Flames (web series)

Indian coming-of-age web series

Flames

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Genre| Romantic comedy
Coming-of-age
Drama
Written by| Kunal Aneja
Directed by| Apoorv Singh Karki
Divyanshu Malhotra
Starring|

* Ritvik Sahore
* Tanya Maniktala

Composers| Afroz Jahan
Tusshar Mallek
Arabinda Neog
Country of origin| India
Original language| Hindi
No. of seasons| 4
No. of episodes| 20
Production
Producer| Arunabh Kumar
Cinematography| Georgy John
Editors| Neel Jadhav
Rishab Malhotra
Akshara Prabhakar
Original release
Release| 5 January 2018 (2018-01-05) \- Present

Flames is a 2018 Indian Hindi-language coming-of-age romantic drama web series produced by The Viral Fever (TVF).[1] It is named after the game of the same name.[‡ 1] It is directed by Apoorv Singh Karki and Divyanshu Malhotra, and stars Ritvik Sahore and Tanya Maniktala in lead roles. Set in a tuition center in west Delhi, the story follows the lives of two students.[2] Its first season premiered in 2018, while the second was released on 18 October 2019. The third season was dropped in October 2022.[3] The fourth season was released on 21 December 2023.

## Episodes

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Series| Episodes| Originally released

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1| 5| 3 February 2018 (2018-02-03)
2| 5| 17 October 2019 (2019-10-17)
3| 5| 15 September 2022 (2022-09-15)
4| 5| 20 December 2023 (2023-12-20)

## Cast

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* Ritvik Sahore as Rajat "Rajjo" Bakshi
* Tanya Maniktala as Ishita
* Sunakshi Grover as Anusha
* Shivam Kakar as Gaurav Pandey "Pandu"
* Deepesh Sumitra Jagdish as Pradeep Kaushal
* Neelu Dogra as Geeta Bakshi, Rajat's mother
* Purnendu Bhattacharya as Mr. Bakshi, Rajat's father
* Raj Sharma as Ishita's father
* Nikki Narulaa as Radha Kaushal, Pradeep's wife
* Sahil Verma as Abhijat Walia, Maths teacher

## Reception

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Pragya Jha of ABP News stated "Flames season 3 is the right combination of friendship, passion, and emotions, highlighted by a lot of teenage problems."[4]

A reviewer for The Times of India gave 3 stars and stated "Overall, Flames 3 has its heart in the right place, just like its predecessors. A few scenes stand out, particularly the heartfelt conversations between Rajjo and Ishita, making these five episodes (roughly 30 minutes) a perfect blend of friendship, romance, and emotions."[5]

Ganesh Aaglave of Firstpost stated "On the whole, Flames season 3 will make you emotional, bring back nostalgic memories and leave a huge smile on your face at the end."[6]

Moumita Bhattacharjee of Latestly gave season 3, a rating of 1.5 of 5 and stated "Sometimes a few series don't have enough material to stay as charming as ever. Flames season 3 is unfortunately going on the same path, despite its likeable set of actors."[7]

## References

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1. ^ "Flames Season 3 OTT release online: Know when, where to watch this school drama". HT Tech. 27 October 2022. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
2. ^ "Flames first impression: The 90s nostalgia sets the romantic tone for this teenage show but are we going to get more?". The Indian Express. 12 January 2018. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
3. ^ "Flames season 3 on OTT platform: Release date, where to watch, cast and plot". India Today. 29 October 2022. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
4. ^ Jha, Pragya (29 October 2022). "Flames Season 3 Review: The School Drama Shows Realistic Issues Of Family Pressure &Friendship". news.abplive.com. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
5. ^ Khurana, Archika (28 October 2022), "Flames Season 3 Review: A perfect blend of romance, friendship, and emotions", The Times of India, retrieved 28 December 2024
6. ^ "Flames season 3 review: A light-hearted breezy entertainer that tugs at your heartstrings". Firstpost. 28 October 2022. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
7. ^ "Flames Season 3 Review: Ritwik Sahore and Tanya Maniktala's TVF Series Returns With An Unexciting And Mundane Plot Minus The Humour". LatestLY. 28 October 2022. Retrieved 3 November 2022.

###  Primary sources

In the text these references are preceded by a double dagger (‡):

1. ^ "Flames Season 3". OTTPlay. Retrieved 8 February 2025.

## External links

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* Flames at IMDb
* Flames on NDTV

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