Grahan | |
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Genre | Crime Drama |
Created by | Shailendra Kumar Jha |
Based on | Chaurasi by Satya Vyas |
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Directed by | Ranjan Chandel |
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Country of origin | India |
Original language | Hindi |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 8 (list of episodes) |
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Producer | Ajay G. Rai |
Production location | India |
Cinematography | Kamaljeet Negi |
Editor | Shan Mohammed |
Running time | 45-55 min |
Production company | Jar Pictures |
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Network | Hotstar |
Release | 24 June 2021 |
Grahan is an Indian Hindi crime drama television series created by Shailendra Kumar Jha and directed by Ranjan Chandel for Hotstar based on the book Chaurasi by Satya Vyas. The series stars Pawan Malhotra, Zoya Hussain, Anshumaan Pushkar and Wamiqa Gabbi. The series was premiered on Hotstar on June 24, 2021. [1]
Amrita Singh, a young IPS officer, resigns fed up with political interference at work, opting to marry her longstanding beau in Canada. That's when she learns that her father Gursevak Singh, a Sikh himself, is a prime accused of 1984 anti-Sikh riots in Bokaro, Jharkhand.
Amrita decides to stay on in the police force to unravel the truth. Through Amrita’s investigation emerges a tender love story of trust, betrayal and supreme sacrifice, where we see a beautiful old-world romance of Rishi and Manu, a Hindu boy and a Sikh girl in 1984. As the story progresses, secrets from the past about identities and relationships come tumbling out one after another, while at the social-political canvas the situations in 1984 and 2016 present some chilling and uncanny similarities too.
The series marked the debut of Ranjan Chandel as the director, known for working on Mukkabaaz (2018) as co-writer and also made his directorial debut with Bamfaad (2020). It is based on the novel Chaurasi by Satya Vyas, which portrays the romantic relationship between two couples in the backdrop of 1984 anti-Sikh riots. Chandel stated that "I spend most of my time reading literature and poetry from all over the world and as a filmmaker, I want to tell stories of the characters who are rooted in Indian soil, and I connect with the stories where I find high emotional value." The pre-production for the series began in February 2020 but was put on hold due to COVID-19 pandemic lockdown in India in March 2020, which was resumed after the lockdown. The principal photography of the series started in September 2020 at Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh and filming completed on 4 December 2020.
Grahan | |
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Soundtrack album by Amit Trivedi and Daniel B. George | |
Released | 30 June 2021 |
Genre | Feature film soundtrack |
Length | 13:04 |
Language | Hindi |
Label | Sony Music India |
The soundtrack for Grahan features four songs composed by Amit Trivedi and Daniel B. George, with lyrics written by Varun Grover and Swanand Kirkire. [3]
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Singer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Chori Chori" | Varun Grover | Amit Trivedi | Abhijeet Srivatsava, Rupali Moghe | 03:35 |
2. | "O Jogiya" | Varun Grover | Amit Trivedi | Asees Kaur, Shahid Mallya | 03:32 |
3. | "Main Hoon Teri Parichayi" | Swanand Kirkire | Daniel B. George | Swanand Kirkire, Madhubanti Bagchi | 02:26 |
4. | "O Jogiya" (Reprise) | Varun Grover | Amit Trivedi | Asees Kaur, Javed Ali | 03:30 |
Total length: | 13:04 |
Grahan was premiered on Disney+ Hotstar globally on June 24, 2021. The first trailer was released on June 10, 2021. [4]
Archika Khurana writing for The Times of India said, "Overall, 'Grahan' is an emotional tale that will leave you with a bag full of mixed emotions — love, hate, anguish, and betrayal. At times, it overwhelms too" [5] and has rated 3.5 stars out of 5.
Shweta Keshri writing for India Today expressed, "the series might also interest the millennial kids in trying to find out about a forgotten chapter and one of the dark chapters of Indian history, which is not often talked about." [6] Sana Farzeen writing for The Indian Express said, "An impactful series that finds resonance in today’s India." [7] Saibal Chatterjee writing for NDTV expressed, "Grahan, an essential cautionary tale, isn't eclipsed by its own unerringly earnest devices. Recommended for its humanist core." [8]
Year | Award | Category | Nominee | Result | Ref. |
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2021 | Filmfare OTT Awards | Best Series (Drama) | Grahan | Nominated | [9] |
Best Director | Ranjan Chandel | Nominated | |||
Best Actor (Male) | Anshumaan Pushkar | Nominated | |||
Best Actor (Female) | Zoya Hussain | Nominated | |||
Best Adapted Screenplay | Shailendra Kumar Jha | Nominated | |||
Best Background Score | Daniel B. George | Nominated | |||
Best Cinematography | Kamaljeet Negi | Nominated | |||
Best Editor | Shan Mohammed | Nominated | |||
Best Coustume Design | Maxima Basu, Ajay KMR | Nominated | |||
Best Production Design | Wasiq Khan | Nominated |
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