Doctors (2024 TV series)

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Doctors
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Release poster
Genre Medical drama
Written by Siddharth P. Malhotra
Directed bySahir Raza
Starring
Music bySoutrik Chakraborty
Country of originIndia
Original languageHindi
No. of episodes10
Production
Producers
Production location Mumbai
CinematographyVivian Singh Sahi
EditorSatya Sharma
Camera setup Multi-camera
Running time31-48 mins
Production companiesAlchemy Films Pvt Ltd
Jio Studios
Original release
Network JioCinema
Release27 December 2024 (2024-12-27)

Doctors is an Indian Hindi-language medical drama television series written by Siddharth P. Malhotra and directed by Sahir Raza. [1] Produced by Jyoti Deshpande, Siddharth P. Malhotra and Sapna Malhotra under Alchemy Films Pvt Ltd and Jio Studios, it stars Sharad Kelkar, Harleen Sethi, Aamir Ali and Viraf Patel. [2] It premiered on JioCinema on 27 December 2024. [3]

Contents

Cast

Production

The series was announced on JioCinema. [5] Principal photography of the series began in September 2022. [6] The trailer of the series was released in 16 December 2024. [7]

Synopsis

The series delves into the lives of newly appointed resident doctors, surgeons, nurses, and terminally ill patients at the Elizabeth Blackwell Medical Centre in Mumbai. At the centre of it all are two lead characters—resident doctor Nitya Sahu (Harleen Sethi), who has joined with a motive for revenge, defined in the opening episode, and neurosurgeon Dr Ishaan Ahuja (Sharad Kelkar), whom Nitya believes is responsible for her brother Dhawal’s (Aamir Ali) botched surgery that left him with permanent damage.

Reception

Mayur Sanap of Rediff.com rated the series 1.5/5 stars. [8] Shubhra Gupta of The Indian Express gave the series 2.5 out of 5. [9] Abhimanyu Mathur writing for Hindustan Times reviewed the series as a palatable and binge-worthy drama. [10]

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