''Tanaav'' () is an Indian

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and Sachin Krishn. The series is created and produced by Sameer Nair under the banner of Applause Entertainment Pvt. Ltd, starring

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, M. K. Raina,

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and

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. Tanaav is a remake of the Israeli TV series

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( he, פאודה), premiered on

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on 11 November 2022. The first season mentions

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, Gulf money and moderate separatists.

Plot

Set in 2017, the socio-political drama revolves around the conflict between state-run Special Task Group (STG) and insurgents in the Kashmir Valley.

Cast

as Kabir Farooqui * Sukhmani Sadana as Nusrat Farooqui *

- Jagjit Malik, bureaucrat *

as Vikrant Rathore *

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as NSA Dheeraj Saran *

as Dr. Farah *Sahiba Bali as Toshi Kaul *Amit Gaur as Muneer * M. K. Raina *

* Sumit Kaul as Umar Riaz ‘Panther’ *

as Junaid *

as Zainab Riaz *

as Nabeela Riaz, Umar Riaz's mother *Sheen Savita Dass as Fatima Ali *

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as Idris Lone

Production

Development

In November 2019, content studio Applause Entertainment announced that there will be an Indian remake of

, titled Tanaav which will highlight the complicated relationship between India and Pakistan shot for 100 days in Kashmir, India.

Comparative Analysis with Fauda

Episodes

Season 1

Release

The trailer of the series was released on 18 October 2022. The series consisting of twelve episodes released on 11 November 2022. scheduled to premiere on

from 11 November 2022.

Marketing

Arbaz Khan, Waluscha De Sousa, Sudhir Mishra along with the cast promoted the web series on

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. The cast of Tanaav also promoted the web series on Bigg Boss 16.

Reception

Tanaav received mixed reviews from critics. Archika Khurana of

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praised Tanaav as a nail-biting espionage thriller set in Kashmir that moves at a breakneck pace throughout. Grace Cyril of India Today praised the web series for a compelling plot. Deepa Gahlot of

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praised the web series for an undoubtedly gripping thriller,and having relentless pace and striking visuals. Subhash K. Jha of The Firstpost mentioned that Tanaav is a partly-haunting, partly-jolting dream-turned-nightmare drama. Abhimanyu Mathur of Hindustan times mentioned that the web series is well-intentioned but fails to capture nuances of Kashmir conflict. Arushi Jain of The Indian Express stated that the web series in an intriguing one. Zoya Bhatti of

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praised Tanaav for cinematography, haunting background compositions, authentic

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dialogues. News18 stated that the web series is powerful and engaging.

References

External links

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