Commander Karan Saxena

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Commander Karan Saxena
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Genre Action
Espionage
Thriller
Based on Commander Karan Saxena
Written byAmit Khan
Directed byJatin Wagle
Starring
Country of originIndia
Original languageHindi
No. of episodes20
Production
Producers
  • Rajeshwar Nair
  • Krishnan Iyer
Running time30 minutes
Production companyKeylight Productions
Original release
Network Disney+ Hotstar
Release8 July (2024-07-08) 
2 August 2024 (2024-08-02)

Commander Karan Saxena is an Indian Hindi-language action espionage thriller television series. Produced by Rajeshwar Nair and Krishnan Iyer under the banner Keylight Productions, it stars Gurmeet Choudhary, Iqbal Khan and Hruta Durgule. [1] The series premiered on 8 July 2024 on Disney+ Hotstar. [2]

Contents

Cast

Production

The series was announced on Disney+ Hotstar by Keylight Productions. [6] It is based on Amit Khan's Commander Karan Saxena. [7] Gurmeet Choudhary, Iqbal Khan and Hruta Durgule were signed as the lead. [8] [9] The filming of the series concluded in June 2024. [10] The teaser was released on 11 June 2024, [11] followed by the trailer of the series. [12]

Reception

Sonal Pandya from Times Now gave the series a rating of 3 stars. [13]

Pratidin Time also reviewed the series. [14]

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