바카라˜Taaza Khabar바카라™: Cast & Crew
Director: Himank Gaur
Cast: Bhuvan Bam, Shriya Pilgaonkar, Shilpa Shukla, JDÂ Chakravarthy, Deven Bhojani, Prathamesh Parab, Nitya Mathur, Nishant Taliyan, Mithilesh Chaturvedi, Siddhant Mishra, Aryan Taliyan, Atisha Naik, Arun Malik
Available On: Disney+ Hotstar
Duration: 6 Episodes, Approx 30 Minutes Each
바카라˜바카라™: Story
A sanitation worker (Bhuvan Bam) stumbles upon magical powers and he starts to get news about any major happening before it happens. Soon all his troubles start vanishing with him starting to capitalise on this gift from God. But what happens as he turns from rags to riches? Is he still the same person at heart? Or has he changed in any way? Will he get swooped into this riveting new ride? Will his humble life start getting stirred up? Well, for all that you바카라™ll have to watch the show.
바카라˜Taaza Khabar바카라™: Performances
is as natural as it can get for an actor. He is flawless, and he swivels between the kind-at-heart poor guy and the arrogant rich guy with ease. He carries the entire weight of the project on his shoulders and does not let the narrative sag down at any point.
JD Chakravarthy may have had lesser screen time, but he absolutely kills it in every frame. Whenever he is onscreen, he owns the frame, and you바카라™re left wondering why we get to see him so less in Hindi cinema. From his sarcasm to his anger to his sinister laugh, everything is on point and will make you want to see his character more and more.
Shriya Pilgaonkar, Prathamesh Parab and Deven Bhojani as the sidekicks to Bhuvan Bam바카라™s character do decently well. However, neither of them has a stand-out scene where you would want to get up and clap your heart out. It바카라™s not that they바카라™re not capable of it, as they바카라™ve done so in previous projects. Sadly, this time they didn바카라™t have too much to do as the entirety of the story revolved around Bhuvan Bam바카라™s character.
바카라˜Taaza Khabar바카라™: Script, Direction & Technical Aspects
Abbas Dalal, Hussain Dalal바카라™s writing is very relatable and stays true to each character. However, what hurts 바카라˜Taaza Khabar바카라™ is that nothing in the storyline is 바카라˜Taaza바카라™. If you바카라™re an avid watcher of rags to riches stories, you바카라™re familiar with the troupes used in the storyline. Therefore, everything becomes a bit too predictable and you바카라™re not left with any wow factor at the end of it all.
Considering the predictable storyline, Himank Gaur바카라™s direction doesn바카라™t help either. You can understand every aspect of the screenplay from the very beginning of the scene바카라™s start. However, what he has managed to bring out brilliantly is showing two strikingly different sides of a city like Mumbai. While on one side you바카라™ve sordid poverty, on the other end of the spectrum you have got rosy affluence, and Himank Gaur has managed to very nicely show that transition from rags to riches. Sadly, the predictability of the storyline didn바카라™t leave too much for him to create an impact and thrill.
Remy Dalai바카라™s cinematography has to be applauded for what it's worth. He has made the lane and byline of a downtrodden and poor Mumbai locality come alive onscreen. The usage of overhead top-angle shots at crucial junctures creates a terrific impact in making you, the audience, feel like God, as if like you바카라™re watching everything from above. Masterstroke!
Harshit Sharma and Nishant Taliyan바카라™s editing is also crisp and to the point. They바카라™ve managed to keep the series limited to 6 episodes with a run-time of around 30 minutes each. Therefore, you might be able to see the entirety in one go as well, and won바카라™t feel tired.
바카라˜Taaza Khabar바카라™: Can Kids Watch It?
Yes
Outlook바카라™s Verdict
Bhuvan Bam proved yet again that he is a brilliant actor. There is no denying that. It wouldn바카라™t be long before we start to see him in more mainstream films. Unfortunately, despite being very earthy and relatable, the storyline of 바카라˜Taaza Khabar바카라™ is anything by 바카라˜Taaza바카라™. Therefore, every aspect is too predictable from the very start. There is hardly any twist that you wouldn바카라™t have predicted from the start. Considering there are not many releases at the start of the year and its short duration, 바카라˜Taaza Khabar바카라™ might be your weekend binge. It바카라™s at best an Average watch. I am going with 2.5 stars.
