Web series are gradually overpowering television
shows and even movies these days.
Audiences are anxiously waiting for the second
installments of hit web series’ like Sacred
games, Mirzapur, Breathe, Inside edge, and
the list goes on.
But apart from these, we have some other breathtaking
web series from the thriller genre that have
impressed the audiences with the acting, content
and storyline.
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Today, we are giving our reviews for 5 Most
Popular Thriller Web Series among Indian masses.
A word of caution from our side.
This video might contain some spoilers about
the web series featured.
5 Hostages
Hotstar Special's latest release ‘Hostages’
is the story of a renowned surgeon Dr Mira
Hotstar Special's latest release ‘Hostages’
is the story of a renowned surgeon Dr Mira
Anand who is set to operate on the chief minister.
Due to this her family is held hostage by
4 masked men who want her to kill the CM.
Directed by veteran filmmaker Sudhir Mishra,
Hostages stars Tisca Chopra, Ronit Roy, Parvin
Dabas, Dalip Tahil and many more renowned
actors in pivotal roles.
The ten-episode series is an adaptation of
a popular Israeli series by the same name.
Tisca Chopra is brilliant in her part of a
skillful and dedicated doctor.
Ronit Roy plays SP Prithvi Singh, who is very
loyal to his service yet he behaves cold-hearted
and threatens Dr. Anand to kill her family.
Surya Sharma who plays Prince in the series
is also quite impressive.
All other actors have done justice to whatever
characters they have.
Mira Anand's family might seem to be a normal
family but there is nothing normal about it.
Every character in the series has a hidden
side of their life and maybe this is where
the makers goofed up.
As a viewer one gets confused with so many
sub-plots that one can't focus on what is
happening around it.
In our opinion, Hostages can’t be completely
ignored as a thriller.
Binge-watchers might want to watch the entire
series at a stretch but the end might be a
bit disappointing as it concludes with a few
unanswered questions.
4 Untouchables
The 2018 drama-thriller ‘Untouchables’
is the debut directorial of Vikram Bhatt’s
daughter Krishna Bhatt.
The 15 episode series is based on a real life
girl by the name of Amanda Knox, an American
writer.
The story revolves around a surgeon-intern,
Natasha Narang who moonlights as an escort
due to poor financial conditions.
However, one morning she finds her client
Jayant Kalyan, a Pharmaceutical baron dead.
Natasha is quickly picked up by the cops,
as predicted by Akash Arya, a once successful
lawyer who had quit the profession 10 years
back but volunteers to take up Natasha’s
case as her brother Nikhil is his longtime
employee.
The series is all about how Natasha and her
lawyer try to save her from a death sentence.
Talking about the performances, Sreejita De
as Natasha shows sparks of brilliance right
up front.
We can feel her fear at many places in the
episodes.
Vikram Bhatt has excellently portrayed the
character of Akash Arya despite being a director
and has proved that he can try acting too.
Anirudh Dave as Nikhil Narang goes a little
over the top at some points.
What didn’t go down well is the over dramatic
portrayal of events which makes it look more
like a daily soap than a web series.
Right from the dialogues to the background
score, everything gives it a regular tv serial feel.
All in all, the series is a good ensemble
of drama, thrill and suspense with strong
opinionated characters.
The dialogues are impeccable, and it is worth
a watch.
But viewers who like rustic and rough web
content full of abusive language and action
might not like it.
3 Criminal Justice
Yet another hotstar presentation, Tigmanshu
Dhulia’s ‘Criminal Justice’ is an official
adaptation of BBC-produced series with the
same name.
This 10-part-series which tries to market
itself as a murder-mystery-cum-procedural-drama
has an intriguing premise: Aditya Sharma,
a college student and a cab driver one night
picks up a passenger, Sanaya Rath with whom
he becomes friends too soon and they spend
a cozy night together.
When Aditya wakes up, he finds Sanaya has
been murdered, but has no memory of it under
the influence of alcohol and drugs.
The show then splits up into two halves — one
follows the criminal trial of the incident,
while the other follows Aditya's journey in
jail.
Audiences have too much expectations because
of the names associated with the series but
they are somehow let down by the overall execution.
The performances, however, completely overshadow
this disappointment.
Vikrant Massey completely justified his character
of Aditya Sharma, a guy next door with whom
you empathize every bit.
Jackie Shroff has aced his character of Mustafa
bhai, Aditya’s Godfather in jail.
Pankaj Tripathi has played a small time lawyer
Madhav Mishra who adds the fun quotient in
the otherwise dark tale.
Well, in our opinion the makers have made
this series an over ambitious attempt to cover
more than required under one umbrella.
Viewers looking for a murder mystery are annoyed
by the portrayal of Aditya’s life in jail
and the vice-versa is also true.
To make it more complex, the show also explores
the personal problems of the lawyer Madhav
Mishra’s life which was not at all required.
The episodes are unnecessarily stretched with
each playing out for around 50 minutes.
Even though the show’s pace is inconsistent
and the suspense foreseeable, you will find
yourself thinking about it well after it is
over.
This is the power of good acting.
2 Delhi Crime
Delhi Crime, a Netflix India original, takes
us back to the investigation of the horrific
2012 Nirbhaya gangrape case that shook the
collective conscience of the entire nation.
The case was so ugly and shocking that the
role of Delhi Police could never come into
the light, and it looks like the writer and
creator Richie Mehta wanted to give the institution
some credit for their hard work.
The story revolves around the character of
Vartika Chaturvedi, DCP South Delhi who is
woken up by a disturbing call that states
a naked boy and girl are found in the middle
of the night.
While Vartika has taken up the battle, the
political pressure continues to mount and
the protests get more intense.
The series shows how all the six accused were
nabbed in a span of five days with some of
the best brains of Delhi Police at work.
Delhi Crime has some strong performances that
support the intense and gripping storyline
very well.
Abhilasha Singh who plays the role of Nirbhaya
leaves a strong impact and is successful in
making viewers feel her pain.
Shefali Shah's Vartika Chaturvedi has ample
scope for exploring different shades to her
character from an able officer, to a loving
mother.
Rajesh Tailang’s Bhupendra Singh is the
backbone of the investigation while SHO Vinod
Tiwari played by Vinod Sharawat is your quintessential
cop who comes up with a path-breaking idea.
Sandeep Bishnoi who plays Nirbhaya's friend
Akash has a brief but a crucial role in the
series.
To conclude, Delhi Crime might be the edge-of-the-seat
watch you are looking for, but it's difficult
to binge-watch it because of its sheer darkness
and lack of light moments.
The show ends at a point that leaves viewers
uncomfortable rather than satisfied.
Well, the fact is there couldn't have been
a perfect end to this crime tale.
1 Apharan
AltBalaji has offered a vivid collection of
web series.
Some stand out, some don’t.
Their first venture into crime thrillers ‘Apaharan’
is an explosive entertainer.
Writer Mohinder Pratap Singh weaves an interesting
story of 12 episodes and director Sanjay Batra
brings it to screen well.
Arunoday Singh plays a disgraced cop Rudra
who is arrested on corruption charges.
When he gets released from jail he is cash-strapped
and battling his unemployment.
A mysterious woman Madhu played by Mahie Gill
approaches him with an offer of Kidnapping.
As the plot advances, a series of lies unfold
and Rudra realizes that he is now a part of
a deadly conspiracy.
Varun Badola and Sanjay Batra have put up
their best performances as antagonists.
What really sets the series apart are the
strong female characters.
Mahie Gill does a good job of adding the mystique
to the story as Madhu.
Nidhi Singh, who plays the unfaithful wife
to Rudra is the core of the series.
Another character that stands out is the kidnap
victim Anusha, played by Monica Chaudhary.
Apaharan clings to the formula of 70’s movies
that had plot twists every now and then and
a crisp climax.
To ALTBalaji’s credit, it has created an
imminently watchable web series with good
performances and a unique, if not very original
screenplay and story.
So, these were our honest reviews for 5 most-watched
thriller web series in India.
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