Entertainment 24/7 Aarya is an Indian crime-thriller drama streaming television series on Disney+ Hotstar, co-created by Ram Madhvani and Sandeep Modi, who also directed the series, with Vinod Rawat, serving as the co-director. Produced by Madhvani under the banner Ram Madhvani Films, along with Endemol Shine Group, it stars Sushmita Sen in the titular role and is based on the Dutch drama series Penoza.[2] The series is about Aarya, an independent woman who seeks to protect her family and joins a mafia gang in order to get revenge for her husband's murder. Recently, the show has been nominated for International Emmy Awards for best Drama series. Genre Crime Thriller Drama Created by Ram Madhvani[1] Sandeep Modi Based on Penoza by Pieter Bart Korthuis Written by Season 1: Sandeep Shrivastava Anu Singh Choudhary Directed by Season 1: Ram Madhvani Sandeep Modi Vinod Rawat Starring Sushmita Sen Chandrachur Singh Namit Das Ankur Bhatia Vikas Kumar Composer Vishal Khurana Country of origin India Original language Hindi No. of seasons 2 No. of episodes 17 (list of episodes) Production Executive producers Vinod Iyer Sia Bhuyan Rhea Prabhu Nikhil Madhok Ranjana Mitra Karn Gupta Producers Ram Madhvani Amita Madhvani Endemol Shine India Cinematography Harshvir Oberai (Season 1) Sudip Sengupta (Season 2) Editors Khushboo Raj Abhimanyu Chaudhary Running time 34- 59 min Production companies Ram Madhvani Films Endemol Shine Group Distributor Star India Release Original network Hotstar Picture format 4K (Ultra HD) High dynamic range Audio format 5.1 surround sound Original release 19 June 2020 – 10 December 2021 Chronology Related shows Penoza Red Widow