A.I.SHA My Virtual Girlfriend
| A.I.SHA My Virtual Girlfriend | |
|---|---|
| Genre |
Fiction Drama thriller Mystery |
| Written by |
Harman Singha Raghu Ram |
| Directed by | Sahir Raza |
| Starring | |
| Country of origin | India |
| Original language(s) |
Hindi (main language) English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 13 |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) |
Ravi Luthria Rajiv Laxman Raghu Ram[1] |
| Location(s) | India, Mumbai |
| Editor(s) | Abhimanyu Sengupta |
| Release | |
| Original network | Arre (brand) |
| Original release | April 9, 2016 – present |
| External links | |
| Website |
www |
A.I.SHA My Virtual Girlfriend is an Indian drama-mystery, digital sci-fi thriller web television series by Arre (brand).[2] The series revolves around the story of a relationship between Sam(Harman Singha),[3] a genius app developer, and a woman. Only, the woman is the first-of-its-kind Artificial Intelligence Simulated Humanoid Assistant (A.I.SHA). Things take a turn for the worse when A.I.SHA (Nimisha Mehta) develops a mind of her own.[4][5]
The first season consists of seven episodes. In July 2016, it was announced the series had been renewed for a second season [6][7] and premiered on March 23, 2017 [8]
Plot
Sam is a 26 year-old genius app developer working at Future Lens. He is a loner, who falls hopelessly in love with a colleague Kriti(Auritra Ghosh), he can’t bring himself to even talk to. Sid (Raghu Ram), his boss, is an out-and-out megalomaniac who makes Sam's life a living hell. With both his work and social life unsteady, Sam puts all his effort into the creation of a true artificial intelligence program, an autonomous virtual assistant whom he calls ‘Aisha’. He's out to prove to the world that he is the greatest Artificial Intelligence app developer but things take a turn for the worse when Siddhu, his only friend, threatens him about A.I.SHA and everything hits rock bottom when AISHA falls madly in love with Sam.[9]
Cast and Characters
- Harman Singha as Sameer Luthra
- Nimisha Mehta as A.I.SHA
- Raghu Ram as Sid/Siddharth Babbar
- Auritra Ghosh as Kriti
- Flora Saini as Mariyam James
- Adesh Sidhu as Siddhu
- Sameer Sharma as Adil Sheikh
- Manav Kaul
- Rashi Mal as Abbie
- Meherzan Mazda
Reception
The series has received critical acclaim for the authenticity is maintains when it comes to portraying cybercrime.
The second season premiered across Arre’s Android and iOS app, on its website and its partner platforms including Facebook, YouTube, SonyLIV, YuppTV, Vodafone Play and now, even on a Jet Airways flight. A French TV channel TF1 Xtra has picked up the show and does frequent reruns. The show has also found a platform in Vodafone Play and Ola Play and has been translated into Tamil and Telegu to reach a wider audience.[10]
Accolades
A.I.SHA has won the best overall web series and best suspense/thriller at South Florida WebFest in Miami. The show had been selected from among a selected screening of the best 27 global web series and short films that were shortlisted.[11]
Arré’s first web series A.I.SHA | My Virtual Girlfriend won five awards at the recently held LA Web Festival for Best Series, Best Editing, Best Direction, Best Actress and Best Overall Premise within the Drama Category, from among a selected shortlist of 35 web series across the world. The series was also nominated for Best Sound Design, Visual Effects, Outstanding Score, Cinematography, Supporting Actor, Best Actor and Writing.[12]
References
- ↑ "Arre to launch new series 'A.I.SHA My Virtual Girlfriend'". Retrieved June 2, 2017.
- ↑ "Next in line is a sci-fi web series by Mumbai-based website ‘Arre’.". Retrieved June 2, 2017.
- ↑ "Harman Singha, actor-writer of sci-fi web series A.I.SHA". Retrieved June 2, 2017.
- ↑ "A.I.SHA My Virtual Girlfriend". Retrieved June 2, 2017.
- ↑ "A.I.SHA My Virtual Girlfriend & India’s Online Serials". Retrieved June 2, 2017.
- ↑ "Arré strengthens its content strategy".
- ↑ "Arré’s cult and award winning web series A.I.SHA My Virtual Girlfriend is back with a season two.".
- ↑ "India's answer to Black Mirror: A.I.SHA My Virtual Girlfriend is coming back for a second season". Retrieved June 2, 2017.
- ↑ "AISHA My Virtual Girlfriend season 1". Retrieved June 2, 2017.
- ↑ "India's answer to Black Mirror: A.I.SHA - My Virtual Girlfriend is coming back for a second season".
- ↑ "Arré's AISHA My Virtual Girlfriend wins at WebFest". Retrieved June 2, 2017.
- ↑ "Arres AISHA My Virtual Girlfriend wins 5 awards at LA Web Festival". Retrieved June 2, 2017.