''Apharan'' is a 2018 Indian
Hindi
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-language
action thriller
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streaming television
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series directed and co-produced by
Sidharth Sengupta for
video on demand
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platform
ALTBalaji
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. The series stars
Arunoday Singh.
The series is set in current times and revolves around kidnapping, suspense, mystery and never ending action.
The series is 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
Uttarakhand Police is lured into kidnapping a young girl named Anusha (Monica Chaudhary), at her step-mother (
Mahie Gill
Rimpy Kaur "Mahie" Gill (born 19 December 1975) is an Indian actress, working in the Hindi and Punjabi film industries. She is best known for her role of Paro in Anurag Kashyap's critically acclaimed Hindi film ''Dev.D'', a modern take on Sarat ...
)'s request. The plot begins as a simple plan to extort money in exchange for Anusha.
This series revolves around crime, thriller, mystery, and suspense with action and comedy sequences.
Apharan is based on the 70s era with the feeling of nostalgia and great suspense and mystery. The story follows a cop 'Rudra' who was falsely accused and ends up in jail for 3 years. The plot is all about the mystery of the murder of a kidnapped girl.
Season 2 revolves around Rudra navigating his professional duties with his personal life at stake. To find a cure for his wife's addiction, the RAW sends the formidable cop to Serbia to track down and capture Bikram Bahadur Singh, or BBS, a wanted criminal responsible for the death of 9 Indian RAW agents in one month.
Cast
*
Arunoday Singh as Rudra Srivastava/Bikram Bahadur Shah (BBS) Dual Role in season 2
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Mahie Gill
Rimpy Kaur "Mahie" Gill (born 19 December 1975) is an Indian actress, working in the Hindi and Punjabi film industries. She is best known for her role of Paro in Anurag Kashyap's critically acclaimed Hindi film ''Dev.D'', a modern take on Sarat ...
as Madhu Tyagi/Malini
* Ujjawal Chopra as Bhandari Season 2
* Monica Chaudhary as Anusha Tyagi season 1
*
Nidhi Singh as Ranjana Srivastava
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Varun Badola as Laxman Saxena
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Saanand Verma
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as Satyanarayan Dubey
*Neha Kaul as Madhu Tyagi
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Pawan Chopra
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as Commissioner
* Ram Sujan Singh as Mishra
* Surender Singh as Constable Joshi
*
Sanjay Batra 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
Awards
References
External links
Apharanat
ALTBalaji
ALTBalaji is an Indian subscription based video on demand platform which is a wholly owned subsidiary of Balaji Telefilms Ltd. Launched on 16 April 2017, ALTBalaji is the group's foray into the digital entertainment sphere to create original OT ...
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2018 web series debuts
Hindi-language web series
ALTBalaji original programming
Indian drama web series