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{{Short description|Indian horror television series}}
{{Other uses|Aahat (disambiguation){{!}}Aahat}}
{{Use Indian English|date=September 2023}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2023}}
{{Infobox television
| image = Aaahat.jpg
| caption =
| genre = [[Thriller (genre)|Thriller]] [[Horror film|Horror]]
| creator = [[B. P. Singh]]
| writer = {{unbulleted list | Yash and Sima Shridhar Raghavan Sriram Raghavan}}
| director = {{unbulleted list|[[B. P. Singh]]|[[Santram Varma]]|Siba Mishra|Ishwar Singh|Nitesh Singh}} Sriram Raghavan
| creative_director = Chirag Shah
| composer = [[Raju Singh]]
| country = India
| language = Hindi
| num_seasons = 6
| num_episodes = 554
| list_episodes = List of Aahat episodes
| executive_producer = {{unbulleted list|Chandan Rajput|Rajendra B. Patil}}
| producer = [[B. P. Singh]] [[Pradeep Uppoor]]
| location = Mumbai, India
| cinematography = {{unbulleted list|Neelaabh Kaul|J S Mangal|Madhu S Rao}}
| runtime = 42 minutes approximately
| company = Neo Films Associates (season 1) Akshaya Productions (season 1) Fireworks Productions (season 2–6)
| network = [[Sony Entertainment Television]]
| first_aired = {{Start date|1995|10|12|df=yes}}
| last_aired = {{End date|2015|08|04|df=yes}}
| related =
}}

'''''Aahat''''' ({{Translation|''An approaching sound''}}) is an Indian thriller horror television [[anthology series]] created by [[B. P. Singh]] for [[Sony Entertainment Television|Sony TV]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://expressindia.indianexpress.com/ie/daily/19971103/30750433.html|title=Hello darkness, my old friend...|date=1997-11-03|newspaper=[[Indian Express]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140112211402/http://expressindia.indianexpress.com/ie/daily/19971103/30750433.html|archive-date=2014-01-12|url-status=dead|df=dmy}}</ref> The series premiered on 5 October 1995 on the network. The episodes of first, second and fifth seasons were half-hourly, while episodes of third, fourth and sixth seasons were one-hourly. [[Om Puri]], [[Mandira Bedi]], [[Tom Alter]], [[Ashutosh Rana]], [[Shivaji Satam]], [[Virendra Saxena]], [[Nivaan Sen]], and noted theater personality [[Satyadev Dubey]] have starred in the show. [[Canadians|Canadian]] actor, Remi Kaler also worked in the series in 1999 and 2000. The sixth season premiered on 18 February 2015, starring [[Shakti Anand]]<ref name="Sony's rebooted 'Aahat' to go on air from 18 February">{{cite news|title=Sony's rebooted 'Aahat' to go on air from 18 February|url=http://www.indiantelevision.com/television/tv-channels/gecs/sonys-rebooted-aahat-to-go-on-air-from-18-february-150216|newspaper=Indian Television|access-date=16 February 2015|archive-date=16 February 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150216192050/http://www.indiantelevision.com/television/tv-channels/gecs/sonys-rebooted-aahat-to-go-on-air-from-18-february-150216|url-status=live}}</ref> and ended on 4 August 2015.<ref name="Aahat' to go off air in August?">{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/videos/entertainment/tv/Aahat-to-go-off-air-in-August/videoshow/48058669.cms|title=Aahat' to go off air in August?|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=13 July 2015|archive-date=29 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171029192248/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/videos/entertainment/tv/Aahat-to-go-off-air-in-August/videoshow/48058669.cms|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Plot==
The first season was mostly a crime thriller-whodunit with only occasional episodes on the supernatural. After the first season, each story focused on a different aspect of [[paranormal]] activity, such as ghosts, zombies, [[Ghost|phantoms]], undead persons, possessed objects, evil laughing, and witches and wizards. In season 5, each story has a flashback scene of how the curse and revenge happened.

==Series overview==
{{Main|List of Aahat episodes}}
{{:List of Aahat episodes}}

===Season 1 (1995–2001)===
''Aahat'' was first shot in 1994 as a [[suspense]] thriller, and began broadcast on 5 October 1995, each story being split across two episodes. After about 40 episodes with the same theme, one episode with a supernatural theme was made and when audiences for the series rose sharply, it made the switch.<ref>{{cite news|title=I have made mistakes|url=http://expressindia.indianexpress.com/ie/daily/19981218/35350544p.html|newspaper=Indian Express|date=18 December 1998|access-date=5 January 2014|archive-date=6 January 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140106033035/http://expressindia.indianexpress.com/ie/daily/19981218/35350544p.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Season 2 (2004–2005)===
Due to the popularity of the first season, Sony TV decided to bring back the series in its second season. The episode format was same as of the first season. This time the season failed to gain TRP ratings.<ref>{{cite news|title=Exit 'Idol', enter refurbished, reslotted SET|url=http://www.indiantelevision.org.in/headlines/y2k5/mar/mar6.htm|newspaper=Indian Television|access-date=1 March 2005|archive-date=3 February 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150203192850/http://www.indiantelevision.org.in/headlines/y2k5/mar/mar6.htm|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Season 3 (2007)===
The third season was titled as ''Aahat: Dahshat Ki Teesri Dastak'' (English: ''An approaching sound: The Third Coming of Horror''). Each story being shown in a single episode. This time too the season didn't manage to gain TRP ratings and the season was shut down soon.<ref name="The all new 'Aahat' on Sony (Saturday, 10 p.m.)">{{cite news|title=The all new "Aahat" on Sony Saturday 10 pm|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/cablewala/article2238731.ece|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|access-date=8 January 2007|archive-date=6 January 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140106040535/http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/cablewala/article2238731.ece|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Season 4 (2009–2010)===
The fourth season was titled ''Aahat: The All New Series''. In the season, Durjan, head of Paranormal And Supernatural Activities Research who used to collect powers from the spirits for his boss sends Harsh ([[Chaitanya Choudhury]]), Raghav ([[Vishal Gandhi]]) and Yamini ([[Krystle D'Souza]]) to cope up
with a new supernatural power every week with the story being split into two episodes.

===Season 5 (2010)===
To celebrate 15 years of the series, fireworks productions created and featured a 16 - episode arc titled "Maut Ka Khel" (English: "The Game of Death") which aired starting 20 September 2010. This was heavily inspired by the 1999 [[Hollywood (film industry)|Hollywood]] horror film [[House on Haunted Hill (1999 film)|House On Haunted Hill]]. The storyline follows celebrities ([[Sidharth Shukla]], [[Roshni Chopra]], [[Aashka Goradia]], [[Vivan Bhatena]], [[Gautam Rode]], [[Ketki Dave]], [[Tanaaz Irani]], [[Bakhtiyaar Irani]], [[Aryan Vaid]], [[Bobby Darling]], [[Karishma Tanna]], [[Sanjeet Bedi]], [[Megha Gupta]], [[Pankaj Tripathi|Pankaj Tripatri]], [[Ishitta Arun]] and [[Shahbaz Khan (actor)|Shahbaz Khan]] (as the host) ) who joined a reality horror show in which the celebrities live in a 200-year-old [[haunted house]] but the show suddenly becomes a trap with real ghosts.

===Season 6 (2015)===
The first episode of the sixth installation of the series premiered on 18 February 2015.<ref name="Sony's rebooted 'Aahat' to go on air from 18 February"/> The first episode of the series had gained a TRP rating of 2.9. But after a couple of weeks, the TRP ratings dropped, and the channel had to shut down the season on 4 August 2015.<ref name="Aahat' to go off air in August?"/><ref>{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/Sony-TVs-Aahat-to-go-biweekly-again/articleshow/47672113.cms|title=Sony TV's 'Aahat' to go biweekly again|newspaper=The Times of India|date=15 June 2015|access-date=17 June 2015|archive-date=15 June 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150615131506/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/Sony-TVs-Aahat-to-go-biweekly-again/articleshow/47672113.cms|url-status=live}}</ref>

== Crossover ==

''Aahat'' had three crossover episodes with the series ''[[CID (Indian TV series)|CID]]'', once on 13 & 14 November 2009; second time on 12 & 13 February 2010 and third time on 25 & 26 June 2010.

==Reception==

===Critical response===
The first five seasons of the series received general acclaim but response for the sixth season was quite mixed. Vineeta Kumar of ''[[India TV]]'' stated, "As against everybody's expectations, ''Aahat'' (season 6) doesn't seem that impressive."<ref name="Aahat season 6: No worries, watch it with your 4 year old kid">{{cite news|url=http://indiatvnews.com/entertainment/bollywood/aahat-horror-tv-show-seaosn-6-2015-first-episode-not-so-scary--20726.html|title=Aahat season 6: No worries, watch it with your 4 year old kid|work=[[India TV]]|author=Vineeta Kumar|date=19 February 2015|access-date=23 April 2015|archive-date=12 June 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150612013724/http://www.indiatvnews.com/entertainment/bollywood/aahat-horror-tv-show-seaosn-6-2015-first-episode-not-so-scary--20726.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

Sweta Kaushal of ''[[Hindustan Times]]'' stated, "The new episode of ''Aahat'' (season 6) does not scare at all and lives up to all the comic cliches that Indian horror shows have been following till date. At best, it is hilarious."<ref name="Aahat is back but will it scare you?">{{cite news|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/television/aahat-is-back-but-will-it-scare-you/article1-1318576.aspx|title=Aahat is back but will it scare you?|newspaper=[[Hindustan Times]]|author=Sweta Kaushal|date=19 February 2015|access-date=23 April 2015|archive-date=19 April 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150419124912/http://www.hindustantimes.com/television/aahat-is-back-but-will-it-scare-you/article1-1318576.aspx|url-status=dead}}</ref>

===Ratings===

Vineeta Kumar of ''India TV'' gave the sixth season 2/5 stars, and further stated, "For all those who would be expecting grand with the elements of horror and spook in it, ''Aahat'' has come with a slight disappointment."<ref name="Aahat season 6: No worries, watch it with your 4 year old kid"/>

Sweta Kaushal of ''Hindustan Times'' giving the same ratings to the sixth season, further stated, "The new episode shows women with bad make-up as the ghosts."<ref name="Aahat is back but will it scare you?"/>

===Awards===
Fireworks Productions was nominated for Best Continuing TV Programme and for Best Thriller/Horror Show Of The Year of [[Indian Telly Awards]] in 2002. Sujit Pattnaik and Tanmoy Ghosh won [[Indian Television Academy Awards]] for Best Visual Effects in 2010,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiantelevisionacademy.com/site/awards_hhita_details_new.php?year=2010 |title=The Indian Television Academy Awards for 2010 |work=Indian Television Academy |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120526071130/http://www.indiantelevisionacademy.com/site/awards_hhita_details_new.php?year=2010 |archive-date=26 May 2012 |df=dmy }}</ref> while Himanshu, Yogen and Kamal were nominated for the same category of the same award in 2005 and 2012, however, winning in 2011.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiantelevisionacademy.com/site/awards_hhita_details_new.php?year=2011 |title=The Indian Television Academy Awards for 2011 |work=Indian Television Academy |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120526070936/http://www.indiantelevisionacademy.com/site/awards_hhita_details_new.php?year=2011 |archive-date=26 May 2012 |df=dmy }}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
*{{Official website|http://www.setindia.com/shows/Aahat}}
*{{IMDb title|tt2812214|Aahat}}

{{SET Shows}}

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