Tanaav (2022) Hindi Season 1

Tanaav
Genre	Action Thriller
Based on	Fauda by Lior Raz & Avi Issacharoff
Screenplay by	Ishan Trivedi, Sudhir Mishra
Directed by	Sudhir Mishra Sachin Krishn
Starring	Manav Vij Arbaaz Khan Danish Husain Ekta Kaul M. K. Raina Rajat Kapoor Rajesh Jais Satyadeep Mishra Shashank Arora Sumit Kaul Sukhmani Sadana Waluscha De Sousa Zarina Wahab Mir Sarwar Sahiba Bali
Composer	Karel Antonín
Original language	Hindi
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	12
Production
Executive producers	Deepak Segal Siddharth Khaitan
Producer	Sameer Nair
Production company	Applause Entertainment
Distributor	SonyLIV
Release
Original network	SonyLIV
Picture format	576i HDTV 1080i
Original release	11 November 2022

Tanaav (transl. Stress) is an Indian Hindi -language action thriller streaming series directed by Sudhir Mishra and Sachin Krishn.^[1][2] The series is created and produced by Sameer Nair under the banner of Applause Entertainment Pvt. Ltd,^[3] starring Manav Vij, Arbaaz Khan, Danish Husain, Ekta Kaul, M. K. Raina, Rajat Kapoor, Satyadeep Mishra, Shashank Arora, Sumit Kaul, Sukhmani Sadana, Waluscha De Sousa and Zarina Wahab.^[4][5][6] Tanaav is a remake of the Israeli TV series Fauda (Hebrew: פאודה),^[7] premiered on SonyLIV on 11 November 2022.^[8] The first season mentions Harkat-ul-Mujahideen, Jamaat-e-Islami Kashmir, Gulf money and moderate separatists.

Plot[edit]

Set in 2017, the socio-political drama revolves around the conflict between state-run Special Task Group (STG) and insurgents in the Kashmir Valley.

Cast[edit]

• Manav Vij as Kabir Farooqui^[9]
• Sukhmani Sadana as Nusrat Farooqui
• Rajat Kapoor– Jagjit Malik, bureaucrat
• Arbaaz Khan as Vikrant Rathore
• Danish Husain
• Rajesh Jais as NSA Dheeraj Saran
• Ekta Kaul as Dr. Farah
• Sahiba Bali as Toshi Kaul
• Amit Gaur as Muneer
• M. K. Raina
• Satyadeep Mishra
• Sumit Kaul as Umar Riaz ‘Panther’
• Shashank Arora as Junaid
• Waluscha De Sousa as Zainab Riaz
• Zarina Wahab as Nabeela Riaz, Umar Riaz’s mother
• Sheen Savita Dass as Fatima Ali
• Mir Sarwar as Idris Lone

Production[edit]

Development[edit]

In November 2019, content studio Applause Entertainment announced that there will be an Indian remake of Fauda,^[10] titled Tanaav^[11] which will highlight the complicated relationship between India^[12] and Pakistan^[13] shot for 100 days in Kashmir, India.^[14]

Comparative Analysis with Fauda[edit]

Episodes[edit]

Season 1[edit]

Release[edit]

The trailer of the series was released on 18 October 2022.^[15] The series consisting of twelve episodes released on 11 November 2022.^[16] scheduled to premiere on SonyLIV^[17] from 11 November 2022.^[18]

Marketing[edit]

Arbaz Khan, Waluscha De Sousa, Sudhir Mishra along with the cast promoted the web series on The Kapil Sharma Show. The cast of Tanaav also promoted the web series on Bigg Boss 16.

Reception[edit]

Tanaav received mixed reviews from critics. Archika Khurana of The Times of India praised Tanaav as a nail-biting espionage thriller set in Kashmir that moves at a breakneck pace throughout.^[19] Grace Cyril of India Today praised the web series for a compelling plot.^[20] Deepa Gahlot of Scroll.in praised the web series for an undoubtedly gripping thriller,and having relentless pace and striking visuals.^[21] Subhash K. Jha of The Firstpost mentioned that Tanaav is a partly-haunting, partly-jolting dream-turned-nightmare drama.^[22]

Abhimanyu Mathur of Hindustan times mentioned that the web series is well-intentioned but fails to capture nuances of Kashmir conflict.^[23] Arushi Jain of The Indian Express stated that the web series in an intriguing one.^[24] Zoya Bhatti of ThePrint praised Tanaav for cinematography, haunting background compositions, authentic Kashmiri dialogues.^[25] News18 stated that the web series is powerful and engaging.^[26]