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{{short description|2021 Indian streaming Web TV series}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2020}}
{{Infobox television
| image = Grahan Hotstar Poster.jpeg
| caption = Promotional poster
| genre = [[Crime film|Crime]]<br />[[Drama (genre)|Drama]]
| based_on = {{based on|''Chaurasi''|[[Satya Vyas]]}}
| creator = Shailendra Kumar Jha
| director = Ranjan Chandel
| starring = {{Plainlist|
* [[Zoya Hussain]]
* [[Pawan Malhotra]]
* [[Anshumaan Pushkar]]
* [[Wamiqa Gabbi]]
}}
| writer = {{ubl|Anu Singh Choudhary|Vibha Singh| Prateek Payodhi |Navjot Gulati| Ranjan Chandel|Shailendra Kumar Jha}}
| theme_music_composer =
| composer = {{Plainlist |
*[[Amit Trivedi]] (songs)
* Daniel B. George (background score)
}}
| country = [[India]]
| language = Hindi
| num_episodes = 8
| location = India
| cinematography = Kamaljeet Negi
| editor = Shan Mohammed
| network = [[Hotstar]]
| first_aired = {{Start date|df=y|2021|6|24}}
| last_aired =
| company = [[Jar Pictures]]
| executive_producer =
| producer = Ajay G. Rai
| runtime = 45-55 min
| num_seasons = 1
| list_episodes =
| related =
}}

'''''Grahan''''' is an Indian [[Hindi]] [[crime drama]] television series created by Shailendra Kumar Jha and directed by Ranjan Chandel for [[Hotstar]] based on the book ''Chaurasi'' by [[Satya Vyas]]. The series stars [[Pawan Malhotra]], [[Zoya Hussain]], [[Anshumaan Pushkar]] and [[Wamiqa Gabbi]]. The series premiered on Hotstar on June 24, 2021.<ref name="Lifestyle Asia India 2021">{{cite web | title=Grahan real story, series cast & more about the Hotstar Specials show | website=Lifestyle Asia India | date=2021-06-25 | url=https://www.lifestyleasia.com/ind/culture/entertainment/real-story-of-grahan-series-cast-based-on-chaurasi-novel-hotstar-specials/ | access-date=2021-06-26}}</ref>

== Overview ==
Amrita Singh, a young [[Indian Police Service|IPS]] officer, resigns fed up with political interference at work, opting to marry her longstanding beau in [[Canada]]. That's when she learns that her father Gursevak Singh, a Sikh himself, is a prime accused of [[1984 anti-Sikh riots]] in [[Bokaro Steel City|Bokaro]], [[Jharkhand]].

Amrita decides to stay on in the police force to unravel the truth. Through Amrita’s investigation emerges a tender love story of trust, betrayal and supreme sacrifice, where we see a beautiful old-world romance of Rishi and Manu, a [[Hindus|Hindu]] boy and a [[Sikhs|Sikh]] girl in 1984. As the story progresses, secrets from the past about identities and relationships come tumbling out one after another, while at the social-political canvas the situations in 1984 and 2016 present some chilling and uncanny similarities too.

== Cast ==
* [[Pawan Malhotra]] as Gurusevak / Rishi Ranjan (older)
** [[Anshumaan Pushkar]] as Rishi Ranjan (younger)
* [[Zoya Hussain]] as [[Superintendent of police (India)|SP]] Amrita Singh
* [[Wamiqa Gabbi]] as Manjeet Kaur Chhabra / Manu (younger)
**Donny Kapoor as Manjeet Kaur Chhabra / Manu (older)
* Teekam Joshi as Sanjay Kumar Singh / Chunnu Babu
*[[Sahidur Rahman]]<ref name="The New Indian Express 2021">{{cite web | title=Hotstar Specials' series 'Grahan' to premiere on June 24 | website=The New Indian Express | date=2021-06-12 | url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/hindi/2021/jun/12/hotstar-specials-series-grahan-to-premiere-on-june-24-2314942.html | access-date=2021-06-26}}</ref> as [[Deputy superintendent of police|DSP]] Vikas Mandal
*Abhinav Pateriya as Jaydev Agarwal / Jhandu
*Namrata Varshney as Pragya (younger)
*Shreedhar Dubey as Santosh and Suresh Jaiswal (double role)
*[[Nandish Sandhu]] as Kartik
*Sudhanva Deshpande as [[Deputy inspector general of police|DIG]] Ramavtaar Keshari
*[[Satyakam Anand]] as [[Chief minister (India)|CM]] Kedar Bhagat
*Abhash Makharia as Suraj
*Abhishek Tripathi as [[Station house officer|SHO]] Batuk Singh
*Sukhvinder Chahal as Mr. Chhabra, Manu's father
*Aarya Sharma as Mrs. Chhabra, Manu's mother
*Raj Sharma as Saini
*[[Anil Rastogi]] as Ramakant Thakur
*Saharsh Kumar Shukla as Guru
*Neelu Dogra as Pushpa Sanjay Singh
*Vijay Shukla as Agarwal
*Anshuman Rawat as Adhikari
*Bulloo Kumar as Kushal
*Sachin Mishra as a [[wikt:दंगा|danga]] informant
*Purva Parag as older pragya
*Akhilesh Yadav as [[rishi]] rioter
*Rubina as [[Criminal defense lawyer|defense lawyer]] assistant
*Bilaal Ahmed as danga terrace informant

== Production ==
{{Unreferenced section|date=April 2024}}
The series marked the debut of Ranjan Chandel as the director, known for working on ''[[Mukkabaaz]]'' (2018) as co-writer and also made his directorial debut with ''[[Bamfaad]]'' (2020). It is based on the novel ''Chaurasi'' by Satya Vyas, which portrays the romantic relationship between two couples in the backdrop of [[1984 anti-Sikh riots]].<ref name="firstpost2021">{{cite news |last=Patel |first=Meera |date=1 June 2021 |title=Director Ranjan Chandel on Grahan's emotional journey and roots in 1984 |url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/grahan-ranjan-chandel-interview |access-date=2025-06-11 |publisher=Firstpost}}</ref> Chandel stated that "I spend most of my time reading literature and poetry from all over the world and as a filmmaker, I want to tell stories of the characters who are rooted in Indian soil, and I connect with the stories where I find high emotional value." The pre-production for the series began in February 2020 but was put on hold due to [[COVID-19 pandemic lockdown in India]] in March 2020, which was resumed after the lockdown. The principal photography of the series started in September 2020 at [[Jaipur|Lucknow]], Uttar Pradesh and filming completed on 4 December 2020.<ref name="hindutimes2021">{{cite news |last=Bhatia |first=Rohan |date=5 December 2020 |title=Behind the camera: Grahan wraps up principal photography in Lucknow |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/grahan-lucknow-shoot-complete |access-date=2025-06-11 |publisher=Hindustan Times}}</ref>

== Soundtrack ==
{{Infobox album
| name = Grahan
| type = Soundtrack
| artist = [[Amit Trivedi]] and Daniel B. George
| released = 30 June 2021
| genre = [[Feature film soundtrack]]
| length = 13:04
| language = Hindi
| label = [[Sony Music India]]
}}
The soundtrack for ''Grahan'' features four songs composed by [[Amit Trivedi]] and Daniel B. George, with lyrics written by [[Varun Grover (writer)|Varun Grover]] and [[Swanand Kirkire]].<ref>{{Citation|title=Grahan (Music from the Original Web Series)|url=https://open.spotify.com/album/1U9Hac6hA27Yu31aj2dyDB|language=en|access-date=2021-07-04}}</ref>
{{Track listing
| title1 = Chori Chori
| lyrics4 = Varun Grover
| length3 = 02:26
| length2 = 03:32
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| extra4 = Asees Kaur, [[Javed Ali]]
| extra3 = [[Swanand Kirkire]], [[Madhubanti Bagchi]]
| extra2 = [[Asees Kaur]], [[Shahid Mallya]]
| music4 = Amit Trivedi
| music3 = Daniel B. George
| music2 = Amit Trivedi
| note4 = Reprise
| length1 = 03:35
| title4 = O Jogiya
| lyrics3 = [[Swanand Kirkire]]
| lyrics2 = Varun Grover
| title3 = Main Hoon Teri Parichayi
| title2 = O Jogiya
| extra1 = Abhijeet Srivatsava, Rupali Moghe
| music1 = [[Amit Trivedi]]
| lyrics1 = [[Varun Grover (writer)|Varun Grover]]
| headline = Track listing
| total_length = 13:04
| length4 = 03:30
}}

== Release ==
Grahan was premiered on [[Disney+ Hotstar]] globally on June 24, 2021. The first trailer was released on June 10, 2021.<ref name="Mid-Day 2021">{{cite web | title=Pavan Malhotra, Zoya Hussain to star in Disney+ Hotstar series 'Grahan'; trailer released | website=Mid-Day | date=2021-06-10 | url=https://www.mid-day.com/entertainment/web-series/article/pavan-malhotra-zoya-hussain-to-star-in-disney-hotstar-series-grahan-trailer-released-23177578 | access-date=2021-06-26}}</ref>

== Reception ==
Archika Khurana writing for ''[[The Times of India]]'' said, "Overall, 'Grahan' is an emotional tale that will leave you with a bag full of mixed emotions — love, hate, anguish, and betrayal. At times, it overwhelms too"<ref name="Khurana 2021">{{cite web | last=Khurana | first=Archika | title=Grahan Season 1 Review: A sensitively handled period drama with compassion | website=Times of India | date=2021-06-24 | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/web-series/reviews/hindi/grahan/grahan-season-1/seasonreview/83596031.cms | access-date=2021-06-26}}</ref> and has rated 3.5 stars out of 5.

Shweta Keshri writing for ''[[India Today]]'' expressed, "the series might also interest the millennial kids in trying to find out about a forgotten chapter and one of the dark chapters of Indian history, which is not often talked about."<ref name="India Today 2021">{{cite web | title=Grahan Review: New Disney+ Hotstar series on 1984 anti-Sikh riots is relevant in India today | website=India Today | date=2021-06-24 | url=https://www.indiatoday.in/binge-watch/story/grahan-review-new-disney-hotstar-series-on-1984-anti-sikh-riots-is-relevant-in-india-today-1818685-2021-06-24 | access-date=2021-06-26}}</ref>

Sana Farzeen writing for ''[[The Indian Express]]'' said, "An impactful series that finds resonance in today’s India."<ref name="Farzeen 2021">{{cite web | last=Farzeen | first=Sana | title=Grahan review: An impactful series that finds resonance in today's India | website=The Indian Express | date=2021-06-25 | url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/web-series/grahan-review-an-impactful-drama-that-finds-resonance-in-india-of-today-7372692/ | access-date=2021-06-26}}</ref> Saibal Chatterjee writing for [[NDTV]] expressed, "Grahan, an essential cautionary tale, isn't eclipsed by its own unerringly earnest devices. Recommended for its humanist core."<ref name="NDTV.com 2021">{{cite web | title=Grahan Review: Cautionary Tale Is Recommended For Its Humanist Core | website=NDTV.com | date=2021-06-25 | url=https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/grahan-review-cautionary-tale-is-recommended-for-its-humanist-core-2-5-stars-out-of-5-2471956 | access-date=2021-06-26}}</ref>

===Accolades===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
|+
! scope="col" |Year
! scope="col" |Award
! scope="col" |Category
! scope="col" |Nominee
! scope="col" |Result
! scope="col" |Ref.
|-
| rowspan="10" |2021
| rowspan="10" |[[Filmfare OTT Awards]]
| Best Series (Drama)
| ''Grahan''
|{{nom}}
| rowspan=10 |<ref name="filmfare.com 2021">{{cite web | title=Nominees for the My Glamm Filmfare OTT Awards 2021 | website=filmfare.com | date=2021-12-02 | url=https://www.filmfare.com/features/nominees-for-the-my-glamm-filmfare-ott-awards-2021_-51683.html | access-date=2021-12-02}}</ref>
|-
| Best Director
| Ranjan Chandel
| {{nom}}
|-
| Best Actor (Male)
|[[Anshumaan Pushkar]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| Best Actor (Female)
| [[Zoya Hussain]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| Best Adapted Screenplay
| Shailendra Kumar Jha
| {{nom}}
|-
| Best Background Score
| Daniel B. George
| {{nom}}
|-
| Best Cinematography
| Kamaljeet Negi
| {{nom}}
|-
| Best Editor
| Shan Mohammed
| {{nom}}
|-
| Best Coustume Design
| Maxima Basu, Ajay KMR
| {{nom}}
|-
| Best Production Design
|Wasiq Khan
|{{nom}}
|}

== References ==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb title|tt14820482}}

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[[Category:Television shows set in Jharkhand]]
[[Category:Television series set in 1984]]
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[[Category:Indian romance television series]]
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