Alma Matters: Inside the IIT Dream

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Alma Matters: Inside the IIT Dream
GenreDocumentary
Created byPrashant Raj
Directed byPratik Patra
Prashant Raj
StarringShubham Agarwal
Kevin Banker
Lokesh Deshmukh
Mukul Sankule
Adarsh Upadhyay
Kumar Gaurav
Country of originIndia
Original languageHindi
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes3
Production
Production locationIndia
Production companiesDopamine Media and Entertainment
Original release
Network Netflix
Release15 May 2021 (2021-05-15)

Alma Matters: Inside the IIT Dream is an Indian documentary web series that is directed by Pratik Patra and Prashant Raj, produced by Dopamine Media and Entertainment. The series starred Shubham Agarwal, Kevin Banker, Lokesh Deshmukh, Mukul Sankule, Adarsh Upadhyay, Kumar Gaurav and many more. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]

Contents

Cast

Release

The series trailer was released on 24 April 2021 [7] and it was released on 15 May 2021[ citation needed ] and the series is available on Netflix.

Review

The Hindu wrote The three-part series on life inside the hallowed halls of India’s premier educational institution fails to probe into the true nature of the students’ experience [8]

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