24 | |
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Genre |
Suspense Serial drama Political thriller Action |
Written by | Renil D'Silva |
Directed by | Rensil D'Silva |
Starring |
Anil Kapoor Tisca Chopra Neil Bhoopalam Mandira Bedi Yuri Suri Pooja Ruparel Shivani Tanksale Adhir Bhatt Ajinkya Deo Anita Raj Sapna Pabbi Rahul Singh Raaghav Chanana Priyansh Jora |
Country of origin | India |
Original language(s) | Hindi |
No. of seasons | 2 |
No. of episodes | 48 |
Production | |
Executive producer(s) | Apurba Sengupta |
Producer(s) |
Anil Kapoor Udayan Bhat Ajinkya Deo Howard Gordon Sanaullah Khan Apurba Sengupta |
Cinematography | Jay Oza & Tanay |
Production company(s) | Ramesh Deo Productions |
Release | |
Original network | Colors TV |
Original release | 4 October 2013 | – 9 October 2016
Chronology | |
Related shows | 24 |
External links | |
Website |
24 is an Indian television drama that aired from 4 October 2013 through 21 December 2013 and was based on the American series of the same name. The Hindi language show is written by Rensil D'Silva, Bhavani Iyer, directed by Abhinay Deo and produced by Ramesh Deo Productions. Season 2 aired from 9 July 2016 but the show ended on 9 October 2016.
The Hindi version of 24 is the first adaptation of the show, the India rights for which were acquired from Fox and 24 producer Howard Gordon by Anil Kapoor Film Company. In November 2011, Kapoor's production house signed a ₹100 crore ($20 million) deal to adapt the series. Kapoor plays the lead role in the show. The show is set in Mumbai with the main set of the Anti-Terrorist Unit (ATU) being a replica of the one in the original series. Bollywood actors Anupam Kher and Shabana Azmi both have cameo performances in the show.
The season is directed by Abhinay Deo & Rensil D'Silva, written by Rensil D'Silva and Bhavani Iyer and is supervised by Manisha Sharma. The second season aired in July 2016.
Kapoor, who had previously featured in the American version of the 24 series playing President Omar Hassan, bought the official rights of 24 in November 2011. The show aired in Hindi and was also dubbed in various regional languages. India is the first country outside of the US to get rights to adapt the show. "We hope this will pave the way for many more local versions of this brilliant series in other international territories," Fox International Television president Marion Edwards said in an email reply to ET.Kiefer Sutherland, who starred in the original show has shown interest in acting in the Hindi version.