Paurashpur

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Paurashpur
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Poster
Genre
  • Historical
  • Drama
Written byBaljit Singh Chaddha,
Ranveer Pratap Singh,
Rajesh Tripathi,
Rahul Ranjan,
Chital Tripathi
Directed bySachindra Vats,
Yogesh Ojha,
KayCee
Country of origin India
Original languageHindi
No. of seasons3
No. of episodes17
Production
ProducerSachin Mohite
Production locationIndia
Production companyJaasvand Entertainment
Original release
Network ALTBalaji
ZEE5
Release29 December 2020 (2020-12-29) –
24 May 2024 (2024-05-24)

Paurashpur is an Indian Hindi-language fictional historical period original web series which was streamed on ALTBalaji and ZEE5. [1] The web series is conceptualised by Baljit Singh Chaddha, directed by Sachindra Vats and produced by Sachin Mohite under the production company Jaasvand Entertainment. [2] [3] It stars Annu Kapoor, Milind Soman, Shilpa Shinde and Shaheer Sheikh. [4] The series was released on 29 December 2020. [5] It received a mostly mixed critical reception, with reviewers criticising the show's writing [6] [7] and the excessive use of sexual content. [8] [9] In season 2, this series was released on 28 July 2023 and was directed by Yogesh Ojha and written by Rahul Ranjan. Also in season 3, this series was released on 21 May 2024 as the directed by Kaycee and written by Chital Tripathi and Rajesh Tripathi. Its stars in season 2 and 3 are Sherlyn Chopra, Payel Raha, Muskan Agrawal, and Kajol Tyagi.

Contents

Cast

Episodes

SeriesEpisodesOriginally released
First releasedLast releasedNetwork
1 729 December 2020 (2020-12-29)30 December 2020 (2020-12-30) ALTBalaji and ZEE5
2 528 July 2023 (2023-07-28)26 December 2023 (2023-12-26) ALTT
3 521 May 2024 (2024-05-21)24 May 2024 (2024-05-24) ALTT

Season 1

No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal release date
11"Paurashpur – Kingdom of Patriarchy"Sachindra VatsBaljit Singh Chaddha, Singh Ranveer Pratap and Rajesh Tripathi29 December 2020 (2020-12-29)
22"Nakaabposh – The Mysterious Kidnapper"Sachindra VatsBaljit Singh Chaddha, Singh Ranveer Pratap and Rajesh Tripathi30 December 2020 (2020-12-30)
33"Kala Ranveer - Not A Love Story"Sachindra VatsBaljit Singh Chaddha, Singh Ranveer Pratap and Rajesh Tripathi30 December 2020 (2020-12-30)
44"Boris – The Gender Politics"Sachindra VatsBaljit Singh Chaddha, Singh Ranveer Pratap and Rajesh Tripathi30 December 2020 (2020-12-30)
55"Ujale Baaz – The Secret Hawk"Sachindra VatsBaljit Singh Chaddha, Singh Ranveer Pratap and Rajesh Tripathi30 December 2020 (2020-12-30)
66"Nayantara – Legend of the Missing Queen"Sachindra VatsBaljit Singh Chaddha, Singh Ranveer Pratap and Rajesh Tripathi30 December 2020 (2020-12-30)
77"Vidroh – The Uprising"Sachindra VatsBaljit Singh Chaddha, Singh Ranveer Pratap and Rajesh Tripathi30 December 2020 (2020-12-30)

Season 2

No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal release date
81"Thrones and Deceit"Yogesh OjhaRahul Ranjan28 July 2023 (2023-07-28)
92"Love's Battle"Yogesh OjhaRahul Ranjan26 December 2023 (2023-12-26)
103"Secrets and Shadows"Yogesh OjhaRahul Ranjan26 December 2023 (2023-12-26)
114"The Prophecy Unveiled"Yogesh OjhaRahul Ranjan26 December 2023 (2023-12-26)
125"The Dance of Power"Yogesh OjhaRahul Ranjan26 December 2023 (2023-12-26)

Season 3

No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal release date
131"The Rise Of Conspiracy"KayCeeChital Tripathi, Rajesh Tripathi21 May 2024 (2024-05-21)
142"The Murder of Sentiments"KayCeeChital Tripathi, Rajesh Tripathi24 May 2024 (2024-05-24)
153"Destiny Strikes a New"KayCeeChital Tripathi, Rajesh Tripathi24 May 2024 (2024-05-24)
164"Echoes of the Past Dusane, Prajakta"KayCeeChital Tripathi, Rajesh Tripathi24 May 2024 (2024-05-24)
175"Together or Apart?"KayCeeChital Tripathi, Rajesh Tripathi24 May 2024 (2024-05-24)

Release and marketing

On 15 October 2020, ALTBalaji announced about the web series [15] and it has released on 29 December 2020. [16] The web series logo was launched on 2 December 2020 on ALTBalaji's official Instagram profile with 16 different Indian languages. [17] Teaser was launched on 6 December 2020. [18] [19] [20] [21]

Critical reception

Archika Khurana of The Times of India [22] has given 2/5 stars stating that the plot unfolds to draw out the state of women in society and addresses some significant issues like patriarchy, gender politics and power. However, it ends up being a tedious watch due to its weak endeavour. Directed by Shachindra Vats, this seven-part series bought together many ingredients—good setup, great casting, and strong background score— but the final dish turns out to be not-so-inviting.

Anvita Singh of The Indian Express [8] criticise that "The script is abysmal, and the dialogues are just plain bad. It is a groundbreaking epic drama about lust, revenge and patriarchy. However, it comes across as soft porn. There are unnecessary sex scenes, which, by the way, have not been shot aesthetically."


Dyuti Gupta or SheThePeople.TV criticised that "This Ekta Kapoor Series Is Just Glitter, No Gold". The plot had ample potential to turn out to be a Bahubali-sized blockbuster, but a below-average script added with an equally poor direction makes it something you'd be better off skipping. There are so many loopholes and loose ends that the entire show feels like a half-hearted effort on part of the makers. The CGI and VFX are lousy, the screenplay is preposterous and the dialogues are downright cringeworthy. [23]


Ravi Bule of ABP News Live criticise that the web series with Gender Discrimination Raises Cheaply Series and rather focuses on Kama Sutra like content. [9]

TV9 Hindi criticise that Story has been focused on bold scenes, no character could leave impression. [24]

References

  1. ↑ Shweta Keshri (16 October 2020). "Shaheer Sheikh and Milind Soman to be seen together in period drama Paurashpur". India Today. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  2. ↑ "ALTBalaji's 'Game Of Thrones' Like Period Drama Paurashpur's Logo Released In 16 Indian languages". Koimoi. 1 December 2020. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
  3. ↑ "ALTBalaji launches the logo of its upcoming period drama 'Paurashpur' in 16 Indian languages!". www.santabanta.com. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
  4. ↑ "ALTBalaji to launch magnum opus drama Paurashpur". The Indian Express. 16 October 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  5. ↑ Llewellyn, Tom (23 December 2020). "Paurashpur: Release date and cast confirmed for ALTBalaji and Zee5 series". HITC. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  6. ↑ Bureau, Binged (30 December 2020). "Paurashpur Web Series Review - A Joke On The Audience". Binged. Retrieved 12 January 2021.{{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  7. ↑ "OTT Review : Paurashpur – Hindi series on Alt Balaji". 123telugu.com. 31 December 2020. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
  8. 1 2 "Paurashpur first impression: A bad, bad series". The Indian Express. 30 December 2020. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
  9. 1 2 बुले, रवि (30 December 2020). "Paurashpur Review: स्त्री-पुरुष में भेदभाव को सस्ते ढंग से उठाती सीरीज, कामसूत्र पर फोकस". www.abplive.com (in Hindi). Retrieved 12 January 2021.
  10. ↑ "Paurashpur: The posters of one of the biggest web-series ever out now". mid-day. 5 December 2020. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
  11. ↑ Keshri, Shweta (6 December 2020). "Milind Soman reveals his look from Paurashpur, wife Ankita calls it amazing". India Today. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
  12. ↑ Service, Tribune News. "Shilpa Shinde wears the crown of Queen Meerawati for her OTT debut". Tribuneindia News Service. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  13. ↑ "Milind Soman, Shilpa Shinde and Shaheer Sheikh to star in ALT Balaji's and ZEE5 Club's period drama 'Paurashpur'". Peepingmoon.com. 16 October 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  14. 1 2 "जेंडर संघर्ष और विश्वासघात से भरपूर 'पौरशपुर' का टीज़र रिलीज़, मिलिंद सोमन अलग अवतार में आए नजर". NDTVIndia. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
  15. ↑ Tellychakkar, Team (10 November 2020). "Shaheer Sheikh's dons back his traditionally royal and prince-charming avatar in the upcoming period-drama Paurashpur, pics go viral online". Tellychakkar. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  16. ↑ "Paurashpur: Shilpa Shinde, Shaheer Sheikh and Annu Kapoor turn royal". The Indian Express. 4 December 2020. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
  17. ↑ "Paurashpur pre-teaser: This period drama looks spectacular". www.msn.com. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
  18. ↑ "Paurashpur pre-teaser: Shilpa Shinde's and Milind Soman's period drama to showcase stunning costumes, extravagant sets and grand visuals". Peepingmoon.com. 11 January 2019. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
  19. ↑ "Paurashpur teaser: Milind Soman, Annu Kapoor-starrer looks pretentious and sleazy". The Indian Express. 6 December 2020. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
  20. ↑ "Paurashpur Teaser: Shilpa Shinde, Milind Soman, Shaheer Sheikh's Sex-Fuelled AltBalaji Series Will Navigate the Battle of Genders In Bygone Era (Watch Video) | 📺 LatestLY". LatestLY. 6 December 2020. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
  21. ↑ author/online-lokmat (6 December 2020). "Paurashpur Teaser : मिलिंद सोमण व अन्नू कपूर यांचा हा अवतार कधीही पाहिला नसेल!". Lokmat (in Marathi). Retrieved 10 December 2020.{{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  22. ↑ "Paurashpur Season 1 Review: An underwhelming erotic period drama", The Times of India, retrieved 12 January 2021
  23. ↑ Gupta, Dyuti (30 December 2020). "Paurashpur Review: This Ekta Kapoor Series Is Just Glitter, No Gold". SheThePeople TV. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
  24. ↑ "Paurashpur Review : कहानी नहीं बोल्ड सीन्स पर किया गया है फोकस, कोई भी किरदार नहीं छोड़ पाया छाप". TV9 Hindi (in Hindi). 30 December 2020. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
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