Hush Hush (TV series)

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Hush Hush
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Genre Drama
Created byTanuja Chandra
Screenplay byAshish Mehta
Story byShikhaa Sharma
Juhi Chaturvedi
Directed byAshish Pandey
Kopal Naithani
Tanuja Chandra
Starring
ComposerHrishi Giridhar
Country of originIndia
Original languageHindi
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes7 (list of episodes)
Production
ProducersShikhaa Sharma
Tanuja Chandra
Vikram Malhotra
CinematographyShaz Mohammed
Editor Chandan Arora
Camera setup Multi-camera
Running time30-50 minutes
Production companyAbundantia Entertainment
Original release
Network Amazon Prime Video
Release22 September 2022 (2022-09-22)

Hush Hush is an Indian Hindi-language drama television series created and directed by Tanuja Chandra. The series stars Juhi Chawla, Ayesha Jhulka, Karishma Tanna, Kritika Kamra, Shahana Goswami and Soha Ali Khan in the lead. [1] It was produced under the banner of Abundantia Entertainment, and premiered on Amazon Prime Video on 22 September 2022. [2]

Contents

Cast

Episodes

Series overview

SeriesEpisodesOriginally released
1 722 September 2022 (2022-09-22) [3]

Season 1 (2022)

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal release date [4]
11"What Lies Beneath"
  • Tanuja Chandra
  • Shikhaa Sharma
22 September 2022 (2022-09-22)
22"What Can’t Be Said"
  • Tanuja Chandra
  • Shikhaa Sharma
23 September 2022 (2022-09-23)
33"What Can’t Be Killed"
  • Tanuja Chandra
  • Shikhaa Sharma
23 September 2022 (2022-09-23)
44"What The Past Holds"
  • Tanuja Chandra
  • Shikhaa Sharma
23 September 2022 (2022-09-23)
55"What Keeps Us Awake"
  • Tanuja Chandra
  • Shikhaa Sharma
23 September 2022 (2022-09-23)
66"What Remains Unseen"
  • Tanuja Chandra
  • Shikhaa Sharma
23 September 2022 (2022-09-23)
77"What Is To Be Known"
  • Tanuja Chandra
  • Shikhaa Sharma
23 September 2022 (2022-09-23)

Production

Development

The announcement of the series was made by Amazon Prime [5] in the first week of March 2021 to be directed by Tanuja Chandra, starring Juhi Chawla, Ayesha Jhulka, Soha Ali Khan, Karishma Tanna, Kritika Kamra and Shahana Goswami. [6]

The principal photography of the film started in mid-September 2021. [7] Filming took place in New Delhi, [8] Gurgaon, [9] and Mumbai, before wrapping up in April 2022. [10]

Release

The trailer of the series was released on 13 September 2022. [11] The series consisting of seven episodes premiered on Amazon Prime Video from 22 September 2022. [12]

Critical reception

ThePrint 's Tina Das rated the series three out of five stars, writing that Hush Hush "loses steam" after the first four episodes. [9] The entertainment website 123telugu.com gave the series 2.75 stars out of five, concluding that despite "decent twists and splendid performances," the series was let down by "uneven execution, abrupt ending, and the palling mid-portions." [13]

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