Tanhaiyan
| Tanhaiyan | |
|---|---|
 Tanhaiyan titlecard | |
| Also known as | Tanhaiyan |
| Genre | Romance |
| Story by | Gul Khan |
| Directed by | Gorky M |
| Starring | Barun Sobti Surbhi Jyoti Aansh Arora Mohit Abrol Rahul Sharma Neelam Sivia Nisha Nagpal Priya Tandon Sheeba Chaddha |
| Theme music composer | Sanjeev Srivastava |
| Country of origin | India |
| Original language | Hindi |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 9 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Gul Khan |
| Cinematography | Gorky M |
| Running time | 20 minutes |
| Production company | 4 Lions Films |
| Original release | |
| Network | Hotstar |
| Release | 14 February 2017[1] |
Tanhaiyan(English: Solitude) is an exclusive Hotstar originals romantic web series which was released as Valentine's Day special on the online streaming platform Hotstar.[2] It stars Barun Sobti and Surbhi Jyoti in lead roles.[3][4] The series included 9 episodes of about 20 minutes each.[5] It was produced by 4 Lions Films and distributed by Star India.[6]
Plot
The series is set against a wedding backdrop where two people, Haider and Meera cross paths by chance and later fall in love with each other. It also shows how they also overcome their loneliness in their individual lives. Haider is guilt ridden after his best friend (Raza) commits suicide since he holds himself responsible, but he manages to keep all his guilt inside his heart. While, Meera is lonely after both of her parents are killed in a brutal car crash and she, also manages to bottle up all her sadness.
They come together when their best friends are getting married, Haider plays a cool, suave bachelor who can charm any girl, Meera plays a sensitive, fun and supportive best friend to the bride, they are seen often sharing a fun banter, as the wedding progresses, so does their romance, Haider and Meera both confess their feelings for each other and decide to get engaged, however, when he realises that meera is the reason for Raza's death, he leaves her without telling her the real reason, they are both hearthbroken and live in the memories of each other for months until they meet again, Meera gets her answer from Haider's friend and Haider gets to know that Meera is not at fault for Raza's death from Raza's mother, Haider realises his mistake, they both come to their special place and open up. Haider proposes to Meera and they are on their love journey again.
Cast
- Barun Sobti as Haider Ali Khan[7]
- Surbhi Jyoti as Meera Kapoor[8]
- Aansh Arora as Vishal Malhotra[9][10]
- Mohit Abrol as Siddharth Khanna "Sid", Haider's best friend, Avantika's husband
- Priya Tandon as Avantika Khanna, Meera's best friend, Sid's wife
- Rahul Sharma as Raza Siddiqui, Haider's friend
- Sheeba Chaddha as Mrs. Siddiqui, Raza's mother
- Neelam Sivia as Tanya, Meera's best friend
- Nisha Nagpal as Rashi
Development
On 3 June 2016, first teaser of the web show was released.[11] On 30 September 2016, a 3-minute trailer of the web show was released on YouTube.[12] On 14 February 2017, all episodes of the web series were aired on Hotstar.[13]
References
- ^ "Barun Sobti and Surbhi Jyoti's web series Tanhaiyan to go live this Valentine's Day - Times of India". Retrieved 11 February 2017.
- ^ "Original series 'Tanhaiyan' to air on Hotstar - BizAsia Media - The UK's only Asian media news site". Retrieved 16 December 2016.
- ^ "Tanhaiyan trailer: Surbhi Jyoti sports a bikini, Barun Sobti plays a bad boy - Times of India". Retrieved 16 December 2016.
- ^ "Just in: Clipping from Barun Sobti and Surbhi Jyoti's web series - Times of India". Retrieved 6 August 2016.
- ^ Television Post Team (5 December 2016). "Hotstar pushes the pedal on original content with 'Tanhaiyan'". Mumbai: Television Post. Retrieved 15 December 2016.
- ^ "My career my way!". Retrieved 16 December 2016.
- ^ "Barun Sobti and Surbhi Jyoti shoot for a romantic scene for web series - Times of India". Retrieved 6 August 2016.
- ^ "I'm very excited for Valentines Day, says Surbhi Jyoti - Times of India". Retrieved 11 February 2017.
- ^ "Aansh Arora to replace Karan Wahi in Barun Sobti Web Series 'Tanhaiyan'". 18 November 2016. Retrieved 16 December 2016.
- ^ "From TV shows to web series, Arora does it all". 7 January 2017. Retrieved 11 February 2017.
- ^ Unit 7 (3 June 2016). "Tanhaiyan - Making the web series - Barun Sobti, Surbhi Jyoti, Karan Wahi, Gul Khan and Gorky M". Retrieved 6 August 2016 – via YouTube.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Unit 7 (30 September 2016). "Tanhaiyan Trailer - Barun Sobti and Surbhi Jyoti - 3 mins". Retrieved 16 December 2016 – via YouTube.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Watch Tanhaiyan only on Hotstar!". Retrieved 11 February 2017.