Chandrakanta is a 2017 Hindi-language Fantasy series developed by Ekta Kapoor directed by Ranjan Kumar Singh and produced by Ekta Kapoor and Shobha Kapoor under the banner of Balaji Telefilms for Colors TV. Young Chandrakanta, the princess of the kingdom of Vijaygarh loses her family and kingdom in a battle waged by the evil Queen Iravati of Naugarh, hungry for ultimate power. Her mother, Queen Ratnaprabha, ensured her daughter's safety before dying with the help of their pet magical dolphin, and the baby ends up with a childless, loving, ordinary Aiyaar couple in the kingdom of Suryagarh, growing up with faint memory of the destruction that had occurred. Unaware of the full extent of her magical powers and her destiny, Chandrakanta grows up to be an exceptionally skilled, beautiful and formidable Aiyaara warrior. The world believes the heir to the Kingdom of Vijaygarh has died and Chandrakanta herself has little knowledge of her true identity. 21 years later, destiny brings Chandrakanta face to face with Prince Veerendra of Naugarh, both unaware of two facts - that they had been betrothed to each other as kids, and that his mother was responsible for the destruction caused to Chandrakanta's life as a child. Meanwhile, Veer not only feels competitive towards her for being a far skilled warrior than her but also feels attracted to her beauty and spirit. Written by none. Chandrakanta features Madhurima Tuli, Vishal Aditya Singh, Urvashi Dholakia, Shaad Randhawa, Surjit Saha, Prerna Wanvari and Punit Talreja. The series is based on Chandrakanta by Devaki Nandan Khatri. The music was composed by Altamash Faridi. The series has a running time of 41 minutes for each episode. The show has a total of 94 episodes. It was released on 31st December 2016.