'' Decoupled'' is an Indian English-language

comedy Comedy is a genre of fiction that consists of discourses or works intended to be humorous or amusing by inducing laughter, especially in theatre, film, stand-up comedy, television, radio, books, or any other entertainment medium. The term o ...

web series for

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written by

Manu Joseph Manu Joseph (born 22 July 1974) is an Indian journalist and writer. He is the former editor of ''Open'' magazine. Life and career Manu was born in Kottayam, Kerala, and grew up in Chennai. His father Joseph Madapally is a film maker who directe ...

and directed by

Hardik Mehta Hardik Mehta is a writer-director who works in both fiction as well as non fiction formats. He won the National Award, in addition to several other awards and honors across international film festivals, for his documentary short Amdavad Ma Fa ...

. The series stars

R. Madhavan Ranganathan Madhavan (born 1 June 1970) is an Indian actor, screenwriter, director, and producer who predominantly appears in Tamil and Hindi films. Madhavan has won four Filmfare Awards South and three Tamil Nadu State Film Awards. Madhava ...

and

Surveen Chawla Surveen Chawla (born 1 August 1984) is an Indian actress and dancer who appears in Hindi films and television. She started her career with television shows like Kahin to Hoga and Kajjal. She is known for her roles in movies and shows like ''Hat ...

in the lead roles.

Plot

A misanthropic writer and his startup-founder wife juggle their impending divorce with the absurdities and annoyances of life in their affluent world.

Cast

as Arya *

as Shruti * Arista Mehta as Rohini *

Chetan Bhagat Chetan Bhagat (born 22 April 1974) is an Indian author, columnist and YouTuber. He was included in Time (magazine), Time magazine's list of Time 100, World's 100 Most Influential People in 2010. Five of his novels have been adapted into films ...

as himself * Atul Kumar as Agni * Bhavik Kelawala as Jamal Sarif * Aseem Hattangadi as Mayank *

Mir Afsar Ali Mir Afsar Ali or Mir is an Indian radio jockey, television anchor, singer, comedian, actor and media personality. He was the host of Mirakkel, a Comedy show on Zee Bangla and Hi Kolkata on Radio Mirchi. He gives voice over on a show in which s ...

as Dr Basu * Sonia Raathee as Masha * Darren E. Scott as Jean Lee * Dilnaz Irani as Reema * Himanee Bhatia *

Akash Khurana Akash Khurana is an Indian actor, screenwriter, theatre artist and entrepreneur. His first screen appearance was in Shyam Benegal's '' Kalyug''. He has appeared in nearly 60 films, including ''Ardh Satya'', ''Saaransh'', ''Naam'', ''Beta'', ' ...

as Surinder Sharma * Apara Mehta as Madhu Sharma * Mukesh Bhatt as Ganesh * Nazneen Madan as Bhumika * Salim Siddiqui as Salim Bhai * Srestha Banerjee as Decoupling Party Manager (Goa)

Episodes

Release

The series opened to mixed review from critics, though the performances of the lead pair received praise. The show's creator, Manu Joseph, subsequently noted that 'liberal media' outlets targeted the show. Within three days of release, the series became the leading Indian series on the platform of the week.

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Decoupled 2021 Indian television series debuts Hindi-language Netflix original programming Hindi-language web series Indian drama web series Indian comedy television series Indian drama television series Indian comedy web series