The Freelancer (TV series)


The Freelancer is an upcoming Indian Hindi-language action thriller television series created and witten by Neeraj Pandey, with Bhav Dhulia serving the direction.[1] Produced by Shital Bhatia under the banner of Friday Storytellers, the series features Mohit Raina, Anupam Kher and Kashmira Pardeshi.[2] It is scheduled to premiere on Disney+ Hotstar on 1 September 2023.[3]

The Freelancer
File:The Freelancer.jpg
GenreAction-thriller
Created byNeeraj Pandey
Based onA Ticket To Syria (2017)
Written by
  • Neeraj Pandey
  • Ritesh Shah
Directed byBhav Dhulia
Starring
Theme music composerSanjoy Chowdhury
Country of originIndia
Original languageHindi
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes7
Production
Executive producers
  • Gaurav Banerjee
  • Mahesh Menon
  • Varun Malik
ProducerShital Bhatia
Production locationIndia
Cinematography
  • Arvind Singh
  • Sudhir Palsane
  • Tojo Xavier
EditorKathikuloth Praveen
Camera setupMulti-camera
Running time45 minutes
Production companyFriday Storytellers
Release
Original networkDisney+ Hotstar
Original release1 September 2023 (2023-09-01)
External links
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PlotEdit

CastEdit

  • Mohit Raina as Avinash Kamath
  • Anupam Kher as Dr. Arif Khan
  • Kashmira Pardeshi as Aliya Khan
  • Ayesha Raza Mishra as Sabeena Khan
  • Manjari Fadnis as Mrunal Kamath
  • Sarah-Jane Dias as Radha Baxi
  • Sushant Singh as Inayat Khan
  • Navneet Malik as Mohsin Fazal
  • Geeta Agrawal Sharma as Asar Fazal
  • Edward Sonnenblick as Burt Raphael
  • Danny Clifford as Buzz Jones
  • Mario Silva as Sheikh Khaleel
  • Balaji Gauri as Farhat Khala
  • John Kokken as Raghavendra Sethu
  • Aakkash Dabhade as Wilson
  • Sairi Salma as Nadia
  • Sangay Tsheltrim as Gurung
  • Jalila Talemsi as Amena
  • Anouar Akerrmann as Ritchie
  • Sami Fekkak as The Photographer
  • Youssef Tounzi as Registration officer 1
  • Faycal Zeglat as Registration officer 2
  • Varun Pande
  • Shahid Lateef

ProductionEdit

The series was announced on Disney+ Hotstar by Friday Storytellers,[4] and features Mohit Raina in the titular role, Anupam Kher and Kashmira Pardeshi as the lead.[2] It is based on Shirish Thorat's A Ticket to Syria (2017).[5] The principal photography of the series commenced in 2022 and wrapped up in 2023.[6] The series were primarily shot in Mumbai, Morocco, Europe, America and the Middle East.[7][8] The trailer of the series was released on 8 August 2023.[9]

See alsoEdit

ReferencesEdit

  1. "Neeraj Pandey: 'The Freelancer' is a journey from renditions to mercenary". The Times of India. 12 August 2023.
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Mohit Raina, Anupam Kher to front thriller series 'The Freelancer'". The Hindu. 7 August 2023.
  3. "Mohit Raina, Anupam Kher headline Neeraj Pandey's 'The Freelancer', to release on September 1".
  4. "Disney+ Hotstar announces their upcoming series 'The Freelancer'".
  5. "Disney+ Hotstar Sets Syria Thriller 'The Freelancer' (EXCLUSIVE)". 7 August 2023.
  6. "Mohit Raina wraps up shoot of The Freelancer despite his knee injury : The Tribune India".
  7. "Bhav Dhulia: I was completely taken aback by the unique story of the Freelancer". Cinema Express.
  8. "Bhav Dhulia: The Biggest Challenge In 'The Freelancer' Was To Authentically And Realistically Recreate ISIS In Morocco".
  9. "Trailer of Disney+Hotstar extraction series 'The Freelancer' out". The Hindu. 9 August 2023.

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