Naxalbari

"Naxalbari is a taut, gripping and action packed mini series on Zee5 that ticks all the boxes. It exudes the conviction of all the players involved, the activists who believe in the Maoist ideology, the administration on the defensive and the capitalists who create the imbalance in the society.

Raghav (Rajeev Khandelwal) leads a mission to investigate the Gadchiroli blast with the objective of bringing the Naxalite movement under control, but gets caught in the maze of his own past, the tragic assassination of his dearest friend and eventually gets nabbed by the resurgents. He soon realizes that the network is extremely complex, reinforced by the local village folks and there are challenges closer home too.

As he tries to put the clues together with his colleagues and other seniors, a major showdown is waiting to be executed at a summit where the chief minister is about to inaugurate an industrial initiative that's meant to change the demographics of the region.

It's showtime!! Director Partho Mitra puts forward a power packed, fast paced, suspenseful and intriguing drama with some stellar performances from Aamir Ali, Satyadeep Mishra, Tarun Arora, Tina Dutta, Narayani Shastri, Shakti Anand and Rajeev Khandelwal. Spurred by some breathtaking cinematography by Modhura Palit and Hari Nair, wild sets steeped in reality and a haunting background score will keep the viewers glued on till the very end.

Casting is really amazing. It's a one time watch story.

This is probably the first series which is made from the point of view of security forces and doesn't glorify naxalism. This is the first series which has showed the nexus between so called intellectuals, social activists, politicians and naxals. It also shows how the brave security forces are martyred for the greed and political agenda of these people and despite this they are always ready to serve.

Great performances by Rajeev Khandelwal, Aamir Ali, Sreejita Dey and Tarun Arora. However, there ending is abrupt and somethings are shown which are far from current reality.

A reasonable crime drama *ring Rajeev Khandelwala, Tina Dutta (heroine of Daayan). Director should have spent more time on character development. Story finished with a twist. Some dialogues are hard to understand. Subtitles are not available on all devices. There are loose ends for a possible s2.

Poor direction and average acting by few actors. Story is okay.