Apharan (TV series)

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Apharan
Apharan web series.jpg
Created byJishan
Developed by Ekta Kapoor
Written byMohinder Pratap Singh
Dialogues
Varun Badola
Directed by Sidharth Sengupta
Creative directorBaljit Singh Chaddha Snehil Dixit Mehra
Starring see below
Country of originIndia
Original languageHindi
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes23
Production
ProducersSiddharth Sen Gupta
Jyoti Sagar
Production locations Mumbai, India
EditorsJaskaran
Imran
Camera setup Multi-camera
Running time18-27 minutes
Production companyEDGESTROM Productions
Original release
Network ALT Balaji (season 1)
Voot (season 2)
Release14 December 2018 (2018-12-14)

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]

Contents

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

Rudra 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

S.No.TitleRelease DateEpisodes
1Apharan - Sabka Katega14 December 201812
2Apharan - Sabka Katega Dobara18 March 202211

Cast

Awards

YearAwardCategoryRecipientResult
2018Streaming Awards - December Edition[ citation needed ]Best Actress Nidhi Singh Nominated
Best Debut Mahie Gill
Best Web seriesWon
Best DirectorSiddharth Sen Gupta
Best Actor Arunoday Singh
Best WriterMohinder Pratap Singh

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