Kohrra is an Indian Punjabi-language crime thriller police procedural television series on Netflix created by Sudip Sharma, Gunjit Chopra, Diggi Sisodia and directed by Randeep Jha Produced under Karnesh Ssharma's Clean Slate Filmz in collaboration with Netflix, the series stars Barun Sobti, Suvinder Vicky, Harleen Sethi, Saurav Khurana, Rachel Shelley and Manish Chaudhary in lead roles. The first season of the series premiered on 15 July 2023 on Netflix. The second season of Kohrra premiered on Netflix on 11 February 2026. Mona Singh and Rannvijay Singha joined the cast of the show in the second season. The release date was announced by Netflix India, which also unveiled the first official poster for the season.
At the 2023 Filmfare OTT Awards, Kohrra received 9 nominations, including Best Drama Series and Best Director in a Drama Series (Jha), and won 5 awards, including Best Director in a Series (Critics) (Jha), Best Actor in a Drama Series (Vicky) and Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series (Sobti).
Premise
Season 1 A bridegroom is found dead in a field two days before his wedding and the police try to find the murderer.
Season 2 A woman is found dead in her brother's barn and the police try to find the murderer.
Cast
Season 1 Suvinder Vicky as Sub-inspector Balbir Singh, Police station Jagrana, Punjab Police, Nimrat's Father, Raman's Father-in-law, Golu's maternal Grandfather Barun Sobti as ASI Amarpal Jasjit Garundi, Police station Jagrana, Punjab Police, Jung's younger brother, Rajji's brother-in-law, Silky's Husband Harleen Sethi as Nimrat Kaur, Balbir's daughter, Raman's wife, Golu's mother, Karan Gill's girlfriend Vishal Handa as Tejinder 'Paul' Dhillon, an NRI, lawyer in London, Steve's son, Veera's fiancé, Liam's best friend. Ivantiy Novak as Liam Murphy, a British national, Clara's son, Paul's best friend. Rachel Shelley as Clara Murphy, Liam's mother, Steve Dhillon's family friend from UK Manish Chaudhary as Satwinder 'Steve' Dhillon, Paul's father, Manna's elder brother, Jaswinder's husband Lokesh Batta as Karan Gill, Nimrat's love interest, Samsher's Grandchild Mahabir Bhullar as Shamsher Gill, Owner of Gill Construction, Karan's Grandfather Saurav Khurana as Saakar Khurana, an Instagram rapper, Veera's ex-boyfriend Varun Badola as Maninder 'Manna' Dhillon, Steve's younger brother, Happy's father, Paul's uncle, Jassi's brother-in-law Aanand Priya as Veera Soni, Paul's fiancée, Saakar's ex-girlfriend Arjuna Bhalla as Jaswinder 'Jassi' Dhillon, Steve's wife, Paul's mother, Manna's sister-in-law Ekavali Khanna as Indira Chhabra, widow of a police informer Navdeep Chhabra Amaninder Pal Singh as Happy Dhillon, Manna's son, owner of Happy car showroom, Jagrana Zubin Mehta as Raman Singh, Nimrat's husband, Golu's Dad, Balbir's son in law Gantavya Sharma as Param 'Golu' Singh, Raman and Nimrat's son, Balbir's Grandson Dishi Duggal as Veera's mother Rakesh Singh as Veera's father Hardeep Guru as Head constable Jaggi, Police station Jagrana, Punjab police Lakha Singh as SHO Sukhpal Mangat, Police station Jagrana, Punjab police Sudeep Singh as SSP Ajeet Sikka, Punjab police Navtej Johar as Dr Paramjit Johal, Medical expert and Government Doctor Tarun Kapoor as Divorce Lawyer of Nimrat Sumit Gulati as Pramod Kumar, Private bus driver, Employee of Jarnail Transport Vikas Neb as Navdeep 'Nopi' Chabbra, an informer of SI Balbir Singh, Indira's dead husband Murari Kumar as Manoj Kumar, Mehndi artist, relative of Pramod Kumar Ekta Sodhi as Rajji Garundi, Amarpal's sister-in-law and sexual partner, Jung's wife Pardeep Singh Cheema as Jung Garundi, a farmer from Jagrana, Punjab, Amarpal's elder brother, Rajji's husband Veerpal Kaur Gill as Police Constable Satnam, Police station Jagrana, Punjab police Gaurav Grover as Harmandeep Sodhi, Crime journalist for News Channel Sadda pind 365 Muskan Arora as Silky, Amarpal's fiancée Bittu Gupta as Kinny, kabaddi player from Nakowal, Punjab, Rano's boyfriend Sneha Singh as Rano, Girl with whom Kinny was having sex in the morning in the open field near the murder site of NRI Paul Dhillon Rajinder Singh as Punjabi Journalist beaten by rod by Steve Dhillon Rohit Sharma as attendant at Gas station Narendra Thakur as Steve Dhillon's house help in India Samuel John as Shinda, Truck driver Navdeep Singh as Toti, cleaner of truck driver Shinda Neeraj Kaushik as Satish Ahuja, Drug supplier Arman Kokri as Kartik Ahuja, Satish's Son Tabish Raj as Manager at Chaska Bar Rik Dev as Waiter at Chaska Bar Deepak Arora as Manager, Happy Car Showroom, Jagrana, Punjab Mahender Singh as Kulli's Landlord Rajesh Khurana as Manager, Baba ji da pizza Inderpal Singh as Pizza delivery Guy, Baba ji da pizza Jaga Singh as Kulli, Drug dealer and delivery boy of Baba ji da pizza food cart Sukhwinder Virk as Kulli's mother Karan Chibber as Bank Manager, Induslund bank Vishipreet as Roop, Truck driver Shinda's lover Simmi as Eunuch Pooja Mani, a friend of Roop and Shinda Babita Kapoor as Shinda's wife Anmol Charan as Shinda's son Abhimanyu Yadav as Body builder at Gym, Ex-wrestling player from Punjab Suhana as Little Nimrat Kaur Akaash Shemar as Teen Paul Dhillon Lewis Baxter as Teen Liam Murphy
Season 2 Mona Singh as Sub-Inspector Dhanwant Kaur, Dalerpura Police Station, Punjab Police Barun Sobti as ASI Amarpal Jasjit Garundi, Dalerpura Police Station, Punjab Police Davinder Singh as Constable Aujla Bhupinder Kaur as Constable Harpreet Harshita Verma as Constable Gurkirat Harmandeep Singh as ASI Balkar Singh Pooja Bhamrah as Preet Bajwa, the victim whose murder was to be investigated Rannvijay Singha as Sam Bajwa, Preet’s husband Daljit Singh as Sam's father Amaira Pahuja as Nikki, Preet's daughter Zohraab Singh Rang as Juno, Preet's son Neeru Sehgal as Loveleen, Nikki and Juno's Nanny Anurag Arora as Baljinder Atwal, Preet’s brother Mandeep Kaur Ghai as Twinkle Atwal, Baljinder's wife, Preet's sister-in-law Parminder Pal Kaur as Hasimrat Atwal, Preet and Baljinder's mother Ajunee Singla as Sifat, Baljinder's daughter Shaira Handa as Mehr, Baljinder's other daughter Deepak Kumar as Karamjot, Baljinder's brother in law Gurjant Singh Marahar as Pamma, Karamjot's bouncer Pooja Pathak as Mahi Verma, Baljinder's Mistress Jasvir Kumar as Watchman Kanni, who witnessed a verbal altercation between Preet and Johnny Balwinder Bullet as Watchman Malli, whose neglect causes fire at the 'Atwal and Son's poultry farm' Rajwinder Singh Dhaliwal as Lakkha, Malli's friend Priyanka Charan as Charu, Preet's best friend Abhishek Sharma as Charu's husband Rana Ranbir as Raju Sirda Ekta Sodhi as Rajji, Garundi's sister-in-law Pardeep Singh Cheema as Jung, Gaurundi's brother Muskan Arora as Silky, Garundi's wife Amandeep Bhogal as Silky's mother Vikhyat Gulati as Johnny Malang Shashi Bhushan as Peter Malang, Johnny's father Vinod Kumar Kaushal as Harish Duggal, landlord of Johnny Malang's Studio Leela Victoria Devir Woodman as Ariel, an Israeli woman, allegedly Johnny's lover in Manali Kaguirong Gonmei as the monk in whose monastery Ariel attended a course on meditation Pradhuman Singh as Jagdish Sood, Dhanwant's husband Kabir Nanda as Nihal Sood, Dhanwant's expired son Amarjeet Singh as Kartar Arshi, worker at Jagdish's Tailor Shop Ranbeer Singh Sidhu as Ravi Sharin, Preet's lawyer Prayrak Mehta as Arun Kumar, a migrant from Jharkhand who is in search of his father Rakesh Kumar Satyakam Anand as Rakesh Kumar, a migrant bonded labour Amit Yadav as Manoj, owner of the food stall in which Arun works Deep Mandeep as Tavleen Singh, In-charge of an NGO for missing persons Swastik Bhagat as the school boy who offers candy to Rakesh Kumar Jaideep Ahlawat as the railway lineman (cameo) Sidharth Bhardwaj as SHO Aseem Khatri
Episodes
Season 1
Season 2
Production The series was officially announced in May 2023 by Netflix media press release. The first look poster of lead cast Barun Sobti and Suvinder Vicky was revealed in May 2023.
Release The first and second season were released on Netflix on 15 July 2023 and 11 February 2026 respectively.
Reception On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, Kohhra holds a rating of 100%.
Saibal Chatterjee of NDTV praised the acting performance, screenplay and direction of the show and gave 3.5 stars out of 5. He said: "The series pierces through the haze and darkness that surround a bereaved family as well as the two cops who are charged with getting to the bottom of the truth."
Shubhra Gupta of The Indian Express wrote in her review "In Sudip Sharma's dramatic, masterfully executed drama Kohrra, which is both a murder mystery and a sharp examination of contemporary Punjab and the Punjabi psyche, location and history play significant roles".
Archika Khurana of The Times of India gave 3.5 stars out of 5 and said that "The show provides a clear and conclusive end, leaving the audience satisfied. "
Shilajit Mitra of The Hindu wrote in his review, "Like Memories of Murder, Kohrra opens on a vast, verdant field. A body is discovered by the wayside. We get an exchange between a stunned young boy and a small-town cop. "
Devansh Sharma of Hindustan Times added, "This Netflix slow-burn has a good deal of surprises to offer if you can see past the "kohrra" of its fast-paced trailer and Sudip Sharma's prior work."
Accolades YearAward ceremonyCategoryNominee / WorkResult2023Filmfare OTT AwardsBest Drama SeriesKohrra Best Director in a Drama SeriesRandeep Jha Best Director in a Drama Series (Critics)Best Actor in a Drama SeriesSurvinder Vicky Best Supporting Actor in a Drama SeriesBarun Sobti Best Supporting Actress in a Drama SeriesHarleen SethiBest Original Story (Series)Gunjit Chopra, Diggi Sisodia And Sudip Sharma Best Original Screenplay (Series)Gunjit Chopra, Sudip Sharma, And Diggi Sisodia Best Cinematographer (Series)Saurabh MongaBest Editing (Series)Sanyukta Kaza
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