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{{short description|Indian television series}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2024}}
{{Use Indian English|date=December 2021}}
{{Infobox television
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| caption = Release poster
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| genre = {{hlist|[[Crime fiction|Crime]]|[[Thriller (genre)|thriller]]|[[Mystery fiction|mystery]]}}
| creator =
| based_on =
| inspired_by =
| developer =
| writer = {{plainlist|
* Charudutt Acharya
* [[Rohan Sippy]]
}}
| screenplay =
| story =
| director = Vinay Waikul
| creative_director =
| starring = {{Plainlist|
* [[Raveena Tandon]]
* [[Parambrata Chatterjee]]
* [[Ashutosh Rana]]
* Taneesha Joshi
* [[Anna Ador]]
* [[Zakir Hussain (actor)|Zakir Hussain]]
* [[Meghna Malik]]
}}
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| country = India
| language = Hindi
| num_seasons = 1
| num_episodes = 8
| list_episodes =
| executive_producer =
| producer = {{plainlist|
* [[Siddharth Roy Kapur]]
* [[Ramesh Sippy]]
* Rohan Sippy
}}
| location =
| cinematography = Saurabh Goswami
| editor = Yasha Ramchandani
| camera =
| runtime = 37–48 minutes
| company = {{plainlist|
* Ramesh Sippy Entertainment
* Roy Kapur Films
}}
| budget =
| network = [[Netflix]]
| released = {{Start date|2021|12|10|df=y}}
}}

'''''Aranyak''''' is a 2021 Indian [[Hindi]]-language [[Netflix]] [[Crime fiction|crime thriller]] television series created by Charudutt Acharya and [[Rohan Sippy]], directed by Vinay Waikul, and starring [[Raveena Tandon]], [[Parambrata Chatterjee]], [[Ashutosh Rana]], Taneesha Joshi, Anna Ador, [[Zakir Hussain (actor)|Zakir Hussain]], and [[Meghna Malik]].<ref name="Hindu">{{cite news|last=Kumar|first=Anuj|date=21 December 2021|title='Aranyak' season one review: Raveena Tandon aces Netflix whodunit, aided by the fantastic writing|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/aranyak-season-one-review-raveena-tandon-aces-netflix-whodunit-aided-by-the-fantastic-writing/article38003206.ece|newspaper=The Hindu|access-date=27 December 2021|archive-date=10 December 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231210102148/https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/aranyak-season-one-review-raveena-tandon-aces-netflix-whodunit-aided-by-the-fantastic-writing/article38003206.ece|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="NDTV">{{Cite web|url=https://gadgets.ndtv.com/entertainment/aranyak-web-series-104299|title=Aranyak|publisher=NDTV Gadgets|access-date=27 December 2021|archive-date=27 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211227185557/https://gadgets.ndtv.com/entertainment/aranyak-web-series-104299|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Watch Aranyak {{!}} Netflix Official Site|url=https://www.netflix.com/title/81226180|access-date=27 December 2021|website=www.netflix.com|language=en|archive-date=9 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709190554/https://www.netflix.com/title/81226180|url-status=live}}</ref>

At the [[2022 Filmfare OTT Awards]], ''Aranyak'' received five nominations, including Best Original Screenplay (Series) for Charudutt Acharya. Raveena Tandon won Best Actress in a Drama Series.

==Synopsis==
In the fictional [[Himachal Pradesh]] town of Sironah, two morally upright officers, both battling their own inner demons, try to find the person responsible for the alleged rape and murder of a teenage girl who had ostensibly come to spend the holidays with her mother, a foreign national, in the picturesque town.

==Cast and characters==
* [[Raveena Tandon]] as Kasturi Dogra
* [[Parambrata Chatterjee]] as Angad Malik
* [[Ashutosh Rana]] as Mahadev Dogra
* Taneesha Joshi as Nutan Dogra
* Anna Ador as Aimee Baptiste
* [[Zakir Hussain (actor)|Zakir Hussain]] as Kuber Manhas
* [[Meghna Malik]] as Jagdamba Dumal
* [[Indraneil Sengupta]] as Ravi Parashar
* Breshna Khan as Julie Baptiste
* Priyanka Sethi as Nilima Manhas

==Release==
''Aranyak'' was released on [[Netflix]] on 10 December 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Raveena Tandon's debut series 'Aranyak' to release on Dec 10 on Netflix|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/hindi/2021/nov/09/raveena-tandons-debut-series-aranyak-to-release-on-dec-10-on-netflix-2381451.html|access-date=27 December 2021|website=The New Indian Express|date=9 November 2021|archive-date=27 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211227075319/https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/hindi/2021/nov/09/raveena-tandons-debut-series-aranyak-to-release-on-dec-10-on-netflix-2381451.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Reception==
Ronak Kotecha of ''[[The Times of India]]'' reviewed the series, stating: "Raveena & Parambrata's nuanced chemistry powers this whodunit"<ref>{{Cite web|date=10 December 2021|title=Aranyak Season 1 Review: Raveena & Parambrata's Nuanced Chemistry Powers This Whodunit|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/web-series/reviews/hindi/aranyak/aranyak-season-1/seasonreview/87602571.cms|access-date=10 December 2021|website=The Times of India|archive-date=10 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211210161305/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/web-series/reviews/hindi/aranyak/aranyak-season-1/seasonreview/87602571.cms|url-status=live}}</ref>

Anuj Kumar of ''[[The Hindu]]'' wrote: "Aranyak season one review: Raveena Tandon aces Netflix whodunit, aided by the fantastic writing"<ref>{{Cite web|date=21 December 2021|title='Aranyak' season one review: Raveena Tandon aces Netflix whodunit, aided by the fantastic writing|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/aranyak-season-one-review-raveena-tandon-aces-netflix-whodunit-aided-by-the-fantastic-writing/article38003206.ece|access-date=21 December 2021|website=The Hindu|archive-date=10 December 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231210102148/https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/aranyak-season-one-review-raveena-tandon-aces-netflix-whodunit-aided-by-the-fantastic-writing/article38003206.ece|url-status=live}}</ref>

Shubhra Gupta of ''[[The Indian Express]]'' stated, "Raveena Tandon is unafraid of appearing uncouth and crude, and is able to toughen up and soften when the occasion demands, even if the unsophisticated accent slips."<ref>{{Cite web |date=11 December 2021 |title=Aranyak review: Raveena Tandon is at the front and centre of this inconsistent Netflix series |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/web-series/aranyak-review-raveena-tandon-inconsistent-netflix-series-7667074/ |access-date=15 November 2022 |website=The Indian Express |archive-date=15 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221115153727/https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/web-series/aranyak-review-raveena-tandon-inconsistent-netflix-series-7667074/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

''[[Outlook (Indian magazine)|Outlook]]'' reviewed the series positively, writing, "Netflix's recently released drama thriller has all those typical elements one would find in a drama thriller, yet the writers have left a few loops open, to keep the viewers guessing if a second season might be on the cards as well."<ref>{{Cite web |date=13 January 2022 |title='Aranyak' Review: Edge of the Seat Drama Thriller with Several Exceptional Performances |url=https://www.outlookindia.com/website/story/entertainment-news-aranyak-review-edge-of-the-seat-drama-thriller-with-several-exceptional-performances/404824 |access-date=15 November 2022 |website=Outlook |archive-date=15 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221115154032/https://www.outlookindia.com/website/story/entertainment-news-aranyak-review-edge-of-the-seat-drama-thriller-with-several-exceptional-performances/404824 |url-status=live }}</ref>

Saraswati Datar of ''[[The News Minute]]'' called it "an engaging crime thriller".<ref>{{Cite web |date=11 December 2021 |title=Aranyak review: Raveena Tandon's Netflix series is an engaging crime thriller |url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/aranyak-review-raveena-tandon-s-netflix-series-engaging-crime-thriller-158628 |access-date=15 November 2022 |website=The News Minute |archive-date=15 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221115154214/https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/aranyak-review-raveena-tandon-s-netflix-series-engaging-crime-thriller-158628 |url-status=live }}</ref>

Praising the performance of the cast, [[NDTV]] stated that "Ashutosh Rana, as a former cop determined to prove himself all over again, is splendidly low-key and yet high on impact. Zakir Hussain, Meghna Malik, Indraneil Sengupta and Breshna Khan, too, make noteworthy contributions on the acting front."<ref>{{Cite web |title=Aranyak Review: Unusual Raveena Tandon-Parambrata Chattopadhyay Pairing Make This Watchable Fare |url=https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/aranyak-review-unusual-raveena-tandon-parambrata-chattopadhyay-pairing-make-this-watchable-fare-3-stars-out-of-5-2645363 |access-date=15 November 2022 |website=NDTV.com |archive-date=15 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221115154437/https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/aranyak-review-unusual-raveena-tandon-parambrata-chattopadhyay-pairing-make-this-watchable-fare-3-stars-out-of-5-2645363 |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Accolades==
{| class="wikitable"
!Year
!Award ceremony
!Category
!Nominee / work
!Result
!Ref.
|-
| rowspan="5" |[[2022 Filmfare OTT Awards|2022]]
| rowspan="5" |[[Filmfare OTT Awards]]
|Best Actress in a Drama Series
|Raveena Tandon
|{{won}}
| rowspan="5" |<ref>{{Cite web |title=Filmfare OTT Awards 2022 – Nominations |url=https://www.filmfare.com/awards/filmfare-ott-awards-2022/nominations |access-date=11 February 2024 |website=filmfare.com |archive-date=8 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230208005228/https://www.filmfare.com/awards/filmfare-ott-awards-2022/nominations |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|Best Original Screenplay (Series)
|Charudutt Acharya
|{{nom}}
|-
|Best Editing (Series)
|Yasha Ramchandani
|{{nom}}
|-
|Best Cinematographer (Series)
|Saurabh Goswami
|{{nom}}
|-
|Best VFX (Series)
|Anibrain
|{{nom}}
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb title|tt14167344}}
* {{Netflix title}}

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[[Category:Hindi-language television shows]]
[[Category:Netflix original programming]]
[[Category:Fictional portrayals of the Himachal Pradesh Police]]
[[Category:Indian drama television series]]
[[Category:Television shows set in Himachal Pradesh]]
[[Category:Television shows about rape]]
[[Category:Television shows set in forests]]
[[Category:Indian mystery television series]]
[[Category:Indian crime television series]]
[[Category:Indian thriller television series]]
[[Category:2021 Indian television series debuts]]
[[Category:2020s police procedural television series]]

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