Spotlight 2 (web series)

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Spotlight 2
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Genre Romance
Music
Based on Aashiqui 2
Written by Vikram Bhatt
Story byVikram Bhatt
Directed bySidhant Sachdev
Creative directorSiddhant Sachdeva
Starring
Composers Harish Sagane
Ankit Shah
Country of originIndia
Original languageHindi
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes13
Production
ProducerVikram Bhatt
Production location Mumbai
Camera setup Multi-Camara
Running time22 minutes approx
Production companyVB On The Web
Original release
Network Viu
YouTube
Release26 January 2018 (2018-01-26) 
present
Related
Spotlight

Spotlight 2 is an Indian romantic web series which premiered on 26 January 2017 and streaming on Viu. The show stars Karan Grover [1] and Aditi Arya. It is produced and written by Vikram Bhatt and director by Sidhant Sachdev. [2] The web series is based on life of a young great successful rockstar. It draws narrative influence from the movie Aashiqui 2. [3] [4]

Contents

Plot

The story revolves around an upcoming rock star and musician Vicky (Karan Grover) who gets downhearted after losing the ability to sing and his ex-girlfriend Jyotika (Aditi Arya) helps him to rebuild his life. [5]

Cast

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References

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