Tanhaiyan
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{{Infobox television
| image = Tanhaiyan poster.jpg
| caption = Tanhaiyan titlecard
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| genre = Drama
| creator =
| based_on =
| developer =
| writer = Divy Nidhi Sharma (Dialogues)
| director = Gorky M
| creative_director =
| presenter =
| starring = Barun Sobti
Surbhi Jyoti
Aansh Arora
Mohit Abrol
Rahul Sharma
Neelam Sivia
Nisha Nagpal
Priya Tandon
Sheeba Chaddha
| judges =
| voices =
| narrated =
| theme_music_composer = Sanjeev Srivastava
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| country = India
| language = Hindi
| num_seasons = 1
| num_episodes = 10
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| executive_producer =
| producer = Gul Khan
| editor =
| location =
| cinematography = Gorky M
| camera =
| runtime = 20 minutes
| company = 4 Lions Films
| network = Hotstar
| first_aired = {{start date|2017|2|14|df=y}}{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/barun-sobti-and-surbhi-jyotis-web-series-tanhaiyan-to-go-live-this-valentines-day/articleshow/56933819.cms|title=Barun Sobti and Surbhi Jyoti's web series Tanhaiyan to go live this Valentine's Day - Times of India|newspaper=The Times of India |date=2 February 2017 |publisher=|accessdate=11 February 2017}}
| related =
| screenplay =
| story = Gul Khan
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Tanhaiyan ({{translation}} Solitude) is a Hotstar original romantic drama television series.{{cite web|url=http://www.media247.co.uk/bizasia/original-series-tanhaiyan-to-air-on-hotstar-2016|title=Original series 'Tanhaiyan' to air on Hotstar - BizAsia Media - The UK's only Asian media news site|publisher=|accessdate=16 December 2016|archive-date=25 December 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161225222726/http://www.media247.co.uk/bizasia/original-series-tanhaiyan-to-air-on-hotstar-2016|url-status=dead}} It stars Barun Sobti and Surbhi Jyoti in lead roles.{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/Tanhaiyan-trailer-Surbhi-Jyoti-sports-a-bikini-Barun-Sobti-plays-a-bad-boy/articleshow/54650856.cms|title=Tanhaiyan trailer: Surbhi Jyoti sports a bikini, Barun Sobti plays a bad boy - Times of India|newspaper=The Times of India |date=3 October 2016 |publisher=|accessdate=16 December 2016}}{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/Just-in-Clipping-from-Barun-Sobti-and-Surbhi-Jyotis-web-series/articleshow/53127300.cms|title=Just in: Clipping from Barun Sobti and Surbhi Jyoti's web series - Times of India|newspaper=The Times of India |date=9 July 2016 |publisher=|access-date=6 August 2016}} The series included 10 episodes of about 20 minutes each.{{cite web|url=http://www.televisionpost.com/special-reports/hotstar-pushes-the-pedal-on-original-content-with-tanhaiyan/|title=Hotstar pushes the pedal on original content with 'Tanhaiyan'|author=Television Post Team|date=5 December 2016|publisher=Television Post|accessdate=15 December 2016|location=Mumbai|archive-date=6 May 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170506143210/http://www.televisionpost.com/special-reports/hotstar-pushes-the-pedal-on-original-content-with-tanhaiyan/|url-status=dead}} It was produced by 4 Lions Films and distributed by Star India.{{cite web|url=https://www.thehansindia.com/posts/index/Sunday-Hans/2016-09-25/My-career-my-way/255525|title=My career my way!|date=25 September 2016 |publisher=|accessdate=16 December 2016}}
Plot
Set against a wedding backdrop, the show focuses on two individuals, Meera and Haider, who meet at the wedding of their friends Avantika and Sid. Haider is a rich and carefree casanova, while Meera is a bubbly and cheerful fashion designer. Haider holds himself and his absence responsible for his friend Raza's suicide which, apparently, was because of a love failure. Meera feels lonely after her parents died in a car accident. Both bottle their pasts, repressing their pain under their new personalities.
The two constantly bicker, playfully flirt with each other and decide to go for a one-night stand, which Meera drunkenly calls "sleepex". They grow closer after a failed attempt, finally do it and soon realize that they developed feelings for each other. Haider feels affected by Meera and pushes her away, scared that his feelings will make him vulnerable.
Meanwhile, Avantika struggles with a secret of her own. When Sid and Avantika were briefly broken up, Avantika had a brief one-night stand with their common friend, Sameer. Avantika reveals her long-buried secret to Sid, and he breaks off the marriage.
Heartbroken by Haider's dismissive and rude behaviour, Meera decides to leave for a job in New York, but before packing her bags, she lets Haider know he has to forget her. Slowly waking up and smelling the coffee, Haider visits Raza's mother, where he has the epiphany that he cannot let his love go. He stops her from leaving, confessing his love to her, and they embrace. Later, he proposes marriage to her, which she accepts.
Sid and Avantika reunite after sorting out their problems. On the engagement day of Haider and Meera, Haider notices Meera's earrings and recognizes them as his mother's, which were owned by Raza. Haider unlocks Raza's laptop, which was in his possession, by typing Meera's birthdate, and the laptop opens with a picture of Meera as the wallpaper. Shattered, he leaves the venue for London without any explanation, leaving Meera heartbroken.
Months later, Meera and Haider are still not over each other. Meera decides to go abroad for work and visits Avantika, who tells her about Raza. Meera remembers how she knows Raza who worked with her but she never knew that he was silently in love with her. He proposed to her once but, because they had barely even spoken, Meera took it as a practical joke and jokingly said yes. She concludes that he might have committed suicide since he was lonely after she stopped working after her parents' death, realizing Meera was not serious. She received the earrings as a gift, but she never knew who sent them.
Meanwhile, Raza's mother, now aware of the situation, explains to Haider that Meera has no part in Raza's death. Upon hearing this, he decides to reunite with her. On the night before Meera's flight to New York, she visits Haider's house where they first met and reminisces all their moments when he finds an emotional Haider standing there. They reunite and hug passionately.
Cast
- Barun Sobti as Haider Ali Khan{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/Barun-Sobti-and-Surbhi-Jyoti-shoot-for-a-romantic-scene-for-web-series/articleshow/52614621.cms|title=Barun Sobti and Surbhi Jyoti shoot for a romantic scene for web series - Times of India|newspaper=The Times of India |date=6 June 2016 |publisher=|access-date=6 August 2016}}
- Surbhi Jyoti as Meera Kapoor{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/im-very-excited-for-valentines-day-says-surbhi-jyoti/articleshow/57083883.cms|title=I'm very excited for Valentines Day, says Surbhi Jyoti - Times of India|newspaper=The Times of India |date=10 February 2017 |publisher=|accessdate=11 February 2017}}
- Aansh Arora as Vishal Malhotra{{cite web|url=http://urbanasian.com/featured/2016/11/aansh-arora-to-replace-karan-wahi-in-barun-sobti-web-series-tanhaiyan/|title=Aansh Arora to replace Karan Wahi in Barun Sobti Web Series 'Tanhaiyan'|date=18 November 2016|publisher=|accessdate=16 December 2016}}{{cite web|url=https://www.sundayguardianlive.com/movies/7877-tv-shows-web-series-arora-does-it-all|title=From TV shows to web series, Arora does it all|date=7 January 2017|publisher=|accessdate=11 February 2017}}
- Mohit Abrol as Siddharth Khanna "Sid", Haider's best friend, Avantika's husband
- Priya Tandon as Avantika Khanna, Meera's best friend, Sid's wife
- Rahul Sharma as Raza Siddiqui, Haider's friend
- Sheeba Chaddha as Mrs. Siddiqui, Raza's mother
- Neelam Sivia as Tanya, Meera's best friend
- Nisha Nagpal as Rashi
Development
On 3 June 2016, first teaser of the web show was released.{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9PusI8H22f8|title=Tanhaiyan - Making the web series - Barun Sobti, Surbhi Jyoti, Karan Wahi, Gul Khan and Gorky M|last=Unit 7|date=3 June 2016|publisher=|accessdate=6 August 2016|via=YouTube}} On 30 September 2016, a 3-minute trailer of the web show was released on YouTube.{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7tzbR8WcwEg|title=Tanhaiyan Trailer - Barun Sobti and Surbhi Jyoti - 3 mins|last=Unit 7|date=30 September 2016|publisher=|accessdate=16 December 2016|via=YouTube}} On 14 February 2017, all episodes of the web series were aired on Hotstar.{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YWCQ-yuC4y0|title=Watch Tanhaiyan only on Hotstar!|website=YouTube |date=10 February 2017 |publisher=|accessdate=11 February 2017}}
References
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External links
- [http://www.hotstar.com/tv/tanhaiyan/13051 Tanhaiyan] on Hotstar
- {{IMDb title|5896814}}
{{4 Lions Films}}
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Category:Indian drama web series
Category:2017 Indian television series debuts
Category:Hindi-language web series
Category:Hindi-language Disney+ Hotstar original programming