Overview

• Chhal Kapat: The Deception premiered on ZEE5 on June 6 after teasers in late May and a June 1 release announcement.
• The seven-episode thriller was shot in under 15 days across Burhanpur, Panchgani and Mumbai using multi-camera long takes.
• Pilgaonkar portrays Devika Rathore as a shrewd, soft-spoken investigator who relies on intuition rather than aggression.
• The storyline hinges on a murder at a destination wedding, peeling back layers of friendship, betrayal and hidden motives.
• Early audience responses praise Pilgaonkar’s layered performance but critique the plot as predictable.