TVF Tripling
 | This article needs additional citations for verification. (April 2017) |
| TVF Tripling | |
|---|---|
 Promotional poster for TVF Tripling: Season 2 | |
| Genre | Drama |
| Developed by | Sameer Saxena |
| Written by | Akarsh Khurana Sumeet Vyas |
| Directed by | Rajesh Krishnan Sameer Saxena |
| Starring | |
| Composer | Amar Mangrulkar |
| Country of origin | India |
| Original language | Hindi |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 10 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Producer | Arunabh Kumar |
| Cinematography | G. Srinivas Reddy |
| Editors | Anand Subaya Tamojit Das |
| Running time | 21 minutes |
| Production company | The Viral Fever Media Labs[1] |
| Distributor | The Viral Fever (TVF) |
| Release | |
| Original network | Season 1: TVFPlay YouTube Season 2: SonyLIV |
| Original release | Season 1: 7 September 2016–7 October 2016 Season 2: 5 April 2019 |
| External links | |
| Website | |
TVF Tripling is an Indian Hindi-language web series created by The Viral Fever. It was developed by Sameer Saxena and written by Akarsh Khurana and Sumeet Vyas. The series star Vyas in the lead role along with Maanvi Gagroo and Amol Parashar, along with Kunaal Roy Kapur, Nidhi Bisht, Kumud Mishra, and Shernaz Patel. It traces the story of three siblings, whom together they start a hilarious journey to find themselves and their relations.[2] The first season has music and background score composed by Amar Mangrulkar, with cinematography and editing done by G. Srinivas Reddy, Anand Subbaiya and Tamojit Das respectively.
TVF Tripling: Season 1 was premiered simultaneously in the company's media streaming platform TVF Play and in YouTube, on 7 September 2016 and 7 October,[3] with five consecutive episodes were aired every week.[2] The show received positive response from audience and along with some other contributions, the series has won several awards, including the Asian Television Award.[4] It was recognised as one of the best web-series of 2016 and also a benchmark of success in Indian branded content.[5]
Following the success of TVF Tripling, the makers renewed for a second season with Sameer Saxena directing the series, and retaining the same technical crew, with the exception of music composer Mangrulkar, who worked in the first season, as he was replaced by Nilotpal Bora, whereas the cinematographer and editors were same. The series aired through Sony Liv on 5 April 2019,[1][6] and unlike that of the first season, it received mixed reviews from critics.[7]
Cast[]
| Character | Portrayed by | Appearances | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | Season 2 | ||
| Chandan Sharma | Sumeet Vyas | Main | |
| Chanchal Sharma | Maanvi Gagroo | Main | |
| Chitvan Sharma | Amol Parashar | Main | |
| Pranav | Kunaal Roy Kapur | Recurring | |
| Nirmala | Nidhi Bisht | Recurring | |
| Chinmay Sharma | Kumud Mishra | Recurring | |
| Charu Sharma | Shernaz Patel | Recurring | |
| Nawab Sikandar Khan | Gajraj Rao | Recurring | |
| Begum Zainab | Shweta Tripathi | Recurring | |
| Hari Bhai | Mushtaq Khan | Recurring | |
| Payal | Recurring | ||
| Shoshana | Kallirroi Tziafeta | Recurring | |
| Himself(Onscreen Chitvan) | Jitendra Kumar | Recurring | |
| Detective Byomkesh Bakshi Satyanweshi | Rajit Kapoor | Recurring | |
| Sheetal | Kubbra Sait | Recurring | |
Series overview[]
| Season | No. of episodes | Originally broadcast (India) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First aired | Last aired | |||
| 1 | 5 | 7 September 2016 | 7 October 2016 | |
| 2 | 5 | 5 April 2019 | ||
Episodes[]
Season 1[]
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Toh Chalein" | Rajesh Krishnan | Sumeet Vyas, Akash Khurana | 7 September 2016 | |
| Chandan, recently divorced, returns to Mumbai to meet his brother, Chitvan, a DJ. Chitvan, running from debt collectors, drags him to Jodhpur, to meet their sister, Chanchal, who is married into a royal family and pregnant. | |||||
| 2 | "Ab Kidhar?" | Rajesh Krishnan | Sumeet Vyas, Akash Khurana | 14 September 2016 | |
| Chanchal reveals to her siblings that she is not actually pregnant. Following the fight between the siblings and Chanchal's husband, Pranav, they unceremoniously leave the palace. | |||||
| 3 | "Right, Left Ya Seedha?" | Rajesh Krishnan | Sumeet Vyas, Akash Khurana | 21 September 2016 | |
| Chandan, Chanchal and Chitvan leave Jodhpur to hit the road. On their journey they find themselves lost in the desert. They meet a group of Israeli girls who steal their car. | |||||
| 4 | "Aage Tiraaha Hai" | Rajesh Krishnan | Sumeet Vyas, Akash Khurana | 30 September 2016 | |
| On the road to find their stolen car, the siblings reach Bathinda, where they fight with the local car stealer and manage to reclaim their car with the help from Pranav. | |||||
| 5 | "Pahunch Gaye Kya?" | Rajesh Krishnan | Sumeet Vyas, Akash Khurana | 7 October 2016 | |
| The siblings reach their parents’ home in Manali to find surprises. | |||||
Season 2[]
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Mada Faka" | Sameer Saxena | Sumeet Vyas, Akarsh Khurana | 5 April 2019 | |
| Time flies! Chandan is now the author of the bestselling book Tripling. Chitvan is the star of the book & excited about the book being adapted into a movie. But seems like Chanchal doesn't feel the same way and being exasperated with Chandan, tortures them. | |||||
| 2 | "Phir Se Tripling" | Sameer Saxena | Sumeet Vyas, Akarsh Khurana | 5 April 2019 | |
| The trio is back together and have hit the road. Chandan, being annoyed and Chitvan, unapologetic tries to help Chanchal find her husband Pranav who is missing and saving her from the police and media. | |||||
| 3 | "Kabootar Ja Ja Ja" | Sameer Saxena | Sumeet Vyas, Akarsh Khurana | 5 April 2019 | |
| Chanchal, Chandan and Chitvan are now on a road trip with a purpose to find Pranav's wheareabouts. They happen to meet Prince Alexander and his gorgeous Begum Zainab. | |||||
| 4 | "Bandhu Re" | Sameer Saxena | Sumeet Vyas, Akarsh Khurana | 5 April 2019 | |
| The siblings have managed to thread the clues and connect some dots to reach Kolkata. They meet a Samaritan detective who sent them to Sikkim. | |||||
| 5 | "Rasta Jahaan Le Chale" | Sameer Saxena | Sumeet Vyas, Akarsh Khurana | 5 April 2019 | |
| It's always about the journey. The destination only makes it sweeter. | |||||
Soundtrack[]
For the soundtrack album of TVF Tripling: Season 1, Rajesh Krishnan chose Amar Mangrulkar, who earlier composed background music for the 2014 film Hasee Toh Phasee to work on the series. This marked Mangrulkar's maiden collaboration with The Viral Fever, as the company previously collaborated with Vaibhav Bundhoo for Permanent Roommates and TVF Pitchers. The soundtrack album consists of 13 songs which was composed, produced and programmed by Mangrulkar, who also wrote lyrics for the songs along with the series' director Krishnan, Kapil Sawant, Vaibhav Modi, Rajnigandha Shekhawat and Jaspreet Jasz.[8] It also features a traditional folk song "Kesariya Balam" which is based on Rajasthani music and "Amma Puchchadi" which is originated from Himachali music.[9]
For the second season of TVF Tripling, The Viral Fever associated with Sony Music India in their maiden collaboration, and Mangrulkar was eventually replaced by Nilotpal Bora as the composer. The eight-song soundtrack has lyrics written by Hussain Haidry, Rahul Dey Das and Varun Likhate.[10] Arup Jyoti Barua composed one song "Mon Chole Re" based on a poem written by Rahul Dey Das, which had two versions in the original soundtrack album. Bora recreated the song "Mada Faqa" from the first season composed by Mangrulkar and titled it as "Mada Faqa 2.0". The song had rap versions crooned, written and additionally composed by Varun Likhate.[11]
Track listing[]
| TVF Tripling: Season 1 | |
|---|---|
| Soundtrack album by Amar Mangrulkar | |
| Released | 10 October 2016 |
| Recorded | 2016 |
| Genre | Soundtrack |
| Length | 31:51 |
| Label | The Viral Fever |
| Producer | Amar Mangrulkar |
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Mada Faqa" | Kapil Sawant, Amar Mangrulkar | Amar Mangrulkar, Shaaze Merchant | 1:59 |
| 2. | "Kesariya Balam" | Traditional | Vijay Prakash, Mahati Vijay Prakash | 2:44 |
| 3. | "The Gone Gone Song" | Rajnigandha Shekhawat, Amar Mangrulkar | Surya Raguunathan, Rajnigandha Shekhawat, Amar Mangrulkar | 2:42 |
| 4. | "Mera Sapna" | Kapil Sawant | Vivek Hariharan | 3:34 |
| 5. | "Rascals" | Rajesh Krishnan | Rajesh Krishnan, Hamsika Iyer, SHaaze Merchant, Amar Mangrulkar | 2:06 |
| 6. | "Baambu" | Kapil Sawant | Rajesh Krishnan | 1:48 |
| 7. | "Amma Puchchadi" | Traditional | Vivek Hariharan | 2:51 |
| 8. | "Jee Le Zindagi" | Kapil Sawant | Shaaze Merchant | 1:45 |
| 9. | "Albela Ghoda" | Amar Mangrulkar, Shaaze Merchant | 1:40 | |
| 10. | "Ni Mannja" | Jaspreet Jasz | Jaspreet Jasz | 2:28 |
| 11. | "Going Home" | Amar Mangrulkar | Shaaze Merchant | 2:35 |
| 12. | "Paheliyan" | Vaibhav Modi | Paroma Dasgupta | 3:54 |
| 13. | "Tripling Theme" | – | Instrumental | 1:45 |
| Total length: | 31:51 | |||
| TVF Tripling: Season 2 | |
|---|---|
| Soundtrack album by Nilotpal Bora | |
| Released | 19 April 2019 |
| Recorded | 2018–2019 |
| Genre | Soundtrack |
| Length | 31:51 |
| Label | The Viral Fever Sony Music India |
| Producer | Nilotpal Bora |
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Rasta Jahaan Le Chale" | Hussain Haidry | Papon | 3:05 |
| 2. | "Tu Kahaan Hai" | Hussain Haidry | Zubeen Garg | 3:39 |
| 3. | "Phans Gayo" | Hussain Haidry | Swaroop Khan | 2:28 |
| 4. | "Ishq Ka Hafiz" | Hussain Haidry | Nilotpal Bora | 3:54 |
| 5. | "Patang" | Hussain Haidry | Nilotpal Bora | 4:45 |
| 6. | "Mon Chole Re" | Rahul Dey Das | Arup Jyoti Baruah | 4:13 |
| 7. | "Mada Faka 2.0" | Varun Likhate, Amar Mangrulkar, Kapil Sawant | Varun Likhate, Sampriti Goswami, Ritrisha Sharma, Madhusmita Borthakur, Nilotpal Bora | 1:39 |
| 8. | "Mon Chole Re" (Bahul Rock Version) | Rahul Dey Das | Arup Jyoti Baruah | 4:12 |
| Total length: | 27:55 | |||
Release[]
The Viral Fever released the first trailer of the series on 25 August 2016.[12] As a part of the promotional purpose, TVF partnered with Tata Motors for the project to promote the newly launched Tata Tiago.[13] The first season of TVF Tripling was scheduled to be released on 7 September 2016, with its first episode being released simultaneously through TVF's media streaming platform TVF Play, and also through its official YouTube channel.[12] The season finale premiered on 7 October.
Following the success of the first season,[2] The Viral Fever renewed for a second season of TVF Tripling, with the teaser and trailer eventually released on 7 and 15 March 2019,[14] respectively.[15] The digital rights of the second season was sold to SonyLIV and the series was released on 5 April 2019.[16]
Accolades[]
 | This section is in a table format that may be better presented using prose. (September 2021) |
| Award | Date of Ceremony | Category | Recipients | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asian Television Awards | 1 December 2017 | Best Scriptwriting For Web Programme/Series | Sumeet Vyas & Akarsh Khurana | Won | [17] |
References[]
- ^ a b c "5 things that make TVF Tripling the blockbuster web series that it is". India Today. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
- ^ Lakhani, Somya (16 September 2016). "Sibling revelry - Why watching TVF Tripling is so much fun". The Indian Express. Archived from the original on 13 October 2016. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
- ^ admin (6 December 2017). "TVF wins big at 22nd Asian Television Awards with Tripling TheDigitalHash". The Digital Hash. Archived from the original on 25 February 2018. Retrieved 25 February 2018.
- ^ Balakrishnan, Ravi (13 December 2016). "How auto brands have taken unconventional routes for marketing their produts". The Economic Times. Archived from the original on 25 February 2018. Retrieved 25 February 2018.
- ^ Keshri, Shweta (7 March 2019). "TVF Tripling Season 2 teaser out! Sumeet Vyas, Maanvi Gagroo and Amol Parashar reunite for another interesting road trip". India Today. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
- ^ "TVF Tripling season 2 review: Amol Parashar, Sumeet Vyas, Maanvi Gagroo's road trip goes downhill - Entertainment News , Firstpost". Firstpost. 5 April 2019. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
- ^ Tripling: Season 1 (Music from TVF Original Series) - Amar Mangrulkar, Shaaze Merchant - Download or Listen Free - JioSaavn, retrieved 22 February 2021
- ^ "Tripling Season 1 Music | Audio Jukebox - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
- ^ Tripling: Season 2 (Music from TVF Original Series) - All Songs - Download or Listen Free - JioSaavn, retrieved 22 February 2021
- ^ "Tripling Season 2 Music | Audio Jukebox - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
- ^ a b "TVF Tripling | Official Trailer | Binge watch all 5 episodes on TVFPlay (App/Website) - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
- ^ Balakrishnan, Ravi (13 December 2016). "How auto brands have taken unconventional routes for marketing their produts". The Economic Times. Archived from the original on 25 February 2018. Retrieved 25 February 2018.
- ^ Shweta Keshri (7 March 2019). "TVF Tripling Season 2 teaser out! Sumeet Vyas, Maanvi Gagroo and Amol Parashar reunite for another interesting road trip". India Today. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
- ^ "Tripling season 2 trailer: Sumeet Vyas, Maanvi Gagroo, Amol Parashar embark on another road trip adventure - Entertainment News , Firstpost". Firstpost. 15 March 2019. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
- ^ "SonyLIV Thinks It Offers 'A Great Experience' but Does It, Really?". NDTV Gadgets 360. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
- ^ "2017 Asian Television Awards". Asian Television Awards.
External links[]
- TVF Tripling at IMDb
- Indian drama web series
- YouTube original programming
- 2016 web series debuts
- Hindi-language web series
- TVF Play Shows
- 2010s YouTube series