Jugaadistan
| Jugaadistan | |
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 Promotional release poster | |
| Genre | comedy drama |
| Created by | Divya Rao |
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| Music by | Khamosh Shah |
| Country of origin | India |
| Original language | Hindi |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 8 |
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| Executive producer | Sanjeevkumar Nair |
| Producer | Rohit Jain |
| Cinematography | Akash Agrawal |
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| Production company | Lionsgate India |
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| Network | Lionsgate Play |
| Release | 4 March 2022 |
Jugaadistan is a 2022 Indian Hindi-language comedy drama television series produced under the banner of Lionsgate India.[1] The series stars Sumeet Vyas, Arjun Mathur, Parambrata Chattopadhyay, Rukshar Dhillon, Taaruk Raina, Gopal Datt and Ahsaas Channa.[2] It premiered on Lionsgate Play on 4 March 2022.[3]
Cast
[edit]- Sumeet Vyas as Gaurav Bhati
- Arjun Mathur as Tarush Khetrapal
- Parambrata Chattopadhyay as Bijoy Das
- Rukshar Dhillon as Ruhi Sada
- Taaruk Raina as Lucky Kohli
- Gopal Datt as Nadeem Dalvi
- Ahsaas Channa as Ayesha Rehman
- Tanvi Azmi as Kamala Reddy
- Himika Bose as Aarti Chatterjee
- Lukram Smil as Kenny Laishram
- Aamir Mallick as Prashant Bharti
- Priyank Tiwari as Nishant Kumar
- Akash Khurana as Dharmaesh Mistry
- Adhir Bhat as Bobby Nagra
Production
[edit]The series was announced by Lionsgate India, consisting of eight episodes.[4] Sumeet Vyas, Arjun Mathur, Parambrata Chattopadhyay, Rukshar Dhillon, Taaruk Raina, Gopal Datt and Ahsaas Channa joined the cast.[2] The principal photography of the series commenced during the COVID-19 pandemic. It was primarily shot in Delhi, Daryaganj and Paharganj.[5][6] The cast promoted the series on Kshitij 2022.[7]
Reception
[edit]The series was reviewed by Manik Sharma for Firstpost,[8] Abhimanyu Mathur for Hindustan Times[9] and Sonil Dedhia of News18.[10]
Sunidhi Prajapat of OTT Play rated the series 2/5 stars.[11] Ronak Kotecha of The Times of India rated the series 3/5 stars.[12] Prateek Sur of Outlook India gave it a rating of 3.5/5 stars.[13]
References
[edit]- ^ "'Jugaadistan' director Akarsh Khurana peeps into college life, politics in new web series".
- ^ a b "Cast of 'Jugaadistan' opens up about unveiling the darker side of student life". Lokmattimes.
- ^ "Jugaadistan to Deadlock: What to watch on Lionsgate Play in March 2022".
- ^ "Sumeet Vyas and Arjun Mathur get together for Jugaadistan, a Lionsgate Play original".
- ^ "Character's scenes, ensemble cast drew me towards 'Jugaadistan': Arjun Mathur".
- ^ "Interesting life lessons by Akarsh Khurana in 'Jugaadistan'". The Times of India. 7 March 2022.
- ^ "Actors and director tell the Jugaadistan story at Kshitij 2022 hosted by IIT Kharagpur".
- ^ "Jugaadistaan review: Sumeet Vyas, Arjun Mathur's political drama is marred by mishmash of genres, passable performances". 4 March 2022.
- ^ "Jugaadistan review: Scam 1992 meets Dil Dosti Etc in enjoyable but flawed show". 5 March 2022.
- ^ "Jugaadistan Review: Sumeet Vyas, Arjun Mathur's Show Reflects Realities of Today's Youth and Campus Life". 4 March 2022.
- ^ "Jugaadistan review: Ahsaas Channa and Sumeet Vyas' show does not hit the spot".
- ^ "Jugaadistan Season 1 Review : An interesting campus drama that suffers from problem of plenty". The Times of India.
- ^ "Jugaadistan Review: Engaging Portrayal Of Student Life Ethics And Ethos But Suffers From A Hotchpotch Storyline". Outlook India. India. 5 March 2022.
External links
[edit]- Jugaadistan at IMDb
