Summary
M.O.M. - Mission Over Mars is a 2019 Indian Hindi drama web series created by Ekta Kapoor. The series is developed and produced by Endemol Shine India for online streaming platforms ALTBalaji and ZEE5.[1][2] The series stars Sakshi Tanwar, Mona Singh, Nidhi Singh and Palomi Ghosh as protagonists.[3][4]
| Mission Over Mars | |
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 First look poster | |
| Also known as | M.O.M - Mission Over Mars |
| Genre | Drama |
| Created by | Ekta Kapoor |
| Based on | Mars Orbiter Mission |
| Developed by | Soma Roy |
| Written by | Story and Dialogues Sambit Mishra Screenplay Sambit Mishra Vinay Waikul |
| Directed by | Vinay Waikul |
| Creative director | Manjit Sachdev (ALT Balaji) |
| Starring | Sakshi Tanwar Mona Singh Nidhi Singh Palomi Ghosh Ashish Vidyarthi Mohan Joshi |
| Composer | NoizzeBoxx |
| Country of origin | India |
| Original language | Hindi |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 8 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Meghann Malik (ALTBalaji) N B Rajkumar Patra (Endemol Shine India) |
| Production locations | Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
| Cinematography | Soumik Mukherjee |
| Editor | Gaurav Aggrawal |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | 18-23 minutes |
| Production company | Endemol Shine India |
| Original release | |
| Network | ALTBalaji ZEE5 |
| Release | 10 September 2019 |
Plot edit
The series is an intriguing tale of four female scientists who through their brilliance and dedication chart the journey of Indian Space Agency's Mars Orbiter Mission.[5] Mission Over Mars begins with a disappointing moment as ISRO's namesake ISA fails in its Chandravimaan mission and the entire blame falls on the shoulders of Moushmi Ghosh. It touches a nerve given Chandrayaan-2's Vikram lander losing control after it landed on the Moon's South Pole. Moushmi shines through as she plays a hot-headed scientist, forced to work with her ex-husband, a fellow scientist at the same space centre. Clad in crisp cotton saris, Moushmi Ghosh is dedicated to her dream but forgets to remember her only daughter's birthday. Nandita Hariprasad is her opposite—a calm and quiet mission coordinator who is a helicopter mom to her 18-year-old son.
The series has been criticised for showing men in the workplace as predators. The underlying narrative of the series has been men hating and glorifying women being superior over men.[6]
Cast edit
- Sakshi Tanwar as Nandita Hariprasad[7]
- Mona Singh as Moushmi Ghosh[7]
- Nidhi Singh as Neetu Sinha
- Palomi Ghosh as Meghan
- Ashish Vidyarthi as K. Murlidharan
- Mohan Joshi[8] as Sharad Gokhale
- Chittaranjan Tripathy as Binayak Mohanty
- Utkarsh Majumdar as Bhaskar Ghosh
- Naisha Khanna as Lilavati Bhalekar
- Gaurav Sharma as Nikhil Bhalekar
- Suhaas Ahuja as Rajat Sinha
- Mihir Ahuja as Param Hariprasad
- Mona Ambegoankar as Sunita Vyas
- Purnendu Bhattacharya as Mayank
- Harssh Singh as Anant Vardhan
- Priyank Tiwari as Rakesh
- Nishit Broker as Swami
- Ankur Rathee as Gautam Gulati
- Pranav Manchanda as Venkat
- Micky Makhija as Jeejabhoy
- Manu Malik[9] as Alok Hariprasad
Episodes edit
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Chale To Chand Talak Nahi To Shaam Talak" | Vinay Waikul | Sambit Mishra and Vinay Waikul | 10 September 2019 |
| 2 | "To Mars" | Vinay Waikul | Sambit Mishra and Vinay Waikul | 10 September 2019 |
| 3 | "7 Rupees Per Kilometer" | Vinay Waikul | Sambit Mishra and Vinay Waikul | 10 September 2019 |
| 4 | "Phuljhadi Wala Rocket" | Vinay Waikul | Sambit Mishra and Vinay Waikul | 10 September 2019 |
| 5 | "100% Indian" | Vinay Waikul | Sambit Mishra and Vinay Waikul | 10 September 2019 |
| 6 | "Vighnaharta Ganesha" | Vinay Waikul | Sambit Mishra and Vinay Waikul | 12 September 2019 |
| 7 | "Never Say Never" | Vinay Waikul | Sambit Mishra and Vinay Waikul | 12 September 2019 |
| 8 | "Super Computer Vs Us" | Vinay Waikul | Sambit Mishra and Vinay Waikul | 12 September 2019 |
References edit
- ^ Ekta Announces new web series on Mars Orbiter Mission
- ^ "Mission Over Mars on ZEE5".
- ^ Sakshi Tanwar, Mona Singh, Nidhi Singh in a web series titled 'Mission over Mars'
- ^ Sakshi Tanwar to play scientist in Ekta Kapoor's next web series 'Mission Over Mars'
- ^ Ekta Kapoor announces new web series 'Mission Over Mars'based on true incidents
- ^ "M.O.M. Mission over Mars review: Mission Mangal lookalike is a survivor, encourages us not to give up on Chandrayaan-2". 11 September 2019.
- ^ a b Saskhi Tanwar and Mona Singh team up for ALT Balaji's new web series
- ^ Mohan Joshi joins the cast of ALT Balaji's 'Mission Over Mars'
- ^ "yrkkh-fame-manu-malik-lands-alt-balaji-s-m-o-m-mission-over-mars". Hungama.
