Sultan of Delhi

Its an excellent rivetting drama series. The action is good but maybe too violent....also some of the intimate scenes are too strong...but overall its an impactful show, with a lot of twists and turns in the story. The friendship between the two heroes is nicely done...their action comedy and fun moments are very nice. I didnt like the way their friendship ended but....maybe the story needed it.....Also i thought they will have a love triangle with Mouni Roy but it didnt happen. Overall, i liked the costumes, set, camerawork....very nice to see 1960's style and people having fun and a good life. Its a different feeling compared to watching the same typical gangster dramas set in Mumbai with so much abuses, blood etc. Mouni Roy is very good but i wish she had a bigger role....maybe in next season.....i liked her dance sequence a lot.....the actor playing the villain is very good looking and did a good job of playing the spoilt rich brat. Very entertaining.

Started seeing based on review , but the initial fight scene with Heavy guns and to a place which is in deserts with not a single piece of active life , I don't know why they wanted to deliver guns there, shows the dumbness of director.

Acting wise yes they have done good job but the direction screen play and some old school Dabaang 1 copy paste kinda action and dialogues doesn't work now. I personally do not like the choice of leading actor as gangster, I don't think it suits his personality.

Music is all right , they tried to show some intimate scene and hotness , so as to add all the criteria to make this a happening series but FAILED.

Outstanding Performances and Exceptional Storytelling. One of the key reasons I really liked Sultan of Delhi and don't mind giving it a high rating are the performances. The actors have really given it their all.....Tahir Raj Bhasin's portrayl of Arjun Bhatia is the centre piece of this show.... It immediately draws you in, keeping you on the edge of your seat with its brilliance. Even the child actor playing Arjun in the first episode has the right amount of innocence, angst and intensity. This seems to be a Milan Luthria hallmark - where actors like Ajay Devgn and Vidya Balan too have delivered career best performances with him at the helm. Even the actor playing Bangali keeps you on your toes with unpredictable touches.... shining brightly in every scene. Anupriya Goenka as Shankari is badass.....its a no hold barred performance. The storytelling is brilliant, characterized by its unflinching brutality, humor, and daring narrative. It takes a unique approach that doesn't hold back, providing an eye-opening exploration of both modern and historic facets of India that may be unfamiliar to many. The performances are outstanding, and the production quality is top-notch.

1. Terrible screenplay

• the story jumps randomly from one sub plot to another, from one timeline to another. Felt like we were in a multiverse.

• some characters are randomly given importance without establishing their purpose or motive eg: who is shankari devi, why does she exist, why is she so annoying were all questions left unanswered

2. Worst casting ever

• ranked in order from worst to best (don't know all the actors' names so will alternate between the actor and the character)
• shankari devi (complete misfit as the mistress)
• taher raj bhasin (bad mustache, bad haircut, not enough gravitas for the role). He is much much better than this and should stay away from such roles.

• bangali - terrible casting, bad hairstyle
• vinay Pathak - wasted in the wrong role
• Arjun's wife - poor casting, bad acting
• sanjana - HAS to go to an acting school

3. Outdated dialogues, terrible direction

• Milan Lutharia ji - this is not 2005 and this is not a single screen movie. Please adapt or you won't be relevant any more.

• the background score was the same as once upon a time in mumbai - at least try to make something new/different
• the dialogues were from the 80s with common recurrence of absolutely obsolete and overused statements from jeetendra movies.

Very disappointed with the execution. Expected better from Milan - as he is the OG of this genre. He could learn a thing or two from the creators of Bombay meri Jaan.

Fantastic direction of the movie. The pace is quite good. Acting is highly appreciable. This series albeit being close to be one big hit fails to meet the expectations. It successfully portrays the contemporary society of 21st century. Amidst fire works, the chemistry of bangali and arjun should have been celebrated. The catharsis destroys the human conscience. Arjun becomes sultan and then stoops down to be very cheap. High on dialogues but low on action. Arjun's character remained beautiful until he is supported by Bangali. Some dark truths bring dismay, mistrust and hopelessness. Sultan rises to stoop down is unacceptable. Overall stands superfluous, unrealistic. The end is disappointing offcourse and would not recommend this only because of the failure to send a good message to society.