Talents need fertile ground to thrive. However, this can never happen without having a proper pace. Nobody can ignore that a very few talents get that space and exposure. Similarly, when prejudices remain dominating, it blures the vision.
The theme of the New Hindi Web Series Mohre released in December 2024 is not unique. It narrates the cat and mouse race between police and criminal. There is nothing new in this. The Bollywood has exhausted its appeal using again and again.
But what matters in this Web Series is certainly the role played by Javed Jaffrey. Jaffrey has never been considered a great actor. Mostly seen as comedian or dancer so far, Jaffrey has made excellent performance in an unconventional role. The cine- lovers in India are bound to surprise Jeffrey playing the role of a Don of Mumbai underworld. But as the Series proceeds, Jaffrey seems stealing the show with his dominating performance. His enactment of a Mumbai Don belonging to Christian community is too perfect to ignore for anybody. Similarly, the character enacted by Jaffrey in this Web Series is different. Apart from using Tapori language of Mumbai, the character shows having great sense of humor, typical Hindi utterance of the Anglo Indians, unique dialogue delivery, expression of emtion, the typical approach of looking things, explaining philosophy and ceaseless commentary- the Web Series presents a Mumbai Don with great great cinematic experimentation and Javed has done justice with everything.
In fact, While watching the Series, it becomes evident that Jaffrey is unalterable in this role. In fact, none but Jaffrey can do justice with this character. Tremendous performance really. It seems obvious whether Indian Cinema has done justice to an actor of Jeffrey's status. Must watch Web Series of 2024 which will definitely change perception about the actor like Javed Jaffrey.
