Surbhi Jyoti will play the lead role (Image courtesy: surbhijyoti)
Highlights
- Anita Hassanandani will be seen as the antagonist
- Pearl V Puri stars opposite Surbhi
- Karishma Tanna will feature in a cameo
New Delhi:
Television actress Surbhi Jyoti, best-known for her role in the show
Qubool Hai, has been finalised to play the lead heroine in Ekta Kapoor's
Naagin 3. Surbhi has replaced
Mouni Roy, who was part of the show in the previous two seasons. Also, Anita Hassanandani, who currently plays Shagun in
Yeh Hai Mohabbatein, will feature in the lead role,
Indian Express reports. "The makers want to outdo
Naagin popularity and success of this season and are packing in the best of storyline and actors to make a mark. With the already popular faces Mouni Roy and Adaa Khan missing from the screen, the makers decided to get well-known actors Anita and Surbhi in their places. While Surbhi will play a positive character, Anita will be seen as the antagonist," a source told
Indian Express.
Remember the lead actor of
Phir Bhi Na Maane...Badtameez Dil? Yes, Pearl V Puri. He will play the male lead opposite Surbhi in
Naagin 3. "Pearl too shares a great fan base. Having done a supernatural show earlier, he fitted the bill as the hero of
Naagin 3," the source told
Indian Express. He last played Arjun Shastri in
Naagarjuna - Ek Yoddha.
Earlier this week, Mouni Roy shared a heartfelt note for Ekta Kapoor and team
Naagin. "Anyone who knows me knows how attached I am with what I love. So without much ado, I bid adieu. Waiting eagerly for the next season telecast & wishing the new team all my love & luck," she wrote.
Meanwhile, Karishma Tanna has also bagged a cameo in
Naagin 3. The show is expected to launch sometime in during next month and will go on floors soon. Both the
Naagin serials have been hugely successful.