Kota Factory is an Indian web series directed by Raghav Subbu for The Viral Fever. The series simultaneously premiered on TVFPlay and YouTube on 16 April 2019. It is also the first black and white web series in India.[1] The show follows the life of 16-year-old Vaibhav who moves to Kota from Itarsi. It shows the life of students in the city, and Vaibhav's efforts to get into IIT. Kota is a hub for many coaching centres where students come from all over India to prepare for various entrance exams. Saurabh Khanna, the creator of the show, says that through Kota Factory he aims to change the perspective about Kota and IIT preparation which he feels has always been one sided emphasizing on the trauma that education brings in a student's life.[2][3]
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| Created by | Saurabh Khanna |
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| Directed by | Raghav Subbu |
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| Country of origin | India |
| Original language | Hindi |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 5 (list of episodes) |
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| Executive producer | Sameer Saxena |
| Cinematography | Jerin Paul |
| Editor | Gourav Gopal Jha |
| Running time | 30-50 mins |
| Production company | Contagious Online Media Network |
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| Network | TVFPlay |
| Release | April 16, 2019 – May 14 |
Cast
Main cast
- Mayur More as Vaibhav Pandey
- Ranjan Raj as Balmukund Meena
- Alam Khan as Uday Gupta
- Jitendra Kumar as Jeetu Bhaiya[4]
- Revathi Pillai as Vartika Ratawal
- Urvi Singh as Meenal Parekh
- Ahsaas Channa as Shivangi
Recurring cast
- Arun Kumar as Deepak
- Harish Peddinti as Bablu
- Loveleen Mishra as PG Aunty
- Jasmeet Singh Bhatia as Parminder Sir
- Shivankit Singh Parihar as Awasthi Sir
- Gaurav Mishra as Batla Sir
- Visshesh Tiwari as Piyush
- Jyoti Gauba as Mummy
- Amitabh Krishna Ghanekar as Papa
- Saurabh Khanna as Vice Principal Mehta Ji
- Deepak Kumar Mishra as Autowala
- Sameer Saxena as Maheshwari Sir
Episodes
All episode names are derived from certain processes in manufacturing industries, such as "assembly line" or "optimization" etc.
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
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| 1 | "Inventory" | Raghav Subbu | Saurabh Khanna & Abhishek Yadav | April 16, 2019 |
| 2 | "Assembly Line" | Raghav Subbu | Saurabh Khanna & Himanshu Chouhan | April 23, 2019 |
| 3 | "Optimization" | Raghav Subbu | Saurabh Khanna & Sandeep Jain | April 30, 2019 |
| 4 | "Shutdown" | Raghav Subbu | Abhishek Yadav, Saurabh Khanna & Himanshu Chouhan | May 7, 2019 |
| 5 | "Overhaul" | Raghav Subbu | Abhishek Yadav | May 14, 2019 |
References
- ^ "The Viral Fever's Black and White Original, Kota Factory gains impressive response". Indiantelevision.com. 25 April 2019. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
- ^ Ghosh, Devarsi (21 April 2019). "TVF's 'Kota Factory' rallies against 'one-sided representation' of Kota's coaching class culture". Scroll.in. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
- ^ Farzeen, Sana (19 April 2019). "Ahsas Channa on Kota Factory: It's the first black and white web series in India". The Indian Express. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
- ^ "Here's how Jitendra Kumar aka Jeetu Bhaiya prepared for his role in TVF's Kota Factory". India Today.