''Kohrra'' is an Indian Punjabi-language

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television series on

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created by Sudip Sharma, Gunjit Chopra, Diggi Sisodia and directed by Randeep Jha Produced under Karnesh Sharma's Clean Slate Films in collaboration with Netflix, the series stars Survinder Vicky,

Barun Sobti Barun Sobti is an Indian actor. He is best known as Nikhil Nair in '' Asur'', Amarpal Garundi in '' Kohrra'' and Arnav Singh Raizada in the television series ''Iss Pyaar Ko Kya Naam Doon''. He has also acted in various limited web series like ...

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, Saurav Khurana,

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and

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in lead roles. The series premiered on 15 July 2023 on Netflix. The series was renewed for a second season in August 2024. At the

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, ''Kohrra'' received 9 nominations, including Best Drama Series and Best Director in a Drama Series (Jha), and won 5 awards, including Best Director in a Series (Critics) (Jha), Best Actor in a Drama Series (Vicky) and Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series (Sobti).

Premise

A bridegroom is dead two days before his wedding and the police are trying to find the murderer.

Cast

* Suvinder Vicky as

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Balbir Singh, Police station Jagrana, Punjab Police, Nimrat's Father, Raman's Father-in-law, Golu's maternal Grandfather *

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Amarpal Jasjit Garundi, Police station Jagrana, Punjab Police, Jung's younger brother, Rajji's brother-in-law, Silky's fiancé *

as Nimrat Kaur, Balbir's daughter, Raman's wife, Golu's mother, Karan Gill's girlfriend * Vishal Handa as Tejinder 'Paul' Dhillon, an NRI, lawyer in London, Steve's son, Veera's fiancé, Liam's best friend. * Ivantiy Novak as Liam Murphy, a British national, Clara's son, Paul's best friend. *

as Clara Murphy, Liam's mother, Steve Dhillon's family friend from UK *

as Satwinder 'Steve' Dhillon, Paul's father, Manna's elder brother, Jaswinder's husband * Lokesh Batta as Karan Gill, Nimrat's love interest, Samsher's Grandchild * Mahabir Bhullar as Shamsher Gill, Owner of Gill Construction, Karan's Grandfather * Saurav Khurana as Saakar Khurana, an Instagram rapper, Veera's ex-boyfriend *

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as Maninder 'Manna' Dhillon, Steve's younger brother, Happy's father, Paul's uncle, Jassi's brother-in-law * Aanand Priya as Veera Soni, Paul's fiancée, Saakar's ex-girlfriend * Arjuna Bhalla as Jaswinder 'Jassi' Dhillon, Steve's wife, Paul's mother, Manna's sister-in-law *

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as Indira Chhabra, widow of a police informer Navdeep Chhabra * Amaninder Pal Singh as Happy Dhillon, Manna's son, owner of Happy car showroom, Jagrana * Zubin Mehta as Raman Singh, Nimrat's husband, Golu's Dad, Balbir's son in law * Gantavya Sharma as Param 'Golu' Singh, Raman and Nimrat's son, Balbir's Grandson * Dishi Duggal as Veera's mother * Rakesh Singh as Veera's father * Hardeep Guru as Head constable Jaggi, Police station Jagrana, Punjab police * Lakha Singh as

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Sukhpal Mangat, Police station Jagrana, Punjab police * Sudeep Singh as SSP Ajeet Sikka, Punjab police *

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as Dr Paramjit Johal, Medical expert and Government Doctor * Tarun Kapoor as Divorce Lawyer of Nimrat * Sumit Gulati as Parmod Kumar, Private bus driver, Employee of Jarnail Transport * Vikas Neb as Navdeep 'Nopi' Chabbra, an informer of SI Balbir Singh, Indira's dead husband * Murari Kumar as Manoj Kumar, Mehndi artist, relative of Parmod Kumar * Ekta Sodhi as Rajji Garundi, Amarpal's sister-in-law, Jung's wife * Pardeep Singh Cheema as Jung Garundi, a farmer from Jagrana, Punjab, Amarpal's elder brother, Rajji's husband * Veerpal Kaur Gill as

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Satnam, Police station Jagrana, Punjab police * Gaurav Grover as Harmandeep Sodhi, Crime journalist for News Channel Sadda pind 365 * Muskan Arora as Silky, Amarpal's fiancée * Bittu Gupta as Kinny, Kabbadi player from Nakowal, Punjab, Rano's boyfriend * Sneha Singh as Rano, Girl with whom Kinny was having sex in the morning in the open field near the murder site of NRI Paul Dhillon * Rajinder Singh as Punjabi Journalist beaten by rod by Steve Dhillon * Rohit Sharma as attendant at Gas station * Narendra Thakur as Steve Dhillon's house help in India * Samuel John as Shinda, Truck driver * Navdeep Singh as Toti, cleaner of truck driver Shinda * Neeraj Kaushik as Satish Ahuja, Drug supplier * Arman Kokri as Kartik Ahuja, Satish's Son * Tabish Raj as Manager at Chaska Bar * Rik Dev as Waiter at Chaska Bar * Deepak Arora as Manager, Happy Car Showroom, Jagrana, Punjab * Mahender Singh as Kulli's Landlord * Rajesh Khurana as Manager, Baba ji da pizza * Inderpal Singh as Pizza delivery Guy, Baba ji da pizza * Jaga Singh as Kulli, Drug dealer and delivery boy of Baba ji da pizza food cart * Sukhwinder Virk as Kulli's mother * Karan Chibber as Bank Manager, Induslund bank * Vishipreet as Roop, Truck driver Shinda's lover * Simmi as Eunuch Pooja Mani, a friend of Roop and Shinda * Babita Kapoor as Shinda's wife * Anmol Charan as Shinda's son * Abhimanyu Yadav as Body builder at Gym, Ex Wrestling player, Punjab * Suhana as Little Nimrat Kaur * Akaash Shemar as Teen Paul Dhillon * Lewis Baxter as Teen Liam Murphy

Episodes

Production

Development

The series was officially announced in May 2023 by Netflix media press release. The first look poster of lead cast Barun Sobti and Suvinder Vicky was revealed in May 2023.

Release

The series was released on

on 15 July 2023.

Reception

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'' praised the acting performance, screenplay and direction of the show and gave 3.5 stars out of 5. He said: "The series pierces through the haze and darkness that surround a bereaved family as well as the two cops who are charged with getting to the bottom of the truth."

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'' wrote in her review "In Sudip Sharma's dramatic, masterfully executed drama "Kohrra," which is both a murder mystery and a sharp examination of contemporary Punjab and the Punjabi psyche, location and history play significant roles". Archika Khurana of ''

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'' gave 3.5 stars out of 5 and said that "The show provides a clear and conclusive end, leaving the audience satisfied. " Shilajit Mitra of ''

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'' wrote in his review, "Like Memories of Murder (2003), Kohrra opens on a vast, verdant field. A body is discovered by the wayside. We get an exchange between a stunned young boy and a small-town cop. " Devansh Sharma of

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added, "This Netflix slow-burn has a good deal of surprises to offer if you can see past the kohrra of its fast-paced trailer and Sudip Sharma's prior work." Kohrra has a Rotten Tomatoes rating of 100%.

Accolades

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kohrra Indian crime television series Indian thriller television series Hindi-language television shows Netflix original programming Indian television series distributed by Netflix 2023 Indian television series debuts Fictional portrayals of the Punjab Police (India)