Agent Raghav - Crime Branch

Agent Raghav - Crime Branch
Genre Crime fiction
Created by Abhimanyu Singh
Directed by Rajesh Ranshinghe
Govind Agrawal
Starring See below
Country of origin India
Original language(s) Hindi
No. of seasons 2
No. of episodes 60
Production
Producer(s) Saba Mumtaz
Location(s) Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Camera setup Multi-camera
Running time Approx 45 minutes
Production company(s) Contiloe Entertainment
Release
Original network &TV
Picture format 576i (SDTV)
1080i (HDTV)
Original release 5 September 2015 (2015-09-05) – 10 April 2016

Agent Raghav - Crime Branch is an Indian crime fiction anthology television series, which premiered on &TV from 5 September 2015 to 10 April 2016 for one hour at Saturday and Sunday nights. The series was produced by Contiloe Entertainment of Abhimanyu Singh and starred Sharad Kelkar in the eponymous role of Agent Raghav Sinha, along with Aahana Kumra, Deepali Pansare, Danish Pandor, Jason Tham and Mahesh Manjrekar, the latter appeared in a recurring role. The serial received Indian Telly Awards in the category of Best Thriller and Horror Show and was also nominated for Best Weekend Show. The show is said to be inspired from the American police drama/mystery television series, The Mentalist.[1] It promised to come back with Season 2 soon. Sharad Kelkar who plays agent Raghav said that agent Raghav may come in October

Synopsis

Agent Raghav Sinha (Sharad Kelkar) is a handsome guy with charismatic personality and exceptional skills of observation and deduction. He has a very high IQ and is an expert at reading a person’s mind and body language. Raghav picked up these unique skills from his father, who was a renowned psychiatrist. However, at the age of 10, Raghav witnessed his father’s murder at the hands of one of his own clients. The killer was untraceable and even the police had to give up after some time. Ever since then, it has become Raghav’s mission to find the killer and avenge his father’s death. Raghav was initiated into Crime Branch Special Unit because of his special skills and he has time and again proved his worth by cracking the most challenging cases and bringing the criminals to justice.

Agent Trisha Deewan (Aahana Kumra) is the leader of the Crime Branch Special Unit. Her goal is to build up her career as an cop but her parents want her to settle down in life by marrying a nice guy. Agent Rajbir (Danish Pandor) and Agent Bikram (Jason Tham) are his friends. They share a special bond as well as solving cases. Their goal is to help the team as much as possible using their skills. Dr Aarti is the forensic scientist working under CBI. With her forensic skills, she discovers the things may happen on the crime spots. .[2] The show also deals about the dynamics shared by Raghav and Trisha, were they both are strongly attracted to each other & share an amazing bond of trust.[3]

Cast

  • Sharad Kelkar as Agent Raghav Sinha[4]
  • Aahana Kumra as Agent Trisha Dewan[5]
  • Mahesh Manjrekar as Dilip Chauhan- chief of the CBI Crime Branch[6]
  • Deepali Pansare as Agent Gauri, ex Tech Expert
  • Danish Pandor as an Agent Rajbir
  • Jason Tham as Agent Bikram[7]
  • Reena Aggarwal as Forensic Doctor Aarti Mistry[8]
  • Swati Rajput as Agent Swati - Tech Expert

Episodic appearances

References

  1. ↑ "Is Agent Raghav India's answer to The Mentalist? We don't think so". India Today. Retrieved 6 Sep 2015.
  2. ↑ "Know the characters of 'Agent Raghav'". The Times of India. Retrieved 1 Sep 2015.
  3. ↑ "Two of a kind: On screen love-hate relationship of Sharad Kelkar and Aahana Kumra". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 17 Apr 2016.
  4. ↑ "How Sharad Kelkar became Agent Raghav". The Times of India. Retrieved 6 Sep 2015.
  5. ↑ "Aahana Kumra to play crime branch officer in Agent Raghav". India Today. Retrieved 20 Aug 2015.
  6. ↑ "Mahesh Manjrekar in Agent Raghav". The Times of India. Retrieved 24 Aug 2014.
  7. ↑ "Jason Tham undergoes rigorous training for 'Agent Raghav'". The Times of India. Retrieved 24 Aug 2015.
  8. ↑ "Reena Agarwal excited for 'Agent Raghav...'". The Times of India. Retrieved 2 Sep 2015.
  9. ↑ "Ye Hain Mohabbatein's Gautam Ahuja in 'Agent Raghav'". The Times of India. Retrieved 22 Aug 2015.
  10. ↑ "Sonali Nikam and Rushad Rana in 'Agent Raghav'". The Times of India. Retrieved 3 Sep 2015.
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