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Hello Readers!

I have been writing Hindi web series reviews on this blog weekly for the last two years. The purpose was that the viewers may choose the series according to their tastes and save time instead of searching endlessly or investing too much of their precious time watching something they don't like. But for now, I will be taking a break and shall let you know once I am back. I sincerely thanks my viewers who managed time to read this. Thank you and goodbye.

KATHMANDU CONNECTION (season 2) - V View Reviews #100

Inspired by the true story of the 1999 IC 814 hijack, Kathmandu Connection is built on a fictional setup. This theme is used countless times in different series and movies but it still manages to engage the audience with tight storytelling techniques. The first season was inspired by the 1993 Mumbai blast and this season picks up 5 years after the events of the preceding season. One needs to see season 1 to watch the 2nd season for a better understanding of the plot. Aksha Pardasani as Shivani Bhatnagar is now working for a London-based media house. One day she gets a document regarding the national security threat. She decides to crack down the dangerous conspiracy and finally lands up in Kathmandu following the lead. Anshuman Pushkar as Sunny Sharma is in jail.  Shivani Bhatnagar contacts him and wants him to help her to uncover the conspiracy.  With his help Shivani reaches Kathmandu. Sunny too manages to flee from jail and reaches Kathmandu. Then we have another main chara...

CAT - V View Reviews #99

CAT is a political cum crime thriller set against the backdrop of Punjab. The nexus between the politician and the drug mafia is the core plot. The story revolves around Gurnam, a Sikh boy who spent his teenage in the disturbed Punjab of the 90s. After his parents were killed by the militants, he worked as an unofficial police informer for the cop Sehtab Singh. He then worked as a motor mechanic and lived a simple life with his brother Sunny. Later Sunny got involved in a drug-peddling case. To save his brother, he went back to Sehtab Singh for help. In return Sehtab Singh wanted him to get back on the job of CAT as an undercover agent to take down the biggest drug syndicate in Punjab. Sehtab Singh wanted to bust this big case that involved local politicians. In the process of working, Gurnam finds that his parents were killed by Baljit Singh Rajpuria and Sehtab Singh was his alliance. Soon Gurnaam realizes that he was just a pawn in a larger game. He forgets his mission and is hell-be...

MUKHBIR: THE STORY OF A SPY - V View Reviews #98

Mukhbir: The Story Of A Spy is adapted from Malay Krishna Dhar's novel Mission To Kashmir: An Intelligent Agent In Pakistan. As the name suggests the story revolves around an Indian secret agent in Pakistan with a special mission. It's a good tale of our unsung heroes. It is a fictionalized drama inspired by true events. The plot is set in the 1960s after the Sino-Indian war. Pakistan was looking for the right opportunity to destabilize India. To evade any aggressive advances from Pakistan, India needed reliable intelligence. It is then the Intelligence Bureau team of India SKS Moorthy (Prakash Raj), Ram Kishore Negi( Adil Hussain) and Jay Deep Burman( Suneel Shanbag) recruit a boy Kamram Bakhsh( Zain Khan Durrani) as a spy and helps him enter Pakistan under a false identity of Harfan Bukhari. How he survives in a hostile environment and collects sensitive information is the plot. One needs to experience the feel by watching 8 episodes of 40 minutes each. This series will remin...