Hello Mini

Hello Mini
GenreSuspense
Thriller
Based onThe Stranger Trilogy
by Novoneel Chakraborty
Screenplay by
  • Anand Sivakumaran
  • Akshay Vishwanath
Directed byFaruk Kabir
StarringAnuja Joshi
Country of originIndia
Original languageHindi
No. of seasons3
No. of episodes35
Production
Producers
  • Srishti Behl Arya
  • Sameer Nair
  • Deepak Segal
  • Jay Dev Banerjee
EditorsArjun Srivasstava
Satya Sharma
Sumanth Sharma
Running time25 mins
Production companyApplause Entertainment Ltd. & Indigo Creation Production
Original release
NetworkMX Player
Release1 October 2019 (2019-10-01)

Hello Mini is a romantic-thriller web series about a young girl Mini and her stalker, who is both a blessing and a curse.[1] Directed by Faruk Kabir, the series is an adaptation of novels written by Novoneel Chakraborty and Croctales. The web show features Anuja Joshi who plays the titular character Mini.[2] The series is available for streaming on MX Player and the Season 1 was aired on 1 October 2019. The show's second season streamed on 26 February 2021 followed immediately by third season on 22 April 2021.

Plot

Young 22-year-old Rivanah shifts to Mumbai from Kolkata and notices that someone is following and blackmailing her. This someone is voiceless, faceless, nameless and is forcing her to "know her worth". Even though he is stalking her and making her miserable, she is drawn to the Stranger and soon realizes that he is actually helping her. But everything comes at a cost, as the stranger's obsession with her and eventually hers with him leads her down a dangerous path, affecting her life and the lives of all those around her.

Cast and characters

Actor Character Description Seasons
1 2 3
Anuja Joshi[3][4] Rivanah Banerjee a.k.a. "Mini" a 22 year young talented Bengali girl, a software engineer in Mumbai Main
Mrinal Dutt Danny Abraham a 23 year young struggling actor who was Mini's 2nd ex-boyfriend Main
Anshul Pandey Ekansh Tripathi a software engineer in Bangalore who was Mini's 1st ex-boyfriend and then Tista's fiancee Main
Priya Banerjee Ishita Shetty a 22 year young air hostess with a carefree attitude who was Mini's roommate and her bestie Main Guest
Arjun Aneja Prateek Basotia a software engineer who is Mini's schoolmate then colleague. He one-sidedly loved her since his schooldays Main
Gaurav Chopra Aditya Grover Main
Anjuman Saxena Mrs. Banerjee Mini's mother Recurring
Dhananjay Kapoor Mr. Banerjee Mini's father Recurring
Riya Bhattacharjee Megha Mini's cousin sister who lived with her husband in Mumbai Recurring
Rohit Bhardwaj Adil Megha's husband Recurring
Nikhita Chopra Nitya a journalist who was Danny's best friend and killed by Vixy and Viraat Guest Main
Vineet Sharma Inspector Mohan Kamble a sincere police officer who always stands and supports Mini Recurring
Joy Sengupta Shridhar Tech Sky Ltd. company MD Recurring
Nitesh Kumar Vinay Mini's colleague at Tech Sky Ltd. company Recurring
Sandeep Dhabale Mukund Recurring
Sidhhaarth Dhanda Ashish Recurring
Tamara D’souza Asha a yoga trainer who is Mini's other roommate Recurring
Ankur Rathee Abhiraj Mukherjee Mini's ex-fiance who arranged by her parents also he started one-sidedly loved her Recurring
Darshana Banik Tista Roy a software engineer also a hacker who works in Tech Sky Ltd. company and Mini's best friend also Ekansh's fiancee who suddenly dead due to cancer Main
Abhinav Sharma Viraat Dead Defey's creator, (a dark web; sexual game) who was doing an illegal business. then returned through Séance session at Solace to revenge against Mini Main
Ambika Nayak Vixy Viraat's stepsister who is also a partner in Dark Defey and one-sidedly loved her brother then killed herself Main
Suchitra Pillai[citation needed] KD Maa A head in Séance session at Solace who was doing an illegal business Main
Vibhav Roy Nivaan Mini's best friend and her love interest ("The Stranger") Guest Main
Nirisha Basnett Ruhi a servant girl in Séance session at Solace, KD Maa's P.A. who took a revenge against KD Maa and one-sidedly loved Viraat Main
Vikrant Koul[5] Argho Hiya's cousin brother also Mini's new M.D. who misjudged Mini Main
Summer Jacobs Priyansha Galgotiya a participant and addicted in Dark Defey who was Viraat's love interest and later became good friend to Mini Main
Om Kanojiya Chotu Mini's student Recurring
Tulsi Prajapati Reena Recurring
Tanishka Vishe Ratna A girl who was helped by Mini from rapist Recurring
Sanya Bansal Pooja Mini's collegemate Recurring Recurring
Tanvi Shinde Hiya Chowdhury Mini's collegemate who killed herself by hanging Recurring Main
Subha Rajput Advika a paralyzed girl, Nivaan's wife Recurring
Sanjay Gurbaxani Manick Dutta a hypnotist who is Mr. Banerjee's best friend Recurring
Abhishek Sharma Abhay Singhania a participant and addicted in Dark Defey who was Nitya's ex-boyfriend Recurring

Release

The official trailer of the web series was launched on 26 September 2019, by MX Player on YouTube and the show was available for free streaming on MX Player from 1 October 2019. For the second season, trailer was released on 17 February 2021[6] and the series was released on 26 February 2021 on MX Player.

Awards

Won at E4m Play Awards 2020 - Best Thriller / Horror Show on Web - Bronze

References

  1. ^ "Hello Mini Web Series Review".
  2. ^ "'Hello Mini' Review: Erotic Thriller That Is Much More Erotic Than Thrilling". India West. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  3. ^ "Anuja Joshi Of 'Hello Mini' Fame Works Her Magic In These Photos, Check Them Out". News18. 29 January 2021. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  4. ^ "Actor Anuja Joshi is excited about the season 2 of Hello Mini". Tribuneindia News Service. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
  5. ^ "Hello Mini Season 3 actor Vikrant Koul: Playing Argho was immensely satisfying". Mid Day. 5 May 2021. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
  6. ^ "MX Player drops the trailer of the highly anticipated 'Hello Mini 2' and this time, the dare is to stay alive - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 27 February 2021.