Annu Kapoor to star in Amazon Prime Video series Crash Course

Amazon Prime Video announced its next series today with a poster featuring Annu Kapoor. Titled Crash Course, the series is about two warring coaching institutes and the effect it has on the students who are preparing for their exams. It also revolves around the expectations of their families.

The 10-episode show revolves around eight students and friendship, love, heartbreak and peer pressure. The show has been created by Manish Hariprasad, directed by Vijay Maurya and produced by Owlet Films. The series also stars Bhanu Uday, Udit Arora, Pranay Pachauri and Bidita Bag alongside eight new faces.

Speaking about the announcement of the upcoming series, Aparna Purohit, head of India originals, Amazon Prime Video, said, “Crash Course is a bittersweet coming-of-age story that will resonate with all audiences across different geographies and age groups. Each one of us has been a student at some point in our life and Crash Course is filled with moments that will take our customers back to their days of being a student.

"The series has been created by Manish Hariprasad and brilliantly directed by Vijay Maurya. It features spectacular performances by a young new cast and the inimitable Annu Kapoor will see in a never-seen-before avatar. Crash Course is a sincere and relatable story of student life when you are dealing with fiercely competitive entrance exams, struggling to live on your own, negotiating with friendship, discovering love and are just forced to grow up.”

The show will be streamed from 5 August onwards.