'The Gone Game' is set in the current time and the central characters are grappling with the onslaught of the pandemic. It chronicles the trials and tribulations of a family towards the end of March and early April 2020 when everything was on hold due to the sudden announcement of national lockdown. Gujral family was also scattered and stuck in different cities, for instance, Sahil's father Rajeev Gujral (Sanjay Kapoor) resides in Delhi and his mother Suneeta Gujral (Rukhsar Rehman) was stuck in Lucknow, his sister Amara Gujral was in Bangalore and wife Suhani Kapoor Gujral (Shriya Pilgaonkar) was in Mumbai, staying with him but in different rooms as Sahil was quarantined. Their emotions of being so helpless that they can't be together in such tragic times were perfectly captured. But, a lot of emphasis was given to the pandemic itself and on the neighbour's reaction than the actual plot revolving around Sahil's mysterious death.
Directed by Nikhil Nagesh Bhat, 'The Gone Game' is a mini series of four episodes, each of which is approximately 28 minutes long. The story stays honest in its intention of using Covid-19 crisis as one of the main plot drivers. The series kick starts with Sahil's condition and visible symptoms of being corona positive. However, later episodes try to showcase multiple threads, and the plot line gets messier with each episode.
Co-written by Mautik Tolia, Nikhil Nagesh Bhat and Ayesha Syed, the series falls prey to penning predictable twists-and-turns and all our guesses land where they were supposed to. The parallel tracks that include Rajeev being blackmailed by Advocate Choudhary (Dibyendu Bhattacharya) and Dr. Prateek Jindal's (Indraneil Sengupta) involvement with Amara, are not detailed enough.
After decades, Sanjay Kapoor is seen in the lead role and he perfectly slips into the shoes of Rajeev, a protective father, who will not leave any stone unturned to find the reality behind his son's death. Shweta Tripathi Sharma is convincing as Amara and with her prominent screen time, she makes us go through all the emotions with the character. She also does a great job being the viewer's eyes and ears in this murder mystery. Even Shriya Pilgaonkar aka known social media influencer is delightful as Suhani. Supporting casts Arjun Mathur, Rukhsar Rehman and Indraneil Sengupta lend good support in the ongoing events.
He Gone Game is an effective attempt at experimental cinema.
Directed by Nikhil Nagesh Bhat, 'The Gone Game' is a mini series of four episodes, each of which is approximately 28 minutes long. The story stays honest in its intention of using Covid-19 crisis as one of the main plot drivers. The series kick starts with Sahil's condition and visible symptoms of being corona positive. However, later episodes try to showcase multiple threads, and the plot line gets messier with each episode.
Co-written by Mautik Tolia, Nikhil Nagesh Bhat and Ayesha Syed, the series falls prey to penning predictable twists-and-turns and all our guesses land where they were supposed to. The parallel tracks that include Rajeev being blackmailed by Advocate Choudhary (Dibyendu Bhattacharya) and Dr. Prateek Jindal's (Indraneil Sengupta) involvement with Amara, are not detailed enough.
After decades, Sanjay Kapoor is seen in the lead role and he perfectly slips into the shoes of Rajeev, a protective father, who will not leave any stone unturned to find the reality behind his son's death. Shweta Tripathi Sharma is convincing as Amara and with her prominent screen time, she makes us go through all the emotions with the character. She also does a great job being the viewer's eyes and ears in this murder mystery. Even Shriya Pilgaonkar aka known social media influencer is delightful as Suhani. Supporting casts Arjun Mathur, Rukhsar Rehman and Indraneil Sengupta lend good support in the ongoing events.
He Gone Game is an effective attempt at experimental cinema.