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]
| Apharan | |
|---|---|
 | |
| 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 |
The series has been 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
editRudra Srivastava (Arunoday Singh), a senior inspector of Uttarakhand Police is lured into kidnapping a young girl named Anusha (Monica Chaudhary), at the request of her step-mother (Mahie Gill). The plot begins as a simple plan to extort money in exchange for Anusha but she is murdered. He was falsely accused and ends up in jail for 3 years.
Season 2 revolves around Rudra navigating his professional duties with his personal life at stake. To find a cure for his wife's addiction, 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 Roles 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[citation needed] | Best Actress | Nidhi Singh | Nominated |
| Best Debut | Mahie Gill | |||
| Best Web series | Won | |||
| 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.
External links
edit- Apharan Season 1 at ALTBalaji
- Apharan at IMDb