24 (Indian TV series)

24
GenreSuspense
Serial drama
Political thriller
Action
Created byJoel Surnow
Robert Cochran
Based on24
Written byRensil D'Silva
Bhavani Iyer
Niranjan Iyengar
Priya Pinto
Directed byRensil D'Silva
Abhinay Deo
Creative directorNivedita Basu
StarringAnil Kapoor
Neil Bhoopalam
Raaghav Chanana
Anita Raj
Tisca Chopra
Mandira Bedi
Madhurima Tuli
Yuri Suri
Pooja Ruparel
Shivani Tanksale
Adhir Bhatt
Ajinkya Deo
Sapna Pabbi
Akshay Ajit Singh
Rahul Singh
Priyansh Jora
Sakshi Tanwar
Angad Bedi
Sikander Kher
Karanvir Sharma
Sudhanshu Pandey
Ashish Vidyarthi
Naveen Polishetty
Amruta Khanvilkar
Sumit Kaul
Country of originIndia
Original languageHindi
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes48
Production
Executive producerApurba Sengupta
ProducersAnil Kapoor
Udayan Bhat
Ajinkya Deo
Howard Gordon
Sanaullah Khan
Apurba Sengupta
CinematographyJay Pinak Oza
Tanay Satam
Jitan Harmeet Singh
Anil Devaiah
Production companiesRamesh Deo Productions[1]
20th Century Fox Television
Original release
NetworkColors TV
Release4 October 2013 (2013-10-04) –
9 October 2016 (2016-10-09)
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24 is an Indian Hindi-language action thriller television series which aired on Colors TV, based on the American series of the same name. It aired from 4 October 2013 through 21 December 2013. It was written by Rensil D'Silva, Bhavani Iyer, directed by Abhinay Deo and produced by Ramesh Deo Productions.[2][3][4] Season 2 aired from 23 July 2016 to 9 October 2016.

The Hindi version of 24 is the first adaptation of the show; the India rights were acquired from Fox and 24 producer Howard Gordon by the production company of Anil Kapoor, who also plays the lead role in the adaptation.[3] In November 2011, Kapoor's production house signed a ₹ 100 crore ($20 million at the time) deal to adapt the series.[5] The show is set in Mumbai with the main set of the Anti-Terrorist Unit (ATU) being a replica of the one in the original series.[4] Bollywood actors Anupam Kher and Shabana Azmi both have cameo performances in the show.[6][7][8]

The season is directed by Abhinay Deo and Rensil D'Silva, written by Rensil D'Silva and Bhavani Iyer and is supervised by Manisha Sharma.[3] The second season aired in July 2016 to October 2016.

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