Hush Hush (TV series)
| Hush Hush | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Genre | Drama |
| Created by | Tanuja Chandra |
| Screenplay by | Ashish Mehta |
| Story by | Shikhaa Sharma Juhi Chaturvedi |
| Directed by | Ashish Pandey Kopal Naithani Tanuja Chandra |
| Starring | |
| Composer | Hrishi Giridhar |
| Country of origin | India |
| Original language | Hindi |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 7 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Producers | Shikhaa Sharma Tanuja Chandra Vikram Malhotra |
| Cinematography | Shaz Mohammed |
| Editor | Chandan Arora |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | 30-50 minutes |
| Production company | Abundantia Entertainment |
| Original release | |
| Network | Amazon Prime Video |
| Release | 22 September 2022 |
Hush Hush is an Indian Hindi-language drama television series created and directed by Tanuja Chandra. The series stars Juhi Chawla, Ayesha Jhulka, Karishma Tanna, Kritika Kamra, Shahana Goswami and Soha Ali Khan in the lead.[1] It was produced under the banner of Abundantia Entertainment, and premiered on Amazon Prime Video on 22 September 2022.[2]
Cast
[edit]- Juhi Chawla as Isha 'Ishi' Sangamitra, Meera, Saiba, Zair, and Dolly's best friend
- Ayesha Jhulka as Meera Yadav
- Karishma Tanna as Inspector Geeta Tehlan
- Kritika Kamra as Dolly Dalal, Aditya's wife
- Shahana Goswami as Zaira Sheikh
- Soha Ali Khan as Saiba
- Nisha Jindal as Rekha
- Benjamin Gilani as Baldev Dalal, Aditya's father
- Bharti Sharma as Manjit Dalal, Aditya's mother
- Kumkum Jain as Veena
- Nitish Kapoor as Aditya Dalal, Dolly's husband
- Jamini Pathak as Kashi
- Vibha Chibber as ACP Madhu
- Abhijeet Singh as SI Karan Singh
- Vedant Chibber as Zayn, Saiba and Ranveer's son
- Chaitanya Choudhry as Ranveer, Saiba's husband
- Gaurav Dwivedi as Vinayak Sethi
- Kavya Trehan as Meher
- Ariana Dogra
- Jaaved Jaaferi as CBI Officer Shantanu
Episodes
[edit]Series overview
[edit]Season 1 (2022)
[edit]| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date [4] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "What Lies Beneath" |
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| 22 September 2022 |
| 2 | 2 | "What Can’t Be Said" |
|
| 23 September 2022 |
| 3 | 3 | "What Can’t Be Killed" |
|
| 23 September 2022 |
| 4 | 4 | "What The Past Holds" |
|
| 23 September 2022 |
| 5 | 5 | "What Keeps Us Awake" |
|
| 23 September 2022 |
| 6 | 6 | "What Remains Unseen" |
|
| 23 September 2022 |
| 7 | 7 | "What Is To Be Known" |
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| 23 September 2022 |
Production
[edit]Development
[edit]The announcement of the series was made by Amazon Prime[5] in the first week of March 2021 to be directed by Tanuja Chandra, starring Juhi Chawla, Ayesha Jhulka, Soha Ali Khan, Karishma Tanna, Kritika Kamra and Shahana Goswami.[6]
The principal photography of the film started in mid-September 2021.[7] Filming took place in New Delhi,[8] Gurgaon,[9] and Mumbai, before wrapping up in April 2022.[10]
Release
[edit]The trailer of the series was released on 13 September 2022.[11] The series consisting of seven episodes premiered on Amazon Prime Video from 22 September 2022.[12]
Critical reception
[edit]ThePrint's Tina Das rated the series three out of five stars, writing that Hush Hush "loses steam" after the first four episodes.[9] The entertainment website 123telugu.com gave the series 2.75 stars out of five, concluding that despite "decent twists and splendid performances," the series was let down by "uneven execution, abrupt ending, and the palling mid-portions."[13]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Exclusive: Soha Ali Khan, Kritika Kamra and Shahana Goswami on their layered characters in Hush Hush". filmfare.com.
- ^ "Juhi Chawla, Ayesha Jhulka's Amazon Prime show Hush Hush's first look, release date revealed". Hindustan Times. 7 September 2022.
- ^ "Hush Hush (2022– ) - IMDb" – via www.imdb.com.
- ^ "Hush Hush – Season 1 - Prime Video" – via primevideo.com.
- ^ Desk, The Hindu Net (8 March 2021). "'Hush Hush': Amazon Prime announces new series led by an all-women cast and crew". The Hindu – via www.thehindu.com.
{{cite news}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ "Hush Hush: Juhi Chawla, Ayesha Jhulka to make digital debut in Amazon Prime series". 8 March 2021.
- ^ Hungama, Bollywood (17 September 2021). "Tanuja Chandra resumes shoot of Hush Hush with Juhi Chawla, Soha Ali Khan, and others : Bollywood News - Bollywood Hungama". Bollywood Hungama.
- ^ "Soha Ali Khan says Inaaya asks her to send nanny for shoot and stay home herself: 'Didn't even know what to say'". Hindustan Times. 26 September 2022.
- ^ a b Das, Tina (22 September 2022). "Juhi Chawla to Soha Ali Khan, 'Hush Hush' has a stellar cast. But a sketchy murder plot". ThePrint.
- ^ "Soha Ali Khan On Acting During The Ongoing Coronavirus Pandemic: It Is Pretty Challenging". Outlook. 6 January 2022.
- ^ "Hush Hush trailer: Juhi Chawla, Soha Ali Khan and their gang of rich ladies give max Big Little Lies vibes". Hindustan Times. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Ex Stream Benefits | From Jogi to Hush Hush, the best on OTT in September". Firstpost. 3 October 2022.
- ^ 123telugu Team (24 September 2022). "OTT Review : Juhi Chawla's Hush Hush – Hindi series on Amazon Prime". 123telugu.com. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
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