I started watching this series only for Manoj Bajpayee and he is the only worthy face in it. To be honest, the first 3 episodes are very nice but after that it traces a cliched line of a clerk-like pratagonist doing James Bond level stuff so much as going undercover to Pak helping US capture a Top US Wanted terrorist. I mean, Come on !!
Important : Every episode ends with a tagline "inspired by news headlines" and i feel the headlines have been chosen by the makers as per their own political leanings as the series felt politically motivated where dreaded terrorists are humanised as victims who chose the path to terror due to losing family members in 2002 Riots or by Army in kashmir. While NIA, Army and police as brutal as institutional oppressors with some exceptions. Cow violence, though a grave matter, are heavily exaggerated as the official policy of the government cause of radicalisation among muslim youth whreas in actual there has not been a single instance of such radicalisation (remember the series claims to be inspired from real events). This is demonising the muslims as well as "Revenge seekers" who kill innocent 'kaafirs' (word used multiple times in the series).
Army has been shown as oppressor in kashmir who 'rule' and brutalize innocent civilians without the nuances of the actual happenings and violence from both the sides. Cross border terrorism has also been shown to be done by some non-state actors while the Pak govt tries to help India by stopping them, which again is a lie.
The above can be clubbed under 'artistic freedom' but not when the makers claim to have been "inspired by news headlines"
All in all, a series that could have been much much better if not for cliched "Gas/nuclear attack" being planned by the antagonists and an Uncle type 'Field Agent' who at one time sits like a clerk in a cubicle and next moment is fighting terrorists in Kashmir and Balochistan.
5 Stars for cinematography, Camera work, and some never seen before scenes from Kashmir, occassional wit and humour and of course Manoj Bajpayee.
Important : Every episode ends with a tagline "inspired by news headlines" and i feel the headlines have been chosen by the makers as per their own political leanings as the series felt politically motivated where dreaded terrorists are humanised as victims who chose the path to terror due to losing family members in 2002 Riots or by Army in kashmir. While NIA, Army and police as brutal as institutional oppressors with some exceptions. Cow violence, though a grave matter, are heavily exaggerated as the official policy of the government cause of radicalisation among muslim youth whreas in actual there has not been a single instance of such radicalisation (remember the series claims to be inspired from real events). This is demonising the muslims as well as "Revenge seekers" who kill innocent 'kaafirs' (word used multiple times in the series).
Army has been shown as oppressor in kashmir who 'rule' and brutalize innocent civilians without the nuances of the actual happenings and violence from both the sides. Cross border terrorism has also been shown to be done by some non-state actors while the Pak govt tries to help India by stopping them, which again is a lie.
The above can be clubbed under 'artistic freedom' but not when the makers claim to have been "inspired by news headlines"
All in all, a series that could have been much much better if not for cliched "Gas/nuclear attack" being planned by the antagonists and an Uncle type 'Field Agent' who at one time sits like a clerk in a cubicle and next moment is fighting terrorists in Kashmir and Balochistan.
5 Stars for cinematography, Camera work, and some never seen before scenes from Kashmir, occassional wit and humour and of course Manoj Bajpayee.