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Mostly all the shows made by the TVF group (Biswapati/ Golani and Saxena) have been so spot on with direction, unique concepts and unpretentiousness. Kaala Paani is no different when it comes to its intentions and concept. It starts off well but I was left confused when they randomly killed Mona Singh's character in the very first episode. She clearly deserved more screen time. As the show progresses it slowly becomes a tiresome experience with so many characters, unnecessary back stories and lot of overacting. The guy who played Santosh was so annoying and in fact that whole sub plot was so irrelevant and unnecessary. They could have finished the series in four or five episodes with better editing and by doing away with these innumerable sub plots.

I'm surprised to see so many 4+ ratings for this awful movie. It's a total waste of time. There is no story line, just a drab, illogical chase that seems to go on forever with unnecessary gore, flashbacks and even songs! Ajay devgn and Tabu are just playing the same characters that they've been doing for the past 20 odd years in the industry - the hard nosed cop, the brooding common man with a sad backstory. Please avoid this movie...it's long and torturous to watch. I walked out with half an hour to spare!

It's an utter waste of time. The makers of the movie seem to believe that showing unnecessary gore and bloodshed makes for a good horror movie. The plot is paper thin and predictable - in the first half an hour of the movie one can probably guess where the story is headed. But the execution is even more pathetic. Almost all the characters are unlikeable - so the audience doesn't feel for anyone really. Strictly avoidable movie.

First of all, it's not a horror - at best can be called a period social drama. It just uses the folk legend of the 'dayan/chudail' theme as a part of its story. The story is okayish - nothing that the audiences have not seen so far - havelis, debauchery of the landlord/ Thakurs, an idealistic 'England-return' barrister, greedy and conniving Bhabhis, and of course badi haveli ke bade raaz. I read a couple of reviews comparing the movie with Rabindranath Tagore's works which I found laughable. Here's one of the reasons why - the makers have used expressions like Thakur moshai, but strangely, the devar always addresses his brothers wife as Bhabhi and not Boudi which is the correct expression. Nor does she call him Thakur Po which is the way it should be. Attention to detail is clearly missing. The story is lazily paced, there are many moments when you lose interest and wonder how much of the movie is actually left to be watched. The red light used liberally throughout the movie is annoying and hurts the eye - doesn't really look aesthetically appealing. There are no thrills whatsoever, let alone scary moments in the movie. Some scenes are quite disturbing and way too elaborately shot. I had very high expectations from the movie and perhaps that's why I found it pretty disappointing.

One of the worst Pakistani dramas I've ever watched. It has such poorly developed characters - the male protagonist is a confused jerk who just can't make up his mind. The female characters are portrayed as wicked, scheming and conniving - their only aim seems to be making the poor victim girl suffer. The dialogues and situations are cringeworthy and shocking at times. I've watched quite a few Pakistanis dramas in the past and this by far is the worst. I was surprised to see such a below par show because Pakistani dramas are known to have a strong story line and good direction. Thora sa Haq is an absolute waste of time and by the end the story drags so much, beating around the bush the audience just doesn't care what happens to the protagonists!!