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13th

Drama Hindi


13th tells the story of Ritesh, a successful venture capitalist who reunites with his maverick IIT-JEE mentor, Mohit Tyagi Sir, to help scale his visionary educational institute. The series unfolds against the backdrop of India's most gruelling academic competition and a startup culture fixated on valuations. At its heart, 13th is a deeply nostalgic, human story of a master and his pupil-bound by ambition, respect, and the lessons that shape a lifetime.

Cast:Gagan Dev Riar, Paresh Pahuja, Girija Oak, Pradnya Motghare, Abhishek Ranjan, Jai Kishan,
Director:Nishil Sheth
Writer:Sameer Mishra
Editor:Sruthy Sukumaran

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सबक सॉलिड, मगर सीरीज साधारण

Fox in morning light

Upma Singh | Navbharat Times

Thu, October 2 2025

गुरु गोविंद दोऊ खड़े काके लागू पाय, बलिहारि गुरु आपनो गोविंद दियो बताय… एक बच्चे के जीवन में गुरु का क्या स्थान होता है, यह संत कबीर दास ने इस दोहे में बखूबी बता दिया था। वाकई एक सच्चा गुरु अपने शिष्य के जीवन की दिशा बदल सकता है। एक ऐसी ही गुरु-शिष्य की जोड़ी की कहानी पर बनी है, ‘13वीं: सम लेसन्स आर नॉट टॉट इन क्लासरूम्स’वेब सीरीज। जैसा कि शीर्षक से ही साफ है कि सारे सबक क्लासरूम में नहीं सिखाए जाते, यह सीरीज इंसान को डर, असुरक्षा, ईष्या, घमंड जैसी उन कमियों से निपटना सिखाती है जो किसी किताब से नहीं सीखा जा सकता।

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Another Brick in the ‘Kota Factory’ Wall

Fox in morning light

Rahul Desai | The Hollywood Reporter India

Thu, October 2 2025

The TVF-coded drama about a former student and his mentor launching an ed-tech startup has the personality of an algorithm

Inspired by the real-life journey of educator Mohit Tyagi and his platform Competishun, 13th is a five-episode drama about a venture capitalist who quits his job to help his former mentor build an ed-tech startup. It is composed of two timelines around a decade apart: the struggle of cocky IIT-JEE aspirant Ritesh (Paresh Pahuja) under the tutelage of crowd-favourite MT Sir (Gagandev Riar) is intercut with the struggle of corporate star Ritesh teaming up with a vintage MT Sir to turn this vision into a unicorn. The protege and teacher trade roles across phases; Ritesh chooses to ‘invest’ in Mohit the way he once invested in him. The ominous-sounding title refers to the term used for students who take a drop year after their 12th to prepare for the JEE entrance exam — like Ritesh does in Kota in 2005, but also like he figuratively does after getting disillusioned with startup culture years later.

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