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{{Infobox television<br />
| name = Breathe : Into the Shadows<br />
| image = Breathe Into The Shadows Poster.jpeg<br />
| caption = Promotional poster<br />
| creator = Mayank Sharma<!--Creators are people, not companies--><br />
| starring = {{ubl|[[Abhishek Bachchan]] |[[Amit Sadh]]| [[Nithya Menen]] | [[Saiyami Kher]] | [[Hrishikesh Joshi]] | [[Shrikant Verma]] | [[Plabita Borthakur]] | Ivana Kaur | [[Shruti Bapna]]}}<br />
| country = India<br />
| language = Hindi<br />
| genre = [[Crime]]<br />[[Drama]]<br />[[Thriller (genre)|Thriller]]<br />
| story = {{ubl| Mayank Sharma | Vikram Tuli}}<br />
| screenplay = {{ubl| Bhavani Iyer| Vikram Tuli | Mayank Sharma}}<br />
| director = Mayank Sharma<br />
| num_seasons = 1<br />
| num_episodes = 12<br />
| list_episodes = #Episodes<br />
| music = [[Alokananda Dasgupta]]<br />
| executive_producer = Vikram Malhotra<br />
| camera = <br />
| runtime = 45 minutes<br />
| company = Abundantia Entertainment<br />
| distributor = <br />
| network = [[Amazon Prime Video]]<br />
| first_aired = {{Start date|df=y|2020|7|10}}<br />
| last_aired = <br />
| related = ''[[Breathe (TV series)]]''<br />
}}<br />
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'''''Breathe: Into the Shadows''''' is an Indian [[crime drama]] [[Thriller (genre)|thriller]] [[streaming television]] series created and directed by Mayank Sharma and produced by Abundantia Entertainment for [[Amazon Prime Video]]. The series stars [[Abhishek Bachchan]], [[Amit Sadh]], and [[Nithya Menen]] in lead roles. All 12 episodes of the series premiered on July 10, 2020.<ref name="Desk 2020">{{cite web | last=Desk | first=HT Entertainment | title=Breathe 2 Into The Shadows trailer: Abhishek Bachchan would kill to find daughter, Amit Sadh returns in Amazon Prime show | website=Hindustan Times | date=2020-07-01 | url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/breathe-2-into-the-shadows-trailer-abhishek-bachchan-would-kill-to-find-daughter-amit-sadh-returns-in-amazon-prime-show/story-5k4TA1lHBSPKUkSfZQV7TP.html | access-date=2020-07-01}}</ref><ref name="Shekhar 2020">{{cite web | last=Shekhar | first=Mimansa | title=Breathe Into The Shadows trailer: Abhishek Bachchan, Amit Sadh promise an intense web series | website=The Indian Express | date=2020-07-01 | url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/web-series/breathe-2-trailer-abhishek-bachchan-amit-sadh-nithya-menen-6484436/ | access-date=2020-07-01}}</ref><br />
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== Synopsis ==<br />
Dr. Avinash Sabharwal (Bachchan) finds his 6-year-old daughter Siya kidnapped by a masked man. The kidnapper demands that Sabharwal kills a man in order to get his daughter back. In reality, it is Sabharwal himself who is the masked man, as a result of his [[Dissociative identity disorder|multiple personality disorder]].<!-- IMPORTANT: Do not remove "spoilers". Wikipedia articles about TV shows should give a very brief summary of the ENTIRE plot --><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/tv/breathe-into-the-shadows-ending-explained-is-abhishek-bachchan-s-j-back-what-does-c-16-mean/story-vCvPliO3c39PurFm2bKjmJ.html | title=Breathe Into the Shadows ending explained: Is Abhishek Bachchan's J back? What does C-16 mean? | work=[[Hindustan Times]] | date=11 July 2020 | access-date=13 July 2020}}</ref><br />
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== Cast ==<br />
* [[Abhishek Bachchan]] as Dr. Avinash Sabharwal/ J<br />
* [[Amit Sadh]] as Kabir Sawant<br />
* [[Nithya Menen]] as Abha Sabharwal<br />
* Ivana Kaur as Siya Sabharwal<br />
* Shrikant Verma as Jaiprakash<br />
* [[Saiyami Kher]] as Shirley <br />
* [[Plabita Borthakur]] as Meghna Verma<br />
* [[Hrishikesh Joshi]] as Prakash Kamble<br />
* Shradha Kaul as Zeba Rizvi<br />
* [[Shruti Bapna]] as Natasha Garewal<br />
* Resham Shrivardhan as Gayatri Mishra<br />
* [[Shataf Figar]] as Dr. Narang<br />
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== Episodes==<br />
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|EpisodeNumber = 1<br />
|Title = Papa's Princess<br />
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|WrittenBy ='''Screenplay: ''' Bhavani Iyer, Vikram Tuli, Mayank Sharma<br/>''' Dialogues:''' Arshad Syed<br />
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|EpisodeNumber = 2<br />
|Title = Filthy<br />
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|WrittenBy = '''Screenplay: ''' Bhavani Iyer, Vikram Tuli, Mayank Sharma<br/>''' Dialogues:''' Arshad Syed<br />
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|EpisodeNumber = 3<br />
|Title = Wings and Chains<br />
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|EpisodeNumber = 4<br />
|Title = Mind Games<br />
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|EpisodeNumber = 5<br />
|Title = Reflection<br />
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|DirectedBy = Mayank Sharma<br />
|WrittenBy = '''Screenplay: ''' Bhavani Iyer, Vikram Tuli, Mayank Sharma<br/>''' Dialogues:''' Arshad Syed<br />
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|EpisodeNumber = 6<br />
|Title = Turning Point<br />
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|EpisodeNumber = 7<br />
|Title = Relay Race<br />
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|DirectedBy = Mayank Sharma<br />
|WrittenBy = '''Screenplay: ''' Bhavani Iyer, Vikram Tuli, Mayank Sharma<br/>''' Dialogues:''' Arshad Syed<br />
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|EpisodeNumber = 8<br />
|Title = Bad Uncle<br />
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|EpisodeNumber = 9<br />
|Title = Lights Out<br />
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|EpisodeNumber = 10<br />
|Title = 1996<br />
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|EpisodeNumber = 11<br />
|Title = Chef's Special<br />
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|DirectedBy = Mayank Sharma<br />
|WrittenBy = '''Screenplay: ''' Bhavani Iyer, Vikram Tuli, Mayank Sharma<br/>''' Dialogues:''' Arshad Syed<br />
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|EpisodeNumber = 12<br />
|Title = C-16<br />
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== Production==<br />
The series was officially announced in late 2018, attaching [[Abhishek Bachchan]] and [[Saiyami Kher]] to star and [[Amit Sadh]] from the original series returning as Kabir Sawant.<ref name="PTI 2018">{{cite web | author=PTI | title=Abhishek Bachchan to star in Amazon Prime Video's Breathe 2 | website=The Indian Express | date=2018-12-14 | url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/web-series/abhishek-bachchan-amazon-prime-video-breathe-2-5493490/ | access-date=2020-07-01}}</ref> [[Nithya Menen]] joined the cast in December 2018.<ref name="Nithya">{{cite web | last=Desk | first=Entertainment | title=Nithya Menen joins Abhishek Bachchan for Breathe Season 2 | website=The Indian Express | date=2019-02-10 | url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/web-series/nithya-menen-joins-abhishek-bachchan-amazon-prime-breathe-season-2-5577148/ | access-date=2020-07-01}}</ref><br />
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== Release ==<br />
The series premiered on July 10, 2020 on [[Amazon Prime Video]] .<ref name="release">{{cite web | last=Arora | first=Akhil | title=Breathe: Into the Shadows Is Out in July on Prime Video | website=NDTV Gadgets 360 | date=2020-07-01 | url=https://gadgets.ndtv.com/entertainment/news/breathe-season-2-into-the-shadows-series-cast-release-date-july-amazon-abhishek-bachchan-2245198 | access-date=2020-07-01}}</ref><br />
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==Reception ==<br />
Rohan Nahaar writing for ''Hindustan Times'' called the series "Inept and illogical, [and says] Amazon’s strangest show lets Abhishek Bachchan, Amit Sadh down."<ref name="Naahar 2020">{{cite web | last=Naahar | first=Rohan | title=Breathe Into the Shadows review: Inept and illogical, Amazon's strangest show lets Abhishek Bachchan, Amit Sadh down | website=Hindustan Times | date=2020-07-10 | url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/tv/breathe-into-the-shadows-review-lazily-written-and-laughably-inept-amazon-s-weirdest-show-lets-abhishek-bachchan-amit-sadh-down/story-I82GPQ7EIISPI8O3nBkbBL.html | access-date=2020-07-12}}</ref> Shubhra Gupta writing for ''Indian Express'' said "Somewhere in there, in all the roiling and toiling, are the bones of a crackerjack thriller. But this loosely written season 2, bouncing in and out of a kidnapping drama, and the creation and search of a psychotic killer, gets mired in its own muddles, and ends up being plain preposterous."<ref name="Gupta 2020">{{cite web | last=Gupta | first=Shubhra | title=Breathe Into The Shadows review: A preposterous web series | website=The Indian Express | date=2020-07-11 | url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/web-series/breathe-into-the-shadows-review-6499335/ | access-date=2020-07-12}}</ref> Saibal Chatterjee writing for NDTV called the series "low On oxygen", giving it 1.5 of 5.<ref name="NDTV.com 2020">{{cite web | title=Breathe: Into The Shadows Review - Abhishek Bachchan's Show Is Low On Oxygen | website=NDTV.com | date=2020-07-08 | url=https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/breathe-into-the-shadows-review-abhishek-bachchans-show-is-low-on-oxygen-1-5-stars-out-of-5-2260322 | access-date=2020-07-12}}</ref><br />
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