‘Dahan’ trailer: Tisca Chopra leads supernatural horror series
Vikrant Pawar’s nine-episode series also stars Saurabh Shukla, Jaimini Pathak and Ankur Nayyar. Out on Disney+ Hotstar on September 16.

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