Saturday, October 28, 2023

Netflix Series: Kaala Pani


Honestly, the trailers and online reviews don't do justice to the undercurrents of this series. Though it is set in the future 4-5 years ( possibly to avoid political cases etc); it is extremely relevant.


Exquisite writing, great direction and what a screenplay; absolutely no cgi, and no pricey sets.

There are no stars in this series; there are only artists. The governor, the doctor, the scientist , the businessman, the taxi driver,  the tribal , the nurse, they are all so excellently cast.


As the series starts, in the first episode you think you have it all figured out; but actually they are all jigsaw pieces, which are just waiting to come together. Ironically when they come together they create more chaos rather than when they were away.


The mysterious part is things we miss while watching the series, the characters do as well which just brings to fore- how less we pay 'Attention' to things around us.


We humans are selfish and grey.

Nature is equal for all.

We think the world is Survival of the fittest, but it's not.

And most importantly, when solving a problem, everything goes haywire, as no one is paying attention to the solution. As Mona Singh says in this series, 'The simplest solution is the correct one.' 


If you like good writing, go for this. But you should have the stomach to digest what is shown. The series is in no way gross, but it's definitely not an 'all-is-well' one.

Special mention for Amey Wagh ( Google him) . The best actor of the lot, making each scene go beyond the writing. He did the same in Asur and now here.

Mona Singh had less screen time but whatever she did was amazing.

Ashutosh Gowarikar was good. Sukant Goel is EXCELLENT!

I give this series 4/5 stars as

I cannot watch it again for sure, but it is so thought provoking that I can't stop thinking about the last 10 minutes of the ending.