Paurashpur is an Indian Hindi-language fictional historical period original web series which was streamed on ALTBalaji and ZEE5. The web series is conceptualised by Baljit Singh Chaddha, directed by Sachindra Vats and produced by Sachin Mohite under the production company named as Jaasvand Entertainment. It stars Annu Kapoor, Milind Soman, Shilpa Shinde and Shaheer Sheikh. The series was released on 29 December 2020. The series received a mostly mixed critical reception, with reviewers criticising the show's writing and overuse of sexual content. Cast Annu Kapoor as Bhadrapratap Singh Milind Soman as Boris (role of a transgender person) Shilpa Shinde as Queen Meerawati Shaheer Sheikh as Veer Singh Flora Saini as Nayantara Aditya Lal as Prince Ranveer Anant Joshi as Prince Aditya Sahil Salathia as Bhanu Poulomi Das as Kala Kashish Rai as Kusumlata Ashmita Bakshi as Umanglata Episodes list Release and marketing On 15 October 2020, ALTBalaji announced about the web series and it has released on 29 December 2020. The web series logo was launched on 2 December 2020 on ALTBalaji's official Instagram profile with 16 different Indian languages. Teaser was launched on 6 December 2020. Critical Reception Archika Khurana of The Times of India has given 2/5 stars stating that the plot unfolds to draw out the state of women in society and addresses some significant issues like patriarchy, gender politics and power. However, it ends up being a tedious watch due to its weak endeavour. Directed by Shachindra Vats, this seven-part series bought together many ingredients—good setup, great casting, and strong background score— but the final dish turns out to be not-so-inviting. Anvita Singh of The Indian Express criticise that "The script is abysmal, and the dialogues are just plain bad. It is a groundbreaking epic drama about lust, revenge and patriarchy. However, it comes across as soft porn. There are unnecessary sex scenes, which, by the way, have not been shot aesthetically." Gautam Batra of Koimoi has given 1/5 star to this web series stating that "The makers have tried to titillate their viewers with erotic scenes but they are forgettable. A concept like this needed labour of love from the writers because the story has a huge scope and is promising. There are several elements of the storyline which need to reach the audience. There are too many loose ends and so much half-hearted work." 123telugu has criticised the web series with 2.25/5 stars. They