Samyak Jain

Amazon Prime is lately coming up with very interesting series like Panchaayat, Upload and now with Paatal Lok. Avinash Arun and Prosit Roy has given their best from this series. It is one of the best crime thriller. Story/Screenplay A high profile journalist from leading TV channel is planned to be murdered by 4 criminals but CBI catches them before they could attempt that plan. Case is handed over to local police where Hathi Ram Chaudhary played by “Jaideep Ahlawat“ is an inspector who has been given the responsibility to solve this case of conspiracy of murder. As this is what you see in first episode, but the remaining 8 episodes are powerful , riveting and binge watch worthy. This is one of the most balance and no – nonsense series I have recently come across. I can definitely include Sacred Games, Asur and Mirzapur to be a bit too much just to titillate audience. As the story is about one crime which unfolds many different stories about different characters the screenplay is smart and makes sure that you are invested in it throughout. It has almost everything, you can call every cliched’ aspect but still it manages to be fresh and raw. You call it Muslim angle, representation, LGBTQ, Caste system, power of politics, father-son tussle, even animal love surprisingly you are with every story even if you see a rap music starts to play in a village of Punjab. Direction Please check the link about the Directors, but I must mention that both the directors Avinash Arun & Prosit Roy have given their soul to this. You see uncanny peacefulness and their are moment where you see their is something big is going to happen and the clock is ticking for that. Realism and compelling is the key for their success in this one. Others I must highlight Dialogues of the series, what a gem it has given. Dialogues are fresh, funny, unheard of and real. Camerawork is also top notch and it directly take you to the place from first scene. Background music and Rap song is really good and goes with the story line. Actors I have always loved these actors, I can be really biased. But I am genuinely telling every one is really good. I must say Jaideep Ahlawat is at his best. Jaideep Ahlawat take a bow!!! Sadly I don’t see him as many movies or series but he has done excellent job. Ishwaq Singh playing new Inspector Imran Ansari is also pretty good, Abhishekh Banerjee playing Tyagi is effective and menacing. He delivers what he should have done. Gul Panag, Vipin Sharma, Rajesh Sharma, Mairembam Ronaldo Singh do their job with utmost sincerity. You can not say any other actor could have replaced anyone. The casting has been excellent.Nevertheless I can not claim to have any reason to understand the powerful story behind this crime thriller. The way they have placed DOG in this story is amazing and master stroke.This is superb series and better than few stupid series like “Four More Shots Please” which stupidly talks about feminism. So please watch this and give these directors and actors what they deserve. Thank you Anushka Sharma’s Clean Slate production house to start their first web series with such a wonderful script. Kudos to you again!!!