''24'' is an Indian

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-language

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television series which aired on

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, based on the American series of the same name. It aired from 4 October 2013 through 21 December 2013. It was written by

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and Bhavani Iyer, directed by

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and

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, and produced by Ramesh Deo Productions. Season 2 aired from 23 July 2016 to 9 October 2016. The Hindi version of ''24'' is the first adaptation of the show; the India rights were acquired from

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and ''24'' producer

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by the production company of

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, who also plays the lead role in the adaptation. In November 2011, Kapoor's production house signed a 100 crore ($20 million at the time) deal to adapt the series. The show is set in

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with the main set of the Anti-Terrorist Unit (ATU) being a replica of the one in the original series. Bollywood actors

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and

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both have cameo performances in the show.Meet the impressive cast of Anil Kapoor's 24 Photo Gallery, Pictures, Photos, Images, Pics - Colors TV Show
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/ref> The season is directed by

and

, written by

and Bhavani Iyer and is supervised by Manisha Sharma. The second season aired in July 2016 to October 2016.

Plot

Season 1

The season focuses on ATU Chief Jai Singh Rathore (

), who is torn between saving his family and the entire nation from a major terrorist attack. With assassins and attackers on the loose, it is up to Jai to save the country's Prime Minister-elect Aditya Singhania (

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), even possibly from members of his own family, with the eye of suspicion lingering on his cousin and Chief of Staff, Prithvi Singhania ( Raaghav Chanana).

Season 2

Jai gets a terror mastermind Roshan Sherchan (

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) arrested along with accomplice Shivani Malik (

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). But Roshan's brother Haroon Sherchan (

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) threatens to infect

with a virus that can put everyone's life at risk. While members of the Anti Terrorism Unit (including Shivani Malik) are trying their best to solve the case, Jai Rathod, unbeknownst to them, is hatching a plan to free Roshan. Jai has drawn further ire from his son for being romantically involved with a new woman Maya (

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). Maya also has a connection to the terrorist brothers and is in a relationship with Haroon. Aditya (

) & Prithvi Singhania ( Raaghav Chanana) continue to hold fort on the political front as the country unravels into chaos, while hidden secrets in their family saga begin to unravel.

Production

Kapoor, who had previously featured in the American version of the ''24'' series playing President Omar Hassan, bought the official rights of ''24'' in November 2011. The show aired in Hindi and was also dubbed in various regional languages. India is the first country outside of the US to get rights to adapt the show. "We hope this will pave the way for many more local versions of this brilliant series in other international territories," Fox International Television president Marion Edwards said in an email reply to ET.

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, who starred in the original show has shown interest in acting in the Hindi version. Colors channel bought the broadcast rights in a deal estimated at Rs 150

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. Kapoor holds the rights of the 192 episodes for a period of four years extendable to another ten. The first season featured the Tata Safari Storme as presenting sponsor, whereas the second season featured the Maruti Suzuki S-Cross. Both cars were advertised prominently in the show. On 21 October 2013, Kapoor launched ''Tata Safari Storm presents 24 – The Game'', a 3D game in which players participate as ATU Chief Jai Singh Rathod, portrayed on-screen by Kapoor. The second season of the series also known as Day 2, commenced airing on 23 July 2016. The show is written by

, Niranjan Iyengar and Priya Pinto, directed by

. began shooting in February 2016.

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and

were announced as new main cast members. As with the original show, the plot concerns a mission to save the country from a tragedy, and later an attempt to implicate the conspirators responsible for it. Season 2 of ''24'' is loosely based on the third season of the original series, while borrowing some story elements from the second season.

Cast

Main

(season 1–2) as Jai Singh Rathore, a character based on

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, a man with an army background who is torn between loyalty to his family and to his country, India. *

(season 1–2) as Aditya Singhania, a Prime-Ministerial candidate and a youth icon whose life is in danger, based on the character President David Palmer of the original show. * Raaghav Chanana (season 1–2) as Prithvi Singhania, Aditya's cousin and

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, inspired from the characters

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and

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from the original show. *

Anita Raj Anita Raj Khurana (born 28 February 1963) is an Indian actress and the daughter of well-known actor Jagdish Raj. Her notable films include Prem Geet (1981 film), Prem Geet (1981), ''Zara Si Zindagi'' (1983), ''Naukar Biwi Ka'' (1983), ''Zam ...

(season 1–2) as Naina Singhania, Aditya and Divya's mother, inspired from the character Sherry Palmer of the original show. *

Sapna Pabbi Sapna Pabbi (born 20 December 1988) is a British actress and model known for her work as Kiran Rathod in the Indian television series '' 24'' and the Hindi films, '' Khamoshiyan'' and '' Drive''. Early life Pabbi was born on 20 December 1988. ...

(season 1–2) as Kiran Rathod, Jai and Trisha's teenage daughter, based on the character

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in the original series. *

Tisca Chopra Tisca Chopra (born 1 November 1973) is an Indian actress, author and film producer who has appeared in over 45 feature films, predominantly in Hindi language. '' Taare Zameen Par'', her best known feature film, was India's official entry to th ...

(season 1) as Trisha Rathod, Jai's wife, based on

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Mandira Bedi Mandira Bedi (born 15 April 1972) is an Indian actress, fashion designer, and television presenter. She gained recognition by playing the title role in the 1994 television show, '' Shanti'', which was telecast on India's national channel, Doorda ...

(season 1) as Nikita Rai, a government agent at ATU based on the character Nina Myers. * Adhish Khanna (season 1) as Veer Singh Rathod, Jai and Trisha's son. * Akshay Ajit Singh (season 2) as Veer Singh Rathod, replaced Khanna in season 2. *

(season 2) as Dr. Devyani Bhowmick, Aditya's girlfriend. Inspired from character Dr. Anne Packard from the original show. *

(season 2) as Shibani Malik.

Recurring

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(season 1) as Tejpal Singh Sandhu, a government agent at ATU, based on the character

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of the original show. *

Shivani Tanksale Shivani Tanksale is a Mumbai-based actress who appears in Hindi films and advertisements. Personal life She has been acting in plays since her school days at Green Lawns High School in Mumbai. She won several state and national level competiti ...

(season 1) as Divya Singhania Maurya, sister of Aditya and wife of Vikrant, loosely based on Nicole Palmer. * Rahul Singh (season 1). as Vikrant Maharia, Divya's husband. *

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(season 1) as Pooja Bharadwaj, an aide to the minister. *

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(season 1) as Mahinder Gill, a senior Research and Analysis Wing officer who takes control of the ATU, based on

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. *

Shivkumar Subramaniam Shiv Kumar Subramaniam (23 December 1959 – 10 April 2022) was an Indian actor and screenwriter who is known for his role as the leading industrial tycoon I. M. Virani in the Indian television serial '' Mukti Bandhan'' on Colors channel. H ...

(season 1) as Kamaljit Sood, a Senior Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) officer who comes to question Jai, inspired from Ryan Chappelle. * Nissar Khan (season 1) as Murad Ali. *

Suchitra Pillai Suchitra Pillai (born 27 August 1970) is an Indian actress, model, anchor and VJ. A graduate in electronic engineering from the Fr. Conceicao Rodrigues College of Engineering, Bandra (West), Mumbai, she chose a career in arts over engineering ...

(season 1) as Mehek Ahuja, a TV Journalist and Vikrant's lover. * Shahnawaz Pradhan (season 1) as KK, inspired by campaign manager Carl Webb. * Aradhana Jagota (season 1) as Jhanvi Abhay Gupta, Kiran's friend, based on Janet York. *

Kiran Srinivas Kiran Srinivas (born March 25, 1985) is an Indian television and film actor known for his work in Hindi television and Kannada films. He received critical acclaim for the role of a drug addict, "Roy D'Souza" in Channel V India's '' Paanch 5 Wro ...

(season 1) as Dev. * Priyansh Jora (season 1) as Rohit. * Nikunj Malik (season 1) as Simran, the girl whom Veer helps. * Gurpreet Saini (season 1–2) as Mihir, based on the character Milo Pressman in the original series. *

Kishor Kadam Kishor Kadam (born 9 November 1967) is an Indian actor and poet who has acted prominently in Marathi and Hindi movies. He has also acted in Tamil movies and has appeared in some television serials as well. He is a veteran Marathi poet, writin ...

(season 1) as Ravinder, LTFE Chief, based on the character Victor Drazen of the original show. * Rajeev Siddhartha (season 1) as Bala Ravinder, Ravinder's son, inspired from

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. *

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(season 1) as Raja, Ravinder's right-hand man, inspired from Andre Drazen. *

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(season 1) as Yakub Sayeed, terrorist leader, based on

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. *

Ajinkya Deo Ajinkya Deo (born 3 May 1963) is an Indian actor in Marathi films and is the son of veteran Marathi actor Ramesh Deo and Seema Deo. He was the Prominent figure in Marathi Cinema during 80s and 90s. He appeared over 85 movies in Hindi and Marath ...

(season 1) as Kartik Chandrashekhar / Abhay Gupta, Jhanvi's Fake father. * Rajat Kaul (season 1) as Max Ferraro, a free line photographer. *

Nikkitasha Marwaha Nikkitasha Marwaha is a Punjabi American model who won Miss India Worldwide 2009 at Durban, South Africa on February 14, 2009.Mandy from the original show. *

Rahul Khanna Rahul Khanna (born 20 June 1972) is an Indian actor, VJ, model and writer who works in Bollywood. He is the eldest son of actor Vinod Khanna and the elder brother of Akshaye Khanna. Early life and background Khanna was born and raised in Mu ...

(season 1) as Tarun Khosla, a young rich businessman. *

Richa Chadda Richa Chadha (born 18 December 1986) is an Indian actress who works in Hindi cinema. She made her acting debut with a small role in the comedy film ''Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye!'' (2008). Chadha's breakthrough came in 2012 with the crime film ''Gangs ...

(season 1) as Sapna, a cameo. *

Bikramjeet Kanwarpal Major (rank), Major Bikramjeet Kanwarpal (29 August 1968 1 May 2021) was an Indian film and television actor. A retired army officer, Kanwarpal had played supporting roles in many films and television serials. Kanwarpal shared screen space wit ...

(season 1)Major Bikramjeet Kanwarpal in Anil Kapoor's 24
.

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. Stuti Agrawal. 7 July 2013. as Agent Pradhan. *

Shweta Pandit Shweta Pandit (born 7 July 1986) is an Indian singer and actress who primarily works in Hindi cinema. She has also recorded popular songs for films in Telugu and Tamil and many other Indian languages. Early life She is the younger daughter ...

(season 1) *

Vikas Shrivastav Vikas Shrivastav is an Indian actor who has appeared primarily in Hindi films. Career Vikas Shrivasatav was born in Bihar and grew up in Uttar Pradesh. He worked in theatre since he was young. He started his career as an actor with ''Gangaajal' ...

as Shinde (season 2) *

(season 2) as Haroon Sherchan, younger brother of Roshan Sherchan who wants his brother to be out of prison based on Hector Salazar. *

(season 2) as Roshan Sherchan, a narcoterrorist caught by Jai, based on Ramon Salazar *

(season 2) as Maya, based on Claudia Hernandez *

Harsh Chhaya Harsh Chhaya (born 2 December 1966) is an Indian actor. He debuted in a minor role as "Jijo" in the early 1990s Zee TV series '' Tara'', but first came into prominence in the role of Krishnakant Trivedi (KT) in mid 1990s TV series ''Hasratein'' ...

(season 2) as Siddharth Saigal, Intelligence Bureau Head *

Sumit Kaul Sumit Kaul (born 10 March 1978) is an Indian actor and model known for playing Umar Riaz in the web series '' Tanaav''. Kaul was born on March 10, 1978, in Bombay, Maharashtra into a Kashmiri Pandit family that left Kashmir Valley in the 1990s ...

(season 2) as Gyan Thakkar, thought at one point to be an enemy mole, he was revealed to have been working with Jai to coordinate an elaborate sting operation in which Jai would infiltrate the Sherchan's operation and gain their trust by breaking Roshan out of prison, based on

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. *

Karanvir Sharma Karanvir Sharma (born 18 September 1985) is an Indian actor who predominantly works in Hindi films and television productions. He is best known for his role as Shaurya Sabherwal in Star Plus's romantic drama series '' Shaurya Aur Anokhi Ki Kahani ...

(season 2) as Raj Singh Bhakta *

Sudhanshu Pandey Sudhanshu Pandey is an Indian model, film and television actor, singer, writer and producer. He has appeared in many Hindi films and some few Tamil films. Career After a successful modelling career, he made the television debut with ''Beta'', ...

(season 2) as Vedant Acharya original cast as Tony Almeida *

Naveen Polishetty Naveen Polishetty (born 26 December 1989) is an Indian actor and screenwriter who primarily works in Telugu films. He made his debut with the film '' Agent Sai Srinivasa Athreya'' (2019). He then appeared in the coming-of-age blockbuster film ...

(season 2) as Kush Sawant, based on Kyle Singer * Gunjan Malhotra (season 2) as Zaara *

Akash Khurana Akash Khurana is an Indian actor, screenwriter, director, author, theatre artist and entrepreneur. His first screen appearance was in Shyam Benegal's '' Kalyug''. He has appeared in nearly 60 films, including ''Ardh Satya'', ''Saaransh'', ''N ...

(season 2) as Bhisham Bhowmick *

Prerna Wanvari Prerna Wanvari is an Indian actress. She has acted in TV shows, like '' Bandini'', '' Koi Aane Ko Hai'', ''Adaalat'', '' Gumrah: End of Innocence'', '' Sapna Babul Ka...Bidaai'' and '' Parichay''. She presented the ''Arts Programming Award'' at ...

(season 2) *

Angad Bedi Angad Singh Bedi (born 6 February 1983) is an Indian actor and former model. He made his debut with ''Kaya Taran'' in 2004, an adaptation of a Malayalam short story by N. S. Madhavan, ''Vanmarangal Veezhumpol (When the Big Trees Fall)''. He ha ...

(season 2) as Dhruv Awasthi, based on Michael Amador * Pallavi Patil (season 2) as Mitali *

Sharad Ponkshe Sharad Ponkshe (born 13 October 1966) is an Indian actor and writer, mainly working in Hindi and Marathi cinema. He is a speaker and an actor in Marathi film, theater and television. Career Ponkshe started his career in 1988 and worked in multip ...

(Season 2) as Amar Mane-Shinde, based on Alan Milliken *

Amruta Khanvilkar Amruta Khanvilkar (; born 23 November 1984) is an Indian film and television actress and producer. She primarily works in Marathi language, Marathi and Hindi films. She is one of the highest-paid actresses in Marathi cinema. Khanvilkar aspired ...

(season 2) as Antara Mane-Shinde, based on Julia Milliken *

Ritu Shivpuri Ritu Shivpuri is an Indian actress and model, notable for her work in Hindi and Kannada cinema. Daughter of actors Om and Sudha Shivpuri, Ritu made her acting debut in a leading role in the 1993 film '' Aankhen'', which was the highest grossin ...

(season 2) as Dr. Sunny Mehta *

Rajesh Khera Rajesh Khera (''Rājēśa Khērā'') is an Indian television actor and voice actor who has acted in many Hindi films and is remembered for the role of fashion designer Maddy in '' Jassi Jaissi Koi Nahin''. He was recently seen as a contender ...

(season 2) as Sudeep * Manasi Rachh (season 2) as Maddy *

Nagesh Bhonsle Nagesh Bhosale is an Indian film, television and theatre actor. He acted in ''Anuja'' which is nominated at the 97th Academy Awards (Oscar 2025) in the live action short film category. He also worked on the 2018 film ''Hotel Mumbai'', alongs ...

(season 2) as Marathe *

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(season 2) as Jia *

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(season 2) as Vaidehi

Guest

(season 1) as Wasim Khan, a

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officer based on Richard Walsh *

(season 1–2) as Abhilasha Grewal, based on the character Alberta Green. *

Ronit Roy Ronit Bose Roy (born 11 October 1965) is an Indian actor who works primarily in Hindi television and films and Bengali films. One of the highest paid television actor in India, he has earned numerous accolades including a Filmfare Award, five ...

(season 2) as Roy

Episodes

Reception

Season 1

An article in the UK newspaper ''

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'' stated that it was one of the most expensive TV shows ever produced in India and the first to have a major Bollywood star in the lead. ''The Gulf News'' praised its production values and writing. ''

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'' awarded the show 3.5/5 stars and stated that "The plotting: Two sisters, a man who's had a plastic surgery, a vicious boss, an airplane bombing, the sinister face of ''24''. What doesn't work? The dialogues. They're clunky, contrived, filmi and, at times, little more than a tacky translation. And this shortcoming ruins some potentially strong scenes or disconnects from the steadily brewing tension. While somewhat underwhelmed by the debut episode, I was hooked to the fast-paced, unflinchingly fierce (chopped finger, et al.), action-packed momentum of the second. ''24s premise is such, every episode inches closer to a disclosure. It may not have the finish of the original but when you look at the bigger picture, Anil Kapoor's new show is a step in a desperately needed direction." ''

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'' stated "... a big thumbs up to its well-chosen cast. Every actor fits perfectly into his or her role, with a special mention for Mandira Bedi's Nikita, Neil Bhoopalam's Aditya and Tisca Chopra's Trisha."

Season 2

Anil Kapoor, who was back with Season 2 of 24, received positive feedback from the viewers for his fresh outing. The actor was grateful for the critical acclaim he has been getting and makes sure he replies to every tweet that mentions him or 24. Critics praised

, Raaghav Chanana and

for their acting skills. Parmita Uniyal of India Today stated "It's dark, it's uncomfortable, it will leave you asking for more".

References

External links

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