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Ajeeb Daastaans

Ajeeb Daastaans

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Ajeeb Daastaans

2021

2h 22m

6.1(47 votes)

Drama

Romance

Overview

An anthology of four stories that explore the surprising ways in which unexpected catalysts inflame the uncomfortable emotions simmering under fractured relationships.

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Netflix

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The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Konkona Sen Sharma

Konkona Sen Sharma

Bharti Mandal (segment 'Geeli Pucchi')

Shefali Shah

Shefali Shah

Natasha (segment 'Ankahi')

Aditi Rao Hydari

Aditi Rao Hydari

Priya Sharma (segment 'Geeli Pucchi')

Abhishek Banerjee

Abhishek Banerjee

Sushil (segment 'Khilauna')

Nushrratt Bharuccha

Nushrratt Bharuccha

Meenal (segment 'Khilauna')

Inayat Verma

Inayat Verma

Binny (segment 'Khilauna')

Jaideep Ahlawat

Jaideep Ahlawat

Bablu Bhaiya (segment 'Majnu')

Fatima Sana Shaikh

Fatima Sana Shaikh

Lipakshi (segment 'Majnu')

Armaan Ralhan

Raj (segment 'Majnu')

Manav Kaul

Manav Kaul

Kabir (segment 'Ankahi')

Creative team

Directed by: Shashank Khaitan
Neeraj Ghaywan
Written by: Uzma Khan
Sumit Saxena
Produced by: Karan Johar

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