Aahat facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Aahat |
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| Genre | Horror Supernatural |
| Created by | B. P. Singh |
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| Creative director(s) | Christabelle D'Souza |
| Composer(s) | Raju singh |
| Country of origin | India |
| Original language(s) | Hindi |
| No. of seasons | 6 |
| No. of episodes | 556 (list of episodes) |
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| Producer(s) | B. P. Singh Pradeep Uppoor |
| Production location(s) | Mumbai, India |
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| Editor(s) | Gaurav Meshram |
| Running time | 42 minutes approximately |
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| Distributor | Sony Pictures Networks |
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| Original network | Sony Entertainment Television |
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| Original release | 5 October 1995 – 4 August 2015 |
Aahat is a popular Indian horror TV show. It's an anthology series, which means each episode or story has a different plot and characters. The show was created by B. P. Singh for Sony Entertainment Television. It first started on October 5, 1995.
One episode from the first season, called Abhinetri, was very popular in 1998. It got a high TRP, which means a lot of people watched it. Some seasons had half-hour episodes, while others had hour-long ones. The sixth and final season began on February 18, 2015, and ended on August 4, 2015.
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What is Aahat About?
The first season of Aahat mostly focused on crime stories. It had only a few episodes about supernatural events.
After the first season, the show changed. Each new story was about something spooky or supernatural. This included ghosts, zombies, phantoms, and even possessed objects. It also featured witches and wizards.
How Many Seasons?
Aahat had six different seasons over the years. Each season brought new scary stories to its viewers.
| Series | Episodes | Originally aired | ||
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| 1 | 287 | 5 October 1995 | 6 April 2001 | |
| 2 | 28 | 19 November 2004 | 10 June 2005 | |
| 3 | 21 | 13 January 2007 | 16 June 2007 | |
| 4 | 66 | 13 November 2009 | 26 June 2010 | |
| 5 | 78 | 28 June 2010 | 25 November 2010 | |
| 6 | 76 | 18 February 2015 | 4 August 2015 | |
Season 1: 1995–2001
The first season of Aahat was filmed in 1994. It started airing on October 5, 1995. Each story was split into two episodes. The show first aired on Thursday nights, then moved to Friday nights.
Season 2: 2004–2005
Because the first season was so popular, Sony TV brought Aahat back. The second season also aired on Friday nights. Its episode format was similar to the first season. However, this season did not get as many viewers.
Season 3: 2007
The third season was called Aahat: Dahshat Ki Teesri Dastak. This means "An approaching sound: The Third Coming of Horror." This season aired on Saturday nights. Each story was shown in a single episode. This season also struggled to attract many viewers and ended quickly.
Season 4: 2009–2010
The fourth season was named Aahat: The All New Series. It aired on both Friday and Saturday nights. In this season, a character named Durjan led a team. This team researched paranormal and supernatural activities. Durjan collected powers from spirits for his boss.
He sent three characters, Harsh, Raghav, and Yamini, to deal with new supernatural powers each week. Their stories were usually split into two episodes. This season even had three special episodes where characters from Aahat met characters from another popular show, CID. These crossover episodes happened in November 2009, February 2010, and June 2010. This season was very popular and was considered a big success!
Season 5: 2010
Because the fourth season was so popular, Sony TV decided to show Aahat four days a week. The fifth season aired from Monday to Thursday nights. Every week, there were two new stories, each divided into two episodes.
However, this idea didn't work out as planned. The number of viewers dropped again. So, the channel had to stop the series on November 25, 2010.
To celebrate 15 years of the show, this season had a special 16-episode story. It was called "Maut Ka Khel," which means "The Game of Death." This story was inspired by the 1999 movie House On Haunted Hill. It followed famous people who stayed in a 200-year-old haunted house.
Season 6: 2015
The first episode of the sixth season aired on February 18, 2015. At first, the show was on twice a week, on Wednesday and Thursday nights. The first episode got a good number of viewers.
Because it was popular, the channel decided to show the season four days a week. It aired every Monday to Thursday nights. But after a few weeks, the number of viewers dropped again. The channel then decided to end the season on August 4, 2015.
What Did People Think?
How Popular Was It?
Critics had different opinions about the show. Vineeta Kumar from India TV gave the sixth season 2 out of 5 stars. She said that if people expected a lot of horror, Aahat might be a bit disappointing.
Sweta Kaushal from Hindustan Times gave the sixth season the same rating. She mentioned that the ghosts in the new episodes had "bad make-up."
Awards and Recognition
Fireworks Productions, the company that made Aahat, was nominated for awards. They were nominated for Best Continuing TV Programme and Best Thriller/Horror Show Of The Year at the Indian Telly Awards in 2002.
Sujit Pattnaik and Tanmoy Ghosh won the Indian Television Academy Awards for Best Visual Effects in 2010. Other team members, Himanshu, Yogen, and Kamal, were nominated for the same award in 2005 and 2012. They won the award in 2011.
