Smoke (web series)

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Smoke
GenreCrime-thriller
Written by Vijay Maurya (dialogues)
Screenplay byUpendra Sidhaye
Story byAyush Raina
Directed byNeel Guha
Presented by Eros International
Starring Tom Alter
Jim Sarbh
Kalki Koechlin
Mandira Bedi
Gulshan Devaiah
Amit Sial
Neil Bhoopalam
Satyadeep Misra
Prakash Belawadi
Kallirroi Tziafeta
Country of originIndia
Original languageHindi
Production
ProducersFaisal Malik
Kumud Shahi
CinematographyRohit Prabhu
Haresh Bhanushali
John Jacob Payyapalli
EditorsSankalp Meshram
Monisha R Baldawa
Running time30-40 minutes
Production companies Eros Motion Pictures, Humari Film Company
Release
Original network Eros Now
Original release26 November 2018 (2018-11-26)

Smoke is a 2018 Indian web series produced by Eros Motion Pictures and Humari Film Company. [1] It was globally released on 26 October 2018, [2] on Indian streaming platform Eros Now as an original series. The series is directed by Neel Guha. [3]

Contents

Cast

Festival screenings

Smoke premiered on MIPCOM 2018 in Cannes under the ‘Made in India Originals’ category on 15 October 2018. [3]

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References

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