Flames (web series)

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Flames
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Genre Romantic comedy

Coming-of-age

Drama
Written byKunal Aneja
Directed byApoorv Singh Karki
Divyanshu Malhotra
Starring
ComposersAfroz Jahan
Tusshar Mallek
Arabinda Neog
Country of originIndia
Original languageHindi
No. of seasons4
No. of episodes20
Production
ProducerArunabh Kumar
CinematographyGeorgy John
EditorsNeel Jadhav
Rishab Malhotra
Akshara Prabhakar
Original release
Release5 January 2018 (2018-01-05) - Present

Flames is a 2018 Indian Hindi-language coming-of-age romantic drama web series produced by The Viral Fever (TVF). [1] It was directed by Apoorv Singh Karki and Divyanshu Malhotra, starring Ritvik Sahore and Tanya Maniktala in the lead roles. Set in a tuition center in west Delhi, the story follows the lives of two students. [2] Its first season premiered in 2018, while the second was released on 18 October 2019. The third season was dropped in October 2022. [3] The fourth season came out in 21 December 2023.

Contents

Episodes

SeriesEpisodesOriginally released
153 February 2018 (2018-02-03)
2517 October 2019 (2019-10-17)
3515 September 2022 (2022-09-15)
4520 December 2023 (2023-12-20)

Cast

Reception

Pragya Jha of ABP News stated "Flames season 3 is the right combination of friendship, passion, and emotions, highlighted by a lot of teenage problems." [4]

A reviewer for The Times of India gave 3 stars and stated "Overall, Flames 3 has its heart in the right place, just like its predecessors. A few scenes stand out, particularly the heartfelt conversations between Rajjo and Ishita, making these five episodes (roughly 30 minutes) a perfect blend of friendship, romance, and emotions." [5]

Ganesh Aaglave of Firstpost stated "On the whole, Flames season 3 will make you emotional, bring back nostalgic memories and leave a huge smile on your face at the end." [6]

Moumita Bhattacharjee of Latestly gave season 3, a rating of 1.5 of 5 and stated "Sometimes a few series don't have enough material to stay as charming as ever. Flames season 3 is unfortunately going on the same path, despite its likeable set of actors." [7]

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