Choona (TV series)

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Choona
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Genre Heist comedy
Thriller
Created byPushpendra Nath Misra
Directed byPushpendra Nath Misra
Starring Jimmy Shergill
Aashim Gulati
Vikram Kochhar
Namit Das
Chandan Roy
Gyanendra Tripathi
Monika Panwar
Niharika Lyra Dutt
Narrated by Arshad Warsi
Music by Dhruv Ghanekar
Country of originIndia
Original languageHindi
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes8
Production
Executive producersSonali Bhatia
Pushpendra Nath Misra
CinematographyWill Humphris
Aditya Kapur
Editor Aarti Bajaj
Running time34–52 minutes
Production companyFlying Saucer
Original release
Network Netflix
Release29 September 2023 (2023-09-29)

Choona is an Indian Hindi-language heist comedy thriller television series streaming on Netflix. Created, written and directed by Pushpendra Nath Misra and produced by Flying Saucer, the series stars Jimmy Shergill, Aashim Gulati, Vikram Kochhar, Namit Das, Chandan Roy, Gyanendra Tripathi, Monika Panwar and Niharika Lyra Dutt. [1] [2]

Contents

The series premiered on 29 September 2023. [3]

Premise

When an unlikely group of misfits discover a common enemy in the form of the ruthless yet superstitious politician, Avinash Shukla, they plot a heist to exact revenge. [4]

Cast

Production

Development

The series was officially announced in 2021 by Netflix media press release. [6]

Release

The series was premirered on 29 September 2023 on Netflix. [7] [8] [9]

Reception

"Choona" received mixed responses from the critics. Pratikshya Mishra from The Quint wrote in her review that "The underlying quirkiness of Choona occasionally detracts from the lengthy explication. I was unsure if the constant introduction of new characters would become old, but amazingly, it doesn't. In the great scheme of things, every narrative unfolds like a distinct set piece and is presented effectively. Choona is a programme whose setting is far more attractive than its finale". [10]

Rahul Desai of Film Companion opined, "Choona takes the intriguing premise of a two-hour heist comedy and stretches it into an eight-episode drama on Netflix. This ambitious format shift offers both opportunities and challenges for storytelling". [11]

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