Prime Video to Premiere ‘Adarsh Baal Vidyalaya’ on July 24
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Prime Video will premiere the Hindi-language series "Adarsh Baal Vidyalaya" worldwide on July 24, according to a report from Variety. The seven-episode comedy-drama stars Kay Kay Menon as a headmaster attempting to revive a failing school. The series is directed by Himank Gaur and created and executive produced by Biswapati Sarkar and Sameer Saxena under their Posham Pa Pictures banner. The show is written by Sarkar alongside Akshay Asthana, Nupur Pai, Tatsat Pandey and Meghna Srivastava. Menon plays Gyaneshwar Tripathi, a laid-back headmaster whose pursuit of a government-sponsored training program in Cambridge sets off an unexpected transformation. The ensemble cast includes Archana Puran Singh, Naveen Kasturia, Prasanna Bisht, Abhimanyu Singh, Deven Bhojani, Ajitesh Gupta, Annapurna Soni and Prachee Shah. The series adds to Prime Video's slate of Indian originals, which includes "Panchayat," "Mirzapur," "The Family Man" and "Jubilee."
What’s reported
"Adarsh Baal Vidyalaya" will premiere worldwide on Prime Video on July 24.
The series is a seven-episode Hindi-language comedy-drama.
Kay Kay Menon stars as Gyaneshwar Tripathi, a headmaster trying to revive a failing school.
The show is directed by Himank Gaur and created and executive produced by Biswapati Sarkar and Sameer Saxena under Posham Pa Pictures.
Writers include Sarkar, Akshay Asthana, Nupur Pai, Tatsat Pandey and Meghna Srivastava.
The ensemble cast includes Archana Puran Singh, Naveen Kasturia, Prasanna Bisht, Abhimanyu Singh, Deven Bhojani, Ajitesh Gupta, Annapurna Soni and Prachee Shah.
Nikhil Madhok, director and head of originals at Prime Video India, described the series as a "warm, spirited comedy."
Sarkar and Saxena said the series explores "the comedy, absurdity, and everyday challenges of life inside a dysfunctional school."
Key figures
Kay Kay Menon (actor, plays Gyaneshwar Tripathi)
Himank Gaur (director)
Biswapati Sarkar (co-creator, executive producer, writer)
Sameer Saxena (co-creator, executive producer)
Akshay Asthana (writer)
Nupur Pai (writer)
Tatsat Pandey (writer)
Meghna Srivastava (writer)
Archana Puran Singh (cast member)
Naveen Kasturia (cast member)
Prasanna Bisht (cast member)
Abhimanyu Singh (cast member)
Deven Bhojani (cast member)
Ajitesh Gupta (cast member)
Annapurna Soni (cast member)
Prachee Shah (cast member)
Nikhil Madhok (director and head of originals, Prime Video India)
Sources: Variety
