The Office

The Office TV Series Details:

Based on	The Office by Ricky Gervais, and Stephen Merchant & The Office (American TV series)
Country	India
Language	Hindi
Genre	Comedy
Season	2
Episodes	12 (Season 1) 15 (Season 2)
Release date	June 28, 2019 – September 15, 2019
Running time	22–26 Min
Starring	Mukul Chadda Gopal Datt Sayandeep Sengupta Samridhi Dewan Abhinav Sharma Gauahar Khan Gavin Methalaka
Created by	Rajesh Devraj
Directed by	Rohan Sippy Debbie Rao Bumpy
Produced by	Sameer Nair Deepak Segal Myleeta Aga
Executive producers	Siddharth Khaitan Rajesh Chada Soniya Kulakarni Dixita Thakur
Cinematography by	Ajay Lalta Gupta
Edited by	Vaishak Ravi
Production Companies	BBC Studios India Applause Entertainment
Original Network	Hotstar

The Office TV Series Cast & Character:

• Mukul Chadda as Jagdeep Chadha, branch manager (based on Michael Scott).
• Gopal Datt as Triveni Prasad Mishra, assistant to the branch manager (based on Dwight Schrute).
• Sayandeep Sengupta as Amit Sharma, salesman (based on Jim Halpert).
• Samridhi Dewan as Pammi Goel, the receptionist (based on Pam Beesley).
• Abhinav Sharma as Sapan Gill, the intern (based on Ryan Howard).
• Gavin N. Methalaka as Kutty, accountant (based on Kevin Malone).
• Preeti Kochar as Sarla Bansal, saleswoman (based on Phyllis Vance).
• Priyanka Setia as Anjali, accountant (based on Angela Martin).
• Sunil Jetley as Saleem Ghiani, salesman (based on Stanley Hudson).
• Chien Ho Liao as Rinchin, accountant (based on Oscar Martinez).
• Spruha Joshi as Geeta (Chaddha’s Broker)
• Mallika Dua as Kitty Kataria, customer relations executive (based on Kelly Kapoor) (since season 2).
• Gauahar Khan as Riya Pahwa (based on Jan Levinson).
• Nehpal Gautam as Bhadoria Peon (loosely based on Creed Bratton).
• Ankit Gulati as Bhandari, HR executive.
• Kunal Pant as Parmeet, Pammi’s fiancé (based on Roy).
• Mayur Bansiwal as Madhukar, HR (based on Toby Flenderson).
• Manpreet Singh as Rajinder, warehouse foreman (based on Darryl Philbin)
• Anandita Pagnis as Loveleen, Amit’s girlfriend (based on Amy Adams’ character Katy Moore).
• Ranvir Shorey as Prem Chopra, traveling salesman (based on Todd Packer)

Storyline:

The series depicts a 9-to-5 workplace where the boss, Jagdeep Chaddha, desperately tries to keep his employees’ morale high. He is an overly familiar boss who wants his employees to consider him a friend, but his weak jokes and failed attempts at camaraderie fail to impress his perpetually bored colleagues.

About The Office TV Series:

The Office is an Indian comedy television series co-produced by Applause Entertainment in association with BBC Studios India for Hotstar’s new label Hotstar Specials. It stars Mukul Chadda, Gopal Datt, Sayandeep Sengupta, Samridhi Dewan, Abhinav Sharma and Gauahar Khan.

It is an adaptation of the original BBC series of the same name, although it follows the American remake more closely.

The trailer was released by Hotstar on various platforms on June 4, 2019. The team focused primarily on social media promotions to target younger generations. Promotions for Season 2 began in early September, revealing the release date.

The first season was released on June 28, 2019, on Hotstar. The second season which was filmed with the first season itself was released on September 15, 2019. The series received mixed reviews.

The Office Season 1 TV Series Episodes List:

Episode	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date	Synopsis
1	“Anekata Diwas”	Debbie Rao	Chirag Mahabal	28 June 2019	After complaints about Jagdeep Chaddha’s offensive humor, the head office assigns Madhukar, the HR Rep from Faridabad, to organize a workshop on racial tolerance and diversity.
2	“Cost” Cutting	Debbie Rao	Arshad Syed	28 June 2019	When asked to create a cost-cutting strategy, Chaddha puts TP in charge, who cuts all employee benefits and reimbursement vouchers, angering the staff. Chaddha struggles to find incentives to keep employees happy. When Ria discovers Chaddha left TP in charge, she calls him and asks him to redo TP’s work, forcing Chaddha to work late to reimburse claims and vouchers.
3	“A Secret Alliance”	Debbie Rao	Chirag Mahabal	28 June 2019	Normally at odds, Amit and TP join forces to combat downsizing. Meanwhile, Chaddha organizes a birthday party for Sarla-ji (whose birthday is a month away) to alleviate employees’ fears of downsizing.
4	“Kabbadi Kabbadi”	Rohan Sippy	Chirag Mahabal	28 June 2019	Chaddha’s latest goals are to push for overtime and unite the teams. His solution is a ‘kabaddi’ match between the godown staff and the office team, with the losers having to work extra hours and attend the office on weekends.
5	“Who’s That New Girl?”	Debbie Rao	Chirag Mahabal, Rajesh Devraj, Anurag Pandey	28 June 2019	Loveleen, a hot beauty and fitness consultant, arrives at the office, and the male employees try hard to win her attention. Meanwhile, the Head Office asks Chaddha to organize an incentive plan for the sales staff, but Chaddha gives away the incentive reward (an electronic juice maker) to impress Loveleen. Amit successfully asks her out.
6	“The Chaddies”	Debbie Rao	Chirag Mahabal	28 June 2019	During the annual awards night at Wilkins Chawla, known as Chaddies, Chaddha organizes the event despite the Head Office’s refusal to fund it, as the budget was already spent on another party. At the awards night, everyone is bored by Chaddha’s impressions, but Pammi, intoxicated, enjoys herself and ends up kissing Amit.
7	“P.O.S.H.”	Rohan Sippy	Shruti Madan	28 June 2019	Madhukar conducts a sexual harassment workshop following a scandal at Wilkins Chawla’s Mumbai Head Office. Chaddha shares sexist jokes on a WhatsApp Group with male employees, including during the workshop with the godown staff, which backfires and becomes a point of ridicule. Ria intervenes due to Chaddha’s behavior in the workshop.
8	“Winkins Olympics”	Rohan Sippy	Sumit Roy	28 June 2019	While Chaddha is out of the office with TP, Amit and Pammi organize impromptu Olympics in the office.
9	“Emergency Alert!”	Rohan Sippy	Adhir Bhat	28 June 2019	A fire breaks out in the office, prompting the employees to evacuate. Chaddha sees an opportunity to impress Sapan, while the team finds ways to pass the time.
10	“Dandiya Downsize”	Debbie Rao	Arshad Syed	28 June 2019	It’s Navratri and the employees are in full dandiya mood. However, Chaddha isn’t happy as he has to fire someone.
11	“Dangal”	Rohan Sippy	Arshad Syed	28 June 2019	Amit tricks Chaddha into challenging TP in a ‘dangal’. Chaddha cheats and wins, leaving TP disappointed. To make up for it, he plans a surprise for TP.
12	“The Deal”	Rohan Sippy	Adhir Bhat	28 June 2019	Chaddha and Riya meet a client, where he not only secures the contract but also more. Meanwhile, Pammi and Amit spend quality time together.

The Office Season 2 TV Series Episodes List:

Episodes	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date	Synopsis
1	“Appraisal Time”	Rohan Sippy	Sruthi Madan	15 September 2019	It’s appraisal time at Wilkins Chawla, but Chaddha is losing sleep over his “relationship” with Riya. Meanwhile, a new client relations executive has joined the team.
2	“The Nosy Boss”	Rohan Sippy	Sruthi Madan	15 September 2019	When Chaddha begins to monitor the team’s emails, he doesn’t like what he finds. Elsewhere, Pammi suspects romance brewing between an unlikely pair in the office.
3	“Diwali Dhamaka”	Bumpy	Arshad Syed	15 September 2019	Diwali celebration at Wilkins Chawla is in full swing and Chaddha suggests a weird game for the team to play.
4	“The Hunter”	Bumpy	Chirag Mahabal	15 September 2019	Chaddha takes the team to Jim Corbett National Park for a motivational session where a series of events make Amit realize that he can’t let Pammi go.
5	“The Accident”	Rohan Sippy	Sumit Roy	15 September 2019	When Chaddha burns his foot at home, TP volunteers to help but lands in trouble. However, we see a new side of TP’s personality.
6	“It’s a Secret”	Rohan Sippy	Sruthi Madan	15 September 2019	Now that Chaddha knows Amit’s secret, the latter is on tenterhooks. Meanwhile, a suspicious TP spies on Rinchin and a truth is revealed.
7	“The Hooligan”	Bumpy	Adhir Bhat	15 September 2019	Someone has vandalized Chaddha’s office, and he suspects the employees of foul play.
8	“Riya v Chadda”	Bumpy	Sruthi Madan	15 September 2019	Riya is at the Faridabad branch to lead a seminar for the women. Feeling ignored, Chaddha tries to bond with the menfolk in the office and the warehouse.
9	“Hearts and Roses”	Bumpy	Arshad Syed	15 September 2019	Chaddha is off to meet the new CFO of Wilkins Chawla on Valentine’s Day. During the trip, he spills the beans about Riya and him to other branch managers, one of whom uses the information to his advantage.
10	“Top Salesman”	Bumpy	Sruthi Madan	15 September 2019	Being the top salesman of the year at Wilkins Chawla, TP has to address the salesmen’s convention. Finding him nervous, Amit offers to help.
11	“Welcome Kids”	Bumpy	Arshad Syed	15 September 2019	It’s kids’ day and the employees get their children to work. Chaddha, of course, has a gala time. Amid the fun, Saleem’s teenage daughter develops a crush on Sapan and Kitty runs interference.
12	“Chadda’s Birthday”	Bumpy	Chirag Mahabal	15 September 2019	Chaddha is excited about his birthday, but the staff isn’t. They are worried about Kutty’s impending medical test reports.
13	“Joint’ Effort”	Bumpy	Arshad Syed	15 September 2019	TP finds a leftover joint in the parking lot and tries to find the owner. When no one confesses, he schedules a drug test for all. Worried, Chaddha puts forth a weird demand to TP.
14	“Employee Grievances”	Bumpy	Adhir Bhat	15 September 2019	Chaddha learns that employee conflicts registered with Madhukar have not been resolved. He takes matters into his own hands and creates a mess.
15	“Founder’s Day”	Bumpy	Chirag Mahabal	15 September 2019	Chaddha organizes a Founder’s Day party for charity but inadvertently ends up inviting both Riya and Geeta. Post-party, Amit opens up to Pammi.