''Asur'' is a 2020 Indian

Hindi Hindi ( Devanāgarī: or , ), or more precisely Modern Standard Hindi (Devanagari: ), is an Indo-Aryan language spoken chiefly in the Hindi Belt region encompassing parts of northern, central, eastern, and western India. Hindi has been ...

-language crime thriller web series, produced by Tanveer Bookwala of Ding Entertainment for the video on demand platform

Voot Voot is an Indian subscription video on-demand and over-the-top streaming service, owned by Viacom18. Launched in March 2016, it is Viacom18's advertising-led video-on-demand platform that is available as an app for iOS, KaiOS (JioPhone) a ...

. The series stars

Arshad Warsi Arshad Warsi (born 19 April 1968) is an Indian actor who appears in Hindi films. He is the recipient of several awards including a Filmfare Award from five nominations and is noted for acting in varied film genres. Before making his acting deb ...

Barun Sobti Barun Sobti ( ; born 21 August 1984) is an Indian actor, known for his roles in television series '' Iss Pyaar Ko Kya Naam Doon'' (2011–2012) and '' Asur'' (2020–present). He started his acting career in 2009 with Star Plus show '' Shraddh ...

Sharib Hashmi Sharib Hashmi (born 25 January 1976) is an Indian actor, writer, producer and director who works in the Hindi cinema. He is best known for portraying J.K. Talpade in the Amazon Prime Video series ''The Family Man'' (2019-2021) and Sunny in Film ...

and

Amey Wagh Amey Wagh (born 13 November 1987) is an Indian Marathi actor known for films such as ''Popat'', '' Faster Fene'', ''Muramba'', '' Girlfriend''. He was recently seen portraying Kushal in season 2 of '' Sacred Games'' and Rasool Sheikh in '' As ...

. The series is set in the context of a modern day serial killer having religious ties. Arshad Warsi made his OTT debut through this series.

Plot

Set in the backdrop of the mystical city of

Varanasi Varanasi (; ; also Banaras or Benares (; ), and Kashi.) is a city on the Ganges river in northern India that has a central place in the traditions of pilgrimage, death, and mourning in the Hindu world. * * * * The city has a syncretic t ...

, Asur follows Nikhil Nair, a

forensic Forensic science, also known as criminalistics, is the application of science to criminal and civil laws, mainly—on the criminal side—during criminal investigation, as governed by the legal standards of admissible evidence and criminal p ...

-expert-turned-teacher, who returns to his roots at the Central Bureau of Investigation, and along with his former mentor Dhananjay Rajpoot, finds himself caught in a cat-and-mouse game with a brutal serial killer. What follows is a blend of suspense, mythology and the murders of some people totally unrelated.

Concept

The

concept Concepts are defined as abstract ideas. They are understood to be the fundamental building blocks of the concept behind principles, thoughts and beliefs. They play an important role in all aspects of cognition. As such, concepts are studied by ...

is completely new. This web series has been created by adapting Hindu mythology to the modern age. The whole team of a

serial killer A serial killer is typically a person who murders three or more persons,A * * * * with the murders taking place over more than a month and including a significant period of time between them. While most authorities set a threshold of three ...

has been committing various

murders Murder is the unlawful killing of another human without justification or valid excuse, especially the unlawful killing of another human with malice aforethought. ("The killing of another person without justification or excuse, especially the ...

on a regular basis, and despite the best efforts of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) team it has not been possible to stop these killings. This has not yet been fully disclosed Who is the mastermind of the murder, it may be known in Season 2.

Cast

as Dhananjay "DJ" Rajpoot *

as Nikhil Nair *

Anupriya Goenka Anupria Goenka (born 29 May 1987) is an Indian actress and model who appears in Hindi and Telugu films. She first shot to fame in 2013 as the face of UPA government's ''Bharat Nirman''. Goenka made her on-screen debut with the 2013 Telugu film ...

as Naina Nair *

Ridhi Dogra Ridhi Dogra (born 22 September 1984) is an Indian actress known for her portrayal of Nusrat in ''Asur'', Astha in ''The Married Woman'', Priya in '' Maryada: Lekin Kab Tak?'' and participation in ''Nach Baliye 6'' and '' Fear Factor: Khatron Ke ...

as Nushrat Saeed *

as Lolark Dubey *

as Rasool Shaikh/Shubh Joshi * Pawan Chopra as Shashank Awasthi *

Vishesh Bansal Vishesh Bansal (born 3 October 2004) is an Indian actor. He was brought up in Mumbai, India. He is known for portraying Harshal Gupta in ''Yeh Meri Family''. Career Bansal has acted in several shows, including the 2011 Triangle Film Company' ...

as Teen Shubh Joshi *

Gaurav Arora Gaurav Arora is an Indian actor and model. He was the second runner-up in the Gladrags Manhunt and Megamodel Contest in 2006. He has appeared in numerous print-shoots and television commercials for various brands. He has been a part of the maj ...

as Kesar Bhardawaj * Anvita Sudarshan as Raina Singh * Nishank Verma as Samarth Ahuja * Archak Chhabra as Aditya Jalan * Aditya Lal as Moksh * Deepak Qazir as Neelkanth Joshi * Bondip Sarma as Ankit Sharma * Jayant Raina as Radhacharan Joshi * Sunayna Baile as Lolark's Wife * Jay Zaveri as Sajid Sheikh

Episodes

References

External links

* * {{IMDb title, 11912196 2020 web series debuts Hindi-language web series Indian drama web series