Adhura

It doesn't surprise rather bores. I turned it in for Ishwak and was disappointed. Well to start with the story was loosely knit, non of the characters seemed to have a connection with other. Adu was trying too hard but it created a burden on screen as none of the others where able to justify the scenic situations that the writer and director were trying too hard to create. The presence of the dean was out and out boring and dev completely a mis-cast. After having a binge watch all I can come upto is my Saturday went in vain. It failed to create any horror elements to give a freight. Seemed back to the days of Ramsay. Wish it had more to offer.

The film offers an engaging narrative but is not without its flaws and frustrations, particularly surrounding its portrayal of certain themes. The incorporation of the LGBT agenda, which appears to be omnipresent, has become a point of frustration and is overemphasized or inauthentic. Additionally, there are numerous plot inconsistencies and lapses in logic that detract from the overall experience. For instance, characters who are choked or haunted by supernatural forces seem to recover or react with an unrealistic lack of concern. This lack of response extends to other areas of the plot, such as parents' inexplicable absence from their children's lives despite alarming events, or the noticeably sparse student population within the school setting. Despite these criticisms, there are commendable aspects to acknowledge, such as the skillful performances of the young actors and some well-executed plot points. However, the overall predictability of the story and the contentious handling of the LGBT theme are dissatisfied.

The story of Adhura and even some mysteries can be predicted by just seeing the disclaimer itself. And even if the disclaimer doesn't give you a hint, the first two episodes will easily.

It all then boils down to how and who because you know what happened and why happening. So this is a horror suspense thriller where an angry spirit takes over a little boy Vedant and all we need to know is his intentions, which , for me atleast was pretty clear from just reading the disclaimer of the 1st episode. Everything dates back to 15 years ago (set presently in 2022) when something horrifying happened on the last day of the batch of 2007 students, which include Ishwak Singh and Zoa morani . This batch comes for a reunion during Vedant's time and start experiencing terror as Ishwak looks for clues to search for his missing best friend since the last day of their school.

Did I give away a bit too much despite not revealing much? Yes and no. Yes, because the last lines of my last paragraph might give you a hint about the spirit and his intentions and even what happened to him. And No, because the whodunit part was done pretty well imo.

So the main topics covered in this series is bullying and friendship. I think the friendship part is decently fleshed out and further heightened in the last episode. The bullying part is also decently fleshed out.

Since by the 2nd or 3rd episode the story and even what happened on the last day of 2007 batch becomes pretty clear, it becomes a bit of a stretch to actually reach the final episode which i felt was the best of the lot where we get to know what really happened and also what i liked was it presented some startling surprises which the series managed to hide till the end very well. Kudos there.

The last day of 2007 shown in the final episode is pretty flawed and cringy, especially the part 2 of the last day shown which was kept a secret. Let's me try explaining without giving away much. In part 2 of the Last Day, the injured bleeding victim suddenly gets up and starts walking like a fit horse like nothing happened and even starts arguing with one person (will not reveal this as this is the surprise part). I cringed at this point like how dude?? You are injured!!

Many past events are just shown through random sequences and this broke the flow often.

The horror absolutely does not work despite it being everywhere in the series. India needs to work more in this area.

One character that springs a huge surprise and is a big mystery is Rasika Duggal aka Supriya. As the series progresses, you realise she is a mysterious women and even the 7th episode makes her character further mysterious and wanting to know more about her.

The batchmates of 2007 under the scanner have pretty much caricaturish characters with not much fleshed out of them. Zoa morani is the worst of them, carrying an expressionless stern face throughout. The little boy Vedant does a good job though and so does the spirit's real character.

Overall, a okayish one time watch . Some mysteries are well kept but overall story should have been more well narrated .

The story is decent and new. Characterisation is good Cinematography is excellent.

May be based on societal issues Suspense and tension will continue till the end Great screenplay.

Fresh and innovative approaches to horror storytelling.

Unique and unexpected twists, inventive scares(no jump scares) , and creative use of cinematography and sound design Telugu dub at some point is annoying.

Sound design is Great cast Unable to maintain the horror till end Feels Kind of zombieish Expecting season 2 will do more.

Visual effects are good.

Characters are believable.

We feel fear only for some scenes.

Kind of boring. Story is just okay okay. Seriously such a boring concept. Ghost can be made more horrifying. It is a haunted web series but I did not feel horror at all. You can easily guess what the story is after one to two episodes. It's a very predictable concept. Everyone's acting has also been good, but I could not understand many things in it. There is a lot of stupidity i feel in this webseries too. If you're bored or something and you've nothing to watch then may be you can watch it for once. Otherwise just forget it. And I have no words for the last episode. Don't know what nonsense is going on in it.