Six college students from Kolkata take a trip to Madhupur in Bihar to mark the end of their academic course, a few of them trying to forge romantic relationships for the future and have a good time. Hailing from different backgrounds and with diverse interests, their holiday starts off well but doesn't really go according to plans, culminating in their beating a hasty retreat. Six years later, the same six friends return to the same venue for a reunion with the motive of celebrating the engagement of one of the girls in the group. To relive their experience, they take to playing the game of Mafia (also known as Assassins to some of us) and suddenly, acrimony and bitterness set in, laying bare their contempt and dislike for some and loyalty to some others.
At the same time, the forest starts playing out a string of events that cut off the inhabitants of the already isolated bungalow from contact with the outside, and suddenly, their lives are threatened. While they turn upon one another with accusations and slander, their past comes haunting them, forcing a recount and admissions from the last time they were there at the venue.
Mafia is a suspenseful, gripping and engaging drama with developments occurring at a cracking pace, leaving no time for introspection. The story charts lust, power, drugs, alcohol and other vices, highlighting the moral decadence of values and culture. The fine thread of friendship doesn't stand a chance to combat the dark forces of the mind and pure evil takes over. The free use of cuss words and raw language to communicate amongst the friends makes it somewhat jarring to endure the proceedings of this otherwise nail biting series.
