24 (Indian TV series)
| 24 | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Suspense Serial drama Political thriller Action |
| Written by | Rensil D'Silva, Bhavani Iyer & Priya Pinto |
| Directed by | Abhinay Deo |
| Creative director | Nivedita Basu |
| Starring | Anil Kapoor Anupam Kher (cameo) Mandira Bedi Yuri Suri Pooja Ruparel Shivani Tanksale Adhir Bhatt Ajinkya Deo Rahul Singh Priyanka Bose |
| Narrated by | Anil Kapoor |
| Country of origin | India |
| Original language | Hindi |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Apurba Sengupta |
| Producer | Anil Kapoor |
| Production location | Mumbai |
| Production company | Anil Kapoor Film Co[1] |
| Original release | |
| Network | Colors |
| Release | October 4, 2013 – present |
| Related | |
| 24 | |
24 is an Indian television drama series based on the American series of the same name. The Hindi language show is written by Rensil D'Silva, Bhavani Iyer & Priya Pinto, directed by Abhinay Deo and produced by Anil Kapoor Films.[2][3][4] The show premiered on the Viacom co-owned Colors channel on 4 October 2013.
The Hindi version of 24 is the first adaptation of the show, the India rights for which were acquired from Fox and 24 producer Howard Gordon by Anil Kapoor Films.[3]
Bollywood actor Anil Kapoor plays the lead role (similar to Jack Bauer) in the show. Kapoor was previously featured in the 24 series playing President Omar Hassan.[5] The show is set in Mumbai (Bombay) and it is known that the main set of the Anti-Terrorist Unit (ATU) is a replica of the one in the original series.[4] Bollywood actors Anupam Kher and Shabana Azmi both have cameo performances in the show.[6][7][8]
The first season is directed by Abhinay Deo, written by Rensil D'Silva and Bhavani Iyer and is supervised by Manisha Sharma.[3]
Kiefer Sutherland, who starred in the original show[9] has shown interest in acting in the Hindi version.[10]
Synopsis
The Indian adaptation of '24', retains all the elements of the international series, the real-time, pulse-pounding, fast-paced format with split screens and complex interweaving storylines, with 24 episodes capturing 24 hours. The premiere episode will follow the exploits of heroic Jai Singh Rathod and his team.
Production
Anil Kapoor bought the official rights of 24 in November,2011. It took him a year of negotiations with the American producers and creators of 24 to crack the deal. The international team of 24 will be involved with the making. The show will air in Hindi and will also be dubbed in various regional languages. When quizzed about stepping into Jack Bauer's shoes, he says, "It's a huge honour, but I am anxious as Jack is an iconic character like Jack Sparrow or Batman. He is loved all over the world. It's a great responsibility for me as an entrepreneur and as actor. I will try my best and hope I can do even 50 per cent of what they have done. If I achieve a little of what Keifer has, I will be happy." India is the first country outside of the US to get rights to adapt the espionage thriller. "We hope this will pave the way for many more local versions of this brilliant series in other international territories," Fox International Television president Marion Edwards said in an email reply to ET.[11]
TV rights
Colors channel has bought the broadcast rights for an Indian version of the American action thriller television series '24' from actor Anil Kapoor in a deal estimated at Rs 150 crore. Kapoor holds the rights of the 192 episodes for a period of four years extendable to another ten.[12]
Video game
On October 21, 2013, Kapoor launched Tata Safari Storm presents 24 — The Game, a 3D game in which players participate as ATU Chief Jai Singh Rathod, portrayed on-screen by Kapoor.[13]
Cast
- Anil Kapoor as Jai Singh Rathod,[14] a character based on Jack Bauer, a man with an army background who is torn between loyalty to his family and to his country, India.[3]
- Tisca Chopra as Trisha Jai Singh Rathod, Jai's wife, based on the character Teri Bauer.[15][16]
- Mandira Bedi as Nikita Rai, second-in-command at ATU, which is based on the character Nina Myers (Sarah Clarke) of the original show.[17]
- Adhir Bhatt[6] as Tejpal Singh, a government agent at ATU, based on the character Tony Almeida (Carlos Bernard) of the original show.
- Anupam Kher as Wasim Khan (Guest Appearance), a Research and Analysis Wing officer.[6][18]
- Neil Bhoopalam as Aditya Singhania, a Prime-Ministerial candidate and a youth icon whose life is in danger, based on the character President David Palmer (Dennis Haysbert) of the original show.
- Shivani Tanksale as Divya Singhania Miharia, sister of Aditya and wife of Vikrant.
- Anita Raj as Naina Singhania, Aditya and Divya's mother.
- Rahul Singh.[6] as Vikrant Maurya, Divya's husband
- Raghav Chanana as Prithvi Singhania, Aditya's cousin
- Sujata Kumar as Megha Singhania, Pruthvi's mother
- Pooja Ruparel as Pooja Bharadwaj, an aide to the minister.[19]
- Shabana Azmi as Abhilasha Grewal, an officer who takes over ATU when Jai goes missing.
- Yuri Suri[6] as Gill, a senior Research and Analysis Wing officer who takes control of the ATU.
- Shivkumar Subramaniam as Kamaljit Sood, A Senior Research and Analysis Wing(RAW) officer comes to question Jai
- Nissar Khan as Murad Ali
- Suchitra Pillai as Mehek Ahuja, A TV Journalist and Vikrant's lover
- Shahnawaz Pradhan as KK
- Priyanka Bose as a Counter-Terrorist Unit (CTU) agent
- Sapna Pabbi as Kiran Jai Singh Rathod, Jai and Trisha's teenage daughter, the character played by Elisha Cuthbert in the original series.
- Adhish Khanna as Veer Jai Singh Rathod, Jai and Trisha's son.
- Aradhana Jagota[7] as Jhanvi Abhay Gupta, Kiran's friend.
- Kiran Srinivas[7] as Dev.
- Priyanshu Jora[7] as Rohit.
- Nikunj Malik as Simran, the girl whom Veer helps.
- Gurpreet Saini as Mihir, a computer operative at ATU.
- Ajinkya Deo[6] as Kartik Chandrashekhar / Abhay Gupta, Jhanvi's Fake father.
- Rajeev Siddhartha as Bala
- Nishant Kumar as Raja
- Ankur Vikal as Yakub Sayeed, Terrorist leader.
- Murli Sharma[20] as Murad.
- Rahul Khanna as Tarun Khosla, a young rich businessman.
- Richa Chadda as Sapna, a cameo
Shooting and airing
Filming started in February 2013 in Mumbai, mainly in actual city locations. The first episode aired on 4 October 2013.
Media Response
The show was described by the media as "one of India's most ambitious TV shows". It is considered to be one of the most expensive TV shows ever produced in India and the first to have a Bollywood super-star in the lead. [21] The initial episodes were instant hit and the viewership remained decent.[22] The success prompted Anil Kapoor to start its second season.[23]
References
- ^ http://colors.in.com/in/24/about.html
- ^ Anil Kapoor's '24' will develop new set of TV audience: Tisca Chopra Mid-Day June 19, 2013
- ^ a b c d Indian Version of '24' to Air on Viacom18's Colors Channel (Exclusive)
- ^ a b BBC News - Anil Kapoor to lick 24 Indian in remake
- ^ I've set aside all my other work for 24: Anil Kapoor. Hindustan Times, 10 December 2012.
- ^ a b c d e f Meet the impressive cast of Anil Kapoor’s 24 Photo Gallery, Pictures, Photos, Images, Pics - Colors TV Show
- ^ a b c d Anil Kapoor's '24' to launch four new faces - Times Of India
- ^ Priyanka Bose is the leading lady in Anil Kapoor's small-screen venture 24 : Television, News - India Today
- ^ Kiefer Sutherland returns in rebooted 24 CBC News. 13 May 2013.
- ^ Kiefer Sutherland to speak Hindi? - Entertainment - DNA
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- ^ [2]
- ^ [3]
- ^ 24 gets the Bollywood touch
- ^ Tisca Chopra in Anil Kapoor's 24 - Times Of India
- ^ Tisca Chopra to Star in Anil Kapoor's '24'. IndiaWest, 19 June 2013.
- ^ "Mandira Bedi turns government agent for Anil Kapoor's 24". Indian Espress. 30 May 2013. Retrieved 24 June 2013.
- ^ Anupam Kher to join Anil Kapoor's 24 - Times Of India
- ^ Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge's 'Chutki' Pooja Ruparel to star in television series 24 - Indian Express
- ^ Murli Sharma in Anil Kapoor's 24. Times of India, 27 June 2013.
- ^ "Slumdog Millionaire star Anil Kapoor to be Indian Jack Bauer in 24 remake". The Independent. 18 Apr 2013.
- ^ "Anil Kapoor strikes gold with remake of '24'". Gulf News. 7 Oct 2013.
- ^ "Anil Kapoor to soon start second season of 24 Read more at: http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/anil-kapoor-to-soon-start-second-season-of-24/1/327398.html". India Today. 2 Dec 2013.
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