Marzi (TV series)

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Marzi
Genre Thriller
Developed byDing Entertainment
Viacom 18 Studios
Written byRadhika Anand
Directed byAnil Senior
Creative directorAkshaye Sharma.
Starring Rajeev Khandelwal
Aahana Kumra
Suhaas Ahuja
Vivek Mushran
Rajeev Siddhartha
Pavleen Gujral
Abhay verma
Theme music composer Sharad Joshi.
Country of originIndia
Original languageHindi
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes6
Production
ProducersSukesh Motwani
Mautik Tolia
Vishwankar Pathania
EditorPraveen Kathikuloth
Camera setup Multi-camera
Running time40-45 minutes
Production company Viacom 18
Original release
Network Voot
Release3 March 2020 (2020-03-03)

Marzi is a 2020 Indian Hindi-language crime thriller series that aired on Voot. The story is based on the novel Liar, written by Jack and Harry Williams. [1] [2] The series stars Rajeev Khandelwal and Aahana Kumra. [3] The show is directed by Anil Senior. [4] The six-episode series aired on Voot on 3 March 2020.

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Plot

The story is set amidst the picturesque locales of Shimla wherein Sameera Chauhan (Aahana Kumra), a cheerful school teacher is all set to give love a shot again after an ugly breakup with her fiancé Nitin (Rajeev Siddhartha). She agrees to go on a dinner date with the charming and respectable surgeon Anurag Saraswat (Rajeev Khandelwal) but which soon turns out to be a nightmare for her. Sameera wakes up to find out that she is sexually assaulted and is convinced that Anurag is the culprit. [5]

Cast

Episodes

No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal release date
1"His Truth Vs. Her Truth"Anil SeniorRadhika Anand3 March 2020 (2020-03-03)
2"Old Habits Die Hard"Anil SeniorRadhika Anand3 March 2020 (2020-03-03)
3"Lies, Lies and More Lies"Anil SeniorRadhika Anand3 March 2020 (2020-03-03)
4"The Doctor Of Deceit"Anil SeniorRadhika Anand3 March 2020 (2020-03-03)
5"Nothing To Lose!"Anil SeniorRadhika Anand3 March 2020 (2020-03-03)
6"The Collision Course"Anil SeniorRadhika Anand3 March 2020 (2020-03-03)

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References

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