Power of Paanch
| Power of Paanch | |
|---|---|
 Release poster | |
| Genre | Superhero |
| Written by | Nikhil Thakur |
| Screenplay by | Arshad Jafri Sumrit Sahri |
| Directed by | Iqbal Rizvi Jeetu Arora |
| Starring | See below |
| Country of origin | India |
| Original language | Hindi |
| No. of episodes | 35 |
| Production | |
| Producers | Ekta Kapoor Shobha Kapoor |
| Cinematography | Raju Gauli Ankush Ram Birajdar |
| Running time | 19–24 minutes |
| Production company | Balaji Telefilms |
| Original release | |
| Network | Disney+ Hotstar |
| Release | 17 January 2025 – present |
Power of Paanch is an Indian Hindi-language superhero television series.[1] Produced by Ekta Kapoor and Shobha Kapoor under Balaji Telefilms, it stars Riva Arora, Jaiveer Juneja, Aditya Arora, Bianca Arora, Yash Sehgal, Barkha Bisht and Urvashi Dholakia.[2] The series premiered on 17 January 2025 on Disney+ Hotstar.[3]
Plot
[edit]Bela Luthra, an 18-year old girl, and her mother Tabu Luthra, a single parent, live in Besar, Maharashtra. One night, Tabu leaves for a task with her research team, prompting Bela to search the restricted areas of her home. She finds her mother's connections with the town of Panchgiri and the age-old myth claiming that the five elements secretly lead a human life. While the parents of the current power-holders of the four elements search the "Fifth element", Bela travels to Panchgiri and sets on a mission to unveil the secrets of Panchgiri.
The story tells that on their 16th birthday powers of the parents are inherited to their first born child. As per this Ranveer, Ali , Baggu and Jhanvi become the power holder of the four elemental powers (air,fire,water and earth respectively).
To find her mother, Bela travels to Panchgiri. She gets to know that Tanu Shergill is her mother's twin sister. Tanu tries to damage Bela's hands by a car accident which fails. Bela soon finds out that she is the Earth element as she was born three months before Jhanvi, who fakes being a power holder.It is soon found out that Tanu's younger son Kai is the "Life element" when he comes back to life after dying from an accident. It is also revealed that Param gave Kai to Tanu when she faced a miscarriage during her second child delivery. Karthik reveals that on a day when five stars come in a straight line was suitable for opening the ancient box with help of the five elements. Tanu plans with Param to secretly damage Bela's hands to get the powes transferred to Jhanvi. But everyone finds out that Jhanvi was not the Earth element. Finally the box is opened, with a book inside it written in an ancient language which only Tabu could read. Bela has a fight with Tanu and disappears for 3 weeks. The Blue Jeans Cafe opens in Panchgiri.
Baggu and Ali face love complications due to Adeeba being in a relationship with Ali. Ali faces a accident with a mysterious girl and reaches Panchgiri Inn. Soon, Ali and Baggu find out that Bela and her best friend Ahaan are working there. The mysterious girl disappears from the hospital to the surprise of Aasma(Ali's mom and DGP of Panchgiri). Jhanvi and Karan grow closer and Ahaan gets a job at Blue Jeans Cafe. Karthik tells Aasma that evil powers have arrived.
Cast
[edit]- Riva Arora[4] as Bela Luthra: Tabu's daughter; an 18-year old girl from Besar, who houses the powers of the "Earth" element. Still unaware of the truth of her newfound powers, she is on a mission to unveil the secrets of Panchgiri. (2025-present)
- Jaiveer Juneja[4] as Ranveer Deol: Param's son; Kai's half-brother; Ali's best-friend; Bela's admirer; Jhanvi's situationship partner; an 18-year old boy, who houses the powers of the "Wind" element. He appears to be a playboy, but is a sensitive person. (2025-present)
- Aditya Arora[4] as Ali Mazhar: Aasma's son; Ranveer's best-friend; Baggu's admirer; an 18-year old boy, who houses the "Fire" element. He is upset of his relationship with Adeeba and wants to end it. He often loses control on his powers. (2025-present)
- Bianca Arora[4] as Baggu: Kartik's daughter; Ali's love-interest; an 18-year-old girl who houses the "Water" element. She always calms Ali and guides him through tricky situations. (2025-present)
- Barkha Bisht[4] in dual roles as
- Tanu Shergill: Tabu's twin sister; Jhanvi's mother; Kai's adoptive mother; the former power-holder of the "Earth" element. She hates Tabu owing to the latter getting more attention from her father. She plans to send Bela back to Besar. (2025-present)
- Tabu Luthra: Tanu's twin sister; Bela's mother; the former power-holder of the "Earth" element. She left her family years ago and lives away from Panchgiri to keep her daughter unknown to its secrets. (2025-present)
- Urvashi Dholakia[4] as DGP Aasma Mazhar: a Haryanvi police officer; Ali's mother; the former power-holder of the "Fire" element. She is a strict mother and wants Ali to learn controlling his powers. (2025-present)
- Pankaj Vishnupurikar as Kartik: a scientist; Baggu's father; the former power-holder of the "Water" element.
- Tanvi Gadkari as Jhanvi Shergill: Tanu's daughter; Kai's adoptive sister; an 18-year-old girl, who fakes being the power holder of the "Earth" element under her mother's influence, but gets exposed. She is in a situationship with Ranveer, but secretly wants to get into a relationship with him. She dislikes Bela as the latter being older than her, gets the powers. (2025-present)
- Yash Sehgal[4] as Kai Shergill: Param's estranged son; Ranveer's half-brother; Jhanvi's adoptive brother; a 15-year old boy, who houses the "Life" element. He gets upset of his mother's constant nagging. He bonds well with Bela and announces his homosexuality when she encourages her. (2025-present)
- Inder Bajwa as Param Deol: Ranveer's father; Kai's estranged father; a popular actor originally from Punjab, who shows careless approach towards Kartik's speculations. (2025-present)
- Omar Kandhari as Ahaan Sharma: Bela's best-friend (2025-present)
- Nikhat Khan as Sharmila: Tabu and Tanu's mother; Bela and Jhanvi's grandmother; Kai's adoptive grandmother; a generous lady who supports Bela in her tiff with Tanu. (2025-present)
- Umesh Pherwani as Akshat Shergill: Tanu's husband; Jhanvi's father; Kai's adoptive father. (2025-present)
Production
[edit]The series was announced on Disney+ Hotstar.[5] The trailer of the series was released on 13 January 2025.[6]
Reception
[edit]Archika Khurana of The Times of India rated the series 3/5 stars and wrote “ Power of Paanch is a decent attempt at exploring the supernatural mystery genre. With its talented cast and intriguing premise, it offers mild excitement and a refreshing departure from typical slice-of-life content.”[7] Risha Ganguly of Times Now gave the show 3 stars.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ Sharma, Bhavana (19 January 2025). "Must-Watch OTT Releases This Week". www.deccanchronicle.com. Archived from the original on 19 January 2025. Retrieved 19 January 2025.
- ^ "Power of Paanch OTT release date: When and where to watch Riva Arora's upcoming series". OTTPlay.
- ^ Prakash, Chatakonda Krishna. "OTT Fantasy Series: రెండు ఓటీటీల్లోకి వచ్చిన నయా ఫ్యాంటసీ థ్రిల్లర్ సిరీస్.. పంచ భూతాలు, ఆతీత శక్తుల చుట్టూ." Hindustantimes Telugu (in Telugu).
- ^ a b c d e f g "Power of Paanch on OTT: Not just Disney+ Hotstar; here's where you can also stream Riva Arora's fantasy series". OTTPlay.
- ^ "Power Of Paanch: Disney+ Hotstar drops teaser for new fantasy-superhero series". Telegraph India.
- ^ "Power of Paanch का ट्रेलर हुआ जारी प्रेम, तड़प, दोस्ती, रहस्य की कहानी". mayapuri.com (in Hindi).
- ^ "Power Of Paanch Season 1 Review : A fresh attempt at supernatural mystery, but falls short of expectations". The Times of India.
- ^ "Power Of Paanch Review: Riva Arora's Supernatural Show Thrills, But Only In Bits And Pieces". Times Now. 17 January 2025.
