Gehlot family (2024–2025)
* Priom Gujjar / Aniruddh Singh as Pratik Singh Gehlot: Vikram and Sumitra's elder son; Piyush's brother; Aarohi's husband (2024)
* Surbhi Shukla as Aarohi Singh Gehlot: Pratik's widow (2024)
* Deepali Saini as Narmunda Pishachini; Mayuraditya's wife; Queen of Kapals (2024)
* Ramnitu Chaudary as Visarpi; Naag Goddess of Sarpali; Kadam/Piyush's obsessive one-sided lover (2024)
* Lala Naren Pandey as Sapera (2024)
* Sakshi Trivedi as Yaksh (2024)
* Annapurna Vitthal as Sister Anita: Nikki’s governess (2024)
* Jyoti Yadav as Veronica: Nikki’s childhood friend; Piyush’s obsessive one-sided lover (2024)
* Praneet Bhat as Janjal betal (2024)
* Nikita Sharma as Saudamini: Maalik's assistant; a criminal (2024)
* Neha Jha as Rachna: Gehlot family's maid (2024)
* Akki Nath Sisodiya as Aghori (2024)

## Production
### Release

Shefali Jariwala, Vibhav Roy and Naqiyah Haji were signed as the leads. The first promo was released in December 2023.

### Development

The series was announced by Triangle Film Company on Star Bharat. It is a live action adaptation of Drishyam Comics series "Devil's Play" from the app Pratilipi Comics.

### Filming

Principal photography for the show began in December 2023.