Aarambh

<p>Set in ancient India during the decline of the and beginning of the , this epic follows a saga of war between the and the . In Arambh, Devasena, the daughter of Chamundi, leads in a battle against the . However, she meets Varundev on the battlefield and falls in love with him, despite knowing that he is an Aryan. Aarambh is a high budgeted series with 1 spent for each sequence. Before its premiere, the series was promoted at in . Writer Vijayendra Prasad quoted “This is a creation of a parallel world of heroism. My story of Devsena will be the first and only narration of a woman so strong that she could rule the world of patriarchy by knowledge and sword. This is the only project which has brought me to the small screen”. To increase its viewership, it went through many changes including a 200 years leap and a change in its title from to . wrote, “The show promos – visually, it didn’t seem as great as we had seen in and . Over all, the performances and execution of was quite average. It failed to connect with the viewer.” Anvita Singh of wrote, “It promises good things; like a tight script, decent acting, and some great visual effects. The treatment of the basic ‘plot’ is not completely bizarre. The scenes chase each other, and the pilot packs in a lot of information. Rajniesh Duggall (Varundev), Karthika Nair (Devasena), Tarun Khanna (Veer Kayast), and Tanuja (Hahumaa) were believable.”</p>