''Aranyak'' is a 2021 Indian

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crime thriller web series created by Charudutt Acharya and

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, directed by Vinay Waikul, and starring

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, Taneesha Joshi,

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Synopsis

In the fictional

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town of Sironah, two morally upright officers, both battling their own inner demons, try to find the person responsible for the alleged rape and murder of a teenage girl who had ostensibly come to spend the holidays with her mother, a foreign national, in the picturesque town.

Release

''Aranyak'' was released on

on 10 December 2021.

Reception

Ronak Kotecha of ''

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'' reviewed the series, stating: "Raveena & Parambrata's nuanced chemistry powers this whodunit" Anuj Kumar of ''

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'' wrote: "Aranyak season one review: Raveena Tandon aces Netflix whodunit, aided by the fantastic writing" Shubham Kulkarni of ''

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'' gave the series two stars, saying, "Raveena Tandon is back on the screen and still carries the effortless screen presence. But the character given to her suffers a lot of confusion." Shubhra Gupta of ''

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'' stated, "Raveena Tandon is unafraid of appearing uncouth and crude, and is able to toughen up and soften when the occasion demands, even if the unsophisticated accent slips." ''

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'' reviewed the series positively, writing, "Netflix's recently released drama thriller has all those typical elements one would find in a drama thriller, yet the writers have left a few loops open, to keep the viewers guessing if a second season might be on the cards as well." Saraswati Datar of ''

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'' called it "an engaging crime thriller". Praising the performance of the cast,

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stated that "Ashutosh Rana, as a former cop determined to prove himself all over again, is splendidly low-key and yet high on impact. Zakir Hussain, Meghna Malik, Indraneil Sengupta and Breshna Khan, too, make noteworthy contributions on the acting front."

Cast and characters

as Kasturi Dogra *

as Angad Malik *

as Mahadev Dogra * Taneesha Joshi as Nutan Dogra *

as Aimee Baptiste *

as Kuber Manhas *

as Jagdamba Dumal *

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as Ravi Parashar * Breshna Khan as Julie Baptiste * Priyanka Sethi as Nilima Manhas

References

External links

* * {{Portal bar, India, Bollywood Indian drama web series Indian television series Hindi-language Netflix original programming