The Final Call (TV series)

The Final Call is a 2019 Indian web television thriller series based on 2015 novel I Will Go with You by Priya Kumar. Directed by Vijay Lalwani, it centres around the passengers of a flight from Mumbai to Sydney whose lives are endangered after the captain decides to commit suicide on board. Starring Arjun Rampal, Neeraj Kabi, Sakshi Tanwar, Harshad Arora‚ Anupriya Goenka, Javed Jaffrey, Paula McGlynn, Anshuman Malhotra and Vipin Sharma, The Final Call premiered on the online streaming platform ZEE5 on 22 February 2019. In a Press meet author Priya Kumar stated that she is also writing the season 2 of The Final Call.[2]

The Final Call
Genre	Serial drama Thriller Philosophy[1]
Based on	I Will Go with You by Priya Kumar
Written by	Vijay Lalwani (Dialogues by) Ramendra Vasishth
Directed by	Vijay Lalwani
Starring	Arjun Rampal Neeraj Kabi Harshad Arora Anupriya Goenka Javed Jaffrey Sakshi Tanwar Paula McGlynn Anshuman Malhotra
Composers	Sanjoy Dazz Ambar Das
Country of origin	India
Original language	Hindi
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	8
Production
Executive producer	Rakesh Bhagwani
Producers	Ajay G. Rai Vinamrata Rai Nishikant Kamat
Production location	India
Cinematography	Yiannis Manolopoulos
Editor	Nitesh Bhatia
Running time	40 minutes approx
Production company	JAR Pictures
Release
Original network	ZEE5
Original release	22 February – 22 March 2019
External links
Website

Cast

• Arjun Rampal as Captain Karan Sachdev, a pilot who is an ex wing commander.
• Neeraj Kabi as V. Krishnamurthi
• Harshad Arora as Abhimanyu Sahai
• Javed Jaffrey as Siddharth Singhaniya
• Anupriya Goenka as Parineeta "Pari"
• Sakshi Tanwar as ATC Kiran Mirza[3]
• Vipin Sharma as ATS Chief Kale
• Paula McGlynn as Sarah Parker
• Anshuman Malhotra as Dhruv Sehgal[4]
• Vineet Sharma as Jaikrit Tyagi
• Sulabha Arya Dhruv Grandmother
• Lydia Backhouse as Giselle

Filming

The series was filmed in Kashmir, Kochi, Thailand and London.[1][5] Some portions of the show were shot in London on the same set of a plane where the 2016 film Sully was shot.[6] Rampal took several flight simulation classes for the role.[7] It was earlier titled Row No. 26.[8]

Episodes

Episodes	Titles	Release Date	Duration
1	The Pilot	22 Feb	42m 27s
2	Off Communication	22 Feb	39m 01s
3	Power Of Force	22 Feb	41m 34s
4	Do You Copy?	22 Feb	40m 14s
5	Thunder Cloud	22 March	42m 15s
6	The Journey That Matter	22 March	40m 08s
7	Change In Plan	22 March	37m 16s
8	The Finale	22 March	47m 59s

References

1. "Vijay Lalwani helms Arjun Rampal's ZEE5 original titled 'The Final Call'". DNA India. 6 February 2019. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
2. "The Final Call Season 2 web series movie film Cast Trailer Release Date Story Review - Zee5". Retrieved 30 April 2020.
3. "Sakshi Tanwar: We are breaking a lot of stereotypes in The Final Call". The Indian Express.
4. "'Splitsvilla XI' fame Anshuman Malhotra to share screen space with Arjun Rampal for Zee5's 'Final Call'". DNA India.
5. "Arjun Rampal to make his digital debut with The Final Call". The Indian Express. 12 December 2018. Retrieved 21 February 2019.
6. Bandyopadhyay, Bohni (22 February 2019). "The Final Call: Arjun Rampal Shot In the Same Cockpit As Tom Hanks In Sully". CNN-News18. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
7. Vasudevan, Aishwarya (22 February 2019). "Exclusive: Arjun Rampal gets candid on all things ZEE5's 'The Final Call'". Daily News and Analysis. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
8. "Priya Kumar's novel I Will Go With You to be adapted into a Zee5 web series". Scroll.in. 10 October 2018. Retrieved 21 February 2019.

External links

• Watch The Final Call on ZEE5
• The Final Call at IMDb