The year 2020 has been an exciting year for content creators to provide the audience with entertainment and keep them engaged throughout. Applause Entertainment produced some of the greatest shows with benchmarking records earning global recognition. From Avrodh: The Siege Within to Scam 1992: The Harshad Mehta, Applause Entertainment took the critics and the audience by a storm. Their recent presentation, Scam 1992 received global recognition and created a place in IMDB’s list of popular TV shows globally at #17 with a record-breaking 9.6 ratings! As we countdown to the new smashing year, binge-watch these premium dramas with vivid storytelling and strong characters by Applause Entertainment:
Scam 1992: the Harshad Mehta Story
The show is based on the flamboyant life of Harshad Mehta, a stockbroker who took the stock market to dizzying heights and his catastrophic downfall. Adapted from the Bestseller book by Debashish Basu & Sucheta Dalal – The Scam: Who Won, Who Lost, Who Got Away, the show is directed by National Award winner, Hansal Mehta and has a stellar cast as Pratik Gandhi, Shreya Dhanwanthry, Rajat Kapoor, Satish Kaushik, Anant Mahadevan amongst others.
Criminal Justice: Behind the Closed Doors
Criminal Justice: Behind the Closed Doors is a new chapter to the successful first season. A prime confession by Anu brings Madhav Mishra and Nikhat Hussain together on the case. With a bold and expected narrative, the series seeks to find the truth and raises some pressing questions. Directed by Rohan Sippy and Arjun Mukkerji, the series has a talented cast as Kirti Kulhari, Pankaj Tripathi, Anupriya Goenka, Jisshu Sengupta and Deepti Naval among others.
Hostages Season 2
With a successful first season, Hostages season 2 returned with some answers and surprises and left with a cliffhanger, making the audience wanting more. Streaming on Disney Plus Hostar, Hostages Season 2 levelled their hostage-negotiator game up with impeccable direction by Sachin Krishn and powerful performances by Ronit Roy, Divya Dutta, Dino Morea, Shweta Basu and Shibani Dandekar.
Your Honor
The greatest tale of morality, Your Honor is an Indian adaptation of an Israeli drama series Kvodo. Streaming on SonyLIV, Your Honor gives us a peek into the dark world of dilemma – to what length you will go to safeguard your loved one. With a promising cast in Jimmy Sheirgill, Varun Badola and Mita Vashisht, among others Your Honor will take you on a moral ride
Undekhi
Undekhi is the ultimate binge-worthy series streaming on SonyLIV. This cutting-edge thriller drama with its crisp plot and cliffhangers makes it impossible to leave after watching one episode. Undekhi features an uber-talented cast as, Harsh Chhaya, Dibyendu Bhattacharya and Surya Sharma in the pivotal roles
Avrodh: The Siege Within
Avrodh recounts the diligent planning that went into the successful siege to avenge the brave soldiers who lost their lives during the attack at Uri Army base camp. Based on Rahul Singh and Shiv Aroor’s book – India’s Most Fearless, Avrodh is helmed by Amit Sadh, Neeraj Kabi, Darshan Kumar, Vikram Gokhale and Madhurima Tuli. Witness the siege and the meticulous planning that went into it with Avrodh: The Siege Within
Hasmukh
A dark comedy that gets darker by the episode, Vir Das, in and as, Hasmukh essays the role of the unusual comedian and his atypical take on comedy. Streaming on Netflix, Hasmukh features Ranvir Shorey and Ravi Kishan in the pivotal roles. If you have a dark funny bone in your body, you should definitely check out Hasmukh!
Interesting line up, so which is on your binge list this weekend? We bet all of them.
Here’s more about Applause Entertainment:
Applause Entertainment Pvt Ltd is a Content & IP Creation Studio with a focus on films, digital series, television, animation and short-form. The company focuses and invests in content creation and then partners with varied distribution platforms in an equitable manner to get its creative output to consumers globally. Applause Entertainment, led by media veteran Sameer Nair, is a venture of the Aditya Birla Group – a US $48.3 billion Indian multinational conglomerate with an extraordinary workforce of over 120,000 employees and operations spanning 36 countries.
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