| Crash Course | |
|---|---|
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| Genre | Drama |
| Written by | Manish Hariprasad Raina Roy |
| Directed by | Vijay Maurya |
| Starring | |
| Music by | Av Prafullachandra |
| Country of origin | India |
| Original language | Hindi |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 10 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Manish Hariprasad |
| Cinematography | Nagaraj Rathinam |
| Editor | Chandrashekhar Prajapati |
| Running time | 42-47 minutes |
| Production company | Owlet Films |
| Original release | |
| Network | Amazon Prime Video |
| Release | 5 August 2022 (2022-08-05) |
Crash Course is an IndianHindi-languagedrama television series written by Manish Hariprasad and Raina Roy, directed byVijay Maurya and produced by Owlet Films. Starring Annu Kapoor, Udit Arora, Anvesha Vij, Anushka Kaushik, Bhanu Uday, Hetal Gada,Hridhu Haroon, Pranay Pachauri and others, the series was released onAmazon Prime Video on 5 August 2022.[1][2][3][4]
The series follows a group of students who, in the midst of preparations for competitive exams to fulfil their parent's expectations, are affected when two rival coaching institutes ofKota (Rajasthan) – the Ratanraj Jindal and Arvind Batra-led centres engage in a power struggle.[5]
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date [6] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Faces on a Billboard" | Vijay Maurya | Manish Hariprasad, Raina Roy | 5 August 2022 (2022-08-05) |
| 2 | "Wheeler-Dealer" | Vijay Maurya | Manish Hariprasad, Raina Roy | 5 August 2022 (2022-08-05) |
| 3 | "Covalent Bonding" | Vijay Maurya | Manish Hariprasad, Raina Roy | 5 August 2022 (2022-08-05) |
| 4 | "The A,B,C,D Game" | Vijay Maurya | Manish Hariprasad, Raina Roy | 5 August 2022 (2022-08-05) |
| 5 | "Bell Curve" | Vijay Maurya | Manish Hariprasad, Raina Roy | 5 August 2022 (2022-08-05) |
| 6 | "The Loyalty Tests" | Vijay Maurya | Manish Hariprasad, Raina Roy | 5 August 2022 (2022-08-05) |
| 7 | "Brothers in Arms" | Vijay Maurya | Manish Hariprasad, Raina Roy | 5 August 2022 (2022-08-05) |
| 8 | "Red Handed" | Vijay Maurya | Manish Hariprasad, Raina Roy | 5 August 2022 (2022-08-05) |
| 9 | "Free Falling" | Vijay Maurya | Manish Hariprasad, Raina Roy | 5 August 2022 (2022-08-05) |
| 10 | "The End. The Beginning" | Vijay Maurya | Manish Hariprasad, Raina Roy | 5 August 2022 (2022-08-05) |
Crash Course was released onAmazon Prime Video in India and worldwide on 5 August 2022.[7][8]
Most of the critics found Crash Course as a spin-off version ofNetflix seriesKota Factory. Archika Khurana forThe Times of India rate 3/5 stars and wrote "'Crash Course' has nothing new to offer in terms of insights. One thing that remains constant throughout the show, if not more, is that you will miss Kota Factory's Jeetu Bhaiya and his words of wisdom..."[9]
Prateek Sur forOutlook rated 2.5/5 stars and wrote "'Crash Course’ is a hard-hitting and realistic view of today's education system. Its heart is in the right place, however, it’s the sloppy writing that kills the fun."[10]
Ruchi Kaushal forHindustan Times wrote "Crash Course stands far from Kota Factory in realism but does take credit for addressing student suicides, parental pressure, the distractions they face away from home, love angles, teenage pregnancy and even drugs."[11] Deepa Gehlot forScroll.in wrote "There was nothing new to add to the narrative of avaricious coaching classes, pushy parents and vulnerable students. Thus the Amazon Prime Video series Crash Course, directed by actor-writer Vijay Maurya from a script by Manish Hariprasad and Raina Roy, treads familiar ground."[12]
Pratikshya Mishra forThe Quint wrote "Unlike Kota Factory, the show is more gripping when it’s focusing on the business and the politics of education, especially living through Udit Arora as Binny, the ‘real kingpin’ of Kota".[citation needed]
Namrata Thakker forRediff.com wrote "The series has 10 episodes with a runtime of 50-odd minutes per episode, and that's too much. The makers could have squeezed the story in seven or eight episodes, making it crisper."[13]
ThePinkvilla focused some light on the series toNetflix seriesKota Factory and wrote "All in all, Crash Course is a distant relative of Kota Factory, which builds some tension in the first episode but lacks the novelty due to an already iconic series in the same space."[14]
