Sunflower (web series)

Sunflower
Promotional poster
Genre
Created byVikas Bahl
Written byVikas Bahl
Directed by
StarringSunil Grover
Composers
  • Background score
  • Sahej Bakshi
  • Sarvesh Shrivastava
Country of originIndia
Original languageHindi
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes16 (list of episodes)
Production
ProducerReliance Entertainment
CinematographySudhakar Reddy Yakkanti
EditorKonarak Saxena
Production companyReliance Entertainment
Original release
Release11 June 2021 (2021-06-11) – present
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Sunflower is a black comedy ZEE5 original web series directed by Vikas Bahl and Rahul Sengupta.[1][2] It is produced by Reliance Entertainment,[3][4] starring actor-comedian Sunil Grover in the lead role as Sonu.[5][6][7] The cast includes actors like Ranvir Shorey, Girish Kulkarni, Mukul Chadda, Shonali Nagrani, Sonal Jha and Ashish Vidyarthi.[8]

The first season consisted of 8 episodes, it started streaming on Zee5 on June 11, 2021, and received generally positive reviews from critics and audience for its direction, writing and acting.

Following the success of the season, ZEE5, in May 2023, revealed that the series would be back for the second season.[9] Actress Adah Sharma joined the cast for the season.[10] The second season premiered on March 1, 2024.

  1. ^ "Sunil Grover Begins Shoot for Web Series Sunflower by Vikas Bahl". News18. IANS. 8 November 2020. Retrieved 8 December 2023.
  2. ^ "Vikas Bahl Digital Debut".
  3. ^ Jha, Lata (8 June 2021). "Reliance Entertainment's 'Sunflower' to premiere on ZEE5 on 11 June". Livemint. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
  4. ^ "Sunil grovers first look in murder nystery sunflower unveiled".
  5. ^ "Sunil Grover on 'Sunflower' first look: Poster builds intrigue around my character".
  6. ^ "Sunil Grover On His First Look In 'Sunflower': "It Builds A Lot Of Intrigue Around The Plot"".
  7. ^ "Sunil grovers look revealed after amazon prime video".
  8. ^ "Sunil Grover-led web series Sunflower offers intrigue, actor says 'It will blow your minds'". 12 April 2021.
  9. ^ "Manoj Bajpayee's Bandaa, Sunil Grover's Sunflower S2 to Huma Qureshi's Tarla: ZEE5 unveils new slate'". 20 May 2023.
  10. ^ "Adah Sharma joins Sunil Grover in 'Sunflower Season 2', says 'After The Kerala Story...'". 10 January 2024.