# Avrodh: The Siege Within 2
**Avrodh: The Siege Within 2** (अवरोध) is the second season of the Indian Hindi-language war thriller web series *Avrodh: The Siege Within*, released on the streaming platform SonyLIV on 24 June 2022[1](https://www.justwatch.com/in/tv-show/avrodh-the-siege-within/season-2). Like the first season, it is adapted from a chapter of the *India's Most Fearless* book series by military journalists Shiv Aroor and Rahul Singh, but it tells a different story: rather than dramatizing the 2016 Uri attack and the surgical strike that followed, the season follows an income tax officer with an army background who uncovers a plot to destabilize India through terrorism and counterfeit currency[1](https://www.justwatch.com/in/tv-show/avrodh-the-siege-within/season-2) • [2](https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/web-series/avrodh-2-review-abir-chatterjee-s-hindi-debut-series-is-a-sarkari-psa-sasti-copy-of-uri-special-ops-101656048143270.html).
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Platform and release | SonyLIV, 24 June 2022; 9 episodes of about 42 minutes each[1](https://www.justwatch.com/in/tv-show/avrodh-the-siege-within/season-2) |
| Source material | Chapter nine, "Just tell me when to begin sir", from *India's Most Fearless 2* by Shiv Aroor and Rahul Singh[1](https://www.justwatch.com/in/tv-show/avrodh-the-siege-within/season-2) |
| Lead actor | Abir Chatterjee as Pradeep Bhattacharya, in his Hindi web series debut[3](https://www.telegraphindia.com/entertainment/abir-chatterjee-shines-in-his-hindi-ott-debut-avrodh-the-siege-within-2/cid/1872082) |
| Relationship to season 1 | A parallel story, not a direct sequel; the two seasons share some characters but no storyline[4](https://blog.yupptv.com/2022/07/watch-avrodh-season-2-on-yupptv.html) • [5](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/web-series/reviews/hindi/avrodh-the-siege-within/season-2/amp_seasonreview/92356569.cms) |
| Setting | 2016, with the demonetisation of Indian currency and a Pakistani plot built on counterfeit notes and terror attacks[2](https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/web-series/avrodh-2-review-abir-chatterjee-s-hindi-debut-series-is-a-sarkari-psa-sasti-copy-of-uri-special-ops-101656048143270.html) |
| Production | Applause Entertainment in association with Juggernaut Productions; directed by Raj Acharya[2](https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/web-series/avrodh-2-review-abir-chatterjee-s-hindi-debut-series-is-a-sarkari-psa-sasti-copy-of-uri-special-ops-101656048143270.html) |
| Series run | Two seasons, 18 episodes total, 31 July 2020 to 24 June 2022; IMDb rating 7.7/10 from about 4,800 votes[6](https://isitback.com/show/avrodh) • [7](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt12392458/) |
## Spoilers
### Story and characters
The season is set in 2016, when the South Block, the seat of India's defense and foreign ministries, confronts internal economic struggles. Its central figure is Pradeep Bhattacharya, an Additional Commissioner in the International Taxation Department in Mumbai who also serves as a Captain in the [Territorial Army](https://www.edgepedia.org/territorial-army-india) of India. Pradeep's alertness leads him to discover a three-stage plan against India devised by Ehsaan Waziri, and unraveling it requires both his intelligence work and his financial expertise[1](https://www.justwatch.com/in/tv-show/avrodh-the-siege-within/season-2). The season opens with Pradeep leading a mission in Assam to seize a consignment of counterfeit notes, and his investigations into counterfeiting draw him into a larger terror plot[5](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/web-series/reviews/hindi/avrodh-the-siege-within/season-2/amp_seasonreview/92356569.cms).
**Antagonists and officials.** Across the border, the businessman Ehsaan Waziri ([Sanjay Suri](https://www.edgepedia.org/sanjay-suri)) and the army chief General Aziz ([Rajesh Khattar](https://www.edgepedia.org/rajesh-khattar)) pursue a shared goal of bringing India to its knees, with Waziri speaking of reviving the glory of the Mughal era[8](https://lehren.com/sony-liv-avrodh-season-2-review/) • [9](https://scroll.in/reel/1026793/avrodh-season-2-the-plot-has-changed-but-the-strategy-is-familiar). Waziri's trusted aide Parveen is played by Aahana Kumra[3](https://www.telegraphindia.com/entertainment/abir-chatterjee-shines-in-his-hindi-ott-debut-avrodh-the-siege-within-2/cid/1872082). On the Indian side, [Neeraj Kabi](https://www.edgepedia.org/neeraj-kabi) reprises his role as National Security Advisor Shailesh Malviya and Ananth Mahadevan returns as the key officer Satish Mahadevan, while the Prime Minister, played by Vikram Gokhale in the first season, is now portrayed by Mohan Agashe[10](https://newsindiatimes.com/avrodh-2-the-siege-within-is-intelligent-thriller-on-intelligence/).
**Demonetisation as plot device.** The season weaves the 2016 demonetisation, the overnight banning of high-value currency notes, into its narrative, portraying it as a response to Pakistan's attempt to vitiate the Indian economy with fake currency. Reviewers noted that the story at times reads as a justification for demonetisation, with the [Digital India](https://www.edgepedia.org/digital-india) program discussed in high-level meetings with the prime minister[3](https://www.telegraphindia.com/entertainment/abir-chatterjee-shines-in-his-hindi-ott-debut-avrodh-the-siege-within-2/cid/1872082) • [11](https://www.spotboye.com/just-binge/binge-reviews/avrodh-2-review-the-series-is-a-gripping-revealing-defence-drama-that-is-cannily-constructed-and-intelligently-plotted-a-compelling-watch/62b59ed15c4e945282b9f2b4).
## Production
The season was directed by Raj Acharya, who also directed the first, and written by Bijesh Jayrajan and Sudeep Nigam, with music by Nirmal Pandya. It was produced by Samar Khan, Aditya Pittie, Sameer Nair, and Deepak Segal for Applause Entertainment and Juggernaut Productions[10](https://newsindiatimes.com/avrodh-2-the-siege-within-is-intelligent-thriller-on-intelligence/) • [12](https://www.gadgets360.com/entertainment/avrodh-season-2-web-series-109134). [Abir Chatterjee](https://www.edgepedia.org/abir-chatterjee), a established Bengali film actor known for playing the literary detectives Feluda and [Byomkesh Bakshi](https://www.edgepedia.org/byomkesh-bakshi), said he took the role because the character had many shades, combining physical military work with the intellectual demands of tax investigation, and that the makers were clear about why they had chosen him[3](https://www.telegraphindia.com/entertainment/abir-chatterjee-shines-in-his-hindi-ott-debut-avrodh-the-siege-within-2/cid/1872082).
## Relationship to the first season
The first season of *Avrodh: The Siege Within*, which premiered on SonyLIV on 31 July 2020, was a fictionalized account of the 2016 Uri attack and the [Indian Army](https://www.edgepedia.org/indian-army)'s surgical strike that followed, based on the chapter "We Don't Really Know Fear" from the first *India's Most Fearless* book, with [Amit Sadh](https://www.edgepedia.org/amit-sadh) playing Major Videep Singh[13](https://www.indiatoday.in/entertainment/ott/story/avrodh-the-siege-within-review-neeraj-kabi-amit-sadh-go-back-to-uri-2016-in-new-series-1706071-2020-07-30). The second season draws on the sequel book, *India's Most Fearless 2*, and has no direct storyline link to the first; reviewers noted the two seasons can be watched independently, joined only by recurring characters such as Shailesh Malviya and Satish Mahadevan and by the series' celebration of the Indian Army[5](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/web-series/reviews/hindi/avrodh-the-siege-within/season-2/amp_seasonreview/92356569.cms) • [10](https://newsindiatimes.com/avrodh-2-the-siege-within-is-intelligent-thriller-on-intelligence/).
## Reception
Critical response was mixed. The Times of India gave the season 3.0 out of 5, calling it an intense watch with thrilling action that works in parts[5](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/web-series/reviews/hindi/avrodh-the-siege-within/season-2/amp_seasonreview/92356569.cms). The [Hindustan Times](https://www.edgepedia.org/hindustan-times) was sharply critical, describing the season as lacking subtlety compared with the first and meandering between a counterinsurgency thriller and what the reviewer called a government public service announcement, while acknowledging that the operations and action were well choreographed[2](https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/web-series/avrodh-2-review-abir-chatterjee-s-hindi-debut-series-is-a-sarkari-psa-sasti-copy-of-uri-special-ops-101656048143270.html). Spotboye rated it 4 out of 5, praising the plotting and Abir Chatterjee's understated Hindi debut[11](https://www.spotboye.com/just-binge/binge-reviews/avrodh-2-review-the-series-is-a-gripping-revealing-defence-drama-that-is-cannily-constructed-and-intelligently-plotted-a-compelling-watch/62b59ed15c4e945282b9f2b4). The Telegraph found Chatterjee believable in the lead but criticized the thin development of the characters' personal lives and a low thrill quotient, with the story gripping in some episodes and aimless in others[3](https://www.telegraphindia.com/entertainment/abir-chatterjee-shines-in-his-hindi-ott-debut-avrodh-the-siege-within-2/cid/1872082).
The season concluded the series: the final episode, "Stealth And Wisdom", aired on 24 June 2022, ending the show's run of two seasons and 18 episodes[6](https://isitback.com/show/avrodh) • [14](https://www.tvmaze.com/shows/50461/avrodh).
## References
1. [Avrodh: The Siege Within Season 2 – episodes streaming online, JustWatch](https://www.justwatch.com/in/tv-show/avrodh-the-siege-within/season-2)
2. [Avrodh 2 review: Abir Chatterjee's Hindi debut series is a sarkari PSA, sasti copy of Uri, Special Ops, Hindustan Times](https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/web-series/avrodh-2-review-abir-chatterjee-s-hindi-debut-series-is-a-sarkari-psa-sasti-copy-of-uri-special-ops-101656048143270.html)
3. [Abir Chatterjee shines in his Hindi OTT debut 'Avrodh: The Siege Within 2', The Telegraph India](https://www.telegraphindia.com/entertainment/abir-chatterjee-shines-in-his-hindi-ott-debut-avrodh-the-siege-within-2/cid/1872082)
4. [Avrodh – The Siege Within Season 2 on SonyLIV, YuppTV Blog](https://blog.yupptv.com/2022/07/watch-avrodh-season-2-on-yupptv.html)
5. [Avrodh: The Siege Within Season 2 Review, The Times of India](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/web-series/reviews/hindi/avrodh-the-siege-within/season-2/amp_seasonreview/92356569.cms)
6. [Is Avrodh coming back? Concluded June 24, 2022, isitback](https://isitback.com/show/avrodh)
7. [Avrodh: The Siege Within (TV Series 2020–2022), IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt12392458/)
8. [Avrodh Season 2 Review: Decisive India Checkmates Terror, Lehren](https://lehren.com/sony-liv-avrodh-season-2-review/)
9. ['Avrodh' season 2: A new plot and the same old strategy, Scroll.in](https://scroll.in/reel/1026793/avrodh-season-2-the-plot-has-changed-but-the-strategy-is-familiar)
10. [Avrodh 2: The Siege Within is intelligent thriller on intelligence!, News India Times](https://newsindiatimes.com/avrodh-2-the-siege-within-is-intelligent-thriller-on-intelligence/)
11. [Avrodh 2 REVIEW, Spotboye](https://www.spotboye.com/just-binge/binge-reviews/avrodh-2-review-the-series-is-a-gripping-revealing-defence-drama-that-is-cannily-constructed-and-intelligently-plotted-a-compelling-watch/62b59ed15c4e945282b9f2b4)
12. [Avrodh Season 2 Web Series (2022), Gadgets 360](https://www.gadgets360.com/entertainment/avrodh-season-2-web-series-109134)
13. [Avrodh The Siege Within Review: Neeraj Kabi, Amit Sadh go back to Uri 2016 in new series, India Today](https://www.indiatoday.in/entertainment/ott/story/avrodh-the-siege-within-review-neeraj-kabi-amit-sadh-go-back-to-uri-2016-in-new-series-1706071-2020-07-30)
14. [Avrodh, TVmaze](https://www.tvmaze.com/shows/50461/avrodh)
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