Lootere Web Series Details:
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
| Genre | Action Drama Thriller |
| Season | 1 |
| Episodes | 8 |
| Release date | 22 March 2024 – 2 May 2024 |
| Running time | 45-50 Minutes |
| Age rating | A |
| Starring | Vivek Gomber Deepak Tijori Rajat Kapoor Chandan Roy Sanyal Amruta Khanvilkar |
| Created by | Hansal Mehta Shaailesh R Singh |
| Directed by | Jai Mehta |
| Written by | Vishal Kapoor Gibran Noorani Anshuman Sinha Suparn Varma |
| Produced by | Waris Thakur Ruchira Janwalikar Ganesh Mandapeli Aditya Singh |
| Executive producer | Ruchira Janwalikar Shakeb Sayed GulamWaris Thakur |
| Cinematography by | Jall Cowasji |
| Edited by | Viraj Gadodia |
| Music by | Achint Thakkar |
| Casting By | Mukesh Chhabra |
| Production Design by | Prashant Ray Shraddha Vasugavade |
| Production Company | Karma Media And Entertainment |
| Distributor | Disney+ Hotstar |
Lootere Web Series Cast & Character:
- Vivek Gomber as Vikrant Gandhi
- Rajat Kapoor as Captain A.K. Singh
- Amruta Khanvilkar as Avika Gandhi
- Martial Batchamen Tchana as Karim Barkhad
- Athenkosi Mfamela as Koombe
- Gaurav Sharma as Bilaal
- Chirag Vohra as Gupta
- Chandan Roy Sanyal as Ajay Kotwal
- Nareshh Mallik as Gulrez Singh
- Bonga Tshabalala
- Chris Gxalaba as Taufiq
- Abhishekh Khan as Mudit Jain
- Harry Parmar as Zafar
- Preetika Chawla as Ayesha
- Gaurav Paswala as Ruhaan
- Varin Roopani as Aaryaman Gandhi
- Deepak Tijori
- Aamir Ali as Ghulam Waris
- Anant Mahadevan as Ambassador
- Avanish Pandey as Rounal Pradhan
- Tuks Tad Lungu as Roadblock Soldier
- Pankaj Raina as Raman Kotwal
- Vijay Sasi Kumar as Krishnan
- Armaan Haggio as Tahil
- Avinash Pandey as Ronak Pradhan
- Geetanjali Gill as Satwinder
- Khemchand Verma as Pankaj Sinha
- Krishnendu Chakraborty as Lalit Kalra
- Mayank Garg as Raman Rao
- Pawan Singh as Bhavesh Mehta
- Sonam Stobgais as Sonam Stanzin
- Siyabonga Stobgais as Ismael
- Maurice Carpede as Salmaan
- Tafara Nyatsanza as Qassim
- Malibongwe Mdwaba as Salaah
- Aviwe Tucci as Pirate 1
- Aaron as Pirate 2
- Ellie Flory Fawcett as UK-MTO Operator
- Jai Kinara as UK-MTO Team Leader
- Tebogo Makhopane as Ahmer
- Mamello Makhetha as Jamilah
- Lesley Maasdorp as Faldi
- Lilia Kosovska as Samantha
- Jay Upadhyay as Desai
- Deon Nebulane as Bashir
- Anele Matoti as General Walid
- Thulisa Mayalo as Naz
Storyline:
The series tells the gripping narrative of a Ukrainian trading vessel being attacked on international waters by Somali pirates, followed by the chaos of a hostage crisis as the ship’s captain, along with an Indian, Pakistani, and Bangladeshi crew, the Somali commander, and a scheming businessman, fight for control. The series is inspired by true incidents that occurred in the past when an Indian ship was similarly hijacked in Somalian waters by pirates.
Lootere Web Series Tracklist:
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | “Lootere Theme Music” | Achint Thakkar | 1:10 | ||
| 2. | “Aap Ki Aadatein” | Nikita Ahuja | Nikita Ahuja | Nikita Ahuja | 1:01 |
About Lootere Web Series:
Lootere is a Hindi action drama streaming television series on Disney+ Hotstar created by Hansal Mehta and Shailesh R. Singh. Jai Mehta directs the series in his independent directorial debut and stars Vivek Gomber, Rajat Kapoor, Amruta Khanvilkar, Chandan Roy Sanyal, Martial Batchamen, Aamir Ali, Athenkosi Magamela, Chris Gxalaba and Preetika Chawla.
The series was officially announced in September 2022. The principal photography took place in Cape Town and Khayelitsha in South Africa, thus becoming the first Indian series to be filmed on the African continent.
The teaser of the series was unveiled on 8 September 2022, through the YouTube channel of Disney+ Hotstar.
Lootere premiered its first two episodes on 22 March 2024 on its streaming platform, while the remaining episodes will be released every week on every Thursday. The series was originally shot in Hindi and was dubbed into Bengali, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Telugu, and Tamil languages to have a wide reach towards audiences.
It received mostly positive reviews from critics and audiences, with particular praise for its performances, storyline, and cinematography.
Lootere Web Series Episodes List:
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | “Welcome to Somalia” | Jai Mehta | Vishal Kapoor, Suparn Verma | 22 March 2024 |
| 2 | “Beseiged” | Jai Mehta | Vishal Kapoor, Suparn Verma | 22 March 2024 |
| 3 | “Home Sweet Home” | Jai Mehta | Vishal Kapoor, Suparn Verma | 28 March 2024 |
| 4 | “Middlemen” | Jai Mehta | Vishal Kapoor, Suparn Verma | 4 April 2024 |
| 5 | “Dog Eat Dog” | Jai Mehta | Vishal Kapoor, Suparn Verma | 11 April 2024 |
| 6 | “Zero Hundred” | Jai Mehta | Vishal Kapoor, Suparn Verma | 18 April 2024 |
| 7 | “Betrayal” | Jai Mehta | Vishal Kapoor, Suparn Verma | 25 April 2024 |
| 8 | “Welcome Back to Somalia” | Jai Mehta | Vishal Kapoor, Suparn Verma | 2 May 2024 |
