Aashram (Season 1) Web Series (2020) – Watch Online, Release Date, Cast, Episodes, Story, Platform, Trailer, Poster, Review
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Aashram (Season 1) Web Series Details
| Also known as | Ek Badnaam Aashram, Hermitage, An infamous hermitage |
| Genre | Crime, Thriller, Mystery, Drama |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
| Season | 1 |
| Episodes | 9 |
| Release date | August 28, 2020 |
| Running time | 45min |
| Starring | Bobby Deol, Chandan Roy Sanyal, Aditi Sudhir Pohankar, Darshan Kumaar, Rajeev Siddhartha, Anurita Jha |
| Directed by | Prakash Jha |
| Written by | Habib Faisal |
| Screenplay by | Madhvi Bhatt Kuldeep Ruhil |
| Dialogues by | Kuldeep Ruhil, Sanjay Masoom |
| Produced by | Prakash Jha |
| Cinematography by | Chandan Kowli |
| Edited by | Darsh Chitroda |
| Music by | Sunny Inder |
| Production Company | Prakash Jha Productions |
| Distributor | MX Player |
Cast & Characters
- Bobby Deol as Kashipur Waale Baba Nirala, Baba Nirala
- Chandan Roy Sanyal as Bhopa, Bhopa Swami
- Aditi Sudhir Pohankar as Pammi
- Darshan Kumaar as Ujagar Singh
- Rajeev Siddhartha as Akki
- Anurita Jha as Kavita
- Tridha Choudhury as Babita
- Mirza Azhar as Gaba
- Anupriya Goenka as Dr. Natasha
- Dileep Chaudhary as Bobby Deol’s Bodyguard
- Vikram Mastal as Balveer Singh
- Akash Singh Rajput as Rocky
- Vikram Kochhar as Sadhu
- Tushar Pandey as Satti
Storyline
The story revolves around a godman, Baba Nirala (Bobby Deol), whose followers (mostly from the disadvantaged sections of the society) have blind faith in him and will do anything that he asks of them. In reality, he is a conman who ensures that his devotees devote their wealth to him and stay attached to his ashram for life. Politicians Hukum Singh (Sachin Shroff) and incumbent CM Sundar Lal (Anil Rastogi) vie for Baba Nirala’s support in the upcoming State Legislative Assembly Elections owing to his large number of followers for their vote bank politics, which only increase after a pop singer, Tinka Singh (Adhyayan Suman) decides to conduct tours with Baba Nirala to promote his new song.
Meanwhile, SI Ujagar Singh (Darshan Kumar) is a police officer who has little interest in his job and simply follows his seniors’ orders, until he meets Dr. Natasha (Anupriya Goenka) in a case related to a skeleton found on the property of an industrial group which has good ties with Sundar Lal. Her constant pestering, along with the stubbornness of a small-time journalist Akhivendra Rathi alias Akki (Rajeev Siddhartha) encourages him to take up this case, along with his assistant senior constable Sadhu Sharma (Vikram Kocchar).
About Aashram (Season 1) Web Series
Aashram or Ek Badnaam Aashram is a Hindi crime drama web series directed by Prakash Jha for MX Player Originals. It was produced by Prakash Jha under Prakash Jha Productions. It is written by Madhvi Bhatt, Avinash Kumar, Sanjay Masoomm, Tejpal Singh Rawat and Kuldeep Ruhil.
The series stars Bobby Deol along with Aaditi Pohankar, Darshan Kumar, Chandan Roy Sanyal, Tushar Pandey, Anupriya Goenka, Adhyayan Suman, Vikram Kochhar, Esha Gupta, Tridha Choudhury, Rajeev Siddhartha, Sachin Shroff, Anurita Jha, Parinitaa Seth, Jahangir Khan, Kanupriya Gupta, Preeti Sood, Navdeep Tomar and Ayaan Aditya, in key roles.
The official trailer of the first season of this web series was launched on August 16, 2020, by MX Player on YouTube.
Controversies
In December 2020, Jodhpur Court had served a legal notice to Bobby Deol and director Prakash Jha after Karni Sena filed a case on the actor and the director for hurting their sentiments and stated that the show “is an attempt to discredit Hinduism and Ashrams”. In October 2021, the Bajrang Dal group targeted Aashram web series sets and Prakash Jha for defaming Hindus and the entire aashram system, through his web series, whereas the sets were vandalized by the group. Director Prakash Jha stated that “They will voice their concerns, but I think about the thousands who see my project in the correct manner. It is no joke that 1.5 billion people watched it. If we say there will be no objection, it is not right. ” Later, Bobby Deol supported Jha and stated that the show is not about defaming anyone and as an actor nothing else matters.
Aashram (Season 1) Release Date
Aashram Season 1 was made available for streaming on August 28, 2020, on the OTT Platform MX Player. The series made its TV debut on The Q on October 11, 2021.
