Jugaadistan

Jugaadistan
Promotional release poster
Genrecomedy drama
Created byDivya Rao
Written by
Directed by
Starring
Music byKhamosh Shah
Country of originIndia
Original languageHindi
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes8
Production
Executive producerSanjeevkumar Nair
ProducerRohit Jain
CinematographyAkash Agrawal
Editors
  • Jitendra Dongare
  • Sanyukta Kaza
  • Vansh Mehta
Production companyLionsgate India
Original release
NetworkLionsgate Play
Release4 March 2022 (2022-03-04)

Jugaadistan is a 2022 Indian Hindi-language comedy drama television series produced under the banner of Lionsgate India.[1] The series stars Sumeet Vyas, Arjun Mathur, Parambrata Chattopadhyay, Rukshar Dhillon, Taaruk Raina, Gopal Datt and Ahsaas Channa.[2] It premiered on Lionsgate Play on 4 March 2022.[3]

Cast

Production

The series was announced by Lionsgate India, consisting of eight episodes.[4] Sumeet Vyas, Arjun Mathur, Parambrata Chattopadhyay, Rukshar Dhillon, Taaruk Raina, Gopal Datt and Ahsaas Channa joined the cast.[2] The principal photography of the series commenced during the COVID-19 pandemic. It was primarily shot in Delhi, Daryaganj and Paharganj.[5][6] The cast promoted the series on Kshitij 2022.[7]

Reception

The series was reviewed by Manik Sharma for Firstpost,[8] Abhimanyu Mathur for Hindustan Times[9] and Sonil Dedhia of News18.[10]

Sunidhi Prajapat of OTT Play rated the series 2/5 stars.[11] Ronak Kotecha of The Times of India rated the series 3/5 stars.[12] Prateek Sur of Outlook India gave it a rating of 3.5/5 stars.[13]

References

  1. ^ "'Jugaadistan' director Akarsh Khurana peeps into college life, politics in new web series".
  2. ^ a b "Cast of 'Jugaadistan' opens up about unveiling the darker side of student life". Lokmattimes.
  3. ^ "Jugaadistan to Deadlock: What to watch on Lionsgate Play in March 2022".
  4. ^ "Sumeet Vyas and Arjun Mathur get together for Jugaadistan, a Lionsgate Play original".
  5. ^ "Character's scenes, ensemble cast drew me towards 'Jugaadistan': Arjun Mathur".
  6. ^ "Interesting life lessons by Akarsh Khurana in 'Jugaadistan'". The Times of India. 7 March 2022.
  7. ^ "Actors and director tell the Jugaadistan story at Kshitij 2022 hosted by IIT Kharagpur".
  8. ^ "Jugaadistaan review: Sumeet Vyas, Arjun Mathur's political drama is marred by mishmash of genres, passable performances". 4 March 2022.
  9. ^ "Jugaadistan review: Scam 1992 meets Dil Dosti Etc in enjoyable but flawed show". 5 March 2022.
  10. ^ "Jugaadistan Review: Sumeet Vyas, Arjun Mathur's Show Reflects Realities of Today's Youth and Campus Life". 4 March 2022.
  11. ^ "Jugaadistan review: Ahsaas Channa and Sumeet Vyas' show does not hit the spot".
  12. ^ "Jugaadistan Season 1 Review : An interesting campus drama that suffers from problem of plenty". The Times of India.
  13. ^ "Jugaadistan Review: Engaging Portrayal Of Student Life Ethics And Ethos But Suffers From A Hotchpotch Storyline". Outlook India. India. 5 March 2022.