Teen Paheliyan (transl. three riddles) is a 2018 Indian thriller/sci-fi anthology created by National award-winning filmmaker Sujoy Ghosh that aired on Star Plus on 22 April 2018.[1][2] The anthology comprises three short stories titled Mirchi Malini, Copy, and Good Luck,[3] starring Vikrant Massey, Surveen Chawla, Kunaal Roy Kapur, Tina Desai, Paoli Dam, Akshay Oberoi, Shraddha Das, and Rukhsar Rehman.[4]
| Teen Paheliyan | |
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| Directed by | Pratim D. Gupta Arindam Sil Sujoy Ghosh |
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| Starring | See Cast |
| Distributed by | Star Plus |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Plot
editTeen Paheliyan is a collection of three independently shot films having elements of suspense, excitement, anticipation, and thrill.
Good Luck
editWritten and directed by Sujoy Ghosh, Good Luck revolves around Jenny Saxena (played by Tina) who runs a cafe. She bumps into Peter Palekar (Kunal), a salesperson who sells Good Luck.[5]
Copy
editHelmed by Arindam Sil, Copy narrates the story of a young boy named Sid who hires a robot which is a replica of himself. But things soon begin to go wrong when the robot starts controlling his life. The story is about a conflicted mind that is striving to find a ground on who he wants to be and what the society wants him to be.[5]
Mirchi Malini
editMalini played by Paoli Dam, is a Gastrologer. She can tell a person's deepest darkest secret by tasting a spoon of their handmade dish.[4][6]
List of short films
edit| Short films | Genre | Director | Writer(s) | Actors |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mirchi Malini | Thriller | Pratim D. Gupta | Pratim D. Gupta | Paoli Dam, Shraddha Das, Tara Alisha Berry, Akshay Oberoi |
| Copy | Sci-fi | Arindam Sil | Vikrant Massey, Surveen Chawla | |
| Good Luck | Thriller | Sujoy Ghosh | Sujoy Ghosh | Kunaal Roy Kapur, Tina Desai, Darshan Jariwala |
Cast
editMirchi Malini
- Paoli Dam as Mirchi Malini
- Shraddha Das as Damini
- Tara Alisha Berry as Kusum
- Neha Chauhan as Monika
- Akshay Oberoi as Arjun
- Rukhsar Rehman as Rita Malik
Copy
- Vikrant Massey as Siddharth
- Surveen Chawla as Mamta
- Anupriya Goenka as Simona
Good Luck
- Tina Desai as Jenny Saxena
- Kunaal Roy Kapur as Peter Palekar
- Darshan Jariwala as Ritchie Selva
- Amrita Bagchi as Ava
References
edit- ^ "Sujoy Ghosh's three telefilms to premiere on April 29". The Indian Express. 22 April 2018.
- ^ Trivedi, Tanvi (15 April 2018). "Sujoy Ghosh: There has to be a good script to work again with Vidya Balan - Times of India". The Times of India.
- ^ "Star Plus, Sujoy Ghosh join hands for mini series". Indian Television. 14 April 2018.
- ^ a b "All you want to know about Sujoy Ghosh's upcoming TV project Teen Pehliyan". India Today. 19 April 2018.
- ^ a b "Sujoy Ghosh brings thriller trilogy to TV - Times of India". The Times of India. 20 April 2018.
- ^ "Star Plus teams up with Sujoy Ghosh for one-off content initiative". Television Post. 14 April 2018.