Virgin Bhasskar

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Virgin Bhasskar
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Genre Web series
Drama
Comedy
Created by Ekta Kapoor
Developed by Balaji Telefilms
Written byAjaydeep Singh
Manish Kumar
Directed bySakshat Dalvi
Sangieta Rao
Creative directorBaljit Singh Chaddha
StarringAnant Joshi
Rutpanna Aishwarya
Theme music composerHarshwardhan Dixit
Country of originIndia
Original languageHindi
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes11 (list of episodes)
Production
Producers Ekta Kapoor
Shobha Kapoor
Production locations Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
CinematographyAnubhav Bansal
EditorsVikas Sharma
Vishal Sharma
Camera setup Multi-camera
Running time18-25 minutes
Production company Balaji Telefilms
Release
Original network ALT Balaji
ZEE5
Picture format HDTV 1080i
Audio format Dolby Digital
Original release19 November 2019 (2019-11-19) (season 1) [1]
Chronology
Related

Virgin Bhasskar is an Indian comedy web series created by Akanksha Shukla and produced by Ekta Kapoor and Shobha Kapoor under their banner Balaji Telefilms for their video-on-demand streaming platform ALT Balaji and ZEE5. [2] The series is directed by Sakshat Dalvi and Sangieta Rao. The season 1 of the series premiered on 19 November 2019 [3] on ZEE5 [4] and season 2 premiered on 29 August 2020. [5] [6]

Contents

The series stars Anant Joshi, Rutpanna Aishwarya, and Dherendra Kumar Tiwari as protagonists and revolves around the life of an erotic novelist who desperately wants to lose his virginity. [1]

Synopsis

The series revolves around Bhaskar Tripathi who is an erotic novelist but the irony of his life is that he is still a virgin. The series explores his life when he falls in love with Vidhi Pandey, daughter of a police officer whom he loves her and wants to lose his virginity only to her. [7]

Cast

ActorRoleAppearances
Anant V Joshi [ citation needed ]Bhasskar TripathiMain
Rutpanna AishwaryaVidhi PandeyMain
Dherendra Kumar TiwariMishra JiRecurring
Himanshu AroraRohanRecurring
Sukhwinder Chahal [8] Recurring
Omkar NautiyalAbhishek YadavRecurring
Pradeep YadavDilevarimanRecurring
Durgesh KumarBatuknathRecurring
Raanveer ChahalIPS Keshav TyagiRecurring

Episodes

SeasonEpisodesOriginally released
1 11November 19, 2019 (2019-11-19)
No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal release date
11"Un-used Jawaani"Sangieta RaoAjaydeep Singh and Manish Kumar19 November 2019 (2019-11-19)
22"The first meeting"Sangieta RaoAjaydeep Singh and Manish Kumar19 November 2019 (2019-11-19)
33"Banarasi Pyaar Ya Sambhog"Sangieta RaoAjaydeep Singh and Manish Kumar19 November 2019 (2019-11-19)
44"Saam Daam Dand Bhed"Sangieta RaoAjaydeep Singh and Manish Kumar19 November 2019 (2019-11-19)
55"Coaching Wali GF"Sangieta RaoAjaydeep Singh and Manish Kumar19 November 2019 (2019-11-19)
66"Shaadi Mein Samasyaa"Sangieta RaoAjaydeep Singh and Manish Kumar19 November 2019 (2019-11-19)
77"Baaton Ka Tota"Sangieta RaoAjaydeep Singh and Manish Kumar19 November 2019 (2019-11-19)
88"Pyaar Ka Saregama"Sangieta RaoAjaydeep Singh and Manish Kumar19 November 2019 (2019-11-19)
99"Sabse Bada Rog, Bhaiya Nahi Ho Raha Sambhog"Sangieta RaoAjaydeep Singh and Manish Kumar19 November 2019 (2019-11-19)
1010"Chaudah Upanyaas Ka Sahitya"Sangieta RaoAjaydeep Singh and Manish Kumar19 November 2019 (2019-11-19)
1111"Pyaar Ki Vidhi"Sangieta RaoAjaydeep Singh and Manish Kumar19 November 2019 (2019-11-19)

Reception

The show received mixed reviews on its opening, [9] [10] while audience rated 6.8 stars on IMDb. [11]

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