Template:Infobox television Escaype Live is a 2022 Indian Hindi-language television series created and directed by Siddharth Kumar Tewary. It is written by Jaya Misra and Siddharth Kumar Tewary, with dialogues by Vinod Sharma, Amol Surve and Ranveer Pratap Singh.[1][2] Produced by Siddharth Kumar Tewary under the banner of One Life Studios,[3] the series stars Siddharth, Jaaved Jaaferi,[4] Shweta Tripathi, Sumedh Mudgalkar,[5] Waluscha De Sousa, Plabita Borthakur and Ritvik Sahore. Escaype Live 9 episodes were launched on Disney+Hotstar in two instalments within a week of each other. Episode 1- 7 were dropped on 20 May 2022 and the two - part finale a week later, thereby successfully engaging their viewers and building curiosity over its content within the week.[6][7]
Plot
A live streaming app has announced a contest promising instant fame and fortune to its most popular participant which turns the mundane lives of 6 regular Indians upside down as their reality begins to change form. Escaype Live, is a social thriller series offering a glimpse into the minds of people living in the world of social media and how far they're willing to go to get what they want and how as the lines between the reality and virtuality begin to blur, the rules of the game change and the order of morality transforms. When the stakes are high, how far is a person willing to go to achieve their dreams? And how much is really too much?
Cast
- Siddharth as Krishna Rangaswamy
- Jaaved Jaaferi as Ravi Gupta
- Shweta Tripathi as Sunaina
- Waluscha De Sousa as Gia Bose
- Sumedh Mudgalkar as Dark Angel a.k.a. Darkie, Bablu in flash back
- Plabita Borthakur as Hina a.k.a. Fetish Girl
- Ritvik Sahore as Nilesh Sonawane a.k.a. Aamcha Spider
- Aadya Sharma as Rani Singh a.k.a. Dance Rani
- Rohit Chandel as Rajkumar a.k.a. Meena
- Swastika Mukherjee as Mala
- Alekh Sangal as Baldev
- Geetika Vidya Ohlyan as Sita
- Jagjeet Sandhu as Nandu
- Mallika Singh as Shrini Rangaswamy
- Aakanksha Singh as Devna
- Sharat Saxena as Rajkumar's Father
- Sanjay Narvekar as Aamcha's Father
- Smita Tambe as Aamcha's Mother
- Rajveer Singh Rajput as Contractor
- Arundhati Nag as Laxmi Amma
- Anagh Jain[8] as Dhruv Bhalla
- Ashwin Mushran as Jogi Balla / Dhruv's Father
- Aditi Govitrikar as Meenal Bhalla / Dhruv's Mother
- Kunal Thakkar as Kunal (CTO)
- Khuman as Tashi
Series overview
Episodes
Release
The trailer of the series was released on 26 April 2022[9] consisting of seven episodes premiered on Disney+ Hotstar on 20 May 2022[10] and remaining two episodes were released on 27 May 2022.[11]
Critical reception
The series received high praise for its edgy ideas and concept but critique for its directorial choices. Manik Sharma for Firstpost wrote that "Escaype Live is fascinating for the many ideas it confronts, from gender to identity, from class to the politics of internal borders. And foremost, as a fluid critique of the social media ecosystem that has spawned many fake lives, often at the cost of some original ones. The price paid in the creation of these lives is what Live wants to construct and explore. And for that, it can have all my money." [12] The Binged review for the series states that "Escaype Live has an interesting, relevant-to-the-times premise". [13] Farhad Dalal for popcornreviewss.com wrote that "Escaype Live is a deliciously dark show which exposes the underbelly of social media". [14] Contrastly, Rohan Naahar for The Indian Express opined that "Escaype Live is a monumentally irritating show that talks down to its audience with no regard for their time, money and patience". [15]
References
- ↑ Escaype Live review: This exhausting Siddharth, Jaaved Jaaferi show wastes promising concept by trying to do too much. Hindustan Times(20 May 2022). Retrieved 14 September 2022.
- ↑ Watch video! Plabita Borthakur: I had to diet to play a stripper in 'Escaype Live'. Mid-day(31 May 2022). Retrieved 30 June 2022.
- ↑ Escaype Live review: This exhausting Siddharth, Jaaved Jaaferi show wastes promising concept by trying to do too much. Hindustan Times(20 May 2022). Retrieved 30 June 2022.
- ↑ Escaype Live trailer: Siddharth, Jaaved Jaaferi-starrer web series brings forth the dark side of social media. Watch. Hindustan Times(26 April 2022). Retrieved 30 June 2022.
- ↑ Sumedh Mudgalkar: I got slapped 25-27 times for a sequence in 'Escaype Live'. Mid-day(2022-05-04). Retrieved 2022-07-31.
- ↑ Escaype Live OTT Release Date, Star Cast, Plot, Trailer & More Details Here. JanBharat Times(20 May 2022). Retrieved 14 September 2022.
- ↑ Escaype Live: Two finale episodes to launch on May 27th on Disney+ Hotstar. Zee News. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
- ↑ Escaype Live's gripping narrative impresses viewers across India - Times of India. The Times of India(5 June 2022). Retrieved 30 June 2022.
- ↑ Siddharth on completing 20 years in cinema, acting in 'Escaype Live', and 'pan-Indian' films. The Hindu(4 May 2022). Retrieved 30 June 2022.
- ↑ Review: 'Escaype Live' has its flaws, but being over-the-top is not one of them. Moneycontrol(22 May 2022). Retrieved 30 June 2022.
- ↑ Shweta Tripathi Sharma on Escaype Live, Hindi audio series Batman: Ek Chakravyuh and more. Firstpost(20 May 2022). Retrieved 30 June 2022.
- ↑ Escaype Live review: Potent critique of social media toxicity that is full of bright ideas. Firstpost(May 20, 2022).
- ↑ Escaype Live Review – Too Long, Tedious And Messy To Make An Impact(May 22, 2022).
- ↑ Escaype Live Series Review(May 20, 2022).
- ↑ Escaype Live review: New Hotstar show is a bottom-of-the-barrel slog that talks down to its audience. The Indian Express(20 May 2022). Retrieved 16 August 2023.Template:Rating