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{{short description|Indian web series}}
{{Infobox television
| name = Code M
| image = Code_M.jpeg
| caption = Web series poster
| genre = [[Drama]] [[Mystery fiction|Mystery]]
| creator = Juggernaut Productions
| developer = [[Ekta Kapoor]]
| writer = Shubhra Chatterji Aparna Nadig Aniruddha Guha Sulagna Chatterjee
| director = Akshay Choubey
| starring = [[Jennifer Winget]]
| country = [[India]]
| language = [[Hindi]]
| num_seasons = 1
| num_episodes = 8
| list_episodes = Code M#Episodes
| executive_producer = Aakaash Berry Akanksha Shukla
| producer = Samar Khan
| location = [[India]]
| cinematography = Shanu Singh Rajput
| camera = [[Multi-camera]]
| runtime = 18-25 minutes
| company = Juggernaut Productions
| distributor = [[ALTBalaji|ALT Digital Media Entertainment Ltd.]] [[ZEE5]]
| network = [[ALT Balaji]] [[ZEE5]]
| picture_format = [[HDTV]] [[1080i]]
| audio_format = [[Dolby Digital]]
| website = https://www.altbalaji.com/show/code-m/326
| production_website = http://www.balajitelefilms.com
| image_alt = Code M 2020 Web Series
| released = {{Start date|2020|1|15|df=y}}
| website_title = ALTBalaji
}}

'''''Code M''''' is an Indian [[Hindi]]-language [[drama]] [[web series]] created and produced by Juggernaut Productions for [[ALT Balaji]] and [[ZEE5]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newsnation.in/entertainment/bollywood-news/jennifer-winget-character-in-altbalajis-code-m-revealed-check-deets-inside-227337.html|title=Jennifer Winget's character in ALTBalaji's 'Code M' revealed; check deets inside|last=Bureau|first=News Nation|date=2019-06-13|website=News Nation|access-date=2019-08-21}}</ref> The series stars [[Jennifer Winget]], [[Rajat Kapoor]], [[Seema Biswas]] and [[Tanuj Virwani]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/amp/television/web-series/story/jennifer-winget-begins-shooting-for-her-debut-web-series-1534898-2019-05-26|title=Jennifer Winget begins shooting for her debut web series|website=India Today|language=en|access-date=2019-08-21}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.india.com/showbiz/jennifer-winget-to-play-army-officer-in-debut-web-series-code-m-shares-excitement-3688437/|title=Jennifer Winget to Play Army Officer in Debut Web Series Code M, Shares Excitement|last=Published:Thu|first=India com Entertainment Desk {{!}}|last2=June 13|date=2019-06-13|website=India.com|language=en|access-date=2019-08-21|last3=2019 10:20pm}}</ref>

Army lawyer, Monica Mehra, gets roped in to solve, what seems like an open and shut case, of the death of an army officer and two militant suspects, killed in an encounter. However, as the facts unfold, she realises that the case is way more complex than what it appears to be. Will she be able to crack the code?

==Announcement ==

Jennifer Winget: Major Monica Mehra is back and her priorities haven’t changed!! It’s always going to be “country above family” for her, kyunki ek soldier ke liye desh hi sab kuch hota hai aur woh kisike liye nahi jhukta hai. Get ready to meet Major Monica Mehra in Code M Season 2 on ALTBalaji and Zee5 premium, Code M Season 2 Filming Begins soon.

==Plot==
The series revolves around an [[Indian Army]] Lawyer Monica Mehra who discovers a conspiracy plot during her investigation of a military encounter case.

The series starts with a flashback scene, where three military men (Maj. Shakti Mandappa, Maj. Gaurav Shekhawat and Maj. Ajay Paswan) are following two terrorists. After ambushing them, a gunfire battle ensues, where the two terrorists are killed with Maj. Paswan martyred.

At the nearby Indian Army base in [[Jodhpur]], [[Rajasthan]], after facing protests from locals disputing the military's characterization of a terrorist encounter as fake, the mother of the slain Indian asks for justice. After she immolates herself and suffers burns, the military establishment hires an Army lawyer (Monica Mehra) to probe the incident independently.

Monica is shown to be a fierce and unafraid individual, who just weeks away from her wedding, accepts the order for investigation upon the urge of the military head of the base, Col. Suryaveer Chauhan, who incidentally happens to be a family friend. Initially, Monica finds the incident an open-and-shut case.

However, after additional questioning of Shakti and Gaurav, she suspects them of wrong-doing. In reaction, the two hire Angad Sandhu as their counsel, who coincidentally happens to be Monica's ex-boyfriend. After a series of confrontations and mishaps, Monica and Angad team up together to learn the truth. After days of twists and turns, Monica confronts Gaurav, who under emotional distress, reveals the truth partly. Gaurav says that he and Shakti are gay and they love each other. Even after Shakti's marriage and kid, they continued to maintain their same-sex relationship by making sure they were stationed at the same base. Gaurav says that after Maj. Paswan learned of their truth, afraid that he may expose them one day, Shakti and Gaurav plot to kill him with a fake terrorist encounter as a ruse.

As the series ends, Shakti is taken into military police custody while Gaurav commits suicide. As Monica leaves for home, she remembers another detail that bothers her and returns to the base. She confronts Shakti to unveil the remaining truth and Shakti tells her that Col. Chauhan wanted purity in the military and asks her to confront him.

After setting up a routine conversation with Col. Chauhan, in a fit of rage, he admits that he directed Shakti and Gaurav to kill Ajay as he disapproved of his engagement with his daughter as Ajay belonged to a different caste that he felt were inferior to his. He blackmailed Shakti to commit this crime to protect his gay identity.

Monica finally exposes Col. Chauhan and admonishes him for wearing a military uniform that is meant to serve all irrespective of gender or societal status while committing such crimes. She brings forth his daughter, Gayatri, who slaps him and abandons him.

The series ends with a tribute to the brave men and women of the Indian armed forces.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pinkvilla.com/tv/news-gossip/jennifer-winget-starrer-code-m-have-conspiracy-plot-surrounding-indian-army-read-details-456037?amp|title=Jennifer Winter starrer Code M to have a conspiracy plot surrounding the Indian Army ;read details {{!}} PINKVILLA|website=www.pinkvilla.com|access-date=2019-08-21}}</ref>

== Cast ==
* [[Jennifer Winget]] as Major Monica Mehra<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.news18.com/amp/news/movies/jennifer-winget-to-play-army-officer-in-altbalajis-new-show-code-m-2184861.html|title=Jennifer Winget to Play Army Officer in ALTBalaji's Code M|website=www.news18.com|access-date=2019-08-21}}</ref>
* [[Tanuj Virwani]] as Legal Council Angad Sandhu
* [[Rajat Kapoor]] Col. Suryaveer Chauhan
*[[Seema Biswas]] as, alleged terrorist, Asif's mother<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/newsscroll/seema-biswas-shoots-with-ardent-fan-jennifer-winget/1591091|title=Seema Biswas shoots with ardent fan Jennifer Winget|last=|first=|date=|website=Outlook India|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2019-08-21}}</ref>
*Keshav Sadhna as Major Gaurav Shekhawat
*Aalekh Kapoor as Major Shakti Mandappa
*Meghana Kaushik as Serana, Shakti's Wife

== Episodes ==
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=== Season 1 ===
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|Title = Iss Case Ko Dil Se Nahi Dimaag Se Solve Karna
|DirectedBy = Akshay Choubey
|WrittenBy = Shubhra Chatterji, Aparna Nadig, Aniruddha Guha
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|EpisodeNumber2 = 2
|Title = Fauj Ki Dahad
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|EpisodeNumber = 3
|EpisodeNumber2 = 3
|Title = Vardi Maili Ho Ya Saaf, Indian Army Ki Hi Hoti Hai!
|DirectedBy = Akshay Choubey
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|Title = Saat Saal Pehle Bhi Ek Encounter?
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|EpisodeNumber = 5
|EpisodeNumber2 = 5
|Title = Har Kahaani Ke Teen Pehlu Hote Hai – Unka, Tumhara, Aur Sach
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|Title = Aakhir Encounter Ke Din Hua Kya Tha?
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|EpisodeNumber = 7
|EpisodeNumber2 = 7
|Title = Murder Hai, Motive Hai, Bas Confession Chahiye!
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|Title = Jung Mein Kabhi Akele Mat Jaana!
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== Critical reception ==
Writing in [[India Today]] Shweta Keshri has described the series as 'Jennifer Winget and Tanuj Virwani-starrer Code M successfully connects with the audience. Also, with so many shows on men in uniform, it was a pleasant change to see a woman lead the way'.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Keshri|first=Shweta|last2=|first2=|last3=|first3=|date=|title=Code M Review: Jennifer Winget's digital debut has us saying maza nahi aaya|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/binge-watch/story/code-m-review-jennifer-winget-s-digital-debut-has-us-saying-maza-nahi-aaya-1637512-2020-01-16|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-08-06|website=[[India Today]]|language=en}}</ref>

[[Hindustan Times]] states 'Jennifer Winget makes an impressive debut on the digital platform as an army lawyer who delves into a high-profile case just days before her wedding'.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-01-21|title=Code M review: Jennifer Winget, Rajat Kapoor offer a crackling thriller|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/tv/code-m-review-jennifer-winget-rajat-kapoor-offer-a-crackling-thriller/story-9xvm1dWUvcdLNXD5VgnqcO.html|access-date=2020-08-06|website=Hindustan Times|language=en}}</ref>

== References ==
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== External links ==
* [https://www.zee5.com/tvshows/details/code-m/0-6-2395 ''Code M''] on [[ZEE5]]
* ''[https://www.altbalaji.com/show/code-m/326 Code M]'' on [[ALTBalaji]]
* {{IMDb title|id=11536424}}

{{ALT Balaji Shows}}

[[Category:2019 web series debuts]]
[[Category:Indian drama web series]]
[[Category:ALTBalaji original programming]]
[[Category:ZEE5 original programming]]
[[Category:Hindi-language web series]]

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