# Duranga
**Duranga** is an Indian Hindi-language crime thriller web series streaming on ZEE5, and the official remake of the South Korean series *Flower of Evil* (2020). The title means insincere or two-faced, and the story follows a man living under a false identity whose wife, a police officer, investigates a case connected to his hidden past[1](https://www.news9live.com/entertainment/ott/duranga-review-part-love-story-but-mostly-crime-drama-series-is-absorbing-watch-190359) • [2](https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/duranga-review-a-cocktail-or-murder-mental-turmoil-and-veiled-motives-3-stars-3268058). It was developed and produced by [Goldie Behl](https://www.edgepedia.org/goldie-behl) through Rose Audio Visuals, written by Charudutt Acharya, and became the first [Korean drama](https://www.edgepedia.org/korean-drama) series to be remade in India when [Studio Dragon](https://www.edgepedia.org/studio-dragon) licensed the rights to ZEE5[2](https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/duranga-review-a-cocktail-or-murder-mental-turmoil-and-veiled-motives-3-stars-3268058) • [3](https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/amp/entertainment/shows-dramas/20220817/thriller-series-flower-of-evil-becomes-first-k-drama-to-be-remade-in-india).
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Original network | ZEE5; season 1 premiered 19 August 2022[4](https://www.zee5.com/global/web-series/details/duranga/0-6-4z5193948) |
| Source material | Official remake of the Korean series *Flower of Evil* (2020, tvN), the first K-drama remade in India[2](https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/duranga-review-a-cocktail-or-murder-mental-turmoil-and-veiled-motives-3-stars-3268058) • [3](https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/amp/entertainment/shows-dramas/20220817/thriller-series-flower-of-evil-becomes-first-k-drama-to-be-remade-in-india) |
| Season 1 | 9 episodes, all released 19 August 2022; directed by Pradeep Sarkar (first two episodes) and Aijaz Khan[5](https://www.tvmaze.com/shows/72298/duranga/episodes) • [2](https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/duranga-review-a-cocktail-or-murder-mental-turmoil-and-veiled-motives-3-stars-3268058) |
| Season 2 | 8 episodes, all released 24 October 2023; directed by Rohan Sippy[6](https://www.zee5.com/web-series/details/duranga/0-6-4z5193948/season-2/episodes) • [7](https://www.gadgets360.com/entertainment/duranga-season-2-web-series-121911) |
| Lead cast | Gulshan Devaiah (Sammit Patel / Abhishek Banne), Drashti Dhami (Ira Jaykar Patel), Amit Sadh (Sammit Patel, season 2)[8](https://www.justwatch.com/in/tv-show/duranga/season-2) |
| Age rating | U/A 16+[6](https://www.zee5.com/web-series/details/duranga/0-6-4z5193948/season-2/episodes) |
## Spoilers
### Premise
Season 1 centers on Sammit Patel ([Gulshan Devaiah](https://www.edgepedia.org/gulshan-devaiah)), a devoted husband and father in Mumbai whose life comes under threat when his wife Ira Jaykar Patel ([Drashti Dhami](https://www.edgepedia.org/drashti-dhami)), a Mumbai crime branch officer, investigates a copycat murder resembling a 17-year-old serial killing case[4](https://www.zee5.com/global/web-series/details/duranga/0-6-4z5193948). The man living as Sammit is actually Abhishek Banne, son of the accused serial killer Bala Banne ([Zakir Hussain](https://www.edgepedia.org/zakir-hussain)), and the season follows his effort to stay ahead of the police, a crime journalist, and his own family history[9](https://www.bizasialive.com/digital-review-duranga-zee5/). The nine-episode season ends on a cliffhanger[10](https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/trends/entertainment/duranga-review-the-slack-remake-of-a-korean-thriller-9064671.html).
Season 2 picks up from that point: Sammit Patel, now played by [Amit Sadh](https://www.edgepedia.org/amit-sadh), wakes from a coma and moves to reclaim his identity from Abhishek, who has been living under his name, while Abhishek searches for his father's accomplice[11](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/web-series/web-series-details/hindi/duranga/season-2/seasonshow/104584997.cms). The season's episodes, each roughly 30 to 37 minutes, trace the hunt for the accomplice, a police trap that fails, an uneasy cooperation between Abhishek and the police against a human trafficker, and a final confrontation among Abhishek, Ira, and Sammit[6](https://www.zee5.com/web-series/details/duranga/0-6-4z5193948/season-2/episodes).
## Production and adaptation
Producer Goldie Behl acquired the adaptation rights to *Flower of Evil* (2020) from its original creators, Studio Dragon, the drama arm of Seoul-based CJ ENM; the Korean series was directed by Kim Cheol-kyu and written by Yoo Jung-hee for the channel tvN[12](https://www.outlookindia.com/amp/story/art-entertainment/-duranga-creator-goldie-behl-have-identified-more-k-dramas-for-indian-adaptations-news-218019). Behl said the remake was deliberately close to the original in season 1, calling it a matter of not spoiling what worked, and noted that the Indian version condensed the Korean show's 16 episodes into 9, with shorter, tighter episodes aimed at binge viewing[12](https://www.outlookindia.com/amp/story/art-entertainment/-duranga-creator-goldie-behl-have-identified-more-k-dramas-for-indian-adaptations-news-218019) • [13](https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/web-series/goldie-behl-opens-up-on-duranga-being-exact-copy-of-hit-korean-show-101661995057524.html). Season 1 was directed by Pradeep Sarkar and Aijaz Khan; Rohan Sippy directed season 2[2](https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/duranga-review-a-cocktail-or-murder-mental-turmoil-and-veiled-motives-3-stars-3268058) • [7](https://www.gadgets360.com/entertainment/duranga-season-2-web-series-121911). Filming took place in Mumbai[4](https://www.zee5.com/global/web-series/details/duranga/0-6-4z5193948).
ZEE5 announced the renewal with Amit Sadh joining Gulshan Devaiah and Drashti Dhami in September 2023, and the season premiered on 24 October 2023[14](https://www.telegraphindia.com/entertainment/zee5-renews-duranga-for-season-2-amit-sadh-joins-gulshan-devaiah-and-drashti-dhami/cid/1967828).
## Cast
- Gulshan Devaiah as Sammit Patel / Abhishek Banne[8](https://www.justwatch.com/in/tv-show/duranga/season-2)
- Drashti Dhami as Ira Jaykar Patel[8](https://www.justwatch.com/in/tv-show/duranga/season-2)
- Amit Sadh as Sammit Patel (season 2)[8](https://www.justwatch.com/in/tv-show/duranga/season-2)
- [Rajesh Khattar](https://www.edgepedia.org/rajesh-khattar) as Dr. Manohar Patel; Divya Seth as [Anupriya Patel](https://www.edgepedia.org/anupriya-patel)[8](https://www.justwatch.com/in/tv-show/duranga/season-2)
- Zakir Hussain as Bala Banne; Barkha Bisht as Prachi Banne[8](https://www.justwatch.com/in/tv-show/duranga/season-2)
- Abhijeet Khandkekar as the crime journalist Vikas Sarode; Hera Mishra as Anya Patel[8](https://www.justwatch.com/in/tv-show/duranga/season-2)
## Reception
Season 1 drew divided reviews. NDTV's Saibal Chatterjee gave it 3 stars out of 5, praising Gulshan Devaiah's "magnificently modulated" performance and describing the series as a controlled, slow-burning take on the serial-killer genre[2](https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/duranga-review-a-cocktail-or-murder-mental-turmoil-and-veiled-motives-3-stars-3268058). [The Indian Express](https://www.edgepedia.org/the-indian-express) called it a bland adaptation that lacked the emotional volatility of the original, and India Today and Moneycontrol both singled out the missing chemistry between the two leads as the main shortfall against *Flower of Evil*[15](https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/web-series/gulshan-devaiah-and-drishti-dhamis-duranga-is-a-bland-soulless-adaptation-of-lee-joon-gis-volatile-tension-ridden-flower-of-evil-8096423/lite/) • [16](https://www.indiatoday.in/amp/entertainment/ott/story/duranga-review-the-k-drama-remake-is-engaging-but-gulshan-devaiah-drashti-dhami-s-chemistry-is-missing-1990075-2022-08-19) • [10](https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/trends/entertainment/duranga-review-the-slack-remake-of-a-korean-thriller-9064671.html). [Hindustan Times](https://www.edgepedia.org/hindustan-times), by contrast, called Devaiah's work a career-best performance in a faithful adaptation[17](https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/web-series/duranga-review-gulshan-devaiah-delivers-his-career-best-performance-opposite-drashti-dhami-in-creepy-thriller-101660871214368-amp.html).
Season 2 was received more warmly by Hindi-language reviewers. Amar Ujala rated it 3 out of 5 and praised Amit Sadh's performance and Rohan Sippy's direction, and Navbharat Times gave it 3.5 out of 5, calling the season a gripping continuation[18](https://www.amarujala.com/entertainment/movie-review/duranga-2-review-amit-sadh-gulshan-devaiah-drashti-dhami-great-performance-rohan-sippy-direction-is-excellent-2023-10-24) • [19](https://navbharattimes.indiatimes.com/entertainment/web-series/review/duranga-season-2-web-series-review-in-hindi-starring-amit-sadh-gulshan-devaiah-drashti-dhami-on-zee5/moviereview/104776379.cms). On IMDb the second season holds a 7.4 rating from about 3,400 user votes[8](https://www.justwatch.com/in/tv-show/duranga/season-2).
## Availability
Season 2 streams on ZEE5 and VI movies and tv, with free ad-supported access on both; [JustWatch](https://www.edgepedia.org/justwatch) listed it at number 3777 on its daily streaming charts in India as of its last check[8](https://www.justwatch.com/in/tv-show/duranga/season-2).
## References
1. [Duranga – News9live review](https://www.news9live.com/entertainment/ott/duranga-review-part-love-story-but-mostly-crime-drama-series-is-absorbing-watch-190359)
2. [Duranga Review: A Cocktail Of Murder, Mental Turmoil And Veiled Motives – NDTV](https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/duranga-review-a-cocktail-or-murder-mental-turmoil-and-veiled-motives-3-stars-3268058)
3. [Thriller series 'Flower of Evil' becomes first K-drama to be remade in India – The Korea Times](https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/amp/entertainment/shows-dramas/20220817/thriller-series-flower-of-evil-becomes-first-k-drama-to-be-remade-in-india)
4. [Watch Duranga on ZEE5](https://www.zee5.com/global/web-series/details/duranga/0-6-4z5193948)
5. [Duranga – Episode List, TVmaze](https://www.tvmaze.com/shows/72298/duranga/episodes)
6. [Duranga Season 2 episodes – ZEE5](https://www.zee5.com/web-series/details/duranga/0-6-4z5193948/season-2/episodes)
7. [Duranga Season 2 Web Series – Gadgets 360](https://www.gadgets360.com/entertainment/duranga-season-2-web-series-121911)
8. [Duranga – Season 2, JustWatch](https://www.justwatch.com/in/tv-show/duranga/season-2)
9. [Digital Review: 'Duranga' (ZEE5) – BizAsia](https://www.bizasialive.com/digital-review-duranga-zee5/)
10. [Duranga review: The slack remake of a Korean thriller – Moneycontrol](https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/trends/entertainment/duranga-review-the-slack-remake-of-a-korean-thriller-9064671.html)
11. [Duranga Season 2 – Times of India](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/web-series/web-series-details/hindi/duranga/season-2/seasonshow/104584997.cms)
12. ['Duranga' Creator Goldie Behl interview – Outlook India](https://www.outlookindia.com/amp/story/art-entertainment/-duranga-creator-goldie-behl-have-identified-more-k-dramas-for-indian-adaptations-news-218019)
13. [Goldie Behl on Duranga being a copy of hit Korean show – Hindustan Times](https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/web-series/goldie-behl-opens-up-on-duranga-being-exact-copy-of-hit-korean-show-101661995057524.html)
14. [ZEE5 renews Duranga for Season 2 – Telegraph India](https://www.telegraphindia.com/entertainment/zee5-renews-duranga-for-season-2-amit-sadh-joins-gulshan-devaiah-and-drashti-dhami/cid/1967828)
15. [Duranga is a bland, soulless adaptation of Flower Of Evil – The Indian Express](https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/web-series/gulshan-devaiah-and-drishti-dhamis-duranga-is-a-bland-soulless-adaptation-of-lee-joon-gis-volatile-tension-ridden-flower-of-evil-8096423/lite/)
16. [Duranga Review – India Today](https://www.indiatoday.in/amp/entertainment/ott/story/duranga-review-the-k-drama-remake-is-engaging-but-gulshan-devaiah-drashti-dhami-s-chemistry-is-missing-1990075-2022-08-19)
17. [Duranga review – Hindustan Times](https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/web-series/duranga-review-gulshan-devaiah-delivers-his-career-best-performance-opposite-drashti-dhami-in-creepy-thriller-101660871214368-amp.html)
18. [Duranga 2 Review – Amar Ujala](https://www.amarujala.com/entertainment/movie-review/duranga-2-review-amit-sadh-gulshan-devaiah-drashti-dhami-great-performance-rohan-sippy-direction-is-excellent-2023-10-24)
19. [Duranga Season 2 review – Navbharat Times](https://navbharattimes.indiatimes.com/entertainment/web-series/review/duranga-season-2-web-series-review-in-hindi-starring-amit-sadh-gulshan-devaiah-drashti-dhami-on-zee5/moviereview/104776379.cms)
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