Pop Kaun?
| Pop Kaun? | |
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| Genre | Comedy drama |
| Created by | Farhad Samji |
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| Directed by | Farhad Samji |
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| Country of origin | India |
| Original language | Hindi |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 6 (list of episodes) |
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| Executive producers | Gaurav Banerjee, Varun Malik, Mahesh Menon, Manoj Mitra |
| Producers | Zukhruf Samji, Farhad Samji |
| Editor | Kamlesh Parui |
| Running time | 30-40 min |
| Production company | Yam Productions |
| Original release | |
| Network | Disney+ Hotstar |
| Release | 17 March 2023 |
Pop Kaun? is a 2023 Indian Hindi-language comedy-drama television series directed by Farhad Samji, produced by Yam Productions and distributed by Disney+ Hotstar. The series stars Kunal Khemu, Saurabh Shukla, Johny Lever, Rajpal Yadav, Ashwini Kalsekar, Chunky Pandey, Jamie Lever, Satish Kaushik, Farhad Samji, Zakir Hussain, Nupur Sanon and Tasha Bhambra.
Cast
- Kunal Khemu as Sahil Trivedi / Sadiq Qureshi / Sukhwinder Singh (Sukhi) / Sandy Comsalves / Sahil Chaupala
- Saurabh Shukla as Karamjeet Biswajeet Chaupala "KBC", Pihu's adoptive father and Sahil's biological father
- Rajpal Yadav as Sultan Qureshi / Taufeeq Qureshi (Double Role)
- Ashwini Kalsekar as Satwant Kaur (Satty), Sahil's biological mother
- Johnny Lever as Brij Kishore Trivedi, Sahil's adoptive father
- Chunky Panday as Anthony Comsalves, Satwant's lover
- Satish Kaushik as Dr. Kartar Singh, Satwant's husband
- Nupur Sanon as Pihu Chaupala, Sahil's love interest
- Farhad Samji as Balwan Trivedi, Sahil's adoptive brother
- Jamie Lever as Rani
- Zakir Hussain as Mallik, Trivedi's rival
- Tasha Bhambra as Chandu
- Tushar Kapoor as Basheer Barbola
- Prithvi Zutshi as Biswajeet Chaupala, KBC's father, Sahil's biological grandfather and Pihu's adoptive grandfather
Plot
The series revolves around the life of Sahil (Kunal Khemu), son of Brij Kishore Trivedi (Johnny Lever), who is in love with a gangster's daughter Pihu (Nupur Sanon). The storyline evolves around their journey on finding the biological father of Sahil.
Release
Pop Kaun was released on 17 March 2023 on Disney+ Hotstar, 8 days after the death of actor Satish Kaushik.
Soundtrack
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| Released | 17 March 2023 (Film) | |||
| Recorded | 2023 | |||
| Genre | Feature Film soundtrack | |||
| Language | Hindi | |||
| Label | Sangeet Music | |||
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All tracks are written by Farhad Samji
| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Pop Kaun Song" | Farhad Samji, Brijesh Shandilya, Sharvi Yadav | 1:00 |
| 2. | "Zindagi Ne Teri Thoki" | Farhad Samji | 1:29 |
| 3. | "Pata Bata De" | Farhad Samji, Sharvi Yadav | 1:40 |
| Total length: | 4:09 | ||
Reception
Vijayalakshmi Narayanan of The Free Press Journal wrote "At the hands of a better writer/director, the premise of promoting religious tolerance through a comedy of errors has tremendous potential. But, when you get the most seasoned actors in the business who have spent lifetimes in entertaining us, you owe everyone a collective apology for wasting their time."
Reviewing for The Indian Express, Sana Farzeen wrote "Not giving any spoilers, but the climax is quite predictable as you figure out where the story is heading. Leave aside a few moments, most of the show is quite forgettable."
Archika Khurana of The Times of India rated the series 2 stars out of 5 and wrote "Kunal Kemmu, who plays the lead, gives an earnest performance but fails to leave an indelible impression. Nupur Sanon (Kriti Sanon's sister) looks promising in her OTT debut, but she is overshadowed by these legendary actors."
Chirag Sehgal of News18 wrote "What has worked wonders for the show is its cast. Kunal Kemmu is brilliant at his job. He has done his role with utmost perfection. He looks very natural in whatever he does."
English Jagran wrote "Farhad Samji, along with his long-time collaborators Tasha Bhambra and Sparsh Khetarpal, wrote the show, and it seems that almost every other line in the series is a recycled SMS forward that would have annoyed people back in 2013. It's now 2023, and the humour is outdated."
Shubham Kulkarni for Koimoi rated 1 star out of 5 and wrote "There is an attempt to show smartness if you observe. The movie repeatedly tried to be a spoof of Anurag Kashyap’s Gangs Of Wasseypur. It names a pivotal part of Sultan Qureshi, makes a character say Faisal’s iconic dialogue."