Charlie Chopra & The Mystery of Solang Valley

Adapted from the legendary writer Agatha Christie,Bharadwaj spuns a web of mystery thriller of whodunnit that shows some matured signs following the foot steps of "Knives out"... With the crispy screenplay and the unique way writing that portrays the American sense of characters onboard is a usual cinema line that's created two decades before by Kjo...but with added bgm and mood inside a house Bharadwaj shows a promising package to be delivered in coming weeks... While Wamiqi Gabba does superb performances and her career is glowing on and on ... Especially with Modern love Chennai and this title series will be a milestone in her feather cap.

Well I criticized the first episode and wrote...

Hopefully the upcoming episodes have something good to offer. This review is based on the pilot episode.

Since I am a fan of Agatha Christie's work, I could be over critical.

But now after watching the complete season 1, I must say it's a good watch. Acting is good but some scenes are very fast paced, but that I think is because of the six episode limit of the season. The only thing I wanted a clear answer of was how did the killer was identified, that was not hinted properly. Otherwise a good one time watch. Priyanshu is a good actor, hopeful to see him in the upcoming seasons too.

Overall a good show, but I believe that Jimmy doesn't deserve Charlie at all. From what's shown.. Sitaram bisht, o sly yet relatable character had way better bonding with her. They were one who went through all sort of odds together with each other, like a true story needs to infold unlike charlie agreeing to marry 'Crybaby Jimmy' just because he's 'Cute'. I wonder if all she felt towards Jimmy wasn't love but pity and compassion for how dumb he was? Haha. She needs to understand how understanding Sitaram was.

Now some people would argue how he was helping her just to get promotion but COME ON guys! That's what Jimmy did in his initial days too leeching off charlie, taking her help and making her his personal emotional support.

In the end all Jimmy did was screw himself up lol(Go on write answer on quora if you disagree, since we can't reply here)

Web Series Review: Charlie Chopra & the Mystery of Solang Valley streaming on Sony Liv

A true underated gem from the master of adaptations , Vishal Bharadwaj!! An official adaptation of Agatha Christie's " The Sittaford Mystery", this Web Series is about the birth of an unlikely detective - The chirpy and quirky Punjaban, Charlie Chopra ( Wamiqa Gabbi).

When her quiet and timid fiance ( Vivan Shah) is implicated in the murder of his uncle, Brigadier Meherban Singh Rawat ( Gulshan Grover) during a family reunion at his home in Solang Valley, Charlie has to put all her wits to test in order to get the love of her life acquitted before he is sentenced to death!! With the police not cooperating, the list of suspects too long & the body count rising, Charlie finds herself pitted against a cunning murderer where no one including herself is safe !!

Casting is Mashallah!! Amazing ensemble cast chaar Chand laga dete Hain iss webseries ko !! Veteran actors like Ratna Pathak Shah, Naseeruddin Shah ,Imaaduddin Shah & Heeba Shah (Oh teri😱...Poore Shah family ko hi sign kar liya 🙂) , Neena Gupta, Paoli Dam and Chandan Roy Sanyal among others really light up the screen like never before !!

The direction has a distinct Vishal Bharadwaj stamp on it .... Very unconventional, seems a bit slow and laidback at times too. But make no mistake dear friends, this one is not to be trifled with as it bounces back just when needed to provide the right kind of dhamaka at the climax !! Cinematography too is brilliant and the snow clad locales in Himachal Pradesh look very beautiful and alluring indeed!! Vocals by Rekha Bharadwaj and Sunidhi Chauhan also add color to the narrative and the opening credits!!

Highly recommended & bingewatch- worthy. 6 episodes with an avg runtime of around 35 mins, this one can be watched in a day!!

Would love more seasons of Charlie Chopra from the ace director!!

Dekh daalo jaldi .. it is a clean old fashioned murder mystery and can be watched by young and old alike!!

Going with 4/5 for this brilliant adaptation.. Adios 🙂!!

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Announced somewhere into the pandemic, vishal bhardwaj's adaptation of an agatha christie whodunnit, the sittaford mystery is not a let down nor a terrific work.

Charlie chopra and the mystery of solang valley is good in parts and far fetched in others. The first episode is the best and most fast paced. The quirky series is definitely worth your time.

A first, the entire shah family dominates the cast.

Wamiqa gabbi as the protagonist charlie chopra is a delight. Carries the show on her new to acting shoulders. Her speaking to the audience bit is funny and witty.

Neena gupta, gulshan grover and lara dutta also play pivotal roles with finesse.

The classic teesri manzil, a vijay anand whodunnit is not so cleverly weaved into the plot. How on earth could one of the suspects get the murderer wrong?

Overall ccatmosv kept me guessing and intrigued till the end. And yes, i was almost correct.