24 is an Indian Hindi-language action thriller television series which aired on Colors TV, based on the American series of the same name. It aired from 4 October 2013 through 21 December 2013. It was written by Rensil D'Silva and Bhavani Iyer, directed by Abhinay Deo and Nitya Mehra, and produced by Ramesh Deo Productions.[2][3][4] Season 2 aired from 23 July 2016 to 9 October 2016.
The Hindi version of 24 is the first adaptation of the show; the India rights were acquired from Fox and 24 producer Howard Gordon by the production company of Anil Kapoor, who also plays the lead role in the adaptation.[3] In November 2011, Kapoor's production house signed a ₹ 100 crore ($20 million at the time) deal to adapt the series.[5] The show is set in Mumbai with the main set of the Anti-Terrorist Unit (ATU) being a replica of the one in the original series.[4] Bollywood actors Anupam Kher and Shabana Azmi both have cameo performances in the show.[6][7][8]
The season is directed by Abhinay Deo and Rensil D'Silva, written by Rensil D'Silva and Bhavani Iyer and is supervised by Manisha Sharma.[3] The second season aired in July 2016 to October 2016.