The Final Call (TV series)
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| Genre | Serial drama Thriller Philosophy[1] |
| Based on | I Will Go with You by Priya Kumar |
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| Directed by | Vijay Lalwani |
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| Country of origin | India |
| Original language | Hindi |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 8 |
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| Executive producer | Rakesh Bhagwani |
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| Production location | India |
| Cinematography | Yiannis Manolopoulos |
| Editor | Nitesh Bhatia |
| Running time | 40 minutes approx |
| Production company | JAR Pictures |
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| Network | ZEE5 |
| Release | 22 February – 22 March 2019 |
The Final Call is a 2019 Indian web television thriller series based on 2015 novel I Will Go with You by Priya Kumar. Directed by Vijay Lalwani, it centres around the passengers of a flight from Mumbai to Sydney whose lives are endangered after the captain decides to commit suicide on board. Starring Arjun Rampal, Neeraj Kabi, Sakshi Tanwar, Harshad Arora‚ Anupriya Goenka, Javed Jaffrey, Paula McGlynn, Anshuman Malhotra and Vipin Sharma, The Final Call premiered on the online streaming platform ZEE5 on 22 February 2019. In a Press meet author Priya Kumar stated that she is also writing the season 2 of The Final Call.[2]
Cast
- Arjun Rampal as Captain Karan Sachdev, a pilot who is an ex wing commander.
- Neeraj Kabi as V. Krishnamurthi
- Harshad Arora as Abhimanyu Sahai
- Javed Jaffrey as Siddharth Singhaniya
- Anupriya Goenka as Parineeta "Pari"
- Sakshi Tanwar as ATC Kiran Mirza[3]
- Vipin Sharma as ATS Chief Kale
- Paula McGlynn as Sarah Parker
- Anshuman Malhotra as Dhruv Sehgal[4]
- Vineet Sharma as Jaikrit Tyagi
- Sulabha Arya Dhruv Grandmother
- Lydia Backhouse as Giselle
Filming
The series was filmed in Kashmir, Kochi, Thailand and London.[1][5] Some portions of the show were shot in London on the same set of a plane where the 2016 film Sully was shot.[6] Rampal took several flight simulation classes for the role.[7] It was earlier titled Row No. 26.[8]
Episodes
| Episodes | Titles | Release Date | Duration |
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| 1 | The Pilot | 22 Feb | 42m 27s |
| 2 | Off Communication | 22 Feb | 39m 01s |
| 3 | Power Of Force | 22 Feb | 41m 34s |
| 4 | Do You Copy? | 22 Feb | 40m 14s |
| 5 | Thunder Cloud | 22 March | 42m 15s |
| 6 | The Journey That Matter | 22 March | 40m 08s |
| 7 | Change In Plan | 22 March | 37m 16s |
| 8 | The Finale | 22 March | 47m 59s |
References
- ^ a b "Vijay Lalwani helms Arjun Rampal's ZEE5 original titled 'The Final Call'". DNA India. 6 February 2019. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
- ^ "The Final Call Season 2 web series movie film Cast Trailer Release Date Story Review - Zee5". Retrieved 30 April 2020.
- ^ "Sakshi Tanwar: We are breaking a lot of stereotypes in The Final Call". The Indian Express.
- ^ "'Splitsvilla XI' fame Anshuman Malhotra to share screen space with Arjun Rampal for Zee5's 'Final Call'". DNA India.
- ^ "Arjun Rampal to make his digital debut with The Final Call". The Indian Express. 12 December 2018. Retrieved 21 February 2019.
- ^ Bandyopadhyay, Bohni (22 February 2019). "The Final Call: Arjun Rampal Shot In the Same Cockpit As Tom Hanks In Sully". CNN-News18. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
- ^ Vasudevan, Aishwarya (22 February 2019). "Exclusive: Arjun Rampal gets candid on all things ZEE5's 'The Final Call'". Daily News and Analysis. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
- ^ "Priya Kumar's novel I Will Go With You to be adapted into a Zee5 web series". Scroll.in. 10 October 2018. Retrieved 21 February 2019.
