Aasharam: Chapter 2, series kickstarted from 11th November 2020 on MX Player. This series was directed by Prakash Jha. The series is based on the original life story of the Baba Nirala of Kashipur. The show has also turned out to be a hit among the audience and the viewers. In just 2 months the show recorded 450 million streaming. The first part of the story was based on a political setup revolving around the evil acts of Kashipur Walle Baba and following that how the disciples raise their voices against him whereas the second part of the story is based on the egoistic act of Kashipur Waale Baba Nirala and how his nasty and hateful purposes were made all public.
The show features Bobby Deol who is displayed as Kashipur Waale Baba aka Monty, Aaditi Pohankar as Parmindar, Chandan Roy Samal, Tushar Pandey, Darshan Kumar, Anupriya Goenkar, and others.
In an interview, Prakash Jha had stated that in this series it seems that the characters have displayed the true parts of the people. And hence, they have successfully matched up with true sentiments linked with the story, which has resulted a hike in its viewership. He has also mentioned and expressed his gratitude to MX Player, for releasing the show in its OTT platform.
Bobby Deol has also shared his experience that how the entire team got highly nervous and curious about how to raise the storyline for season 2. He has also stated that the whole team has really worked hard for the success of this show, and they are highly overwhelmed with the amount of love and support that the viewers have expressed for this show.