# It's Not That Simple > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/It's_Not_That_Simple > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/It's_Not_That_Simple.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/It's_Not_That_Simple > Source revision: 1281076309 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Comedy-drama web series For the Invincible episode, see [It's Not That Simple (Invincible)](/source/It's_Not_That_Simple_(Invincible)). It's Not That Simple Genre Comedy Drama Written by Danish Aslam Charudutt Acharya Directed by Danish Aslam Starring Akshay Oberoi Vivan Bhatena Karan Veer Mehra Swara Bhaskar Sumeet Vyas Purab Kohli Manasi Rachh Neha Chauhan Rohan Shah Devika Vatsa Country of origin India Original language Hindi No. of seasons 2 Production Producers Vaibhav Modi Tabassum Modi Production company Victor Tango Entertainment Pvt. Ltd. Original release Release 21 October 2016 (2016-10-21) – 14 December 2018 (2018-12-14) ***It's Not That Simple*** is a 2016 Indian [comedy-drama](/source/Comedy_drama) web series starring [Akshay Oberoi](/source/Akshay_Oberoi), [Vivan Bhatena](/source/Vivan_Bhatena), [Karan Veer Mehra](/source/Karan_Veer_Mehra), [Swara Bhaskar](/source/Swara_Bhasker), [Sumeet Vyas](/source/Sumeet_Vyas), [Purab Kohli](/source/Purab_Kohli), [Manasi Rachh](/source/Manasi_Rachh), [Neha Chauhan](/source/Neha_Chauhan), [Rohan Shah](/source/Rohan_Shah) and Devika Vatsa in the lead roles.[1] It was written by Charudutt Acharya and directed by Danish Aslam. It originally premiered on [Voot](/source/Voot) on 21 October 2016.[2] Swara marked her web series debut with this and received praise for her performance.[3] ## Cast ### Main - [Akshay Oberoi](/source/Akshay_Oberoi) as Sameer - [Vivan Bhatena](/source/Vivan_Bhatena) as Rajiv - [Karan Veer Mehra](/source/Karan_Veer_Mehra) as Jayesh - [Swara Bhaskar](/source/Swara_Bhasker) as Meera - [Sumeet Vyas](/source/Sumeet_Vyas) as Dev - [Purab Kohli](/source/Purab_Kohli) as Angad - [Manasi Rachh](/source/Manasi_Rachh) as Natasha - [Neha Chauhan](/source/Neha_Chauhan) as Anika - [Rohan Shah](/source/Rohan_Shah) as Jassi - Devika Vatsa as Tani - Errol Peter Marks as Ronjoy - Ishan Mishra as Mohit - Jia Vaidya as Jhilmil - [Shobha Khote](/source/Shobha_Khote) as Ajji - [Rumana Molla](/source/Rumana_Molla) as Reha ## Episodes ### Season 1 Series Episodes Originally released 1 7 21 October 2016 (2016-10-21) 2 7 14 December 2018 (2018-12-14) No. overall No. in season Title Directed by Original release date 1 1 "Machhli Ki Aankh" Danish Aslam 21 October 2016 (2016-10-21) 2 2 "War Cry #Trolls" Danish Aslam 21 October 2016 (2016-10-21) 3 3 "Risky Chemistry" Danish Aslam 21 October 2016 (2016-10-21) 4 4 "Clash Of The Ego" Danish Aslam 21 October 2016 (2016-10-21) 5 5 "Boardroom Vs Bedroom" Danish Aslam 21 October 2016 (2016-10-21) 6 6 "Hell Hath No Furry" Danish Aslam 21 October 2016 (2016-10-21) 7 7 "Rise Of The Phoenix" Danish Aslam 21 October 2016 (2016-10-21) ### Season 2 No. overall No. in season Title Directed by Original release date 1 1 "Season Premiere" Danish Aslam 14 December 2018 (2018-12-14) 2 2 "TwitterWar: Mira vs Angad" Danish Aslam 14 December 2018 (2018-12-14) 3 3 "4 kisses, 1 party and a 30-sec pitch" Danish Aslam 14 December 2018 (2018-12-14) 4 4 "Man vs Woman: The ego tussle" Danish Aslam 14 December 2018 (2018-12-14) 5 5 "The wounded tigress" Danish Aslam 14 December 2018 (2018-12-14) 6 6 "Kaun sahi kaun galat" Danish Aslam 14 December 2018 (2018-12-14) 7 7 "Sher ki sawari" Danish Aslam 14 December 2018 (2018-12-14) ## Release The series was announced to consist of 7 episodes as part of the first season on 6 October 2016 and started airing on [Voot](/source/Voot) on 21 October 2016. It was written by Charudutt Acharya.[4] The second season was announced by Voot on 30 August 2018 along with 16 other new original series.[5] ## Reception ### Season 2 reviews The series received mixed responses from critics. It was praised for its performances by [Swara Bhaskar](/source/Swara_Bhasker) and [Sumeet Vyas](/source/Sumeet_Vyas) while it was criticised by some for its story. Sreehari Nair of *[Rediff.com](/source/Rediff.com)* gave 2 stars, criticizing its plot while praising the performance of the cast "What holds the show together is the cast; performers who frequently rise above their stodgy lines to bring something personal to the table." She added "*It's Not That Simple* is, at its core, a speeded-up, foul-mouthed version of shows like *Shanti* and *[Swabhimaan](/source/Swabhimaan)* -- those [Doordarshan](/source/Doordarshan) soaps where business magnates had secrets that only their slavish butlers knew about."[6] Soumya Rao of *[Scroll.in](/source/Scroll.in)* mentioned "Strong performances come to the rescue when the dialogue and plot fall flat. The surface-scratching observations about gender bias and stereotypes are complemented by a couple of genuinely strong moments."[7] A reviewer for *Firstpost* said "Performance wise, *It's Not That Simple* season 2 earns brownie points. Vivan oscillates perfectly between the obsessive friend and repulsed, homophobic lover. Sumeet is unsurprisingly on point. His predatory nature is well-fleshed out, all the while keeping it understated. Swara Bhasker does justice to a role tailor-made for her"[8] *[The Indian Express](/source/The_Indian_Express)* gave 3 stars, saying "the focus here is on Swara who looks svelte and gives her character a heft and heave that never seem manufactured. Some of the dialogues do sound like bumper sticker wisdom and WhatsApp forwards."[9] ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Swara Bhasker Is Excited About It's Not That Simple Season 2!"](https://www.koimoi.com/bollywood-news/swara-bhasker-is-excited-about-its-not-that-simple-season-2/). *Koimoi*. 6 December 2018. Retrieved 20 September 2022. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-:0_2-0)** ["Unhappy marriage or perfect affair? It's not that simple - Times of India"](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/unhappy-marriage-or-perfect-affair-its-not-that-simple/articleshow/54696027.cms). *The Times of India*. 6 October 2016. Retrieved 20 September 2022. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Swara Bhaskar's web series 'It's Not That Simple' to have a second season"](https://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-swara-bhaskar-s-web-series-it-s-not-that-simple-to-have-a-second-season-2406714). *DNA India*. Retrieved 20 September 2022. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["VOOT launches all-new web series, 'IT'S NOT THAT SIMPLE'"](https://www.adgully.com/voot-launches-all-new-web-series-it-s-not-that-simple-69152.html). *www.adgully.com*. 6 October 2016. Retrieved 20 September 2022. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Voot Announces 17 New Originals, International Expansion"](https://gadgets360.com/entertainment/news/voot-17-new-originals-javed-akhtar-international-expansion-uk-viacom18-1908865). *Gadgets 360*. 30 August 2018. Retrieved 20 September 2022. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** Nair, Sreehari. ["It's Not That Simple: Foul-mouthed Soap Opera"](https://www.rediff.com/movies/review/its-not-that-simple-foul-mouthed-soap-opera/20181218.htm). *Rediff*. Retrieved 24 September 2022. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** Rao, Soumya (24 December 2018). ["More men and more problems in season two of web series 'It's Not That Simple'"](https://scroll.in/reel/906731/more-men-and-more-problems-in-season-two-of-web-series-its-not-that-simple). *Scroll.in*. Retrieved 24 September 2022. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ["It's Not That Simple season 2 review: Swara Bhasker does justice to a role tailor-made for her"](https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/its-not-that-simple-season-2-review-swara-bhasker-does-justice-to-a-role-tailor-made-for-her-5878271.html). *Firstpost*. 11 January 2019. Retrieved 24 September 2022. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** ["'It's Not That Simple' season 2 review: This Swara Bhasker-starrer not that complicated"](https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/hindi/2018/dec/20/its-not-that-simple-web-series-season-2-this-swara-bhasker-starrer-not-that-complicated-1914248.html). *The New Indian Express*. 20 December 2018. Retrieved 26 September 2022. ## External links - [*It's Not That Simple*](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6132872/) at [IMDb](/source/IMDb_(identifier)) --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [It's Not That Simple](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/It's_Not_That_Simple) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/It's_Not_That_Simple?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.