Aashram
Aashram is a Hindi-language crime drama web series directed by Prakash Jha for MX Player original.[1] It is produced by Prakash Jha under Prakash Jha Productions.[2] The series stars Bobby Deol along with Aaditi Pohankar, Darshan Kumar, Chandan Roy Sanyal, Tushar Pandey, Anupriya Goenka, Adhyayan Suman, Vikram Kochhar, Tridha Choudhury, Rajeev Siddhartha, Sachin Shroff, Tanmay Ranjan, Anurita Jha, Parinitaa Seth, Jahangir Khan, Kanupriya Gupta, Preeti Sood and Navdeep Tomar in key roles.[3][4] It is written by Madhvi Bhatt, Avinash Kumar, Sanjay Masoomm,Tejpal Singh Rawat and Kuldeep Ruhil.[5] Its first season was made available for streaming on OTT platform MX Player for free from 28 August 2020.[6]
| Aashram | |
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| Genre | Crime drama |
| Screenplay by | Kuldeep Ruhil, Tejpal Singh Rawat, Avinash Kumar, Madhvi Bhatt |
| Story by | Habib Faisal |
| Directed by | Prakash Jha |
| Starring | Bobby Deol |
| Voices of | Sanjay Masoom |
| Composer | Advait Nemlekar |
| Country of origin | India |
| Original language | Hindi |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 18 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Producer | Prakash Jha |
| Production location | India |
| Cinematography | Chandan Kowli |
| Editor | Santosh Mandal |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Production company | Prakash Jha Productions |
| Distributor | MX Player |
| Release | |
| Original network | MX Player |
| Picture format | HDTV |
| Audio format | Dolby Digital |
| Original release | 28 August 2020 – present |
| External links | |
| Website | |
| Production website | |
The trailer of the second season titled "Aashram Chapter 2: The Dark Side" was released on 29 October 2020.[7] This season, the story continues, while more colours of the baba's Aashram are revealed and a mix of blind faith and politics are put on display.[8] The second season is available for streaming on OTT platform MX Player from 11 November 2020 for free.
Plot
The story revolves around a Baba (preacher), played by Bobby Deol, known as 'Baba Nirala.' Whose followers have blind faith in him and will do anything that he asks of them. But Baba Nirala is a conman, who ensures that his devotees devote their wealth to him and stay attached to the Aashram for life.
Meanwhile, Darshan Kumar is a cop in this series and is adamant about unraveling the truth behind the skeletons and dead bodies recovered from the Aashram's property.
Every episode unfolds a mystery that revolves around the Baba Nirala. Whether the cop will find evidence and prove anything is left for the Part II of 'Aashram' . All episodes of Part II of 'Aashram' were aired on 11th November 2020 on MX Player.
Cast
- Bobby Deol as Kashipur Waale Baba Nirala / Monty
- Chandan Roy Sanyal as Bhopa Bhai / Bhopa Swami / Bhupendra Singh
- Aaditi Pohankar as Parminder aka Pammi
- Tushar Pandey as Satti aka Satwinder Lochan
- Darshan Kumar as SI Ujagar Singh
- Anupriya Goenka as Dr. Natasha
- Tridha Choudhury as Babita
- Vikram Kochhar as Sadhu Sharma
- Anil Rastogi as CM Sundar Lal
- Sachin Shroff as Hukum Singh
- Anurita Jha as Kavita
- Rajeev Siddhartha as Akki
- Jahangir Khan as Michael Rathi
- Kanupriya Gupta as Mohini/ Sohini
- Adhyayan Suman as Tinka Singh
- Tanmay Ranjan as Dilawar
- Vikram Katyal as Himanshu, Kavita’s Brother
- Keshav Pandit as Kavita’s Father
- Mala Sinha as Kavita’s Mother
- Rupesh Kumar as Nonny, Pammi’s Cousin
- Dimpy Mishra as Warden of Girls Hostel
- Sandeep Yaadav as Bagga, PA of Hukum Singh
- Navdeep Tomar as Sunny, an Aashram Goon
- Mirza Ajhar Beg as Gabha, an Aashram Goon
- Siddharth Srivastav as Jhonny, an Aashram Goon
- Nawal Shukla as Gurusharan, Pammi’s Father
- Puneeta Awasthy as Navjot, Pammi’s Mother
- Akash Jaiswal as Vishal Singh, Pammi’s Best Friend
- Agraj Panday as Iqbal Kureshi, Pammi’s Coach
- Anand Prakash Sharma as Gurubaksh, Nonny’s Father
- Simmi Bhatia as Kuljot, Nonny’s Mother
- Amit Sinha as IG DP Sharma
- Amit Sahu as Haricharan Das, a Police officer
- Ikram Khan as Samandar Singh, Bada Mohalla Head
- Ajay Singh as Sumit Kaushik, CM’s PA and Brother-in-law
- Tulika Banerjee as Baba’s Wife
- Akhilesh Tripathi and Jigesh as Baba’s sons
- Pradeep Kukreja as Baba Mansukh, Baba Nirala’s Guru And Aashram Predecessor
- Uday Veer Singh Yadav as Ishwar Nath, Snober’s Father and Baba Mansukh’s close person
- Aakash Pandey as Rohtas, a lower cast sewadar
- Varun Tamta as Vikrant Punia, NCB Officer who busts Tinka
- Midhat Ullah Khan as Malang, an old sewadar at Aashram
- Subrato Roy as Goyal, Aashram Head Administrator
- Manish Mishra as Yogesh Rehghar who is a transgender
- Preeti Singh as Sangeeta Wrestler
- Akanksha Pandey as Renu, an Aashram Wrestler
- Parinitaa Seth as Sadhvi Mata
- Preeti Sood as Sanober
- Arun Trivedi as Harbhajan Singh, Bada Mohalla Resident
- Adarsh Pandey as a member of Bada Mohalla.
- Jaimin Panchal as a member of Bada Mohalla
Marketing and release
Episodes
Season 1 (2020)
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Pran Pratishtha" | Surender Kumar | Habib Faisal | 28 August 2020 |
| 2 | "Grih Pravesh" | Prakash Jha | Habib Faisal | 28 August 2020 |
| 3 | "Duh Swapna" | Prakash Jha | Habib Faisal | 28 August 2020 |
| 4 | "Sewa Daar" | Prakash Jha | Habib Faisal | 28 August 2020 |
| 5 | "Amrit Sudha" | Prakash Jha | Habib Faisal | 28 August 2020 |
| 6 | "Vish Haran" | Prakash Jha | Habib Faisal | 28 August 2020 |
| 7 | "Gati Rodh" | Prakash Jha | Habib Faisal | 28 August 2020 |
| 8 | "Shuddhi Karan" | Prakash Jha | Habib Faisal | 28 August 2020 |
| 9 | "Maha Prasad" | Prakash Jha | Habib Faisal | 28 August 2020 |
Season 2 (2020)
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Triya - Charit" | Prakash Jha | Habib Faisal | 11 November 2020 |
| 2 | "Chhadma - Vesh" | Prakash Jha | Habib Faisal | 11 November 2020 |
| 3 | "Naag - Paash" | Prakash Jha | Habib Faisal | 11 November 2020 |
| 4 | "Mrig - Trishna" | Prakash Jha | Habib Faisal | 11 November 2020 |
| 5 | "Kaliya - Mardan" | Prakash Jha | Habib Faisal | 11 November 2020 |
| 6 | "Chhadma - Yudhha" | Prakash Jha | Habib Faisal | 11 November 2020 |
| 7 | "Moh - Bhang" | Prakash Jha | Habib Faisal | 11 November 2020 |
| 8 | "Koot - Neeti" | Prakash Jha | Habib Faisal | 11 November 2020 |
| 9 | "Chakra - Vaat" | Prakash Jha | Habib Faisal | 11 November 2020 |
References
- "MX Player drops the trailer of 'Aashram'". National Herald.
- "Bobby Deol's Aashram, The Gone Game, Malayalam flick Veyil: Trailers released this week - Entertainment News , Firstpost". Firstpost. 18 August 2020.
- "'Aashram' trailer unveiled: Bobby Deol-Prakash Jha shed light on politics in spiritual world". DNA India. 17 August 2020.
- Desk, India com Entertainment (17 August 2020). "Aashram Trailer: Bobby Deol Steps Into The Digital World as Spiritual Leader in Prakash Jha's New Series". India News, Breaking News, Entertainment News | India.com.
- "Aashram Trailer: Bobby Deol blends into a new character in a show that questions its morality". mid-day. 17 August 2020.
- "Watch | Bobby Deol's 'Aashram' trailer out now". 17 August 2020.
- "रिलीज हुआ बॉबी देओल की 'आश्रम 2' का ट्रेलर, तीन लोगों के ईर्द गिर्द घूम रही पूरी कहानी, देखें वीडियो..." [Bobby Deol's 'Ashram 2' trailer released, full story revolving around three people, watch video...]. Asianet News (in Hindi).
- "Ashram Chapter 2 Trailer: दूसरे चैप्टर में बढ़ी काशीपुर वाले बाबा की ताकत, आस्था और राजनीति का दिखा डबल डोज". ABP Live (in Hindi).
- "Aashram trailer: Bobby Deol plays a spiritual leader who veers between 'aastha' and 'apraadh' in Prakash Jha's new series". Hindustan Times. 17 August 2020.
- "The trailer of Prakash Jha's Aashram starring Bobby Deol looks promising". www.indulgexpress.com.