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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|2022 Indian television series}}<br />
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{{Infobox television<br />
| image = Crash_Course.jpg<br />
| caption =<br />
| genre = [[Drama]]<br />
| based_on = <br />
| runtime = 42-47 minutes<br />
| creator = <br />
| director = [[Vijay Maurya]]<br />
| starring = {{Plainlist|<br />
*[[Annu Kapoor]]<br />
*[[Bidita Bag]]<br />
*[[Bhanu Uday]]<br />
*[[Chirag Vohra]]<br />
*[[Hetal Gada]]<br />
*[[Riddhi Kumar]]<br />
*[[Siddharth Kak]]<br />
}}<br />
| writer = Manish Hariprasad <br>Raina Roy<br />
| screenplay = <br />
| music = Av Prafullachandra<br />
| country = India<br />
| language = Hindi<br />
| location = <br />
| cinematography = Nagaraj Rathinam<br />
| editor = Chandrashekhar Prajapati<br />
| network = [[Amazon Prime Video]]<br />
| released = <br />
| first_aired = {{Start date|2022|08|5|df=yes}}<br />
| company = Owlet Films<br />
| executive_producer = <br />
| producer = Manish Hariprasad<br />
| num_seasons = 1<br />
| num_episodes = 10<br />
| list_episodes = <br />
}}<br />
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'''''Crash Course''''' is an Indian [[Hindi]]-language [[drama (film and television)|drama]] television series written by Manish Hariprasad and Raina Roy, directed by [[Vijay Maurya]] and produced by Owlet Films. Starring Annu Kapoor, Udit Arora, Anvesha Vij, Anushka Kaushik, Bhanu Uday, Hetal Gada, [[Hridhu Haroon]], Pranay Pachauri and others, the series was released on [[Amazon Prime Video]] on 5 August 2022.<ref>{{cite news |last=Jha |first=Lata |title=Amazon Prime Video to stream new series 'Crash Course' on 5 August |url=https://www.livemint.com/industry/media/amazon-prime-video-to-stream-new-series-crash-course-on-5-august-11659425341248.html |access-date=20 December 2022 |work=[[Mint (newspaper)|Mint]] |date=2 August 2022 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Here's how Crash Course has revealed the real story behind the functioning of coaching universe |url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/bollywood/heres-how-crash-course-has-revealed-the-real-story-behind-the-functioning-of-coaching-universe-11027971.html |access-date=20 December 2022 |work=[[Firstpost]] |date=8 August 2022 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Amazon Prime Video's original series 'Crash Course' starring Annu Kapoor to release on August 5 |url=https://www.mid-day.com/entertainment/web-series/article/amazon-prime-videos-original-series-crash-course-starring-annu-kapoor-to-release-on-august-5-23236924 |access-date=20 December 2022 |work=[[Mid-Day]] |date=20 July 2022 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Crash Course |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/crash_course_2022 |website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]] |access-date=20 December 2022 |language=en}}</ref><br />
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== Plot ==<br />
The series follows a group of students who, in the midst of preparations for competitive exams to fulfil their parent's expectations, are affected when two rival coaching institutes of [[Kota, Rajasthan|Kota]] (Rajasthan) – the Ratanraj Jindal and Arvind Batra-led centres engage in a power struggle.<ref>{{cite news |title=From Hostel Daze to Crash course, these 5 web series will make you nostalgic about student life! |url=https://zeenews.india.com/entertainment/web-series/from-hostel-daze-to-crash-course-these-5-web-series-will-make-you-nostalgic-about-student-life-2493660.html |access-date=20 December 2022 |work=[[Zee News]] |date=5 Aug 2022 |language=en}}</ref><br />
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== Cast ==<br />
* [[Annu Kapoor]] as Ratanraj Jindal<br />
* [[Siddharth Kak]] as Arvind Batra<br />
* [[Bhanu Uday]] as Shashank Batra<br />
* [[Chirag Vohra]] as Mayank Batra<br />
* [[Bidita Bag]] as Antara Jaiswal<br />
* [[Hetal Gada]] as Tejal Patel<br />
* [[Riddhi Kumar]] as Shanaya Qazi<br />
* Deepak Dutta as Home Minister<br />
* Udit Arora as Binny Agarwal<br />
* Pranay Pachauri as Ashutosh Kumar/AK<br />
* [[Anushka Kaushik]] as Vidhi Gupta<br />
* [[Hridhu Haroon]] as Sathya Srinivasan<br />
* Mohit Solanki as Anil Baid<br />
* Bhavesh Balchandani as Aviral Bharti<br />
* Aryan Singh as Rakesh Gulia<br />
* Anvesha Vij as Nikki Kapoor<br />
* Gaurav Sharma as Dheeraj Khandelwal/KD<br />
* [[Vasuki Sunkavalli|Vasuki Punj]] as Vidya Nair<br />
* Devas Dixit as Mahender<br />
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== Episodes ==<br />
{{Episode table |background=#000000 |overall= |title= |director= |writer= |airdate= |airdateR=<ref>{{cite web |title=Crash Course Web Series (2022) {{!}} Release Date, Review, Cast, Trailer, Watch Online at Amazon Prime Video |url=https://www.gadgets360.com/entertainment/crash-course-web-series-108187 |website=[[NDTV|Gadgets 360]] |access-date=20 December 2022 |language=en}}</ref> |episodes= <br />
{{Episode list<br />
|EpisodeNumber = 1<br />
|Title = Faces on a Billboard<br />
|DirectedBy = Vijay Maurya<br />
|WrittenBy = Manish Hariprasad, Raina Roy<br />
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|df=yes|2022|8|5}}<br />
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{{Episode list<br />
|EpisodeNumber = 2<br />
|Title = Wheeler-Dealer<br />
|DirectedBy = Vijay Maurya<br />
|WrittenBy = Manish Hariprasad, Raina Roy<br />
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|df=yes|2022|8|5}}<br />
|ShortSummary = <br />
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{{Episode list<br />
|EpisodeNumber = 3<br />
|Title = Covalent Bonding<br />
|DirectedBy = Vijay Maurya<br />
|WrittenBy = Manish Hariprasad, Raina Roy<br />
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|df=yes|2022|8|5}}<br />
|ShortSummary = <br />
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{{Episode list<br />
|EpisodeNumber = 4<br />
|Title = The A,B,C,D Game<br />
|DirectedBy = Vijay Maurya<br />
|WrittenBy = Manish Hariprasad, Raina Roy<br />
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|df=yes|2022|8|5}}<br />
|ShortSummary = <br />
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{{Episode list<br />
|EpisodeNumber = 5<br />
|Title = Bell Curve<br />
|DirectedBy = Vijay Maurya<br />
|WrittenBy = Manish Hariprasad, Raina Roy<br />
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|df=yes|2022|8|5}}<br />
|ShortSummary = <br />
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{{Episode list<br />
|EpisodeNumber = 6<br />
|Title = The Loyalty Tests<br />
|DirectedBy = Vijay Maurya<br />
|WrittenBy = Manish Hariprasad, Raina Roy<br />
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|df=yes|2022|8|5}}<br />
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{{Episode list<br />
|EpisodeNumber = 7<br />
|Title = Brothers in Arms<br />
|DirectedBy = Vijay Maurya<br />
|WrittenBy = Manish Hariprasad, Raina Roy<br />
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|df=yes|2022|8|5}}<br />
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{{Episode list<br />
|EpisodeNumber = 8<br />
|Title = Red Handed<br />
|DirectedBy = Vijay Maurya<br />
|WrittenBy = Manish Hariprasad, Raina Roy<br />
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|df=yes|2022|8|5}}<br />
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{{Episode list<br />
|EpisodeNumber = 9<br />
|Title = Free Falling<br />
|DirectedBy = Vijay Maurya<br />
|WrittenBy = Manish Hariprasad, Raina Roy<br />
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|df=yes|2022|8|5}}<br />
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{{Episode list<br />
|EpisodeNumber = 10<br />
|Title = The End. The Beginning<br />
|DirectedBy = Vijay Maurya<br />
|WrittenBy = Manish Hariprasad, Raina Roy<br />
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|df=yes|2022|8|5}}<br />
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== Release ==<br />
''Crash Course'' was released on [[Amazon Prime Video]] in India and worldwide on 5 August 2022.<ref>{{cite news |title=Amazon Prime Video's Crash Course Reveals Real Story Of The Functioning Of Coaching Universe |url=https://news.abplive.com/entertainment/amazon-prime-video-s-crash-course-reveals-real-story-of-the-functioning-of-coaching-universe-1547125 |access-date=20 December 2022 |work=[[ABP News|ABP Live]] |publisher=ABP News Bureau |date=8 August 2022 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Crash Course trailer: This Amazon Prime Video series has a Kota Factory hangover |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/web-series/crash-course-trailer-this-amazon-prime-video-series-has-a-kota-factory-hangover-8051101/ |url-access=limited |access-date=20 December 2022 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |publisher=Entertainment Desk |date=25 July 2022 |language=en}}</ref><br />
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== Reception ==<br />
Most of the critics found Crash Course as a spin-off version of [[Netflix]] series ''[[Kota Factory]]''. Archika Khurana for ''[[The Times of India]]'' rate 3/5 stars and wrote "'Crash Course' has nothing new to offer in terms of insights. One thing that remains constant throughout the show, if not more, is that you will miss Kota Factory's Jeetu Bhaiya and his words of wisdom..."<ref>{{cite news |last=Khurana |first=Archika |title=Crash Course Season 1 Review: Another engaging drama depicting Kota's fierce competition |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/web-series/reviews/hindi/crash-course/season-1/seasonreview/93278001.cms |access-date=20 December 2022 |work=[[The Times of India]] |date=7 August 2022}}{{rating|3|5}}</ref><br />
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Prateek Sur for ''[[Outlook (Indian magazine)|Outlook]]'' rated 2.5/5 stars and wrote "'Crash Course’ is a hard-hitting and realistic view of today's education system. Its heart is in the right place, however, it's the sloppy writing that kills the fun."<ref>{{cite news |last=Sur |first=Prateek |title='Crash Course' On Amazon Prime Video Review: Annu Kapoor's Show On Evils Of The Education System Is A Squandered Opportunity |url=https://www.outlookindia.com/art-entertainment/crash-course-amazon-prime-video-review-evils-of-indian-education-system-annu-kapoor-anushka-kaushik-movie_reviews-215408 |access-date=20 December 2022 |work=[[Outlook (Indian magazine)|Outlook India]] |date=10 August 2022}}{{rating|2.5|5}}</ref><br />
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Ruchi Kaushal for ''[[Hindustan Times]]'' wrote "Crash Course stands far from Kota Factory in realism but does take credit for addressing student suicides, parental pressure, the distractions they face away from home, love angles, teenage pregnancy and even drugs."<ref>{{cite news |last=Kaushal |first=Ruchi |title=Crash Course review: Annu Kapoor's education drama is no Kota Factory but entertaining enough for a binge watch |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/web-series/crash-course-review-annu-kapoor-s-show-is-no-kota-factory-but-worth-a-watch-101659942556453.html |access-date=20 December 2022 |work=[[Hindustan Times]] |date=8 August 2022 |language=en}}</ref> Deepa Gehlot for ''[[Scroll.in]]'' wrote "There was nothing new to add to the narrative of avaricious coaching classes, pushy parents and vulnerable students. Thus the Amazon Prime Video series Crash Course, directed by actor-writer Vijay Maurya from a script by Manish Hariprasad and Raina Roy, treads familiar ground."<ref>{{cite news |last=Gahlot |first=Deepa |title='Crash Course' review: More of the same about Kota's competitive coaching class culture |url=https://scroll.in/reel/1029780/crash-course-review-more-of-the-same-about-kotas-competitive-coaching-class-culture |access-date=20 December 2022 |work=[[Scroll.in]] |date=5 Aug 2022}}</ref><br />
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Pratikshya Mishra for ''[[The Quint]]'' wrote "Unlike Kota Factory, the show is more gripping when it’s focusing on the business and the politics of education, especially living through Udit Arora as Binny, the ‘real kingpin’ of Kota".{{citation needed|date=December 2024}}<br />
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Namrata Thakker for ''[[Rediff.com]]'' wrote "The series has 10 episodes with a runtime of 50-odd minutes per episode, and that's too much. The makers could have squeezed the story in seven or eight episodes, making it crisper."<ref>{{cite news |last=Thakker |first=Namrata |title=Crash Course Review |url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/review/crash-course-review/20220805.htm |access-date=20 December 2022 |work=[[Rediff.com]] |date=5 August 2022 |language=en}}{{rating|2.5|5}}</ref><br />
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The ''[[Pinkvilla]]'' focused some light on the series to [[Netflix]] series [[Kota Factory]] and wrote "All in all, Crash Course is a distant relative of Kota Factory, which builds some tension in the first episode but lacks the novelty due to an already iconic series in the same space."<ref>{{cite news |title=Crash Course Episode 1 Review: Annu Kapoor's show falls in the world of Kota Factory but… |url=https://www.pinkvilla.com/entertainment/reviews/crash-course-episode-1-review-annu-kapoor-s-show-falls-world-kota-factory-1172382 |access-date=20 December 2022 |work=[[Pinkvilla]] |date=5 August 2022 |language=en}}</ref><br />
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== References ==<br />
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== External links ==<br />
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* {{IMDb title|19868542}}<br />
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{{Amazon Prime Video original series|state=collapsed}}<br />
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