Apharan (TV series)
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| Apharan | |
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| Created by | Jishan |
| Developed by | Ekta Kapoor |
| Written by | Mohinder Pratap Singh Dialogues Varun Badola |
| Directed by | Sidharth Sengupta |
| Creative director | Baljit Singh Chaddha Snehil Dixit Mehra |
| Starring | see below |
| Country of origin | India |
| Original language | Hindi |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 23 |
| Production | |
| Producers | Siddharth Sen Gupta Jyoti Sagar |
| Production locations | Mumbai, India |
| Editors | Jaskaran Imran |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | 18-27 minutes |
| Production company | EDGESTROM Productions |
| Original release | |
| Network | ALT Balaji (season 1) Voot (season 2) |
| Release | 14 December 2018 |
Apharan is a 2018 Indian Hindi-language action thriller streaming television series directed and co-produced by Sidharth Sengupta for video on demand platform ALTBalaji. Starring Arunoday Singh,[1] the series is set in current times and revolves around kidnapping, suspense, mystery and action.[2][3]
The series is available for streaming on the ALT Balaji App and its associated websites since its release date.[4] Season 2 was released on 18 March 2022.
Plot[edit]
Rudra Srivastava (Arunoday Singh), a senior inspector of Uttarakhand Police is lured into kidnapping a young girl named Anusha (Monica Chaudhary), at her step-mother (Mahie Gill)'s request. The plot begins as a simple plan to extort money in exchange for Anusha. This series revolves around crime, thriller, mystery, and suspense with action and comedy sequences.
Apharan is based on the 70s era with the feeling of nostalgia and great suspense and mystery. The story follows a cop 'Rudra' who was falsely accused and ends up in jail for 3 years. The plot is all about the mystery of the murder of a kidnapped girl.
Season 2 revolves around Rudra navigating his professional duties with his personal life at stake. To find a cure for his wife's addiction, the RAW sends the formidable cop to Serbia to track down and capture Vikram Bahadur Singh, or VBS, a wanted criminal responsible for the death of 9 Indian RAW agents in one month.
Season Overview[edit]
| S.No. | Title | Release Date | Episodes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Apharan - Sabka Katega | 14 December 2018 | 12 |
| 2 | Apharan - Sabka Katega Dobara | 18 March 2022 | 11 |
Cast[edit]
- Arunoday Singh[1] as Rudra Srivastava/Vikram Bahadur Shah (VBS) Dual Role in season 2
- Mahie Gill[5] as Madhu Tyagi/Malini
- Ujjawal Chopra as Bhandari Season 2
- Monica Chaudhary as Anusha Tyagi season 1
- Nidhi Singh[6][7] as Ranjana Srivastava
- Varun Badola as Laxman Saxena
- Saanand Verma as Satyanarayan Dubey
- Neha Kaul as Madhu Tyagi
- Pawan Chopra as Commissioner
- Ram Sujan Singh as Mishra
- Surender Singh as Constable Joshi
- Sanjay Batra as Govind Tyagi
- Nilesh Mamgain as Shukla
- Snehil Dixit Mehra as Sadhu's Wife
- Shweta Rajput as Ria-the Bride (Anusha's Friend)
- Nishant Tanwar as Inspector Bhatnagar
- Aditya Jadhav as Crying Child
Awards[edit]
| Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Streaming Awards - December Edition | Best Actress | Nidhi Singh | Nominated[8] |
| Best Debut | Mahie Gill | |||
| Best Web series | Won[8] | |||
| Best Director | Siddharth Sen Gupta | |||
| Best Actor | Arunoday Singh | |||
| Best Writer | Mohinder Pratap Singh |
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Arunoday Singh to star as cop-turned-criminal in ALTBalaji's Apharan, directed by Siddharth Sengupta". Firstpost. 23 April 2018. Archived from the original on 25 April 2018.
- ^ "'Apharan' trailer: One wrong step changes lives forever in ALTBalaji series". Scroll.in. Archived from the original on 6 December 2018.
- ^ "'Apharan - Sabka Katega' web series review: Apharan, New and latest Web Series On ALT, ALTBalaji.com | Ekta Kapoor | Arunoday Singh | Mahie Gill | अपहरण वेब सीरिज रिव्यू | ALTBalaji original Apharan". www.lokmatnews.in. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
- ^ Web, S. N. S. (6 December 2018). "Apharan trailer launched, ALTBalaji web series starts streaming from 14 December". The Statesman. Archived from the original on 30 March 2019.
- ^ "Mahie Gill Roped In By ALTBalaji". Box Office India. 12 May 2018. Archived from the original on 9 December 2018. Retrieved 9 December 2018.
- ^ "Nidhi Singh In Apaharan". Box Office India. 9 May 2018. Archived from the original on 10 December 2018. Retrieved 9 December 2018.
- ^ Labdhe, Bhagyashree. "Internet sensation Nidhi Singh roped in for ALTBalaji's first suspense thriller series 'Apaharan'". Mumbai Live. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
- ^ a b "The Streaming Awards Powered by TheDigitalHash.com".
