Abhay (TV series)

Abhay
Official poster
GenrePsychological fiction
Crime
Thriller
Developed byB. P. Singh
Written by
  • Alka Shukla
  • Vaspar Dandiwala
  • Pushaan Mukherjee
  • Ankana Joshi
  • Sushant Shukla
  • Srinivas Abrol
  • Sudhanshu Sharma
  • Priya Saggi
  • Smita P. Mukherjee
  • Aparna Nadig
  • Shubham Sharma
  • Deeptak Das
Directed byKen Ghosh
Starring
Music byAjay Singha
Country of originIndia
Original languageHindi
No. of seasons3
No. of episodes24 (list of episodes)
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Production
Producer
  • B.P. Singh
CinematographyHari K. Vedantam
EditorMukesh Thakur
Running timeApprox. 35 minutes
Production companies
  • Fiction Factory Productions
  • Essel Vision Productions Ltd.
Original release
NetworkZEE5
Release7 February 2019 (2019-02-07) –
present
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Abhay is a ZEE5 Original Indian Hindi-language psychological crime thriller web series.[1] Produced by B. P. Singh under Fiction Factory Productions, and directed by Ken Ghosh, the series marks the digital debut of Bollywood actor Kunal Khemu, who stars alongside Elnaaz Norouzi, Sandeepa Dhar and Namit Das.[2][3] The series revolves around officer Abhay Pratap Singh, an investigating officer with the mind of a criminal, who can go to any extent to solve a case.[4][5] The first season comprised eight episodes[6] and was released on ZEE5 on 7 February 2019.

Abhay 2 saw [7] returning as the protagonist while Ram Kapoor[8] and Chunky Pandey[9][10][11] were seen playing the antagonist in the series. Besides them, the second season also stars Bidita Bag, Raghav Juyal, Indraneil Sengupta and Asheema Vadaan. Abhay 2[12] is produced by B.P. Singh,[13] and directed by Ghosh was released on the same OTT platform on 14 August 2020.[14]

Season 3, which released on ZEE5 on 8 April 2022, sees the stakes getting higher with Abhay facing a new unknown threat. Kunal Kemmu plays Abhay Pratap Singh with admirable composure in the eight-part crime thriller.[15]

  1. ^ "ZEE5 launches procedural format crime thriller 'Abhay'". Zee News. 7 February 2019. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
  2. ^ "Kunal Khemu set for his digital debut". easterneye.biz. 25 January 2019.
  3. ^ "Abhay actor Elnaaz Norouzi: Get limited offers as people think I cannot speak Hindi". The Indian Express. 27 March 2019.
  4. ^ "Kunal Kemmu On Playing An Investigative Officer In Abhay". NDTV. Press Trust of India. 24 April 2019. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
  5. ^ "Kunal Kemmu to make digital debut with ZEE5 series Abhay". The Indian Express. 19 January 2019.
  6. ^ "Kunal Khemu to shift gears with crime series 'Abhay'". Business Standard India. Press Trust of India. 6 February 2019. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
  7. ^ "Abhay 2 teaser: Ram Kapoor stuns as a heartless murderer, Kunal Kemmu is out to get him". Hindustan Times. 18 June 2020. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
  8. ^ Keshri, Shweta (18 June 2020). "Abhay 2: Ram Kapoor in a menacing avatar in new promo. Watch video". India Today. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
  9. ^ "Chunky Panday to make his digital debut with Abhay 2". The Indian Express. 17 July 2020. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
  10. ^ "Chunky Pandey says it was exciting to play antagonist in digital debut 'Abhay 2'". The Week. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
  11. ^ "Chunky Pandey makes digital debut with Abhay 2, says 'it will bring to the forefront ruthless crime stories'". www.indulgexpress.com. 17 July 2020. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
  12. ^ "It was a tough role for me Ram Kapoor on playing antagonist in 'Abhay 2'". The Week. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
  13. ^ "Abhay 2: The stakes are even higher for Kunal Kemmu starrer". mid-day. 14 April 2020. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
  14. ^ "ZEE5 Releases The Trailer Of 'Abhay' Season 2; Show To Stream On August 14". Mumbai Live. 6 August 2020. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
  15. ^ "Abhay season 3 trailer: Kunal Kemmu's supercop returns to hunt down dark, twisted killers, viewers in awe of Vijay Raaz". Hindustan Times. 16 March 2022. Retrieved 13 April 2022.