Fireflies: Parth Aur Jugnu, the series on Zee5 is receiving a lot of praise for its clean and relatable content. The series is directed by national award winning Hemant Gaba, with Animesh Verma as the showrunner. Produced by Amrit Walia, it is one-of-a-kind web series that marries live-action and animation, and through tales from Indian mythology gives life lessons to misunderstood teens in an entertaining manner.
“When I heard the script first, I was eager to be part of something that has never been attempted before.” Said Varun during the press conference in the Jaipur city. Now when people are liking it so much and we are receiving such overwhelming response from everyone, I am a happy soul.” He added.
When asked if his parents have seen the show, Varun said, “in fact my whole
family has seen the show. That’s the best part that everyone can sit together and watch it without any embarrassment.”
Luke Kenny who plays a pivotal role in the series said, “I really liked the way it marries folk lore and contemporary story telling. Though it is essentially a story of teenage kids, it is also about friendship, parenthood and a coming of age tale. Kudos to the Zee5 for green lighting a series like this. It will pave way for more content that kids and parents would be able to watch and enjoy together.”
Renowned mythologist and author Devdutt Pattanaik is the script consultant of the series and American comic book writer who has worked extensively with DC and Marvel, Ron Marz is the script doctor, for this one-of-a-kind Indian fantasy drama.
The show has a talented ensemble. Besides Varun, the cast includes Meet Mukhi, seen in Sony TV Bade Achhe Lagte Hain 2, who plays Parth, Riva Arora, popular from Colors Pavitra Bhagya,Zee Dance Bangla Dance Akshat Singh and other child actors Anaya Shivan and Aekam Binjwe.
Priyanshu Chatterjee and Vineeta M Joshee play Parth parents, while Madhoo Shah is his wise grandmother. Varun, who made his Bollywood debut in Gangubai Kathiyawadi as Gangu love interest Ramnik Laal, brings in the romance with Zoya Afroz as Nyasa.