Asur

7.9
2020

Set in the backdrop of the mystical city of Varanasi, Asur follows Nikhil Nair, a forensic-expert-turned-teacher, who returns to his roots at the Central Bureau of Investigation, and along with his former mentor Dhananjay Rajpoot, finds himself caught in a cat-and-mouse game with a brutal serial killer. What follows is a blend of suspense, mythology and the murders of some people totally unrelated.

Trailers & Videos

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Asur 2 - Official Trailer | JioCinema | Arshad Warsi | Barun Sobti | Streaming Free 1 June

Seasons

8 Episodes • Premiered 2020

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1. The dead can talk

8.0

The sudden death of a priest right in front of his teenage son sends people in a frenzy. 11 years later, Nikhil Nair, a forensic expert teaching at the FBI HQ, receives coordinates of an unknown location from a mysterious source only to find out a completely mutilated, tortured and charred body back in India. With a killer responsible for a murder that can make even the toughest cops shudder on the loose, Dr. Dhananjay Rajpoot, a forensic expert is set on a wild goose chase.

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2. Rabbit hole

8.0

The investigation takes a wild turn as Dhananjay finds out the mutilated and charred body found earlier was in fact of his wife - Sandhya. But even before he could come to terms with the inconceivable loss, Dhananjay is arrested for murdering his wife. With the clock ticking, and the pressure mounting, another body with the same mask is recovered from Nagaland.

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3. Peek - a - boo

8.0

With Dhananjay behind bars, Nikhil thinks it's all over until he gets 3 new coordinates from the same mysterious source. The killer follows the same pattern - thoroughly planned assaults targeted at random people at random locations. The chilling new development now raising more questions - Why Nikhil? And Why Now?

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4. Ashes from the past

8.0

The killer has always been a step ahead of Nikhil and Dhananjay. It's more evident than ever as Nikhil is now trapped in killer's custody and Dhananjay is behind bars. But what does the ruthless killer want? A perfect murder carried out by Nikhil himself! Meanwhile, Dhananjay finally figures out how it's all connected.

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5. The devil has a face

8.0

With a merciless killer on the loose and Nikhil in his custody, the desperate CBI now turns to DJ for help. Leaving nothing to chance, DJ gets on with the investigation. Meanwhile, Nikhil is given his new murder mission. On target, Aaditya Jalan, a billionaire philanthropist.

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6. The firewall

8.0

Worried for his family, Nikhil gives in to the killer's demand and plans to murder Aditya Jalan. But this time it's his mentor DJ who is pulling all stops to catch the killer before it too late. It's mentor vs protégé! Who will win the deadly game?

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7. Let there be darkness

8.0

2 perfect murders down, Nikhil's given his next target… and it's none other than Dhananjay Rajpoot, his mentor and friend. For the sake of his family, will Nikhil murder his own mentor?

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8. End is the beginning

8.0

It all boils down to the final face-off! Nikhil, Dhananjay and the killer are now involved in the battle of wits and only one will survive this sinister game.

Cast

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Arshad Warsi

Dhananjay Rajput

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Anupriya Goenka

Naina Nair

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Ridhi Dogra

Nusrat Saeed

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Sharib Hashmi

Lolark Dubey

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Barun Sobti

Nikhil Nair

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Amey Wagh

Rasool Sheikh

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Vishesh Bansal

Shubh Joshi (Teenage)

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Meiyang Chang

Paul Shangpliang

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Pawan Chopra

Shashank Awasthi

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Abhishek Chauhan

Shubh Joshi

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Reviews

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rafeed07

10/10

A plot which plays with your mind. A plot which puts you into a sense of illusion. A series worth every second of your time.

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Ares99

10/10

_What a web series Must watch. The blend of Indian mythology with this makes it unique. Just watch it This will blow your mind _

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harshrox2

7/10

An underbudget show , naoki urasawa monster vibes, greatly elevated by stellar writing and acting by the lead cast and younger version of the antagonist. The ending of season 2 feels anticlimatic, but still desrves all the praise fir the journety. It is great police procedural, with shallow philosophical underppining, greatly relies on paraphrasing ideas ,it would have been 9/10 if it had better philosophical core or the core conflict, 10/10 if it had better cinematography, didn't had asspull ending, and if it had a better actor playing antagonist older version. Overall a good one time watch.

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