Akarsh Khurana opens up on Lionsgate Play's Jugaadistan starring Sumeet Vyas, Parambrata Chatterjee, Arjun Mathur

A new OTT series titled Jugaadistan is making its way onto Lionsgate Play. The series is the second original show for the streaming platform and is directed by Akarsh Khurana, the man behind the Netflix series Mismatched. With Jugaadistan, Khurana explores the gritty aspects of the country. Sumeet Vyas, Parambrata Chatterjee, Arjun Mathur, and Rukshar Dhillon star in the Lionsgate Play series, which portrays college politics and jugaad rather than the rose-tinted spectacles through which campus capers are frequently regarded.

The show is a departure for Khurana, who previously directed the feel-good Mismatched. Talking about the same, the filmmaker told Mid-Day that while he had done youth-focused series previously, this was a unique approach. It depicts the darker side of the undergraduate years, as well as a part of Delhi that one doesn't often see on TV. 

The series looks into a variety of topics, including college politics, student dynamics, and side earnings, all of which are important in shaping people's lives during their formative years. Khurana commented that he appreciated the investigative journalism route that runs parallel to the student pranks.

After Hiccups and Hookups, Jugaadistan is the OTT platform's second Indian original for Lionsgate Play. Rohit Jain, MD, Lionsgate South Asia & Networks, shared that with Hiccups and Hookups, they investigated modern family dynamics; this time, we take a real tour of student life.

Mrinalini Khanna, VP, Originals, added that the team has depicted the innocence of growing up and the severity of making life-changing decisions.

The series is set on a vast university campus teeming with young people from all over India. Jugaadistan is bright, quirky, and energetic.

The show was earlier titled U-Special, which has now been changed to Jugaadistan.