Aar Ya Paar
Aar Ya Paar (आर या पार) is a 2022 Hindi-language action-drama streaming television series created by Siddharth Sengupta for Disney+ Hotstar, in which a tribal archer becomes a contract killer to avenge the destruction of his community.1 • 2 All eight episodes streamed on 30 December 2022 under the Hotstar Specials banner.3
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Platform and run | Disney+ Hotstar (Hotstar Specials); all 8 episodes released 30 December 2022; status ended3 • 4 |
| Creator and directors | Created by Siddharth Sengupta; directed by Glen Barretto, Ankush Mohla, and Neel Guha1 |
| Production | Produced by Jyoti Sagar and Siddharth Sengupta's Edgestorm Ventures LLP1 |
| Lead cast | Aditya Rawal as Sarju, with Patralekhaa, Sumeet Vyas, Ashish Vidyarthi, Dibyendu Bhattacharya, Shilpa Shukla, and Aasif Sheikh2 |
| Format | Hindi action drama, 8 episodes of roughly 36 minutes each, certified U/A 16+4 • 5 |
| Audience rating | 7.4/10 on IMDb from about 1,300 users6 |
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Premise
The series is set around the fictional Dhegohaati tribe, an isolated forest community that has kept the outside world at bay for generations.7 When an engineer working for the industrialist Reuben Bhatta (Ashish Vidyarthi) finds traces of uranium on the tribe's land, Bhatta resolves to take control of the forest so his group can mine it.8 After an eviction attempt fails, Bhatta arranges a free medical camp in the jungle with the help of the activist-doctor Sanghamitra (Patralekhaa) to draw the tribals out; a violent raid kills many villagers, including the tribal headman.8
The headman's son Sarju (Aditya Rawal), an exceptionally skilled archer, escapes to a city in central India, where he meets Pullappa (Dibyendu Bhattacharya), a contract-killer broker who also scouts archery talent for a sports academy.8 Sarju becomes a hired assassin while pursuing the men responsible for his father's death, and the plot also makes him an archer representing India in international competition.7 A special crimes cell officer, Aditya Dutt (Sumeet Vyas), hunts Sarju while questioning how the tribals are treated; Wasim (Aasif Sheikh) is the thug who controls Pullappa, and Kalawati Bhatta (Shilpa Shukla) is part of the Bhatta family.8 • 2
Production and release
Disney+ Hotstar unveiled the teaser of Aar Ya Paar on Disney+ Day in September 2022, alongside two other announced Hotstar Specials, Lootere and Taaza Khabar; the trade press described it as Siddharth Sengupta's second venture with the platform.9 The official trailer followed on 16 December 2022, and the platform announced a 30 December premiere.1 The series was shot in and around Bastar, and the final episodes move the action to Azerbaijan and Georgia.8 The writing credits include a story idea by Mohinder Pratap Singh with a screenplay by Avinash Singh, Vijay Narayan Verma, and Siddharth Sengupta.8 For Aditya Rawal, son of the actor Paresh Rawal, the role was his first web series after his film debut in Bamfaad (2020).10
Reception
Audience scores. The series holds a 7.4/10 weighted IMDb rating from about 1,300 users, with an unweighted mean of 8.3; per-episode ratings run from 6.8 for episode 4 to 8.7 for the finale, "The Devil Inside".6
Critical response was divided. The Times of India gave the season 3.5 out of 5, praising the concept, the action choreography, and the performances of Aditya Rawal and Ashish Vidyarthi.11 NDTV rated it 2 out of 5, arguing that the show turns a conflict over forest land into a conventional revenge tale and that the screenplay's superficiality limits the cast.8 Cinema Express, also at 2 out of 5, criticized the portrayal of the Adivasi characters as inauthentic, from the costume design to the dialect.7 Scroll.in's review found the Bollywood-style treatment unsuited to its subject but credited the show with capturing the cynicism and cruelty with which Adivasis are treated, and called Vidyarthi's businessman impressive.12
References
- 'Aar Ya Paar' series to premiere on OTT on December 30, The Times of India (PTI)
- Aar Ya Paar (2022) cast and where to watch, JustWatch
- Aar Ya Paar Web Series (2022): Release Date, Cast, Episodes, Gadgets 360
- Aar Ya Paar, TVmaze
- Aar Ya Paar TV Show: Watch Latest Episodes Online, Airtel Xstream Play
- Aar Ya Paar (TV Series 2022) Ratings, IMDb
- Aar Ya Paar series review: Doesn't aim high but still misses the mark, Cinema Express
- Aar Ya Paar Review: Aditya Rawal Does His Best To Carry The Weight Of The Story, NDTV
- News at a glance: Disney+ Hotstar launches teasers of three new Hotstar Specials, Yugmarg (11 September 2022)
- Trailer Release Of Aditya Rawal's Series 'Aar Ya Paar', Indian Film History
- Aar Ya Paar Season 1 Review: A gripping tale of vengeance and survival, The Times of India
- 'Aar Ya Paar' review: The exploitation of Adivasis gets the fully filmy treatment, Scroll.in
Topic: Encyclopedia › Arts and culture › Screen and stage › Film and television › Series and fictional screen worlds › Unscripted, reality, and web-native series › Web-native and streaming-original series › Indian and South Asian web series
Initially written Oct 3, 2026 · Reviewed: Oct 25, 2026 · Edited: Oct 15, 2026; Oct 25, 2026; Nov 1, 2026 · Last review: Oct 25, 2026
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