Have you watched the web series Paatal Lok that released on Amazon Prime Video recently? If not you may want to read this Paatal Lok review before watching the serial. Read on to know all about the plot of Paatal Lok, the star cast of Paatal Lok, and whether you should watch Paatal Lok or not.
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Paatal Lok Review | Amazon Prime Webseries
The Paatal Lok web series that released recently on Amazon Prime Video consists of 9 episodes in what has been touted as Season 1. Each episode has is of about 42-45 minutes.
Paatal Lok is produced by Anushka Sharma and directed by Avinash Arun and Prosit Roy. The concept and creation is by Sudip Sharma.
The Plot of Paatal Lok
The series opens dramatically with a hit squat being chased on the roads of Delhi by the police. The car in which the hit squad is travelling is intercepted in the midst of heavy traffic and the gangsters arrested in front of the full glare of television cameras. Adding an element of intrigue is, one of the gangsters tossing a mobile phone into the flowing waters of the Yamuna in a flourish.
The plot than works its way through a maze of sub-plots and characters. The protagonist is a policeman named Hathi Ram, who to his own surprise, ends up heading the inquiry into the case of what seems to be a botched murder attempt on a well-known television anchor, his first independent criminal case, and a high profile one at that.
The policeman along with his colleague is soon sucked into a vortex of deceit, subterfuge, canards, fake news, religiopolitical issues, and much more. As he peels layer after layer in an attempt to unravel the truth, he is met with new and unexpected challenges.
On another dimension, each character wrests with his or her own personal fears and ambitions giving the story a human touch.
The series is a mosaic of sub-plots and characters all woven together across the nine episodes to fit into a giant jig-saw puzzle.
What makes the story really interesting is the uncanny resemblance of many situations and characters to what we see all around us today. Though there is the customary disclaimer, it is easy for viewers to make their own conjectures.
The plot slowly weaves its way through the labyrinthine twists and turns to reach its climax.
The series is definitely worth a watch. However, it may be noted that it is not for the squeamish and does not make for family watching. It is full of violence, gore, sex, and foul language and is in a raw and earthy mode. A genre one identifies with the movies made by Anurag Kashyap.
Trailer
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The Cast of Patal Lok
The role of the protagonist Hathi Ram is played by Jaideep Ahlawath and we have Gul Panag playing his wife in a surprisingly low-key role. Neeraj Kabi plays the role of a high profile Television News Anchor, while Abhishek Bannerjee sends a chill down your spine as the ruthless killer Vishal Tyagi. Here is the main cast of Pataal Lok:
- Jaideep Ahlawat – Hathi Ram Chaudhary
- Neeraj Kabi – Sanjeev Mehra
- Abhishek Bannerjee – Vishal Tyagi
- Gul Panag – Renu
- Niharika Lyra Dutt – Sarah Matthews
- Swastika Mukherjee – Dolly
- Ishwak Singh – Imran Ansari
- Vipin Sharma – DCP Bhagat
- Anup Jalota – Balkishan Bajpayee
- Aakash Khurana – Singh Saab
Character Trailer
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Thank you for introducing me to this series Sandy, I have been looking for something new to watch. One thing that I really love about a series is that there is so much more depth to the characters than will ever be possible to be portrayed in a movie due to time constraints.
This sounds like a good watch. I love a good plot 🙂
I finished watching the series last night and yes it gives us so much to think about. Crime is my favourite genre and this is crime at its darkest.
I have heard so many hood things about this series Paatal lok these days . now your review is tempting me to watch this out.
Just watched this one a couple of days back and found it good too. Your review is to the point for the readers.
The other day my sister told me it is a good watch and this review made it crystal clear. Added to the list 🙂