Shehar Lakhot

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Shehar Lakhot
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Genre Drama
Story byDevika Bhagat
Navdeep Singh
Directed by Navdeep Singh
Starring
ComposerShivansh Jindal
Country of originIndia
Original languageHindi
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes8
Production
ProducersKhalil Bachooali
Navdeep Singh
CinematographyVishal Vittal
EditorsNayan Bhadra
Suvir Nath
Camera setup Multi-camera
Running time50 minutes
Production companyOffroad Films
Original release
Network Amazon Prime Video
Release30 November 2023 (2023-11-30)

Shehar Lakhot is an Indian Hindi-language drama television series written and directed by Navdeep Singh. [1] It was produced under the banner of Offroad Films, and stars Priyanshu Painyuli, Shruthy Menon, Chandan Roy Sanyal and Kubbra Sait. [2] The series premiered on Amazon Prime Video on November 30, 2023, [3] and has received mixed reviews from critics. [4] [5]

Contents

Cast

Production

The series was announced by Amazon Prime Video. [6] [7] The principal photography of the film started in mid-May 2022. [8] Filming took place in Udaipur, Rajasthan, before wrapping up in November 2022. [9] The trailer of the series was released on 13 September 2022. [10] The series consisting of eight episodes premiered on Amazon Prime Video from 30 November 2023. [11]

Reception

Abhimanyu Mathur gave the series a two-star rating out of five in his review for DNA. [12] In her review for Rediff.com, Deepa Gahlot rated the series a 2.5 out of 5 stars. [13] Subhash K. Jha gave the series a three-star rating out of five in his review for Times Now. [14]

The series was reviewed by various other media publications, such as Firstpost, Moneycontrol and WION. [15] [16] [17]

See also

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