Bhanwar (Indian TV series) explained

Producer:	TV18
Language:	Hindi
Num Seasons:	2
Runtime:	approx. 40 minutes
Channel:	Sony TV

Bhanwar (Whirlpool) is a television docudrama series based on judgments from the Indian judicial system.^{[1] [2]} The series was produced by TV18 and was originally telecast on Sony Entertainment Television in 1998 -2015.

Bhanwar which aired in the late 1990s on Sony TV was a one-of-a-kind show which dealt with landmark judgements from the Indian judicial system. Produced by TV18, the series ran for two years on Sony TV. It was directed by Sanjay Ray Chaudhari and written by Sanjeev Sharma and Sanjay Chauhan. The show was so popular, it was re-aired on SAB TV and Fox History. It received the Special Jury Award for Best Investigative Show at the 1998 Screen Awards.^[3]

Second Season

In 2015 the show returned to Sony TV with brand new judicial cases. It was produced by Siddharth Malhotra, Cinevistaas Ltd. and Contiloe Entertainment. The show premiered on 10 January 2015.

Episodic appearances

• Amit Tandon as Advocate Rohit Rajput
• Pooja Sharma as Surbhi^[4]
• Manish Naggdev as Mahesh Mallik
• Surendra Pal
• Tapasya Nayak Srivastava
• Raj Singh Verma
• Tarun Khanna
• Tunisha Sharma
• Faisal Khan
• Jiten Lalwani
• Tanvi Thakkar
• Vineet Raina
• Parul Chaudhary
• Yashashri Masurkar
• Ankit Gera
• Ankita Bhargava
• Akhil Mishra as Ahmed
• Ribbhu Mehra as Magician
• Tiya Gandwani as Nidhi Taneja (Episode 2)
• Arun Bali as Shankar Lal (Season 1)
• Rajat Kapoor (Season 1)
• Vijay Raaz (Season 1)
• Irrfan Khan as keval Krishna Gupta (Lawyer) Season-1
• Gajraj Rao Season-1
• Kay Kay Menon Season-1

See also

• Geeta and Sanjay Chopra kidnapping case

Notes and References

1. Web site: Brief history of crime . March 16, 1998. The Indian Express. https://web.archive.org/web/20090202114951/http://www.indianexpress.com/ie/daily/19980316/07550994.html . 2 February 2009.
2. Web site: Telecom staff hold protest | The Indian Express . Screenindia.com . 2009-01-10 . 2015-05-02 .
3. Web site: Award Winners . . 2 October 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/19991022044355/http://www.expressindia.com/screen/awards/eve.htm . 22 October 1999.
4. Web site: Tellychakkar Team (3 February 2015). Pooja Sharma and Jaideep Suri in Sony TV's Bhanwar. Tellychakkar. 8 April 2016. Sony Entertainment Television will present a hard hitting episode about a family feud in its show Bhanwar. The episode to be produced by Sunrise Productions will feature Pooja Sharma and Jaideep Suri....