Paanch 5 Wrongs Make A Right

Paanch 5 Wrongs Make a Right is an Indian thriller television series that aired on Channel V India from 27 November 2013 to 17 July 2014. The show deals with the theme of "bullying". The story revolves around a teenage girl named Roshni Kataria who wants to take revenge from five seniors who brutally rag and torture her sister in the college premises eventually leading to her suicide. The Television series was a critical and commercial success. The show went on to become a major driver for Channel V as well.[1]

Paanch 5 Wrongs Make a Right
Genre
Written byAseem Arora
Koel Chaudhuri
Country of originIndia
Original languageHindi
No. of seasons5
No. of episodes67
Production
ProducerSunshine Productions
Release
Original networkChannel V India
Original release27 November 2013 (2013-11-27) –
17 July 2014 (2014-07-17)
External links
Website

Overview

Paanch 5 Wrongs Make a Right is about an 18-year-old Roshni Kataria who wants to become a scientist. She hails from Nagpur, India. Her family consists of two more beings - her father and her elder Sister Neha Kataria. Roshni loves Neha a lot and quite attached to her. Roshni and Neha have a childhood companion in Nikhil who loves Roshni since Childhood. Neha is a strong bold girl where Roshni is bit insecure, soft and timid. Neha aspires to become a writer and destiny takes her to Regents College Mumbai. There, Neha encounters five seniors who are considered "Devils" of the college. The five seniors are in their final year and rule the college. Zara Ahmed Khan - an aspiring singer and graffiti artist, Nihaal Sharma - An aspiring Photographer, Yudhishtir Kharbanda - drunk on his father's political powers, Roy D'Souza - he lives on drugs and Gauri Laada - The Leader of the Gang, A woman who fears nothing with a dangerous attitude. The whole college is feared by them but Neha doesn't give into their demands. Hence she gets tortured by each of them. Her only saviour is Gautam Laada aka Gauti, younger brother of Gauri who has some kind of a mysterious personality.

One day Roshni gets shattered to know about her sister's death. Having filled with immense agony which turns later into aggression, Roshni decides to skip her US trip and her goal to become a scientist and instead get vengeance. Roshni goes as an undercover and takes admission in the same regents college where her sister was tortured. Roshni vows to take revenge on all evil doers one by one. Roshni devices out a unique plan to befriend the group, to understand their weaknesses and then destroy them. Roshni manages to knock off Zara, Nihal and Roy. But Gauri finds out about her real identity before she can get her hands off on Yudi. The Gang captures her and tortures her brutally. Nikhil decides to stand by her. Roshni also has a friend in 'Shivani' who is in love with Nikhil. She dislikes Nikhil's concern for Roshni. Roshni somehow gathers strength and makes a comeback at Regents College and continues her revenge. She manages to knock out Yudi by this time.

She also manages to defeat Gauri in a race championship at College. Things begin to heat up as the gang tries numerous ways to kill Roshni. But eventually Roshni becomes victorious by foiling their plans and punishing them. Roshni is in love with Gauti, who also pretends to be in love with her. He was also supposed to be in love with his elder sister Neha too. Roshni reaches a point where everyone betrays her. Gauti shoots Nihal and frames Roshni falsely. Shivani testifies against her. It is also known that Gauti is a step brother of Gauri and hates her. In a turn of events, Gauti starts blackmailing Gauri. Seeing no way out, Gauri strikes a deal with Nikhil to get Roshni out from prison if only he could foil Gauti's plans.

Roshni comes to know about Gauti's misdeeds. Also she encounters the fact that Gauti was the murderer of her elder sister Neha, Gauti is actually a womanizer who plays safe initially to use his charm. Neha never showed interest in Gauti for which he forces upon her, When Neha slaps him, he throws her off the terrace. Gauri tries to kill Roshni one more time. Roshni somehow survives and devices a unique plan to trap Gauri and her Gang. The gang is captured after being drugged. Roshni and Nikhil sets up a chamber in Regents College full of traps. Roshni forces each member of the gang to confess their crimes. It is then revealed, that the actual murderers of Neha wasn't Gauti alone but 'Paanch'themselves. Everyone is arrested except Gauri and Gauti who tries to knock each other off in order to survive and falls off the cliff. It was revealed that one of them died at the spot. Roshni comes back home and offers love and condolence to Neha. It is suggested that Roshni sets off to US to become a scientist.

Cast
  • Sheetal Singh as Roshni Kataria
  • Rashi Mal as Gauri Laada
  • Ronjini Chakraborty as Zara Ahmed Khan
  • Shrey Pareek as Nihaal Sharma
  • Aashish Mehrotra as Yudhishtir "Yudi" Kharbanda
  • Kiran Srinivas as Roy D'Souza
  • Pratap Hada as Gautam "Gauti" Laada
  • Ravjeet Singh as Nikhil Shukla
  • Aakansha Malhotra as Shivani Rai
  • Sanjay Batra as Pushkar Kharbanda
  • Akansha Kapil as Neha Kataria

Reception

Paanch 5 Wrongs Make a Right won numerous accolades for its theme of ragging and engaging execution. The performances by its lead cast especially Sheetal Singh and Rashi Mal received a lot of appreciation. The Show found nominations in all Major Television Award functions in 2014. Sheetal Singh also won a nomination as the Best Newcomer in Gold Awards 2014. The Show also became a major driver of ratings for Channel V. Writer Aseem Arora got nominated at the ITA awards along with Director Shashank.[2] [3][4]

Possible Sequel

The Outstanding response of the original series set waves for demanding a second season even when the show was already On Air. The climax of the show saw Gauri and Gauti falling off the cliff and one of them died though It wasn't clear who survived. This suggested that the story might be having a further extension. However, a channel's spokesperson declined on Facebook for having a sequel. However, Writer Aseem Arora, confirmed about the second season in development on Twitter in late 2014. The media also reported about the possibility of a next sequel.[5]

References
  1. http://photogallery.indiatimes.com/tv/shows/social-issues-spell-success-on-tv/articleshow/30562927.cms
  2. http://www.tellychakkar.com/tv/tv-news/paanch-well-timed-show-considering-the-angst-people-have-against-the-political-system
  3. http://www.indiantelevision.com/television/production-house/fiction/sudhir-sharma-s-journey-from-facts-to-fiction-140726
  4. http://www.just-showbiz.com/trps-are-good-competitive-sword-sudhir-sharma/
  5. http://www.mouthshut.com/blog/afcfqtrtrm/Paanch-to-air-its-final-episode-today-Is-season-2-on-the-cards
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