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{{Short description|2015 Indian web series}}
{{Infobox television
| name = TVF Pitchers
| image = TVF Pitchers - Official Poster.jpg
| caption =
| genre = [[Comedy-drama]]
| creator = [[Arunabh Kumar]]
| developer = [[Arunabh Kumar]]
| writer = [[Biswapati Sarkar]]
| story = [[Arunabh Kumar]]
| director = Amit Golani
| starring = {{Plainlist|
* [[Naveen Kasturia]]
* [[Arunabh Kumar]]
* [[Jitendra Kumar]]
* [[Abhay Mahajan]]
}}
| music =
| country = [[India]]
| language = [[Hindi]]
| num_seasons = 1
| num_episodes = 5
| list_episodes = #Episodes
| executive_producer = Arun Kumar
| producer = The Viral Fever Media Labs
| location =
| cinematography = Vaibhav Bundhoo
| editor = Prashant Machhar
| opentheme =
| camera =
| runtime = 30–57 minutes
| company = The Viral Fever Media Labs <ref>{{Cite web|title = TVF Pitchers (2015 TV Mini-Series)|url = https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4742876/companycredits|website = IMDB |accessdate = }}</ref>
| distributor = [[The Viral Fever]]
| network = TVF Play
| picture_format =
| first_aired =
| last_aired =
| website = http://tvfplay.com/
| composer = Vaibhav Bundhoo
| released = {{Start date|2015|06|10|df=yes}} – {{end date|2015|08|30|df=yes}}
}}

'''''TVF Pitchers''''' is a [[web series]] created by [[The Viral Fever]] (TVF) and developed by [[Arunabh Kumar]]. Written by [[Biswapati Sarkar]], the series were directed by Amit Golani and features [[Naveen Kasturia]], [[Arunabh Kumar]], [[Jitendra Kumar]] and [[Abhay Mahajan]]. It follows four friends, Naveen, Jitu, Yogi and Mandal, who quit their jobs in order to develop their own [[startup company|start-up company]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=TVF Pitchers Is The Latest Experiment By The Viral Fever Guys And We Think It’s Rather Cool!|url=http://www.missmalini.com/2015/06/10/tvf-pitchers-is-the-latest-experiment-by-the-viral-fever-guys-and-we-think-its-rather-cool/|accessdate=2015-08-02|website=MissMalini}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=The Viral Fever's New Web Series is About India's Frenzied Start-Up Scene|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.in/2015/06/05/arunabh-kumar-tvf_n_7511834.html|url-status=live|accessdate=2015-06-12|website=The Huffington Post}}</ref>

The first season consists of five episodes and premiered online on TVF's content portal TVFPlay on 10 June 2015.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|title = TVFPlay|url = http://tvfplay.com|website = TVFPlay|access-date = 2016-01-22}}</ref> A week later, on 17 June, it premiered on [[YouTube]]. The season finale premiered on TVFPlay on 30 August 2015. The show was highly appreciated and has since developed a cult status.

== Premise ==
Four friends — Naveen Bansal, Jitendra "Jitu" Maheshwari, Yogendra "Yogi" Kumar and Saurabh Mandal — enter the business world by launching their own start-up company. Naveen becomes angry for not getting a project from the company in which he works, gets drunk and resigns. He faces a dilemma when he is offered a position in a branch office located in Beijing. He leaves for the airport but upon reaching there he realizes that he is not destined for routine jobs. At the same time, he receives news of his "B-Plan" reaching the final of the [[NASSCOM]] start-up conclave. This sets off a chain of events in which the four rediscover what they really want in life, and face challenges in getting their start-up idea off the ground.

After the release of the first trailer, the show's premise was compared to that of the American TV show ''[[Silicon Valley (TV series)|Silicon Valley]]''. However, when the pilot premiered, viewers realized this was not the case. Arunabh Kumar, founder and CEO of The Viral Fever, told ''[[The Huffington Post]]'' that if there's an American TV show that did inspire ''Pitchers'' – not in content but in spirit – it is the HBO drama ''[[Entourage (U.S. TV series)|Entourage]]'' about a young Hollywood star on the rise.

== Cast ==
* [[Naveen Kasturia]] as Naveen Bansal, the one who has the start-up idea and earlier working as Executive regional manager at MOKART (5 episodes)
* [[Jitendra Kumar]] as Jitendra "Jitu" Maheshwari, who was working at Infocrat technologies company as a senior developer (5 episodes)
* [[Arunabh Kumar]] as Yogendra Kumar "Yogi" Pandey, who was probably operational incharge at EliteCore technologies (5 episodes)
* [[Abhay Mahajan]] as Saurabh Mandal, who was a senior consultant marketing head at a company and also an MBA graduate (5 episodes)
* Aakanksha Thakur as Saumya Maheshwari, wife of Jitu (5 episodes)
* [[Maanvi Gagroo]] as Shreya, Naveen's girlfriend (4 episodes)
* Jaimini Pathak as Rajat Khanna, the CEO of MOKART (2 episodes)
* [[Rajesh Sharma (actor)|Rajesh Sharma]] as Gary Bhujiawala (2 episodes)
* [[Biswapati Sarkar]] as Puneet (2 episodes)
* Sunil Sinha as Jitu's Father (2 episode)
* [[Sameer Saxena]] as Ankit Bhardwaj (2 episode)
* [[Abhishek Banerjee (actor)|Abhishek Banerjee]] as Bhati

== Episodes ==
{{Episode table |background=#222222 |overall= |season= |title= |director= |writer= |airdate= |seasonT = Episode |airdateT= Date of Broadcast |episodes=
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 1
|EpisodeNumber2 = 1
|Title = Tu Beer Hai
|DirectedBy = Amit Golani
|WrittenBy = [[Biswapati Sarkar]]
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|df=yes|2015|6|10}}
|ShortSummary = Naveen is upset with his company for not letting him lead a project for which he'd worked really hard. His mentor Bhati asks him a very fundamental question: "What are you?" Naveen and his friends discover the answer to the question in different ways.
|LineColor = 222222
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 1
|EpisodeNumber2 = 2
|Title = And Then There Were Four
|DirectedBy = Amit Golani
|WrittenBy = Biswapati Sarkar
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|df=yes|2015|7|1}}
|ShortSummary = While the startup is the idea of the three friends – Naveen, Jitu and Yogi – Naveen's roommate and IIM graduate Saurabh Mandal wants to join, and needs to convince the trio that they need him.
|LineColor = 222222
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 1
|EpisodeNumber2 = 3
|Title = The Jury Room
|DirectedBy = Amit Golani
|WrittenBy = Biswapati Sarkar
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|df=yes|2015|7|22}}
|ShortSummary = With all four members on board, the guys look for investors and are overwhelmed by the plethora of start-ups. Also, Jitu needs to convince his father to allow him to join the start-up.
|LineColor = 222222
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 1
|EpisodeNumber2 = 4
|Title = Bulb Jalega Boss
|DirectedBy = Amit Golani
|WrittenBy = Biswapati Sarkar
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|df=yes|2015|8|12}}
|ShortSummary = Continuing from the previous episode, Naveen, Mandal and Yogi determine to succeed at the event under any circumstances, while Jitu has his own agenda to take care of at home. The events unfold parallel to each other.
|LineColor = 222222
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 1
|EpisodeNumber2 = 5
|Title = Where Magic Happens
|DirectedBy = Amit Golani
|WrittenBy = Biswapati Sarkar
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|df=yes|2015|8|30}}
|ShortSummary = The gang is one step away from their seed fund, but one innocent mistake might take it all away. Naveen's love life is also tested.
}}
}}

== Soundtrack ==
{{Infobox album
| name = TVF Pitchers
| type = Soundtrack
| artist = Vaibhav Bundhoo
| released = 5 September 2015
| genre = [[Soundtrack]]
| length = 39:09
| label = [[The Viral Fever]]
| producer = Vaibhav Bundhoo
| prev_title = [[Permanent Roommates|Permanent Roommates (Season 1)]]
| prev_year = 2014
| next_title = [[Permanent Roommates|Permanent Roommates (Season 2)]]
| next_year = 2016
}}
For the [[Soundtrack|original soundtrack]] for TVF Pitchers, [[The Viral Fever]] roped in Vaibhav Bundhoo who was a part of the media's previous series ''[[Permanent Roommates]]'', after the overwhelming reception of the series. It consists of 15 original compositions created, produced and mixed by Bundhoo and was released in a separate [[jukebox]] format on [[YouTube]] on 5 September 2015.<ref>{{Cite web|title=TVF Pitchers Music {{!}} Audio Jukebox - YouTube|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=euarnxNVw7I|access-date=2021-02-21|website=www.youtube.com}}</ref> However the [[Album|music album]] for the original series was released on 2 February 2017, as it took more time for mastering the tracks for streaming platform.<ref>{{Citation|title=TVF Pitchers (Music from the Original Web Series) - All Songs - Download or Listen Free - JioSaavn|url=https://www.jiosaavn.com/album/tvf-pitchers-music-from-the-original-web-series/CLgXU68FykQ_|language=en-US|access-date=2021-02-21}}</ref>

{{Track listing
| title1 = The Relevant Sound
| length1 = 0:51
| title2 = The Relevant Sound
| length2 = 4:05
| title3 = How You Want To Leave
| length3 = 3:28
| title4 = Historical Intersections
| length4 = 3:38
| title5 = Bounce
| length5 = 3:11
| title6 = I Cannot Wait
| length6 = 2:25
| title7 = I Cannot Wait
| length7 = 0:49
| title8 = The Heist
| length8 = 1:14
| title9 = Bulb Jalega Boss
| length9 = 3:07
| title10 = Aage Peeche
| length10 = 3:32
| title11 = Jitu Destroys
| length11 = 1:43
| title12 = Mandal Speech
| length12 = 2:52
| title13 = The Cheque
| length13 = 1:09
| title14 = Mere Sapnon
| length14 = 4:06
| title15 = One Step at a Time
| length15 = 2:59
| all_music = Vaibhav Bundhoo
| headline = Track listing
| note1 = Pitchers Theme
| note6 = End Title Credits
| note7 = Sad Version
| note10 = End Titles
}}

== Release ==
Arunabh Kumar, who co-starred in ''TVF Pitchers'' and also the founder of [[TVF (The Viral Fever)|TVF]], announced that the series will release on May 2015.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-11-14|title=TVF Pitchers – TVF Play|url=https://www.gqindia.com/binge-watch/product/tvf-pitchers-tvf-play/|access-date=2021-02-21|website=GQ India|language=en-IN}}</ref> The official teaser was released on 3 April 2015, confirming the said date.<ref>{{Cite web|title=TVF Pitchers - Official Teaser {{!}} Full Season now streaming on TVFPlay (App/Website) - YouTube|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qsQ5IOepecQ|access-date=2021-02-21|website=www.youtube.com}}</ref> However, the 4-minute teaser trailer of the series, which released on 27 May 2015,<ref>{{Cite web|title=TVF Pitchers Season 01 - Official Trailer {{!}} Full Season now streaming on TVFPlay (App/Website) - YouTube|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xcUHB9n8Kws|access-date=2021-02-21|website=www.youtube.com}}</ref> announced a new release date of 10 June 2015.

The first episode of the series was released on The Viral Fever's official media streaming platform TVF Play, and a week later, on 17 June 2015, it was uploaded on [[YouTube]]. Each episodes were released within a three-week window so as to upload simultaneously in TVF Play and YouTube.<ref name=":0" /> ''TVF Pitchers'' is the first ever web series to be released directly through TVF Play with its inception in early 2015.<ref name=":1" /> The last episode of the series was unveiled on TVF on 30 August 2015 and in YouTube a day later.<ref name=":1" />

After [[The Viral Fever]] announced a new Tamil streaming platform titled TVF Machi, in order to cover the audience across the regional market, the makers released the dubbed Tamil version of the series on 6 October 2017.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2017-10-05|title=TVF launches Tamil channel Machi|url=https://www.firstpost.com/tvf-launches-tamil-channel-machi/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-02-21|website=Firstpost|language=en-US}}</ref> In late 2016, it was reported that the second season of the series was reported to be in the process, however was not confirmed officially.<ref>{{Cite web|title=TVF Pitchers Season 2 - What Went Wrong? 🤔 E03 {{!}} TVF #Pitchers Season 2 Release Date 🍻 - YouTube|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NQFdsTjp704|url-status=live|access-date=2021-02-21|website=www.youtube.com}}</ref>

In February 2021, TVF released a video to announce their line up for 2021 on their YouTube channel. The video consist of clips from the upcoming TVF series as well as old clips from the existing series hinting their further seasons. The climax of the video shows an archive footage from the first season of TVF Pitchers teasing the possibility of the second season.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-02-22|title=TVF teases 'Pitchers' Season 2, Twitter says 'here comes the hope!'|url=https://www.freepressjournal.in/entertainment/tvf-teases-pitchers-season-2-twitter-says-here-comes-the-hope|access-date=2021-05-10|website=Free Press Journal|language=en-IN}}</ref>

== Reception ==
''TVF Pitchers'' has been well received by the internet audience.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.celebswhoop.com/best-web-series-in-hindi/| title=TVF Pitchers-Best Web Series in Hindi | publisher=CelebsWhoop.com |date=23 April 2020}}</ref> The first episode has more than 7.7 million views.<ref>{{cite AV Media |title = TVF Pitchers S01E01 - 'Tu Beer Hai' | url =https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bwu1x8hfEIo | website = Youtube | accessdate = 2018-01-31}}</ref> The series, hosted on TVF's official YouTube channel, has gathered over 1 million views for each episode.

== References ==
{{Reflist |TVF machi}}

== External links ==
* {{Official website|http://tvfplay.com}}
* {{IMDb title | tt4742876 }}
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jQkgjeO5tkI ''TVF Pitchers'' Season 2 Promo]

[[Category:2015 web series debuts]]
[[Category:Hindi-language web series]]
[[Category:Indian comedy web series]]
[[Category:TVF Play Shows]]

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