Abhay is a ZEE5 Original Indian Hindi-language crime thriller web series.[1] Produced by B. P. Singh under Fiction Factory Productions, and directed by Ken Ghosh, the series marks the digital debut of Bollywood actor Kunal Khemu, who stars alongside Elnaaz Norouzi, Sandeepa Dhar and Namit Das.[2][3] The series revolves around officer Abhay Pratap Singh, an investigating officer with the mind of a criminal, who can go to any extent to solve a case.[4][5] The first season comprised eight episodes[6] and was released on ZEE5 on 7 February 2019.
The series has returned with the season 2, titled, Abhay 2 with Khemu[7] returning as the protagonist while Ram Kapoor[8] and Chunky Pandey[9][10][11] will be seen playing the antagonist in the series. Besides them, the second season also stars Bidita Bag, Raghav Juyal, Indraneil Sengupta and Asheema Vadaan. Abhay 2[12] is produced by B.P. Singh,[13] and directed by Ghosh was released on the same OTT platform on August 14, 2020.[14]
Plot
Season 1
The story revolves around life of SP, Abhay Pratap Singh who solves different cases along with his team which includes Inspector Komal and some other officers. He has a son named Saahil towards whom Abhay is overprotective due to Abhay's past which includes officer Natasha and her informer Govind. Govind is back to take his revenge from Abhay who was the reason behind Govind's family's death. Will Abhay be able to solve all the cases? Or he will lost in Govind's revenge?
Season 2
Set within a year after the events of the first season, Abhay continues to hunt vile murderers and monster with his trademark ingenuity, and novel deductions until an enigmatic criminal mastermind, with no name or past, turns his world upside down and traps him along with everyone else in a maze that will test the very fibre of Abhay's morality. He plays the villain's game better than the villain could have expected but still the game does what it is meant to. The Villain lies & tries to corrupt Abhay. It starts getting to Abhay, the pressure of saving the kids and his past secrets make him vulnerable, but even by the end he remains incorruptible[15][16]
Cast
Main (Season 1)
- Kunal Khemu as SP Abhay Pratap Singh[17]
- Sandeepa Dhar[18] as Inspector Komal
- Elnaaz Norouzi[19] as Officer Natasha
- Namit Das as Govind
- Priyal Gor as Divya Singh (Abhay's wife)
- Maninee Mishra as Radhika
Main (Season 2)
- Kunal Khemu as Superintendent of Police Abhay Pratap Singh; Sonam Khanna's husband
- Asha Negi as Sonam Khanna (news reporter); Abhay Pratap Singh's wife
- Ram Kapoor as Kidnapper - dead (bomb blast)
- Nidhi Singh as Khushboo
- Chunky Pandey as Harsh
- Asheema Vadaan as Mira
- Bidita Bag as Saloni
Recurring
- Ayush Shrivastava as Sameer
- Manini Mishra as Radhika
- Rituraj Singh as Kuldeep Dhingra (KD)
- Pratyaksh Panwar as Saahil
- Devendar Chaudhury as Sandeep Awasthi
- Nitish Pandey as Pandey Ji
- Deepak Tijori as Chander Singh (Episode 1)
- Gopal Singh as Rawat (Episode 1)
- Sangeeta Panwar as Chuttan Bai (Episode 1)
- Dua Fatima as Pooja (Episode 1)
- Arav Shukla as Raghu (Episode 1)
- Anshuman Jha[20] as Pramod (Episode 2)
- Yashashri Masurkar as Surbhi (Episode 2)
- Basant Kumar as Charan (Episode 2)
- Anupriya Goenka[21] as Supriya (Episode 3)
- Manraj Singh as Rohit (Episode 3)
- Praveen Tiwari as Dushyant (Episode 3)
- Utpal Dashora as Param (Episode 3)
- Kiran Joneja as Manda (Episode 4)
- Ravi Khanvilkar as Manda's Assistant (Episode 4)
- Aayaam Mehta as Officer Srivastava (Episode 4)
- Alisha Chaudhary as Aanchal (Episode 4)
- Guddu Rana as Aghori (Episode 4)
- Prashant Bhargava as Driver (Episode 4)
- Mukesh Rishi as Babu Bhaiyya (Episode 5 and 6)
- Harsh Mayar as Sujay (Episode 5 and 6)
- Naved Aslam as Senior Officer (Episode 5 and 6)
- Rana Sengar as Sugreev (Episode 7)
- Ivan Rodrigues as Channel Head (Episode 7)
- Prashant Narayanan as Jaykrishan (Episode 7 and 8)
- Saurabh Nayyar as Forensic Expert (Epiosde 7 and 8)
- Geetanjali Mishra as Salini
Episodes
Season 1
Season 2
Controversy
The Abhay 2 web series, starring Kunal Khemu in the lead, became a controversial one for showing Indian Bengali freedom fighter Khudiram Bose, as a ‘criminal’ in one of its episode.[22] Netizens had criticized the makers of the web series for disrespecting him.[22]
Zee5 apologized after using Bose's photograph on a criminal board in the web series Abhay 2.[23]
References
- ↑ ZEE5 launches procedural format crime thriller 'Abhay'. Zee News(2019-02-07). Retrieved 2019-08-03.
- ↑ Kunal Khemu set for his digital debut. easterneye.biz.
- ↑ Abhay actor Elnaaz Norouzi: Get limited offers as people think I cannot speak Hindi.
- ↑ Kunal Kemmu On Playing An Investigative Officer In Abhay. NDTV.
- ↑ Kunal Kemmu to make digital debut with ZEE5 series Abhay.
- ↑ Kunal Khemu to shift gears with crime series 'Abhay'. Business Standard India(2019-02-06). Retrieved 2019-08-03.
- ↑ Abhay 2 teaser: Ram Kapoor stuns as a heartless murderer, Kunal Kemmu is out to get him. Hindustan Times(2020-06-18). Retrieved 2020-06-23.
- ↑ Abhay 2: Ram Kapoor in a menacing avatar in new promo. Watch video, Keshri, Shweta. India Today(June 18, 2020). Retrieved 2020-06-23.
- ↑ Chunky Panday to make his digital debut with Abhay 2. The Indian Express(2020-07-17). Retrieved 2020-07-20.
- ↑ Chunky Pandey says it was exciting to play antagonist in digital debut ‘Abhay 2’. The Week. Retrieved 2020-07-20.
- ↑ Chunky Pandey makes digital debut with Abhay 2, says 'it will bring to the forefront ruthless crime stories'. www.indulgexpress.com. Retrieved 2020-07-20.
- ↑ It was a tough role for me Ram Kapoor on playing antagonist in 'Abhay 2'. The Week. Retrieved 2020-06-23.
- ↑ Abhay 2: The stakes are even higher for Kunal Kemmu starrer. mid-day(2020-04-14). Retrieved 2020-06-23.
- ↑ ZEE5 Releases The Trailer Of 'Abhay' Season 2; Show To Stream On August 14. Mumbai Live. Mumbai Live.
- ↑ Abhay Season 2 Review: A gripping crime thriller with twisted characters.
- ↑ Abhay 2 Review: Kunal Kemmu Returns with More Vigour to Counter Supervillains. News18.
- ↑ Abhay Has Been Interesting and Intriguing Says Kunal Khemu. The Hans India(5 February 2019).
- ↑ Dabangg 2 Star Sandeepa Dhar Says Actors Should Have Opted For Content-Driven Films From The Beginning. The Times of India.
- ↑ Sacred start with Elnaaz Norouzi. The Telegraph.
- ↑ Anshuman Jha turns serial killer for ZEE5 web-series 'Abhay'.
- ↑ Anupriya Goenka: As an actor, I want to live many lives. Outlook India.
- ↑ 22.0 22.1 Kunal Khemu starrer web series kicks up controversy after freedom fighter Khudiram Bose shown as a criminal - Times of India. The Times of India. Retrieved 2021-01-21.
- ↑ Freedom fighter Khudiram Bose’s photo incorrectly used on criminal board in Abhay 2, Zee5 issues apology. Hindustan Times. Retrieved 2021-01-21.