India, Sept. 5 -- Since its debut in 2015, Naagin has remained one of Indian television's most talked-about shows. Created by filmmaker Ektaa Kapoor, the supernatural drama quickly became a TRP juggernaut but also drew flak for its unrealistic plots and accusations of being "regressive." Now, actor Arjun Bijlani, one of the original leads of the series, has spoken out in defence of the show, even comparing it to global superhero franchises like Spider-Man.

In an interview with Siddharth Kanan, Arjun asserted that Naagin was not regressive and highlighted its popularity across India and said, "It was big not just in small cities, but even in Mumbai. It got 6 TRP when other shows were running at 2. In fact it wrapped up at 5. It was bigger...