Kota Factory (2019)

Original title

कोटा फ़ैक्ट्री

Genre

drama film, comedy film, romance film

Country

India

Length

3 seasons, 15 episodes

Rated

TV-14

Rating

8.0 of 10 from 119 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A 16-year-old boy moves to Kota, a city known for its intense exam coaching. He works hard to get into a top Indian engineering school while navigating friendships and the pressure of student life.

relatableearnestthoughtfulmelancholicslow-pacedgroundedbittersweet

What happens

Kota Factory is an Indian Hindi-language television series created by Saurabh Khanna, directed by Raghav Subbu and produced by Arunabh Kumar for The Viral Fever. The story is set in Kota, Rajasthan, an educational hub famous for its coaching centres. The show follows the life of 16-year-old Vaibhav (Mayur More) who moves to Kota from Itarsi. It shows the life of students in the city, and Vaibhav's efforts to get into an Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) by cracking the Joint Entrance Examination. It also stars Jitendra Kumar, Ahsaas Channa, Alam Khan, Ranjan Raj, Revathi Pillai, Priyanshu Raj and Urvi Singh in prominent roles. Saurabh Khanna, the creator of the show, said that he aims to change the popular narrative surrounding Kota and preparation for IIT-JEE & NEET in Indian pop culture to a more positive one via the show. The series premiered simultaneously on TVFPlay and YouTube from 16 April to 14 May 2019. The series received a generally positive response from critics, praising its black & white setting, realism, and the major technical aspects of the series. On 30 August 2021, Netflix announced that the series would be renewed for a second season, which was released on 24 September 2021. On 26 September 2021, Raghav Subbu confirmed that the third season was in the works. It was confirmed in Feb 2024 when Netflix dropped a first look teaser on their Instagram page. It was released on 20 June 2024. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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