MUMBAI DAIRIES 26/11 - V View Reviews #34

With 26/11 as the backdrop, a nail-biting and gripping medical thriller 'Mumbai Dairies' is directed by Nikhil Advani and Nikhil Gonsalves. Along with this they smartly knitted the personal angle of the key characters that made this series interesting. Though the tragic story of 26/11 has been presented several times, the medical perspective has been shown for the first time in web series. The doctors, the nurses, the hospital personnel, the paramedical staff overall the medical fraternity displayed their courage, valour and fearlessness during this tragic emergency with an immense magnitude. Each actor got into the skin of their characters and made it believable. Though the series is a fictionalised version of the real incident, the vibes provided the audience with a sense of realism and authenticity. To give the real feel the locations from Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus, Gateway of India, Leopard Cafe were included. This drama also covers how the journalist tries to report these types of incidents and it's repercussions. It also covered what happened at Taj Hotel, though the name has been changed to Palace Hotel. 
The plot begins with the incident on 20th November 2008 when ten highly trained terrorists armed with explosives and guns came off a boat via Gateway of India and attacked Palace Hotel and Bombay hospital. The first night of three days attack followed by rescue operations mixed with the writers fictionalised version is served in this drama.
The setting of the hospital appeared very realistic, the cinematography is praiseworthy, the action sequences are raw and gritty. It's the effortless performance of the actors who made the story so believable. The lead roles are played by Mohit Raina, Konkona Sen Sharma, Shreya Dhanwantary, Natasha Bharadwaj, Tina Desai, Satyajeet Dubey, Mrunmayee Deshpande, Prakash Belwadi and others.
Mumbai Dairies is split into 8 episodes and released on 9th September 2021 on Amazon Prime Video.

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