Aadha Full was a 2016 Indian

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series created by

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in association with

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. The series comprises 78 episodes and was released on

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in October 2016. Produced by Sunshine Productions, the series starred

Richa Soni Richa Soni is an Indian television actress. She made her debut in '' Shararat''. She is known for her role of Bindiya in the ColorTV's daily soap ''Bhagyavidhaata ''. She has also appeared in shows like, '' Nachle Ve With Saroj Khan - Season ...

, Ahsaas Khanna, and

Harsh Mayar Harsh Mayar is an Indian actor working in Hindi Bollywood films. He won the National Film Award for Best Child Artist for his work in 2011 film '' I Am Kalam''. ''I Am Kalam'' Mayar started his career in 2005 when he was only eight years old. ...

Plot

Aadha Full is based on social challenges faced by youth of today's generation. The story revolves around three teenager, Adrak, Tara and Kitty who are best friends for each other and live in a small town called

Badlapur Badlapur (Pronunciation: əd̪lapuːɾ is a city in Thane district, Maharashtra state, India. It is a part of the Mumbai Metropolitan Region. Matheran Range The Matheran Range starts at Haji Malang in the north-north-west, continues to Ta ...

. These three form a team called Aadha Full to solve mystery and crime cases that take place in their town trying to make their small town a better place to live in. The series addresses coming of age issues such as under-age marriage,

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, fair skin and beauty myths,

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, stereotyping of women and girls.

Cast

* Neelanshi Singh as Tara *

Ahsaas Channa Ahsaas Channa (born 5 August 1999) is an Indian actress who appeared as a child actor in Hindi films such as '' Vaastu Shastra'', ''Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna'', '' My Friend Ganesha'', ''Phoonk'', etc. As a teenager, she has been mostly active in t ...

as Kitty *

as Roshni *Ishaan Singh Manhas as Arjun *

as Adrak * Mallika Ghai as Kamlesh *

Shefali Rana Shefali Rana is an Indian television and film actress. She is best known for her role of Asha in the television series ''Mariam Khan - Reporting Live''. Career Rana played the role of Ranveer's aunt in the series ''Ek Vivah Aisa Bhi (TV seri ...

as Beauty aunty *

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as Rohan

Production

The theme of the show was sung by

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playback singer-composer

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actress

Priyanka Chopra Priyanka Chopra Jonas (; ; born 18 July 1982) is an Indian actress and producer. The winner of the Miss World 2000 pageant, Chopra is one of India's highest-paid actresses and has received numerous accolades, including two National Film Awar ...

, who is also a

's National Ambassador, had recorded a special video to send her best wishes to the team of Aadha Full.

References

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External links

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