Out of Love (Indian TV series)

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Out of Love
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Genre Thriller drama
Based on Doctor Foster
by Mike Bartlett
Written by
  • Suyash Trivedi
  • Abhiruchi Chand
  • Preeti Mamgain
  • Rajesh Chadha
Directed by
Starring
Composer Sameer Phaterpekar
Country of originIndia
Original languageHindi
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes10 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers
  • Rajesh Chadha
  • Manisha Mudgal
  • Pragati Deshmukh
Producers
  • Myleeta Aga
  • Sameer Gogate
Production locationIndia
CinematographyHarendra Singh
Editors
  • Abhijeet Deshpande
  • Sourabh Prabhudesai
Production companies BBC Studios India
Hotstar Specials
Original release
Network Hotstar
Release22 November 2019 (2019-11-22) 
21 May 2021 (2021-05-21)
Related
Doctor Foster

Out of Love is an Indian thriller drama television series based on Doctor Foster by Mike Bartlett [1] adapted by Hotstar for its label Hotstar Specials. It is directed by Tigmanshu Dhulia and Aijaz Khan starring Rasika Dugal and Purab Kohli in lead roles. [2] [3] It premiered on Hotstar from 22 November 2019. [4] [5] The series was renewed for a season 2 of which the first two of five episodes aired on 30 April 2021 with the final episode being aired on 21 May 2021.

Contents

Cast

Premise

Meera and Akarsh have been happily married until one day Meera finds a hair on Akarsh's scarf. Meera becomes obsessed with finding out who Akarsh's mistress is. She finally confides in a friend who asks her to behave normally around Akarsh but continues digging for evidence. The show traces how Meera discovers Akarsh's lies, his affair with a much younger woman Alia and how she navigates her marriage.

Production

In October 2019, Variety reported that Hotstar would be adapting BBC Studios's critically acclaimed series Doctor Foster for Indian audiences in association with BBC Studios India with Tigmanshu Dhulia and Aijaz Khan helming the series. By early November 2019, Hotstar revealed Rasika Dugal and Purab Kohli as lead actors. [11]

It was announced that the series will be coming back with a season 2. [12] The trailer of season 2 was unveiled on 21 April 2021 [13]

Episodes

LIST OF EPISODES
Episode No.

(Overall)

Episode No.

(in Season)

TitleDirectorWritten byOriginal Release date
Season 1
11The Seed Tigmanshu Dhulia Suyash Trivedi

Abhiruchi Chand

22 November 2019
22The Outsider Tigmanshu Dhulia Suyash Trivedi

Abhiruchi Chand

22 November 2019
33More than Meets the EyesAijaz KhanSuyash Trivedi

Abhiruchi Chand

22 November 2019
44A Second ChanceAijaz KhanSuyash Trivedi

Abhiruchi Chand

22 November 2019
55Stop At NothingAijaz KhanSuyash Trivedi

Abhiruchi Chand

22 November 2019
Season 2
61The ReturnOni SenPreeti Mamgain

Eisha Chopra

30 April 2021
72Empty NestOni SenPreeti Mamgain30 April 2021
83Wicked GamesOni SenPreeti Mamgain7 May 2021
94Once a Cheater, Always a CheaterOni SenPreeti Mamgain14 May 2021
105Collateral DamageOni SenRajesh Chadha21 May 2021

Release

The series was launched on 22 November 2019 on Hotstar. [14]

Promotion

The first trailer of the series was released by Hotstar on 1 November 2019 across multiple platforms. [15]

Reception

The series garnered largely positive reviews.

Ruchi Kaushal of Hindustan Times praised the way the series adapted to the Indian setting despite being a remake and called it one of Dugal's best works till date with strong writing and backed by Tigamanshu Dhulia's direction. [16]

On the other hand, the series was also described as a banal take on infidelity by some others. [17]

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