After a successful first season, Asur 2 aims another prosperous stint as it goes on floor
The production giant, Viacom 18, has commenced production after quite a break. According to reports, the company has started working on Hrithik Roshan’s film ‘Fighter’. The digital arm of Viacom 18, Tipping Point, is set to release ‘Ray’ on Netflix soon. Furthermore, the shooting of web series Asur’s second season has also started. The makers of Asur have also embraced the suggestion of creating a spin-off series with the character of Sharib Hashmi.
The first season of the web series ‘Asur’ was released in India last year just before the COVID-19 pandemic gained momentum. Notable actors like Arshad Warsi, Barun Sobti, Anupriya Goenka, Riddhi Dogra, Sharib Hashmi, Amey Wagh, Pawan Chopra, Gaurav Arora, Deepak Kajir, Vishesh Bansal, Devyansh Tapuria stunned people with their tremendous performance. The web series had an interesting story based on a mixture of mythology and modern life.
The intriguing first season of the series was written by Gaurav Shukla, Vinay Chhawal and Niren Bhatt and director Oni Sen made sure the direction harmonizes with the on-paper story. Overall, the web series got positive reviews from critics. The web series is loaded with captivating screenplay and quotes like ‘Antarah Asti Aarambh’ which means the end is only the beginning. In the fifth episode of the first season of the series, a dialogue too was referred by this quote.
According to the story of the series so far, a Brahmin who conducts rituals in Varanasi was killed by his own son. The head of the CBI’s forensic team, Dhananjay Rajput, finds a dead body hanging in the field, with the index finger amputated. Nikhil, who once worked with Dhananjay, has resigned from the CBI and is working in the FBI in America. CBI Chief Shashank Awasthi keeps asking him to return to his homeland and after series of murders continue, Nikhil decides to return to India. Further, Dhananjay gets arrested for the murder of his wife.
The production budget of the web series ‘Asur’ was relatively less as compared to other web series. However, the series received a positive response from the audience owing to its captivating storyline. The battle of the Suras and Asuras, the stories from the Vishnu Purana and the message of Kali sending Kalki to incarnate, were all neatly woven into the story. The writing team of the series has now completed the story of its second season. And, according to the sources of OTT Voot, the shooting of season 2 of the web series ‘Asur’ has commenced in full swing.
Arshad Warsi made his OTT debut with this web series ‘Asur’ and received positive feedback from the audience. No Voot official has openly spoken about this, but it has been learned that the second season of the web series ‘Asur’ can be released around Diwali this year.
