Class of 2017
Class of 2017 is a 2017 Hindi web series created and produced by Vikas Gupta for Ekta Kapoor's video on demand platform ALTBalaji. The web series revolves around the lives of a few teenagers who get intertwined with drugs, sex, peer pressure and anxiety.[2] The series is loosely based on Hip Hip Hurray.[1][3] It is available for streaming on the ALT Balaji App and its associated websites since its release date.[4] Its sequel series Class of 2020 started streaming on ALTBalaji from 4 February 2020.
| Class of 2017 | |
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 Cover photo of Class of 2017 | |
| Genre | Romance Teen drama |
| Created by | Vikas Gupta |
| Based on | Hip Hip Hurray[1] |
| Written by | Story Vikas Gupta Dipti Kalwani Suyash Vadhavkar Pratim Rai Screenplay Pratim Rai Suyash Vadhavkar Vidan Farhadi Dialogues Gibran Noorani |
| Directed by | Suyash Vadhavkar |
| Creative director | Pratim Rai Nimisha Pandey |
| Theme music composer | Bharatt-Saurabh |
| Composers | Background score Shantanu Dutta |
| Country of origin | India |
| Original languages | Hindi, English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 20 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Ankur Dwiwedi |
| Production locations |  Mumbai, India |
| Cinematography | Hanoz.V.K (Bawa) |
| Editor | Prashant Panda |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | 14-22 minutes |
| Production company | Lost Boy Productions Pvt Ltd. |
| Distributor | ALT Digital Entertainment Ltd. |
| Release | |
| Original network | ALT Balaji |
| Picture format | HDTV 1080i |
| Audio format | Dolby Digital |
| Original release |
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| External links | |
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Plot
The series revolves around the lives of a few teenagers who get intertwined with drugs, sex, peer pressure and anxiety. It explores how they crumble and later overcome teenage problems while learning about life.[5]
Cast
- Anshuman Malhotra as Siddharth
- Krissann Barretto as Sarah
- Rohan Shah as Nikhil
- Adhish Khanna as Shaurya
- Kajol Tyagi as Swati
- Sarah Khatri as Riya
- Pooja Jadhav as Minnie
- Rohit Suchanti as Jai
- Deena Hasan as Amanda
- Jahangir Kakaria as Behzaad (Principal)
- Roopa Ganguly as Frida (Teacher)
- Sikandar Khan as Tiwari (Teacher)
- Rosemary Fernandes as The Bride, Payal Ma'am
- Gaurav Sharma as Amaan
- Ashish Chanchlani as Ashish
Episodes
- Episode 1: Kavita Ki Kahaani
- Episode 2: Behzaad Ka Aatank
- Episode 3: Baba Ki Booty
- Episode 4: The Younger The Better
- Episode 5: But That's Your Boob!!!
- Episode 6: Magic Pills
- Episode 7: Love Game Begins
- Episode 8: Lap Dance!
- Episode 9: Rose Day
- Episode 10: Humans Need Sex!
- Episode 11: Stop Being Slutty
- Episode 12: Rajma Chawal
- Episode 13: Mystery Man
- Episode 14: Bro's Before Hoe's
- Episode 15: Under My Pants
- Episode 16: Am I An Alien?
- Episode 17: Love is Chu@*#!#pa
- Episode 18: Superman
- Episode 19: Safety Net
- Episode 20: Season Finale: Bon Voyage
Sequel
Class of 2017's Sequel Series Class of 2020 series started streaming on ALTBalaji from 4 February 2020.
References
- Garam, Team Bollywood (21 June 2017). "ALT Balaji to remake 90s hit series Hip Hip Hooray as web series titled – Class of 2017".
- Ghosh, Devarsi. "Web series 'Class Of 2017' is anything but a class act". Scroll.in.
- "Ekta Kapoor to reboot nostalgic TV series Hip Hip Hurray as Class of 2017 - here's the first look". Bollywood Life. 20 June 2017.
- "Review: Alt Balaji's 'Class of 2017' Gets 'Bold' Completely Wrong". The Quint. 13 July 2017.
- https://businessofcinema.com/tele/altbalajis-class-2017-cool-teenage-drama-young-old-alike/403628