Jugaadistan

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Jugaadistan
Genre comedy drama
Created byDivya Rao
Written by
  • Anant Tripathi
  • Parijat Joshi
  • Tarun Dudeja
  • Unaiza Merchant
Directed by
Starring
Music byKhamosh Shah
Country of originIndia
Original languageHindi
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes8
Production
Executive producerSanjeevkumar Nair
ProducerRohit Jain
CinematographyAkash Agrawal
Editors
  • Jitendra Dongare
  • Sanyukta Kaza
  • Vansh Mehta
Production company Lionsgate India
Original release
Network Lionsgate Play
Release4 March 2022 (2022-03-04)

Jugaadistan is an 2022 Indian Hindi-language comedy drama television series produced under the banner of Lionsgate India. [1] The series stars Sumeet Vyas, Arjun Mathur, Parambrata Chattopadhyay, Rukshar Dhillon, Taaruk Raina, Gopal Datt and Ahsaas Channa. [2] It premiered on Lionsgate Play on 4 March 2022. [3]

Contents

Plot

Cast


1. The age of innocence

2. The call of the wild

3. Great expectations

4. Brave new world

5. Vanity fair

6. The lord of the files

7. The return of the native

8. Catch-22

Production

The series was announced by Lionsgate India, consisting of eight episodes. [4] Sumeet Vyas, Arjun Mathur, Parambrata Chattopadhyay, Rukshar Dhillon, Taaruk Raina, Gopal Datt and Ahsaas Channa joined the cast. [2] The principal photography of the series commenced during the COVID-19 pandemic. It was primarily shot in Delhi, Daryaganj and Paharganj. [5] [6] The cast promoted the series on Kshitij 2022. [7]

Reception

Professional ratings
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