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series on

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created by Atul Mongia, directed by

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and produced by

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with her elder brother Karnesh Ssharma under the banner of

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. The series stars

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, Anant Vidhat Sharma and Vaibhav Raj Gupta in lead roles. It follows a story of a grieving mother who discovers the criminals behind her daughter's tragic death, and transforms from meek to merciless to get the real cause behind death. The series premiered on 15 April 2022 on

Synopsis

Sheel Chaudhary, a middle-class mother and a nurse working at Geeta Bhawan, an old age home, witnesses the death of her daughter, Supriya, by a speeding truck. During the post-funeral ceremonies, she stumbles upon the fact that her daughter's death was not an accident, but a case of pre-planned murder. The tragedy pushes the mourning mother to uncover the truth about the death of her daughter.

Cast

as Sheel Chaudhary *

as Supriya Chaudhary *

as Neelam *

as Jawahar Vyas/Mohandas Vyas (Twin Brother) *

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as Yash Chaudhary * Ankur Ratan as SP Farooque Siddiqui * Saurabh Dubey as Raghu * Vaibhav Raj Gupta as Shankar * Anant Vidhaat Sharma as Prashant *

Seema Pahwa Seema Bhargava Pahwa (born 10 February 1962) is an Indian actress known for her comedic characters in films and television. She rose to prominence for her role of ''Badki'' in the popular Doordarshan soap opera '' Hum Log'' (1984-1985). As a th ...

as Kalpana *

Mikhail Gandhi Mikhail Gandhi is an Indian child actor who has performed in various films and TV series. He started his acting career with small roles in television commercials. His debut film was Telugu-language film '' Supreme'' (2016) which was followed by docu ...

as Archit Chaudhary *

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as Vishnu Goyal * Rashmi Seth as Kusum Vyas * Ikhlaque Khan as Dr. Chaudhary * Anubha Fatehpuria as Mrs. Chaudhary *

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as Inaya Siddiqui * Sarika Singh as Meenu * Omkar Jaiprakash as Keshav * Amit Singh Thakur as Jayesh Desai * Siddhant Mahajan as Vikram * Vishwanath Kulkarni as Goayal's Goon

Episodes

Release

The series was earlier announced by Netflix India to release in 2021 but was delayed due to its pending post production work. It was finally released on 15 April 2022.

Reception

Critic Response

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from

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gave a positive review to the series stating, "Despite the elements that stretch our credulity, Sakshi Tanwar manages to hold our attention." Nandini Ramnath from

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wrote, "This netflix crime series is a boilerplate thriller ladled out on elegant dishes."

References

External links

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