Review By Kamal K
Dharavi Bank is a twisted tale of politics, corruption, crime and revenge. Shetty as Thalaivan resembles Southern megastar Rajinikanth. Vivek Oberoi has played a police officer in the past, but his transformation for this role is praise-worthy.
Director Samit Kakkad has juxtaposed Dharavi's slums with the grandeur of Mumbai's skyscrapers, 5-star hotels and farmhouses. Dharavi Bank exposes the dark side of politics and its strong connections with the underworld. It is not just a single story but many sub-plots threaded into a single story.
But is that enough to grab the audience's attention? As previously stated, it is a twisted tale, but the twists are predictable. The series does not offer anything new, and things start to go down after the first few episodes. Overall, if you are a Suniel Shetty or Vivek Oberoi fan, you will enjoy their performance in the series, but it is a tale as old as time for the rest of us. Dharavi Bank sorely lacks the sort of narrative reserves that can fuel a compelling thriller. The assets at its disposal are anything but high-yielding instruments.
Dharavi Bank is a twisted tale of politics, corruption, crime and revenge. Shetty as Thalaivan resembles Southern megastar Rajinikanth. Vivek Oberoi has played a police officer in the past, but his transformation for this role is praise-worthy.
Director Samit Kakkad has juxtaposed Dharavi's slums with the grandeur of Mumbai's skyscrapers, 5-star hotels and farmhouses. Dharavi Bank exposes the dark side of politics and its strong connections with the underworld. It is not just a single story but many sub-plots threaded into a single story.
But is that enough to grab the audience's attention? As previously stated, it is a twisted tale, but the twists are predictable. The series does not offer anything new, and things start to go down after the first few episodes. Overall, if you are a Suniel Shetty or Vivek Oberoi fan, you will enjoy their performance in the series, but it is a tale as old as time for the rest of us. Dharavi Bank sorely lacks the sort of narrative reserves that can fuel a compelling thriller. The assets at its disposal are anything but high-yielding instruments.