Shivdutt captures Chandrakanta and while running away from Shivdutt, Chandrakanta finds herself a prisoner in a tilism. Krur Singh coaxes Shivdutt to ensnare Chandrakanta at any cost. When Krur Singh fails in his endeavor, he flees the kingdom and befriends Shivdutt, the powerful neighboring king of Chunargarh (referring to the fort in Chunar that inspired Khatri to write the novel). Krur Singh, a member of the Vijaygarh king's court dreams of marrying Chandrakanta and taking over the throne. The story is a romantic fantasy about two lovers who belong to rival kingdoms: the princess Chandrakanta of Vijaygarh, and the prince Virendra Singh of Naugarh. It inspired Nirja Guleri's mega-budget TV serial of the same name (though the screenplay had many differences from the novel) which became one of the biggest-ever blockbusters in the history of Indian television. The copyright on the novel expired in 1964 and it is now in public domain, along with other titles by the author. It gained a cult following, and contributed to the popularity of the Hindi language. Published in 1888, it was the first modern Hindi novel. Chandrakanta ( Devanagri- चन्द्रकान्ता IAST -Candrakāntā) is an epic fantasy Hindi novel by Devaki Nandan Khatri.
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