A new investigative crime thriller series is releasing on ZEE5 via OTTplay Premium on June 6. Ahead of it, here are 5 reasons why the thriller series should be on your watchlist!
Chhal Kapat - The Deception
Last Updated: 08.28 PM, Jun 04, 2025
ZEE5 is releasing yet another gripping investigative thriller series, Chhal Kapat - The Deception, on June 6. The series will be available for streaming on OTTplay Premium as well. Starring Shriya Pilgaonkar as a police officer, the plot revolves around a murder just before a wedding. As the release date is near, here are 5 reasons why Chhal Kapat - The Deception should be on your watchlist!
The story revolves around a wedding ceremony in Burhanpur that takes a dark turn with a mysterious death, triggering a high-level investigation. The trailer shows a murder happening just before a wedding takes place, and the investigation begins around that.
ZEE5 has been producing several psychological thrillers for ages, and these movies or shows are not only in Hindi but also Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, and many other languages. One such series is Chhal Kapat - The Deception. This series delves deeply into the characters' hidden emotions and complexities, exploring the dark undercurrents of a seemingly joyful moment, highlighting a psychological setting in the thriller.
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As per the trailer, the cast looks promising. It features Shriya Pilgaonkar, Kamya Ahlawat, Ragini Dwivedi, Tuhina Das, Yahhve Sharma, Pranay Pachauri, Smaran Sahu, and Anuj Sachdeva. The series is directed by Ajay Bhuyan and produced by Juggernaut Productions.
In the trailer, Shriya Pilgaonkar's character of Inspector Devika is highlighted, with the show emphasising her sharp and morally complex character. Talking about her role, the actress said, “My character Devika Rathore isn’t just an officer; she is someone haunted by a dark past, which, in turn, sharpens her investigative instincts. She sees what others might miss, not in spite of her past, but because of it."
In an exclusive interview with OTTplay, Ragini Dwivedi revealed that there are 9 suspects in the series, but the main story revolves around four friends and she plays one of them. The actress said, “It’s basically a story of four friends and follows events that occur at a destination wedding, including a murder. The narrative is all about how it happened and eventually leads to the who with a lot of twists and turns along the way. There are 9 suspects eventually, but the main story revolves around these four friends and I play one of them."
Chhal Kapat - The Deception releases on ZEE5 via OTTplay Premium on June 6, 2025.