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Class of 2020

Class of 2020 is an Indian Hindi-language teen drama web series that premiered on the ALTBalaji streaming platform on 4 February 2020.¹ It is a sequel to ALTBalaji's 2017 series Class of 2017 and follows a group of high school students dealing with peer pressure, relationships, substance use, and parental expectations.² The series was created by Vikas Gupta, directed by Aarambhh M Singh, and produced by Lost Boy Productions.³

Key fact	Detail
Premiere	4 February 2020 on ALTBalaji, with all 32 episodes released that day¹^•⁴
Format	Scripted Hindi drama, 32 episodes of roughly 20 minutes each, scheduled Tuesdays⁴
Franchise position	Sequel to ALTBalaji's 2017 series Class of 2017²
Creative team	Created by Vikas Gupta; directed by Aarambhh M Singh; produced by Lost Boy Productions³
Setting	De Nobili High School, described in reviews as an ultra-modern elite school⁵
Lead cast	Rohan Mehra, Chetna Pande, Sushant Tanwar, Joyita Chatterjee, Isha Chawla, Alam Khan, Nibedita Pal, Mazhar Khan³
Reception	IMDb user rating of 5.4 from about 3,600 votes; IndiaForums rated it 2.5 stars¹^•⁶

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Premise and setting

The story is set at De Nobili High School and follows eight students: the boys Hardik, Raunak, Toto, and Ibrahim, and the girls Ranchi, Alia, Priyanka, and Zoya. They contend with peer pressure on one side and parental expectations on the other, while managing their own fears and conflicts.⁵ The official synopsis describes a coming-of-age drama in which the students face confusions, love and desires, and choices and dilemmas, learning from their mistakes.⁴

The subject matter is more explicit than in most school dramas. Synopses describe the teenagers as exploring their sexuality and experimenting with alcohol, drugs, and smoking under peer pressure, wanting to look cool and be noticed by the popular crowd.³ A review in IndiaForums noted that at certain points the depiction of drugs and sex comes across as stereotypical, though the plot and characters hold the story together.⁶

Cast and characters

The series used a largely fresh cast, different from the previous season of the franchise.⁷ Principal roles include:

Rohan Mehra as Ibrahim Noorani⁷
Sushant Tanwar as Hardik Thakker⁷
Alam Khan as Tanmay Badwe, known as Toto⁷
Joyita Chatterjee as Ranchi Das Gupta⁷
Isha Chawla as Aalia⁷
Chetna Pande as Priyanka Aluwalia⁷
Nibedita Pal as Zoey D'Souza⁷
Mazhar Khan as Ronit Rana and Jatin Suri as Neel Rana⁷

Supporting roles included Nausheen Ali Sardar as Heena, Rushad Rana as Ronit and Neel's father, and Swapna Waghmare as Hardik's grandmother; the IndiaForums review singled out Sardar and Rana for convincing performances.⁶

Release and reception

The trailer was released on 25 January 2020, and the series began streaming on ALTBalaji on 4 February 2020.⁸ It was also made available on ZEE5, ALTBalaji's partner platform.² All 32 episodes carried a 4 February 2020 airdate, with the final episodes titled "Season Finale Part 1" and "Season Finale Part 2"; TVmaze lists the series as ended.⁴

Reception was mixed. IMDb records a user rating of 5.4 from about 3,600 votes.¹ IndiaForums gave it 2.5 stars, calling it a blend of love, hatred, friendship, and heartbreak and recommending it to viewers who enjoy youth comedy dramas, while praising the soundtrack, particularly the song "Tere Hone Se".⁶ The Envoy Web's review was more favorable, calling it a fresh take on adolescence and praising the young cast's performances.⁵ Gadgets 360's catalog of 2020 Indian originals lists the series as a teen drama of 17 to 42 minutes per episode, treating it as the second season of the Class franchise with a "renewed" status.⁹

References

Initially written Oct 3, 2026 · Reviewed: Oct 25, 2026 · Edited: Oct 15, 2026; Oct 21, 2026; Oct 25, 2026; Nov 1, 2026