Aarya (TV series)
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Aarya is an Indian crime-thriller drama television series on Disney+ Hotstar, co-created by Ram Madhvani and Sandeep Modi, who also directed the series, with Vinod Rawat, serving as the co-director. Produced by Madhvani under the banner Ram Madhvani Films, along with Endemol Shine Group, it stars Sushmita Sen in the title role and is based on the Dutch drama series Penoza (nl).[2] The series is about Aarya, an independent woman who seeks to protect her family and joins a mafia gang in order to get revenge for her husband's murder. Recently, the show has been nominated for International Emmy Awards for best Drama series.
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| Genre | Crime Thriller Drama |
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| Based on | Penoza by Pieter Bart Korthuis |
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| Composer | Vishal Khurana |
| Country of origin | India |
| Original language | Hindi |
| No. of seasons | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 25 (list of episodes) |
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| Cinematography | Harshvir Oberai (Season 1) Sudip Sengupta (Season 2) Kavya Sharma (Season 3) |
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| Running time | 34–59 min |
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| Network | Hotstar |
| Release | 19 June 2020 (2020-06-19) – 4 February 2024 (2024-02-04) |
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| Penoza Red Widow | |
Madhvani bought the remake rights to the series in early 2011, and planned to adapt it into a feature film in 2014. However the film was eventually shelved due to casting and budgetary issues. He decided later to direct it instead as a web series for Hotstar's original content label Hotstar Specials. Filming for the first season began in December 2019 and ended in March 2020, with the series been filmed across Mumbai, Jaipur, Udaipur and Palgadh. The cinematography is handled by Harshvir Oberoi and editing was done by Khushboo Raj and Abhimanyu Chaudhary. Vishal Khurana composed the background score.
Aarya was initially slated to release on 29 March 2020,[3] but was postponed due to delay in post-production work. It was released on Disney+ Hotstar on 19 June 2020.[4] The series marked the comeback of Sushmita Sen, as well as her digital debut. It has received positive reviews with critics praising Sen's performance. Sen received the award for Best Actress – Female, at the Filmfare OTT Awards, with the series receiving eight nominations. In July 2020, Sushmita Sen and Ram Madhvani announced the second season of the series.[5][6]
The second season started filming on 1 March 2021 in Jaipur, but having been delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, wrapped up in June 2021. Season 2 premiered on 10 December 2021.[7] The first half of Season 3, consisting of 4 episodes, premiered on 3 November 2023; the second half of Season 3, consisting of the remaining 4 episodes, premiered on 9 February 2024.[8]