Ishq Express

Ishq Express is an Indian Hindi-language romantic drama television series produced by Lockdown Shorts Studio. The series features Ritvik Sahore and Gayatri Bhardwaj.^[1] It premiered on Amazon miniTV on 23 June 2022.^[2]

Ishq Express
Release poster
Genre	Drama Romance
Screenplay by	Saurabh George Swamy, Anirudh Singh
Story by	Saurabh George Swamy
Directed by	Tanmai Rastogi, Saurabh George Swamy
Starring	Ritvik Sahore Gayatri Bhardwaj
Theme music composer	Rajarshi Sanyal
Country of origin	India
Original language	Hindi
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	3
Production
Producers	Ahab Jafri Manvendra Singh Shekhawat Satish Raj Kasireddi Wasim Chisty
Cinematography	Amit Roy
Editor	Abhishek Gupta
Camera setup	Multi-camera
Running time	30 minutes
Production company	Lockdown Shorts Studio
Original release
Network	Amazon miniTV
Release	23 June 2022 (2022-06-23)

Plot

Destiny and the Indian Railways serendipitously unite a young boy named Aarav and a lovely girl Tanya for a single night when they must briefly share a berth on an overnight trip from Mumbai to Kolkata. This train journey merely marks the commencement of their tale, as it unfolds into an intriguing narrative, transforming them from strangers into lovers.

Cast

• Ritvik Sahore as Aarav Agarwal
• Gayatri Bhardwaj as Tanya Basu

Production

The series was announced by Lockdown Shorts Studio for Amazon miniTV.^[3] Ritvik Sahore and Gayatri Bhardwaj were signed as the lead.^[1]

Soundtrack

Ishq Express
Soundtrack album by Rajarshi Sanyal
Released	2022
Genre	Soundtrack
Length	1:33
Language	Hindi
Label	Sangeet Music

The music for Ishq Express is composed by Nupoor Khedkar and Rajarshi Sanyal.^[4]

Tracklisting

No.	Title	Music	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Ek Mai Hun"	Rajarshi Sanyal	Nupoor Khedkar	1:33
Total length:				1:33

Reception

Akhila Damodaran of OTTPlay rated the series 3/5 stars.^[5] Archika Khurana of Times of india rated 3.5 out of 5 and noted that "Ishq Express’ circles around a train journey that changes the lives of two young people as they meet. The way this tale is shaped up, one would not mind boarding this train and sharing the protagonist's experience."^[6]