''Baked'' is an Indian

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created by Pechkas Pictures and ScoopWhoop Talkies. It chronicles the misadventures of three university flatmates who start a midnight

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service. The series is

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and produced by Vishwajoy Mukherjee and Akash Mehta and directed by Mukherjee. The show's primary cast includes Pranay Manchanda, Shantanu Anam, Manik Papneja, and Kriti Vij. The first two seasons were shot in Hindu College and

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. It was one of the early web series in India and gained immense popularity and became one of the most-watched shows by students in India. The third part of the series was made into a film. Principal photography began in October 2018 and was wrapped up in February 2019. However, the third part was released as a five-episode series as the third season titled ''Baked – The Bad Trip''. It premiered on 2 May 2022 on

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Premise

The first two seasons revolve around the lives of three friends and roommates—Haris (Pranay Manchanda), Oni (Shantanu Anam), and Body (Manik Papneja)—students at

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who find it hard to make ends meet and start a midnight food delivery service to earn some extra money. In the third season, Haris, Oni, and Body—now three former college friends—reunite for a road trip to the hills, each with a secret agenda. From getting lost in rural India to being mistaken for drug smugglers and getting arrested, nothing goes according to plan for the boys.

Cast

Main

*Pranay Manchanda as Mohammad Haris *Shantanu Anam as Anirban Guha Thakurta / Oni *Manik Papneja as Shagun / Body *Kriti Vij as Tara Brara

Recurring

*Maheep Singh as Inspector Gulaab Singh *Ashish Dha as Professor Bakshi *Rahul Tewari as Tewari *Sidharth Bhardwaj as Coach *Gopal Verma as Pradhan *Disha Thakur as Jaspreet, Body's wife *Mohit Satyanand as Tara's father *Jayshree Jain as Tara's mother *Pankaj Sidana as Body's father *Neeti Kapur as Body's mother *Karam Vir Lamba as Shantanu *

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as himself / DJ Danger Guy

Release

The first and second seasons were released on

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's website and

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channel. The first two episodes of the first season premiered on May 20, 2015, with the remaining five episodes released weekly. The second season premiered on December 9, 2016, with all the episodes. The third season premiered on May 2, 2022, on

References

External links

* Hindi-language web series 2015 web series debuts {{India-tv-prog-stub