{ "id": "epsd3sds39", "slug": "adhura", "title": "Adhura", "updated": "2026-11-01", "topic_path": [ { "id": "culture", "label": "Arts and culture", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/culture" }, { "id": "culture.performance", "label": "Screen and stage", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/culture.performance" }, { "id": "culture.performance.screen", "label": "Film and television", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/culture.performance.screen" }, { "id": "culture.performance.screen.series", "label": "Series and fictional screen worlds", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/culture.performance.screen.series" }, { "id": "culture.performance.screen.series.series_unscripted", "label": "Unscripted, reality, and web-native series", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/culture.performance.screen.series.series_unscripted" }, { "id": "culture.performance.screen.series.series_web_native", "label": "Web-native and streaming-original series", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/culture.performance.screen.series.series_web_native" }, { "id": "culture.performance.screen.series.series_web_native.indian_southasian_webseries", "label": "Indian and South Asian web series", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/culture.performance.screen.series.series_web_native.indian_southasian_webseries" } ], "geo": [ { "id": "geo.ind.t2021.culture.performance.screen.series.series_web_native", "label": "India · 2021 and later: Web-native and streaming-original series", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.ind.t2021.culture.performance.screen.series.series_web_native", "path": [ { "id": "geo.ind", "label": "India", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.ind" }, { "id": "geo.ind.t2021", "label": "India · 2021 and later", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.ind.t2021" }, { "id": "geo.ind.t2021.culture", "label": "Arts and culture", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.ind.t2021.culture" }, { "id": "geo.ind.t2021.culture.performance", "label": "Screen and stage", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.ind.t2021.culture.performance" }, { "id": "geo.ind.t2021.culture.performance.screen", "label": "Film and television", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.ind.t2021.culture.performance.screen" }, { "id": "geo.ind.t2021.culture.performance.screen.series", "label": "Series and fictional screen worlds", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.ind.t2021.culture.performance.screen.series" }, { "id": "geo.ind.t2021.culture.performance.screen.series.series_unscripted", "label": "Unscripted, reality, and web-native series", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.ind.t2021.culture.performance.screen.series.series_unscripted" }, { "id": "geo.ind.t2021.culture.performance.screen.series.series_web_native", "label": "Web-native and streaming-original series", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.ind.t2021.culture.performance.screen.series.series_web_native" } ] } ], "excerpt": "Adhura (अधूरा) is Prime Video's first Hindi horror series, a 2023 seven-episode supernatural thriller by Ananya Banerjee and Gauravv K Chawla, set at a haunted Ooty boarding school during a 15-year reunion, starring Ishwak Singh, Rasika Dugal, and Shrenik Arora.", "snippet": "Adhura (अधूरा) is Prime Video's first Hindi horror series, a 2023 seven-episode supernatural thriller by Ananya Banerjee and Gauravv K Chawla, set at a haunted Ooty boarding school during a 15-year reunion, starring Ishwak Singh, Rasika Dugal, and Shrenik Arora.", "node": "culture.performance.screen.series.series_web_native.indian_southasian_webseries", "markdown": "# Adhura\n\n**Adhura** (अधूरा) is a 2023 Indian Hindi-language supernatural horror thriller streaming television series on Prime Video, created and directed by Ananya Banerjee and Gauravv K Chawla, and written by Ananya Banerjee. It was announced as Prime Video's first Hindi horror series and premiered on 7 July 2023 in India and across 240 countries and territories worldwide.[1](https://www.mid-day.com/entertainment/web-series/article/adhura-amazon-prime-video-announces-its-first-hindi-horror-series-23294635)\n\n| Key fact | Detail |\n|---|---|\n| Platform and milestone | Prime Video's first Hindi horror series; part of the Prime Day 2023 line-up[1](https://www.mid-day.com/entertainment/web-series/article/adhura-amazon-prime-video-announces-its-first-hindi-horror-series-23294635) • [2](https://www.indiatoday.in/entertainment/ott/story/ishwak-singh-rasika-dugal-adhura-trailer-out-2399690-2023-06-29) |\n| Release | 7 July 2023, in India and across 240 countries and territories; trailer released 28 June 2023[1](https://www.mid-day.com/entertainment/web-series/article/adhura-amazon-prime-video-announces-its-first-hindi-horror-series-23294635) |\n| Format | Seven episodes, Hindi, with dubs in Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam[3](https://www.gadgets360.com/entertainment/adhura-web-series-108183) |\n| Setting | Nilgiri Valley School, an elite boys' [boarding school](https://www.edgepedia.org/boarding-school) in Ooty, across two timelines, 2007 and 2022[4](https://scroll.in/reel/1052193/adhura-review-an-engaging-show-about-past-and-present-secrets/) |\n| Lead cast | Ishwak Singh as Adhiraj Jaisingh, Rasika Dugal as counselor Supriya Ghosh, Shrenik Arora as the 10-year-old Vedant Malik[5](https://www.ottplay.com/review/adhura-review-ishwak-singh-rasika-dugal-shrenik-arora-put-up-a-notable-act-in-a-web-series-that-is-eerie-in-parts/d4844e54d2815) |\n| Production | Emmay Entertainment; producers Monisha Advani, Madhu Bhojwani and Nikkhil Advani[1](https://www.mid-day.com/entertainment/web-series/article/adhura-amazon-prime-video-announces-its-first-hindi-horror-series-23294635) |\n| Reception | Indian Express 2.5/5; OTTplay 2.5/5; Amar Ujala 3/5; IMDb 6.6/10[6](https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/web-series/adhura-review-spooky-silly-amazon-prime-videos-show-ishwak-singh-rasika-dugal-8805889/) • [7](https://www.primevideo.com/detail/0PHH94TUFPZTJX2QIJ4ORWXGS7) |\n\n## Spoilers\n\n### Premise\n\nStrange events take place at the Nilgiri Valley School that seem connected to Vedant, a 10-year-old new student. When the batch of 2007 returns for its 15-year reunion, the ex-student Adhiraj Jaisingh must face what he did fifteen years earlier; things take a horrifying turn when his path collides with Vedant's, and a dark secret begins to reveal itself, threatening the lives of everyone on campus.[7](https://www.primevideo.com/detail/0PHH94TUFPZTJX2QIJ4ORWXGS7) The narrative moves between 2007 and the present, and the reunion turns sinister as secrets and chilling events plague the students and staff.[8](https://www.cinemaexpress.com/hindi/news/2023/Jun/28/trailer-of-prime-videos-horror-series-adhura-is-out-45077.html)\n\nAdhiraj returns to meet his school best friend Ninad Raman (Poojan Chhabra) and seek closure for unpleasant events on their last day of school. The troubled Vedant is labeled \"psycho\" because of mysterious events in his presence, and it is the school counselor Supriya Ghosh ([Rasika Dugal](https://www.edgepedia.org/rasika-dugal)) who supports him.[5](https://www.ottplay.com/review/adhura-review-ishwak-singh-rasika-dugal-shrenik-arora-put-up-a-notable-act-in-a-web-series-that-is-eerie-in-parts/d4844e54d2815) [Rahul Dev](https://www.edgepedia.org/rahul-dev) plays Officer Bedi.[9](https://pro.imdb.com/title/tt19868286/)\n\n### Cast and characters\n\nThe ensemble includes [Ishwak Singh](https://www.edgepedia.org/ishwak-singh), Rasika Dugal, Shrenik Arora, Poojan Chhabra, Zoa Morani, Rahul Dev, Rijul Ray, Sahil Salathia, Aru Krishansh Verma, KC Shankar and Jaimini Pathak.[1](https://www.mid-day.com/entertainment/web-series/article/adhura-amazon-prime-video-announces-its-first-hindi-horror-series-23294635) Singh, known for *Rocket Boys*, plays Adhiraj Jaisingh, a college professor and alumnus who returns for the reunion; Dugal plays Supriya, a student counselor torn between her need to nurture and a terrifying past she cannot leave behind.[2](https://www.indiatoday.in/entertainment/ott/story/ishwak-singh-rasika-dugal-adhura-trailer-out-2399690-2023-06-29) Shrenik Arora, who had recently appeared in Hotstar's *The Night Manager* remake, plays Vedant.[6](https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/web-series/adhura-review-spooky-silly-amazon-prime-videos-show-ishwak-singh-rasika-dugal-8805889/)\n\n### Episodes\n\nSeason 1 consists of seven episodes: \"Psycho Puppy Killer\", \"Shadow Boy\", \"If You Make Trouble You Will Be Punished\", \"The Boy Who Lives Inside Vedant\", \"No Exit\", \"Hush Little Baby\", and \"The Farewell\", with the finale running 59 minutes and the others between 40 and 46 minutes.[3](https://www.gadgets360.com/entertainment/adhura-web-series-108183)\n\n## Production\n\nThe series was produced by Monisha Advani, Madhu Bhojwani and Nikkhil Advani of Emmay Entertainment, directed by Banerjee and Chawla, and written by Banerjee.[1](https://www.mid-day.com/entertainment/web-series/article/adhura-amazon-prime-video-announces-its-first-hindi-horror-series-23294635) Gadgets 360 additionally credits Anand Jain as a writer and lists Srijan Chaurasia as cinematographer.[3](https://www.gadgets360.com/entertainment/adhura-web-series-108183) Producer Nikkhil Advani said Emmay was exploring the horror and supernatural genre for the first time, after collaborating with Prime Video on *Mumbai Diaries*.[10](https://telanganatoday.com/prime-videos-first-hindi-horror-series-adhura-to-premiere-globally-on-july-7) Aparna Purohit, then Head of India Originals Content at Amazon Prime Video, said at the trailer launch that the horror genre has a large following, so when Emmay approached the platform with a proposal for a full-blown horror series, she felt they should venture into it.[11](https://www.filmfestivals.com/blog/siraj_syed/amazon_prime_videos_adhura_trailer_launch_first_half_second_half)\n\n**Filming location.** The show was shot at The Lawrence School in Ooty, whose misty, lush environs also serve as the backdrop; the Indian Express reviewer noted that the school had appeared to similar effect in Hotstar's *School of Lies* shortly before.[6](https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/web-series/adhura-review-spooky-silly-amazon-prime-videos-show-ishwak-singh-rasika-dugal-8805889/) The directors said the location's historical character and architecture gave the series its canvas.[12](https://www.jagran.com/entertainment/web-series-review-adhura-web-series-why-directors-chose-this-school-in-ooty-as-location-to-shoot-prime-video-series-staring-rasika-duggal-ishwak-singh-23461281.html)\n\n## Reception\n\n**Critical response was mixed.** [The Indian Express](https://www.edgepedia.org/the-indian-express) gave 2.5 out of 5, calling the show far better directed than written, praising the use of the school's misty atmosphere while criticizing dialogue heavy with exposition and subplots that made even seven episodes feel like a slog.[6](https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/web-series/adhura-review-spooky-silly-amazon-prime-videos-show-ishwak-singh-rasika-dugal-8805889/) Scroll.in took a more positive view, finding the show engaging and noting that it kept schlock scares under control for most of the seven episodes, with the foggy hill station, Gothic buildings, old-boy reunion and murder making a watchable combination.[4](https://scroll.in/reel/1052193/adhura-review-an-engaging-show-about-past-and-present-secrets/) OTTplay also rated it 2.5/5, writing that it delivers some scary moments but falls short of a spine-chilling experience.[5](https://www.ottplay.com/review/adhura-review-ishwak-singh-rasika-dugal-shrenik-arora-put-up-a-notable-act-in-a-web-series-that-is-eerie-in-parts/d4844e54d2815) Amar Ujala's Hindi review gave 3/5, crediting the cinematography and music with building an eerie atmosphere while judging the story and screenplay the weakest links.[13](https://www.amarujala.com/entertainment/movie-review/adhuraa-review-in-hindi-by-pankaj-shukla-prime-video-rasika-dugal-ishwak-singh-shrenik-arora-emmay-2023-07-08) The Times of India highlighted the performances and the contribution of John Stewart Eduri's music and Srijan Chaurasia's cinematography of Ooty's picturesque and dark alleys.[14](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/web-series/reviews/hindi/adhura/season-1/seasonreview/101465931.cms)\n\nReviewers also noted the show's themes. The Cinema Express review observed that the makers tried to infuse topics such as queer allyship, childhood bullying, and the addressal of mental illness into a genre that in India usually follows set templates.[15](https://www.cinemaexpress.com/hindi/review/2023/Jul/07/adhura-series-review-a-heavy-drama-that-fails-on-being-spooky-45391.html) The Indian Express similarly wrote that the show does a decent job of highlighting abandonment, alienation and neglect, but that the telling lets these themes down.[6](https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/web-series/adhura-review-spooky-silly-amazon-prime-videos-show-ishwak-singh-rasika-dugal-8805889/) On IMDb the series holds a 6.6/10 rating.[7](https://www.primevideo.com/detail/0PHH94TUFPZTJX2QIJ4ORWXGS7)\n\n## References\n\n1. [Adhura: Amazon Prime Video announces its first Hindi horror series, Mid-Day](https://www.mid-day.com/entertainment/web-series/article/adhura-amazon-prime-video-announces-its-first-hindi-horror-series-23294635)\n2. [Watch: Ishwak Singh, Rasika Dugal-starrer Adhura trailer out, India Today](https://www.indiatoday.in/entertainment/ott/story/ishwak-singh-rasika-dugal-adhura-trailer-out-2399690-2023-06-29)\n3. [Adhura Web Series (2023): Release Date, Review, Cast, Trailer, Gadgets 360](https://www.gadgets360.com/entertainment/adhura-web-series-108183)\n4. [Adhura OTT series review: An engaging show about past and present secrets, Scroll.in](https://scroll.in/reel/1052193/adhura-review-an-engaging-show-about-past-and-present-secrets/)\n5. [Adhura review: Ishwak Singh, Rasika Dugal, Shrenik Arora put up a notable act, OTTplay](https://www.ottplay.com/review/adhura-review-ishwak-singh-rasika-dugal-shrenik-arora-put-up-a-notable-act-in-a-web-series-that-is-eerie-in-parts/d4844e54d2815)\n6. [Adhura review: Occasionally spooky but unintentionally silly, The Indian Express](https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/web-series/adhura-review-spooky-silly-amazon-prime-videos-show-ishwak-singh-rasika-dugal-8805889/)\n7. [Prime Video: Adhura - Season 1](https://www.primevideo.com/detail/0PHH94TUFPZTJX2QIJ4ORWXGS7)\n8. [Trailer of Prime Video's horror series Adhura is out, Cinema Express](https://www.cinemaexpress.com/hindi/news/2023/Jun/28/trailer-of-prime-videos-horror-series-adhura-is-out-45077.html)\n9. [Adhura - Production & Contact Info, IMDbPro](https://pro.imdb.com/title/tt19868286/)\n10. [Prime Video's first Hindi horror series Adhura to premiere globally on July 7, Telangana Today](https://telanganatoday.com/prime-videos-first-hindi-horror-series-adhura-to-premiere-globally-on-july-7)\n11. [Amazon Prime Video's Adhura trailer launch, FilmFestivals.com](https://www.filmfestivals.com/blog/siraj_syed/amazon_prime_videos_adhura_trailer_launch_first_half_second_half)\n12. [Why directors chose this school in Ooty as location, Dainik Jagran](https://www.jagran.com/entertainment/web-series-review-adhura-web-series-why-directors-chose-this-school-in-ooty-as-location-to-shoot-prime-video-series-staring-rasika-duggal-ishwak-singh-23461281.html)\n13. [Adhuraa Review in Hindi by Pankaj Shukla, Amar Ujala](https://www.amarujala.com/entertainment/movie-review/adhuraa-review-in-hindi-by-pankaj-shukla-prime-video-rasika-dugal-ishwak-singh-shrenik-arora-emmay-2023-07-08)\n14. [Adhura Season 1 Review, The Times of India](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/web-series/reviews/hindi/adhura/season-1/seasonreview/101465931.cms)\n15. [Adhura Series Review: A heavy drama that fails on being spooky, Cinema Express](https://www.cinemaexpress.com/hindi/review/2023/Jul/07/adhura-series-review-a-heavy-drama-that-fails-on-being-spooky-45391.html)\n\n---\n*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*\n\n*Initially written Oct 3, 2026 · Reviewed: Oct 25, 2026 · Edited: Oct 15, 2026; Oct 25, 2026; Nov 1, 2026 · Last review: Oct 25, 2026*\n\n*Copyright 2026 EdgeChat AI, a subsidiary of Biostate AI.*\n\nLicense: Edgepedia Community License 1.0, https://www.edgepedia.org/edgepedia/license\n", "same_as": [], "url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/adhura", "markdown_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/adhura.md", "license": { "name": "Edgepedia Community License 1.0", "url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/edgepedia/license", "summary": "Free with credit, commercial use included. 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