An engaging series with an unsounded bizarre concept.
- Abhishek Bacchan, Nithya Menon and Amit Sadh’s Amazon series is cringing but in proximity to escapism.
- Amit Sadh leads the series with his adoring performance
Cast- Abhishek Bacchan, Nithya Menon, Amit Sadh
Directed and Created –Mayank Sharma
The show curtains off with Avinash Sabharwal (Abhishek Bacchan), a prominent psychiatrist and wife Abha (Nithya Menon), in a state of frenzy. Their abducted daughter is the premise of the story, which is about the search of the anonymous limping goon who kidnapped the kid. The deeper meaning might be the search of evil within and out.
My heart goes to Amit Sadh, who plays Kabir Sawant, the investigating officer. It will be fair to confess that he fetches your attention with his absolutely charming presence.
Director Mayank Sharma deserves an accolade for storytelling but when your script is designed with illogical and vague concepts, your efforts go in vain. I will not reveal why the story of this crime thriller vents out wit, as it will probably be a major spoiler.
The series carries varsities of emotions born by the men in the society. Be it Kabir (Amit Sadh) or Avinash (Abhishek Bachchan) the vivacious emotions have been distinctly portrayed with these characters. There is a scene in episode 2 where cops urged Avi not to cry but he says ‘’Abha ke saamne ro nahi sakta, please let me cry.‘’ This undoubtedly conveys that its high time we normalize men crying and let them free to express and that it’s not a sign of weakness. There is a ton of guilt that resides in Kabir, but responding to it feels like an Augean task. However, he reluctantly indulges in deeds that nullify the guilt.
Here comes my special mention, ‘Breathe- Into the shadows’ is a bit disappointing but in order to decipher the motives you would binge it all the way. However, it misses the essence and meaningfulness of the first season.
Mayank Sharma and Vikram Tuli leave their audience bewildered at the climax, unlike season one that decoded all the business born by the audience throughout the series.