The fourth season of web series “Ashram” was officially announced in June 2022. Bobby Deol’s web series Ashram 4 anticipated to release in December.
The “Ashram” web series is an Indian Hindi-language drama streaming television series created and directed by Prakash Jha.
It was released on MX Player, an Indian over-the-top media service, in August 2020. The series stars Bobby Deol in the lead role alongside an ensemble cast including Aaditi Pohankar, Chandan Roy Sanyal, Darshan Kumaar, and Anupriya Goenka, among others.
“Ashram” revolves around the story of a self-proclaimed godman named Baba Nirala, played by Bobby Deol, and his ashram (spiritual retreat). The series explores themes of faith, corruption, power, and exploitation within the context of modern-day spiritual movements in India. It delves into the dark side of religious institutions and their impact on society.
The show received mixed reviews from critics and audiences, with praise for its performances and gripping storyline, but criticism for its portrayal of certain sensitive issues and the depiction of religious institutions. Nonetheless, it garnered significant attention and sparked discussions upon its release.
Its first season was made available for streaming on OTT platform MX Player for free from 28 August 2020. The second season of the series was released on MX Player on 11 November 2020, with the third season following in June 2022, respectively.
The third season ended with a cliffhanger, leaving baba victorious and fans eagerly waiting for what comes next.
The story revolves around a godman Baba Nirala (Bobby Deol), whose followers (mostly from the disadvantaged sections of the society) has blind faith in him and will do anything that he asks of them. In reality, he is a conman who ensures that his devotees devote their wealth to him and stay attached to his ashram for life. Politicians Hukum Singh (Sachin Shroff) and incumbent CM Sundar Lal (Anil Rastogi) vie for Baba Nirala’s support in the upcoming State Legislative Assembly Elections owing to his large number of followers for their vote bank politics, which only increase after a pop singer, Tinka Singh (Adhyayan Suman) decides to conduct tours with Baba Nirala to promote his new song.
Meanwhile, SI Ujagar Singh (Darshan Kumar) is a police officer who has little interest in his job and simply follows his seniors’ orders, until he meets Dr. Natasha (Anupriya Goenka) in a case related to a skeleton found on the property of an industrial group which has good ties with Sundar Lal. Her constant pestering, along with the stubbornness of a small-time journalist Akhivendra Rathi alias Akki (Rajeev Siddhartha) encourages him to take up this case, along with his assistant senior constable Sadhu Sharma (Vikram Kocchar).
Plot of Bobby Deol web series Ashram 4
It was revealed that Pammi the wrestler from the first and second seasons is making a comeback to the Ashram. This time around, pammi will be portrayed as bride. This upcoming season promises to fulfil the anticipation of fans, hinting at the potential exposure and even arrest of Baba Nirala.
The teaser of Ashram 4 starts with Baba Nirala saying, “We are god, I have created heaven above your ears. How can you arrest God?
Bobby Deol Starrer “Ashram” controversy
In December 2020, Jodhpur Court had served a legal notice to Bobby Deol and director Prakash Jha after Karni Sena filed a case on the actor and the director for hurting their sentiments and stated that the show “is an attempt to discredit Hinduism and Ashrams”.
In October 2021, the Bajrang Dal group targeted Aashram web series sets and Prakash Jha for defaming Hindus and the entire aashram system, through his web series, whereas the sets were vandalised by the group.Director Prakash Jha stated that “They will voice their concerns, but I think about the thousands who see my project in the correct manner. It is no joke that 1.5 billion people watched it. If we say there will be no objection, it is not right.Later, Bobby Deol supported Jha and stated that the show is not about defaming anyone and as an actor nothing else matters.