About
In a newly independent India, a studio boss, his movie-star wife, a trusted aide, a nautch girl and a refugee will have their paths cross in their pursuit of stardom and riches.
Cast
Prosenjit Chatterjee
as Srikant Roy
Aparshakti Khurana
as Binod Das
Aditi Rao Hydari
as Sumitra Kumari
Sidhant Gupta
as Jay Khanna
Wamiqa Gabbi
as Nilofer / Niloufer Qureshi
Ram Kapoor
as Shamsher Singh Walia
Nandish Singh
as Jamshed Khan
Shweta Basu Prasad
as Ratna Das
Edward Sonnenblick
as Vladimir Sayadyants
Sukhmani Lamba
as Kiran Singh Sethi
Narottam Bain
as Maqsood
Arun Govil
as Narain Khanna
Indraneel Bhattacharya
as Nanik Jotwani
Episodes
Season 1
Aag
Studio owner Srikant Roy discovers that his wife Sumitra is having an affair with the studio’s upcoming star, Jamshed Khan. Roy sends his loyal lab assistant Binod to Lucknow to bring them both back, urgently. Binod finds a unique way to get his boss what he wants.
Sunghursh
Roy gambles on his new star. Binod navigates the way around his new life. Sumitra refuses to let go of Jamshed. Jay arrives in Bombay and is forced to take up a life of crime. Niloufer moves to Bombay but gets caught in a dangerous situation.
Dosti
Jay goes job-hunting and is reunited with an old friend. Niloufer creates her own opportunities. Nanik Jotwani and Roy begin a revolutionary venture. Roy’s distribution gamble on ‘Sunghursh’ fails. Binod’s newfound stardom is threatened by a surprise twist.
Barsaat Ki Raat
Binod is blackmailed. Niloufer and Jay rekindle their friendship. Jotwani introduces Roy to some new, powerful friends. Roy protects Binod from catastrophe, at the cost of Jay’s career.
Baazi
An international propaganda tussle begins at Roy Talkies. Jay is determined to start his own studio, but has to make a huge personal sacrifice in order to. Binod backs out of a commitment, and creates an enemy in the process.
Taxi Driver
Binod is haunted by memories of Lucknow. Jay struggles to shoot his film. Niloufer makes a big decision. Sumitra finally finds a lead in her search for justice.
Rajmahal
Niloufer meets the man of her dreams. A heartbroken Jay decides to move on. Binod and Niloufer start shooting for ‘Rajmahal’. Jay and Binod get into a brawl. Sumitra reveals Binod’s secret to the press.
Kismet
Roy reshoots ‘Rajmahal’ to save the film from scandal. ‘Rajmahal’s failure has surprising consequences for Jay. Niloufer’s heartbreak leads her into the arms of another. Roy makes Jay an offer he can’t refuse, leading Jay to destroy a friendship.
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