Bestseller

Web Series review: Bestseller streaming on Prime Video #sanjuzzreviews #bestsellershewrote #bestsellerwebseriesprimevideo #bestsellerwebseries #ravisubramanian Based on Ravi Subramanian's novel "Bestseller She Wrote" this series tells the story of a cocky & egoistic writer Tahir Wazir (Arjan Bajwa) who is suffering from a writer's block and currently under pressure from his publishers for not having written anything since his last hit novel "Rand,Saand,Seedhi, Sanyasi" and is looking for ideas. And lo.. out of the blue, here appears an ardent, devoted, beautiful, yet mysterious fan Meetu( Shruti Hassan) !! Upon interacting with her, the writer feels that the lady can give him the story he needs to write a sequel to his earlier novel. Despite the growing awkwardness felt by his wife Mayanka( Gauhar Khan), he hires Meetu as his assistant. Things go well for a while as he apparently gets over his writers block and starts writing with renewed energy. But then, things take a turn for the worse.... Has it got something to do with Tahir's past? Why is someone out to get him with a vengeance? These are some of the questions which the series attempts to answer.

The narrative might seem a bit laid back and lethargic to start off with, but soon picks up pace and keeps the viewers engrossed. The big reveal unfortunately happens in the 5th episode, something which could've been delayed till the 7th, considering that this series falls in the thriller genre. Leaving this aside, the story moves back & forth in time and the flashbacks are well handled and compliment the narrative perfectly.

Casting is decent with Mithun da giving a stellar performance as the quirky CID officer and is ably assisted by Sonalee Kulkarni. Protagonists Arjan Bajwa & Shruti Hassan are not bad, but unfortunately, not great either. Gauhar Khan gives an earnest performance which is worth appreciating.

Ending has been very well executed with poetic justice served.

This 8 part series with each episode having a runtime of around 35 mins is a decent bingewatch option.

My rating 3/5 .... Adios 🙂

I don't know why Shruthi is wearing contacts. There is no reason for her to do so. It's on the face and very noticeable at close ups. Her acting too is so bad. It's so evident of her innocent acting that isn't digestible. Even Satyajeet Dubey is very below average but as episodes go by, his acting feels OK as per his character. Everyone else are actually good in their acting especially Arjan Bajwa & Gauahar Khan. I am not a Gauahar fan but she has acted real good. I am a huge Mithun da fan but Mithun's character could have been played by anyone because it isn't anything special and is a dumb character because though the series tries to show that he is intelligent by doing something or understanding what others don't but that's not intelligence. That's bad writing of the character. Seriously Mithun da is wasted here.

The story is intriguing but when the reasons are revealed, the entire series falls flat. I understand who, why and what but the casting, the acting & the missing soul of the series made this a waste of my time.

While the series is good, I am also a bit surprised with Shruti Haasan's acting and she has come a long way - with improvements that is. After all she's the reason that drawn me into the show since I am a huge fan of her. Acting aside, the film has a rather good story and plot to it. Some say predictable, yes and no, and your prediction is most likely wrong until the end. You can't ignore this work with a cast like the legendary Mithun Chakraborty, and of course the INCREDIBLE Gauahar Khan. Yes, she was the star of the show! While I'm all rooting for Shruti but Gauahar caught my utmost attention with her incredible performance. She confidently captures every mood with her command and screen presence. Such raw natural talent that I have not seen in a long time, especially from Indian cinema. The woman is mesmerizing and she deserves an award, and then some.

Seriously very old and repeated story.... Big faces with boring story. No new concept. Family revenge as a very common storyline. Sheuti Haasan didn't need to have done this.

Anwar Says : Adaptation of Ravi Subramaniam 2015 novel, Bestseller, She wrote, is a dark suspense thriller and revolves around a cocky and egotist author and his entanglement with a small town fan. The book name adapted from Kabir's Doha Rand , Saandh , Seedhi , Sanyasi and the stolen story is from a family of imaginary town Rajisi and the revenge .

Mukul Abhyankar, the director gave Mithun Chakravorty his first break on OTT and he doesn't disappoint. Shruti Hassan got a lifetime role and played brilliantly the simpering woman's role. Arjan Bajwa fits in his role of author Tahir Wazir after two episodes only. The cutest is Gauhar Khan , an alpha woman with a poise .

The part I didn't like is the predictable suspense and the series carries only on the shoulders of the strong cast. Despite no dearth of angles of twists, the series lack of suspense and thrill makes it ordinary. Still watchable for its simmering effects. 5 out of 10 from me .

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