Series synopsis
Rangbaaz, also known as रंगबाज़ is a crime action & adventure reality television series that premiered on ZEE5 on December 22, 2018. It ended on July 29, 2022. It was created by Bhav Dhulia. It stars Saqib Saleem, Aahana Kumra, Ranvir Shorey and Tigmanshu Dhulia.
Shiv Prakash Shukla a 25 year age boy from Gorakhpur becomes the deadliest gangster of Uttar Pradesh in 1990s. He works for powerful politicians and involves in organised crimes. The state government felt danger from him and form STF to get him killed in a police encounter by tracking his mobile phone location.
Premise
Shiv Prakash Shukla a 25 year age boy from Gorakhpur becomes the deadliest gangster of Uttar Pradesh in 1990s. He works for powerful politicians and involves in organised crimes. The state government felt danger from him and form STF to get him killed in a police encounter by tracking his mobile phone location.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Saqib Saleem as Shiv Prakash Shukla
- Aahana Kumra as Babita Sharma
- Ranvir Shorey as Siddharth Pandey
- Tigmanshu Dhulia as Ramshankar Tiwari
- Ravi Kishan as Chandrabhan Singh
- Jimmy Shergill as Amarpal Singh
- Gul Panag as Anupriya
- Sushant Singh as Jairam Godara
Supporting cast
- Sharad Kelkar as Raja Phogat
- Spruha Joshi as Rukmini
- Vineet Kumar Singh as Haroon Shah Ali Baig/ Saheb
- Aakanksha Singh as Sana
- Vijay Maurya as Lakhan Rai
- Rajesh Tailang as Mukul Kumar
- Prashant Narayanan as SP Raghav Kumar
- Geetanjali Kulkarni as Aahilya Devi
- Sudhanva Deshpande as Chote Babu
- Soham Majumdar as Dipu
- Ashok Pathak as Brijesh
Episodes
This series spans 3 seasons with 24 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 9 | December 22, 2018 | December 22, 2018 |
| Season 2 | 9 | December 20, 2019 | December 20, 2019 |
| Season 3 | 6 | July 29, 2022 | July 29, 2022 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Gangster ka Mobile phone! Shiv Prakash Shukla, a regular college going kid, has his destiny changed drastically over the period of one fateful night. One hot blooded act, and the protection of one of the most dangerous men in Gorakhpur puts him onto a collision course that would someday intersect with the path of Siddharth Pandey, a cop with only one target on his radar… Shiv Prakash Shukla. |
December 22, 2018 |
| 2 |
Coming-of-Age Shiv Prakash Shukla is now more than a blip on Siddharth Pandey’s screen; he is a voice on a phone call. But who is the girl he is talking to? Is she their key to getting to him? And how did Shiv turn into this feared gangster from that sweet, innocent boy who just made a mistake? |
December 22, 2018 |
| 3 |
Bhiksha, Shiksha aur Diksha Siddharth Pandey uses every means at his disposal to take the next step to getting closer to Shiv while Shiv and Babita continue their phone conversations. Shiv remembers the day he had returned from Bangkok, the incidents that set his fate in stone. |
December 22, 2018 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Power Game The CM of Rajasthan asks Amarpal Singh to surrender to the police, in exchange for a ticket for the next elections. Amarpal accepts the offer. We go back in time and see a young college-going Amarapal, who wins his college elections after being coaxed by his friends to contest the same. In an unexpected incident, Amarpal finds a new friend in Jairam Godara, a Jatt from a rival community. |
December 20, 2019 |
| 2 |
Sabki Samadhi Yahi Banegi After four months of torture in jail, Jairam comes to Amarpal’s rescue and bails him out. Upon reaching home, Amarpal’s wife, Rukhmini, tells him that he has cleared the UPSC exam. However, Amarpal is disheartened as he knows he will be rejected for the IPS post due to his criminal record. He seeks revenge on Raviram and his boss Raja Phogat and starts attacking Phogat’s illicit liquor business. |
December 20, 2019 |
| 3 |
Dhande Ka Ganit Back in jail, Amarpal’s life is in danger. But his friend Balram sacrifices his life to save Amarpal. During Chiku’s birthday party, Amarpal’s home is attacked. The family manages to escape it but sends Chiku to a hostel to keep him safe. Later, Amarpal joins hands with Anupriya, a market trader. |
December 20, 2019 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Shakti The political environment around the 2010 Bihar elections raises a question mark on the fate of Haroon Shah Ali Baig, an imprisoned ex- MLA and MP of Dhiwan. What gave rise to Shah Ali's unending ambition to acquire power? |
July 29, 2022 |
| 2 |
Samman Political churning in the late 1980s and 1990s gives Shah Ali a chance to make his way into Bihar politics. From working under a politician called Dashrath Singh to becoming a candidate against him on his home turf, this is the making of the ‘Saheb' of Dhiwan. |
July 29, 2022 |
| 3 |
Parchhayee On becoming the 'Saheb' of Dhiwan, Shah Ali tries his best to sustain his power. However, he is unaware of a trap being laid for him that might have far-reaching consequences. |
July 29, 2022 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | ZEE5 |
|---|---|
| First aired | December 22, 2018 |
| Last aired | July 29, 2022 |
| Status | ended |
| Schedule | Friday |