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{{short description|2018 Hindi language web series}}
{{unreliable sources|date=March 2019}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2022}}
{{Use Indian English|date=June 2022}}
{{Infobox television
| image = Apharan web series.jpg
| caption =
| creator = [[Sidharth Sengupta]]
| based_on =
| developer = [[Ekta Kapoor]]
| writer = Mohinder Pratap Singh '''Dialogues''' [[Varun Badola]]
| director = Sidharth Sengupta
| creative_director = Baljit Singh Chaddha Snehil Dixit Mehra
| starring = [[#Cast|see below]]
| theme_music_composer =
| open_theme =
| end_theme =
| composer =
| country = India
| language = Hindi
| num_seasons = 2
| num_episodes = 23
| list_episodes =
| executive_producer =
| producer = Siddharth Sen Gupta Jyoti Sagar
| location = [[Mumbai]], India
| cinematography =
| editor = Jaskaran Imran
| camera = [[Multi-camera]]
| runtime = 18-27 minutes
| company = EDGESTORM Productions
| network = [[ALT Balaji]] {{small|(season 1)}} [[Voot]] {{small|(season 2)}}
| released = {{Start date|2018|12|14|df=y}} - {{End date|2022|03|18|df=y}}
}}

'''''Apharan''''' is a 2018 Indian [[Hindi]]-language [[crime thriller]] [[streaming television]] series directed and co-produced by [[Sidharth Sengupta]] for [[video on demand]] platform [[ALTBalaji]]. Starring [[Arunoday Singh]],<ref name="Cast">{{Cite web|url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/arunoday-singh-to-star-as-cop-turned-criminal-in-altbalajis-apharan-directed-by-siddharth-sengupta-4442699.html|title=Arunoday Singh to star as cop-turned-criminal in ALTBalaji's Apharan, directed by Siddharth Sengupta|last=|first=|date=23 April 2018|website=Firstpost|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180425022804/https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/arunoday-singh-to-star-as-cop-turned-criminal-in-altbalajis-apharan-directed-by-siddharth-sengupta-4442699.html |archive-date=2018-04-25 |access-date=}}</ref> the series is set in current times and revolves around kidnapping, suspense, mystery and action.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://scroll.in/reel/904626/apharan-trailer-one-wrong-step-changes-lives-forever-in-altbalaji-series|title='Apharan' trailer: One wrong step changes lives forever in ALTBalaji series|last=|first=|date=|website=[[Scroll.in]]|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181206170857/https://scroll.in/reel/904626/apharan-trailer-one-wrong-step-changes-lives-forever-in-altbalaji-series |archive-date=2018-12-06 |access-date=}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title='Apharan - Sabka Katega' web series review: Apharan, New and latest Web Series On ALT, ALTBalaji.com {{!}} Ekta Kapoor {{!}} Arunoday Singh {{!}} Mahie Gill {{!}} अपहरण वेब सीरिज रिव्यू {{!}} ALTBalaji original Apharan|url=https://www.lokmatnews.in/bollywood/apharan-web-series-review-arunoday-singh-mahie-gill-altbalaji-original/|access-date=2021-08-27|website=www.lokmatnews.in}}</ref>

The series has been available for streaming on the ALT Balaji App and its associated websites since its release date.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thestatesman.com/entertainment/apharan-trailer-launched-altbalaji-web-series-starts-streaming-14-december-1502714284.html|title=Apharan trailer launched, ALTBalaji web series starts streaming from 14 December|last=Web|first=S. N. S.|date=6 December 2018|website=[[The Statesman (India)|The Statesman]]|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190330044255/https://www.thestatesman.com/entertainment/apharan-trailer-launched-altbalaji-web-series-starts-streaming-14-december-1502714284.html |archive-date=2019-03-30 |access-date=}}</ref> Season 2 was released on 18 March 2022.

==Plot==
Rudra Srivastava ([[Arunoday Singh]]), a senior inspector of [[Uttarakhand Police]] is lured into kidnapping a young girl named Anusha ([[Monica Chaudhary]]), at the request of her step-mother ([[Mahie Gill]]). The plot begins as a simple plan to extort money in exchange for Anusha but she is murdered. He was falsely accused and ends up in jail for 3 years.

Season 2 revolves around Rudra navigating his professional duties with his personal life at stake. To find a cure for his wife's addiction, [[Research and Analysis Wing|RAW]] sends the formidable cop to [[Serbia]] to track down and capture Vikram Bahadur Singh, or VBS, a wanted criminal responsible for the death of 9 Indian RAW agents in one month.

== Season Overview ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!S.No.
!Title
!Release date
!Episodes
|-
|1
|'''''Apharan - Sabka Katega'''''
|{{Date|Dec 14, 2018|DMY}}
|12
|-
|2
|'''''Apharan - Sabka Katega Dobara'''''
|{{Date|18 March 2022|DMY}}
|11
|}

==Cast==
* [[Arunoday Singh]]<ref name="Cast"/> as Rudra Srivastava/ Vikram Bahadur Shah (VBS) (Dual Roles in season 2)
* [[Mahie Gill]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://boxofficeindia.co.in/mahie-gill-roped-altbalaji|title=Mahie Gill Roped In By ALTBalaji|date=12 May 2018|website=[[Box Office India]]|access-date=9 December 2018|archive-date=9 December 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181209212601/https://boxofficeindia.co.in/mahie-gill-roped-altbalaji|url-status=dead}}</ref> as Madhu Tyagi / Malini
* Ujjawal Chopra as Bhandari (Season 2)
* [[Monica Chaudhary]] as Anusha Tyagi (Season 1)
* [[Nidhi Singh]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://boxofficeindia.co.in/nidhi-singh-apaharan|title=Nidhi Singh In Apaharan|date=9 May 2018|website=[[Box Office India]]|access-date=9 December 2018|archive-date=10 December 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181210015836/https://boxofficeindia.co.in/nidhi-singh-apaharan|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mumbailive.com/en/entertainment/internet-sensation-nidhi-singh-in-altbalaji%27s-first-suspense-thriller-series-apaharan-23424|title=Internet sensation Nidhi Singh roped in for ALTBalaji's first suspense thriller series 'Apaharan'|website=Mumbai Live|first=Bhagyashree|last=Labdhe|accessdate=5 June 2022}}</ref> as Ranjana Srivastava
* [[Varun Badola]] as Laxman Saxena
*[[Saanand Verma]] as Satyanarayan Dubey
*Neha Kaul as Madhu Tyagi
*[[Pawan Chopra]] as Commissioner
* Ram Sujan Singh as Mishra
* Surender Singh as Constable Joshi
*[[Sanjay Batra]] as Govind Tyagi
*Nilesh Mamgain as Shukla
* Snehil Dixit Mehra as Sadhu's Wife
* Shweta Rajput as Ria-the Bride (Anusha's Friend)
* Nishant Tanwar as Inspector Bhatnagar
* Aditya Jadhav as Crying Child

== References ==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [https://altt.co.in/shows/apharan--season1/6538 Apharan Season 1] at [[ALTBalaji]]
*{{IMDb title|tt8392006}}

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Xannat at 15:48, 7 May 2026