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Aarya Season 1

9 episodes · about 8 hours · complete season
2020 · all episodes at once · Hindi · JioHotstar
Filmi Score · season 1
Very good
11 reviews
74
Age guidance
No rating on file
No platform label, and no review evidence yet · Family Room ↓
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Series premise

When her world suddenly turns upside down, will Aarya become the very thing she hated? How far will she go to survive and protect her family?

Where to watch

Cast & crew
Created byRam Madhvani
Season 1 directed bySandeep Modi, Ram Madhvani
Cast
Sushmita Sen
Vikas Kumar
Chandrachur Singh
Viren Vazirani
Namit Das
Sikandar Kher
Pratyaksh Panwar
Priyasha Bhardwaj

Series premise

When her world suddenly turns upside down, will Aarya become the very thing she hated? How far will she go to survive and protect her family?

Where to watch

Family Room

Is Aarya season 1 OK for kids?
Parents should know
A Rajasthan crime drama: a widow takes over her husband's drug business to protect her children. Includes a murder, a dog's violent death, smoking, drinking and occasional swearing. Family protection is the central theme.
Sex & nudityNo review evidence yet
The record, item by item
Violence · Moderate · Reviewer on record
“the brutal slaying of the family dog” view the record →
Violence · Mild · Reviewer on record
“shows these men the cost of trampling on somebody else's patch” view the record →
Violence · Mild · Reviewer on record
“the muck of violence, blackmail, lies and treachery” view the record →
Language · Moderate · Reviewer on record
“हां बस कहीं-कहीं पर मुंह से गालियां बिखर जाती हैं” view the record →
Drinking, smoking, drugs · Strong · Reviewer on record
“a pharmaceutical company that sells opium-laced fake medicine on the side” view the record →
Drinking, smoking, drugs · Strong · Reviewer on record
“selling of opium-mixed medicines along with regular ones” view the record →
Drinking, smoking, drugs · Mild · Reviewer on record
“shows a smoking grandmother” view the record →
Intense scenes · Moderate · Reviewer on record
“leaving the poor kid scarred for life” view the record →
Intense scenes · Mild · Reviewer on record
“the sole witness to an attempt on Tej's life” view the record →
Positive messages · Strong · Reviewer on record
“a woman whose sole concern is to protect her family” view the record →
Positive messages · Strong · Reviewer on record
“protect her children from a ruthless drug lord” view the record →
Role models · Clear · Reviewer on record
“to go from wealthy housewife to steel-minded protector of her three kids” view the record →
Role models · Clear · Reviewer on record
“transforms convincingly from sophisticated mother and wife to wily drug transporter” view the record →

What the critics said

11 reviews read · the critic’s own number where they gave one
Anmol Jamwal · YouTube · transcript read · 19 Jun 2020
The critic calls this a phenomenal comeback for Sushmita Sen and Ram Madhvani, praising the writing, ensemble cast and use of vintage music, and… Watch it there →
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Sharma calls Aarya a gripping, well-executed crime drama anchored by a triumphant Sushmita Sen comeback, minor gripes about editing and… Read it there →
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86
Deeksha Sharma · YouTube, Hindi · transcript read · 3 Jul 2020
The reviewer calls Aarya S1 a near-masterpiece, praising Sushmita Sen's performance, the chess-like plotting, retro soundtrack and family-friendly… Watch it there →
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85
The critic calls Aarya an absorbing, well-performed portrait built on Sushmita Sen's career-defining, revelatory performance, praising the… Read it there →
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3/5, stated in the text — not a formal rating. Read it there →
Stated in textFilmi’s reading 78
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Datar finds Aarya slow-paced but rewarding, praising Sushmita Sen's restrained comeback and a rare woman-centered crime drama, closing with a… Read it there →
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78
Srivastava calls Aarya an easy, binge-able watch once past a slow start, despite dialogue that rarely sounds genuine and melodramatic missteps,… Read it there →
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68
Rosario finds Aarya unambitious but effective as a basic crime thriller anchored by Sen's performance, marred by shoddy dubbing, concluding it's… Read it there →
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68
Stutee Ghosh · 19 Jun 2020
3/5, stated in the text — not a formal rating. Read it there →
Stated in textFilmi’s reading 65
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Aarya Season 1 Review: It's an out and out Sushmita Sen show Read it there →
Published · 3.0/5Filmi’s reading 62
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Ramnath finds the season visually polished with inventive music and strong supporting turns, but calls lead Sushmita Sen 'the weakest link' whose… Read it there →
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