''Apharan'' is a 2018 Indian

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series directed and co-produced by Sidharth Sengupta for

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. Starring Arunoday Singh, the series is set in current times and revolves around kidnapping, suspense, mystery and action. The series has been available for streaming on the ALT Balaji App and its associated websites since its release date. Season 2 was released on 18 March 2022.

Plot

Rudra Srivastava ( Arunoday Singh), a senior inspector of

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is lured into kidnapping a young girl named Anusha (

Monica Chaudhary Monica Chaudhary is an Indian actress who mainly works in Hindi films and series. She is known for her work in ''Apharan (TV series), Apharan'' (2018), which was her acting debut and ''Tu Jhoothi Main Makkaar'' (2023), which marked her film deb ...

), at the request of her step-mother (

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). The plot begins as a simple plan to extort money in exchange for Anusha but she is murdered. He was falsely accused and ends up in jail for 3 years. Season 2 revolves around Rudra navigating his professional duties with his personal life at stake. To find a cure for his wife's addiction, RAW sends the formidable cop to

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to track down and capture Vikram Bahadur Singh, or VBS, a wanted criminal responsible for the death of 9 Indian RAW agents in one month.

Season Overview

Cast

* Arunoday Singh as Rudra Srivastava/Vikram Bahadur Shah (VBS) (Dual Roles in season 2) *

as Madhu Tyagi/Malini * Ujjawal Chopra as Bhandari (Season 2) *

as Anusha Tyagi (Season 1) * Nidhi Singh as Ranjana Srivastava *

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as Laxman Saxena * Saanand Verma as Satyanarayan Dubey *Neha Kaul as Madhu Tyagi * Pawan Chopra as Commissioner * Ram Sujan Singh as Mishra * Surender Singh as Constable Joshi *

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as Govind Tyagi *Nilesh Mamgain as Shukla * Snehil Dixit Mehra as Sadhu's Wife * Shweta Rajput as Ria-the Bride (Anusha's Friend) * Nishant Tanwar as Inspector Bhatnagar * Aditya Jadhav as Crying Child

References

External links

Apharan Season 1
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