Aashram (Season 1)

Aashram (Season 1) Web Series Details:

Genre	Crime, Thriller, Mystery, Drama
Country	India
Language	Hindi
Season	1
Episodes	9
Release date	August 28, 2020
Running time	45min
Starring	Bobby Deol Chandan Roy Sanyal Aditi Sudhir Pohankar Darshan Kumaar Rajeev Siddhartha Anurita Jha
Directed by	Prakash Jha
Written by	Habib Faisal
Screenplay by	Madhvi Bhatt Kuldeep Ruhil
Dialogues by	Kuldeep Ruhil Sanjay Masoom
Produced by	Prakash Jha
Cinematography by	Chandan Kowli
Edited by	Darsh Chitroda
Music by	Sunny Inder
Production Company	Prakash Jha Productions
Distributor	MX Player

Aashram (Season 1) Web Series Cast & Character:

• Bobby Deol as Kashipur Waale Baba Nirala, Baba Nirala
• Chandan Roy Sanyal as Bhopa, Bhopa Swami
• Aditi Sudhir Pohankar as Pammi
• Darshan Kumaar as Ujagar Singh
• Rajeev Siddhartha as Akki
• Anurita Jha as Kavita
• Tridha Choudhury as Babita
• Mirza Azhar as Gaba
• Anupriya Goenka as Dr. Natasha
• Dileep Chaudhary as Bobby Deol’s Bodyguard
• Vikram Mastal as Balveer Singh
• Akash Singh Rajput as Rocky
• Vikram Kochhar as Sadhu
• Tushar Pandey as Satti

Storyline:

The story revolves around a godman, Baba Nirala (Bobby Deol), whose followers (mostly from the disadvantaged sections of the society) have blind faith in him and will do anything that he asks of them. In reality, he is a conman who ensures that his devotees devote their wealth to him and stay attached to his ashram for life. Politicians Hukum Singh (Sachin Shroff) and incumbent CM Sundar Lal (Anil Rastogi) vie for Baba Nirala’s support in the upcoming State Legislative Assembly Elections owing to his large number of followers for their vote bank politics, which only increase after a pop singer, Tinka Singh (Adhyayan Suman) decides to conduct tours with Baba Nirala to promote his new song.

Meanwhile, SI Ujagar Singh (Darshan Kumar) is a police officer who has little interest in his job and simply follows his seniors’ orders, until he meets Dr. Natasha (Anupriya Goenka) in a case related to a skeleton found on the property of an industrial group which has good ties with Sundar Lal. Her constant pestering, along with the stubbornness of a small-time journalist Akhivendra Rathi alias Akki (Rajeev Siddhartha) encourages him to take up this case, along with his assistant senior constable Sadhu Sharma (Vikram Kocchar).

About Aashram (Season 1) Web Series:

• The official trailer of the first season of this web series was launched on August 16, 2020, by MX Player on YouTube.
• Season 1 was made available for streaming on August 28, 2020, on OTT Platform MX Player. The series made its TV debut through The Q on October 11, 2021.
• Its first season was made available for streaming on OTT platform MX Player for free from 28 August 2020.

Aashram (Season 1) Episodes List:

Aashram S1, Episode 1: Pran Pratishtha

Pammi has always faced discrimination and tried her best to raise her voice against the system. But then, like a ray of hope, Baba Nirala comes to her. And then, a body is dug out from a construction site in a forest.

Aashram S1, Episode 2: Grih Pravesh

The whole town is in rage when the skeleton is discovered in the forest and Sunderlal’s name comes up in the case. Ujagar Singh is assigned to the case. Pammi, on the other hand, is drawn to the magic of Baba Nirala’s devotion.

Aashram S1, Episode 3: Duh Swapna

Pammi has decided to give up her career as a wrestler and follow the path of devotion and salvation under the guidance of Baba Nirala. Meanwhile Ujagar Singh is probing the case of the skeleton.

Aashram S1, Episode 4: Sewa Daar

Baba has allowed Pammi to join the ashram as a sadhvi. While investigating the case of the skeleton, Ujagar Singh gets pushed towards the ashram and suspects some illegal activities going on there.

Aashram S1, Episode 5: Amrit Sudha

Baba Nirala has organized the event of Mass Marriage in the ashram, where Satti would be one of the grooms. Hukum Singh offers Baba a luring deal. Ujagar Singh makes progress on the case when the skeleton gets identified by a girl.

Aashram S1, Episode 6: Vish Haran

Baba comes to know about I.G. Sharma’s investigation. Sub Inspector Ujagar Singh in his investigation has led him to a lead inside the ashram named Kavita.

Aashram S1, Episode 7: Gati Rodh

Ujagar Singh has dug too deep into the secrets of the ashram. Bhopa, on the other hand receives shocking information about someone they had been following.

Aashram S1, Episode 8: Shuddhi Karan

Baba Nirala wants more support from the younger generation Tinka Singh refuses for the show. Meanwhile, Babita’s looks have created an impression on Baba and he tries to remove Satti from his way.

Aashram S1, Episode 9: Maha Prasad

All the efforts of Ujagar Singh to continue the investigation have failed. Inside the ashram, Satti has decided to do Shuddhikaran. Babita is shattered on learning this. She is called by Baba to his private quarters.

Controversies

In December 2020, Jodhpur Court had served a legal notice to Bobby Deol and director Prakash Jha after Karni Sena filed a case on the actor and the director for hurting their sentiments and stated that the show “is an attempt to discredit Hinduism and Ashrams”. In October 2021, the Bajrang Dal group targeted Aashram web series sets and Prakash Jha for defaming Hindus and the entire aashram system, through his web series, whereas the sets were vandalized by the group. Director Prakash Jha stated that “They will voice their concerns, but I think about the thousands who see my project in the correct manner. It is no joke that 1.5 billion people watched it. If we say there will be no objection, it is not right. ” Later, Bobby Deol supported Jha and stated that the show is not about defaming anyone and as an actor nothing else matters.