''Decoupled'' is an Indian English-language

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television series created and written by

Manu Joseph Manu Joseph (born 22 July 1974) is an Indian journalist and writer. He is the former editor of ''Open (Indian magazine), Open'' magazine. Life and career Manu was born in Kottayam district, Kottayam, Kerala, and grew up in Chennai. His father J ...

for

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and directed by

Hardik Mehta Hardik Mehta is a writer-director who works in both fiction as well as non fiction formats. He won the National Award, in addition to several other awards and honors across international film festivals, for his documentary short Amdavad Ma ...

. The series stars R. Madhavan and Surveen Chawla in the lead roles.

Plot

A misanthropic writer and his startup-founder wife juggle their impending divorce with the absurdities and annoyances of life in their affluent world.

Cast

* R. Madhavan as Arya * Surveen Chawla as Shruti * Arista Mehta as Rohini *

Chetan Bhagat Chetan Prakash Bhagat (born April 22, 1974) is an Indian author, columnist, screenwriter, and YouTuber. He was included in ''Time (magazine), Time magazine’s'' list of the 100 Most Influential People in the World in 2010. Several of his nove ...

as himself * Atul Kumar as Agni * Bhavik Kelawala as Jamal Sarif * Aseem Hattangadi as Mayank *

Mir Afsar Ali Mir Afsar Ali or Mir (born 13 February 1975) is an Indian radio jockey, television anchor, singer, comedian, actor and media personality. He was the host of Mirakkel, a Comedy show on Zee Bangla and Hi Kolkata on Radio Mirchi. He read on the sh ...

as Dr Basu * Sonia Rathee as Masha * Darren E. Scott as Jean Lee *

Dilnaz Irani Dilnaz Irani is an Indian film, theatre and television actress. She started her Bollywood career as an actress in films such as ''68 Pages'' and ''Jodhaa Akbar'', and has appeared in the films ''Heroine'' in 2012 and ''Aligarh Aligarh (; ...

as Reema * Himanee Bhatia *

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 ...

as Surinder Sharma * Apara Mehta as Madhu Sharma * Mukesh Bhatt as Ganesh * Nazneen Madan as Bhumika * Salim Siddiqui as Salim Bhai * Srestha Banerjee as Decoupling Party Manager (Goa)

Episodes

Release

The series opened to mixed review from critics, though the performances of the lead pair received praise. The show's creator, Manu Joseph, subsequently noted that 'liberal media' outlets targeted the show. Within three days of release, the series became the leading Indian series on the platform of the week.

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Decoupled 2021 Indian television series debuts Hindi-language television shows Netflix television dramas Hindi-language web series Indian drama web series Indian comedy-drama television series Indian comedy web series