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Country of origin | India |
Original language(s) | Hindi |
No. of episodes | 197 |
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Original release | March 22, 2002 |
Achanak 37 Saal Baad was a psychological thriller telecasted on Sony Entertainment Television between 2002 and 2003. The centerpiece of this serial was a little known small town Gahota, which experienced paranormal activities after each cycle of 37 years. It was first aired on 22 March 2002 on Sony Entertainment Television.
Strange things happen in Gahota after every 37 years which cause a strange hysteria in people leading them to kill others/themselves and not remembering anything once the cycle is over in few months. Gahota is controlled by devil's henchman Ajay, who has the capability, given by the devil, to control the minds of people in Gahota. Ajay removes anyone who comes in the way of devil's birth by murdering the person and the events lead to the birth of devil in the form of Rahul/Ajinkya. Ajay encourages the young Rahul to recall his powers/intent who has grown up as a normal, kind human being oblivious of his powers. After Rahul transforms into Ajinkya, Ajinkya kills Ajay as he is no longer needed by him. Later Ajay comes back to life and joins the reincarnated others, whom he killed in Gahota to facilitate Ajinkya's birth, to defeat and kill Ajinkya.
1. Rahil Azam as Rahul/Ajinkya
2. Faraaz Khan as Ajay
3. Iravati Harshe as Sheela
4. Shishir Sharma as Prataap/Baba
5. Rajendranath Zutshi as Dipankar Ray
6. Ravindra Mankani as Avinash
7. Ashwini Kalsekar as Malini
8. Aashka Goradia as Kamal
Om puri narrates about a small town Gahota and its small railway station. Every day three trains stop at Gahota and many people disembark but since last two months no one is seen boarding the trains. Gahota's bird sanctuary is host to migratory birds during winters but not a single bird has arrived this year. Frantic Pratap(Shishir Sharma), who lives in Gahota is trying to contact his daughter but telephone lines are not working. Pratap's(Shishir Sharma) daughter Sheela (Iravati Harshe), who is an air hostess, meets Ratan, her school friend, at Mumbai airport. Pratap(Shishir Sharma) rushes to receive his friend Avinash(Ravindra Mankani), who is a police officer, at the railway station and briefs him about strange things happening in Gahota. Few days back, a bank manager slit his wrists, a woman murdered her husband and an ex-army officer killed his family and himself with no apparent reason. Avinash(Ravindra Mankani) thinks that Pratap(Shishir Sharma) is overreacting. Avinash(Ravindra Mankani) confronts local police inspector Vanshi, who denies that any such incidents happened in Gahota. Avinash(Ravindra Mankani) enquires the kin of victims and they all say that the victims are fine and alive. Avinash(Ravindra Mankani) thinks Pratap(Shishir Sharma) is crazy, Pratap(Shishir Sharma) insists that all are lying and entire Gahota has gone crazy.