Jehanabad series review

• Ritwik Bhowmik and Harshita Gaur stand out and carry the show on their shoulders. • Parambrata Chattopadhyay's appearance comes and goes like lightning in each episode. • The series is streaming on SonyLIV. If you are bored of action and happily ever after movies/series, then Jehanabad – Of Love & Waris the right show for you. The 10-episode series depicts the fight for equality between upper and lower castes. Set in 2005, the series is based on real-life incidents that occurred in Bihar’s small town called Jehanabad, where innocent love and anarchy of the land collide. Previously, Indian cinema has given us plots that revolved around fighting for justice, rights, falling in love, and so on. Jehanabad – Of Love & War follows the same plot lines, but with unexpected twists and turns. Actor Ritwik Bhowmik plays the role of Abhimanyu Singh, a college teacher who falls in love with his student Harshita Gaur (Kasturi Mishra). As they plan to get married, the Naxalites in the city plan to jailbreak to free their commander played by Parambrata Chattopadhyay (Deepak Kumar). Suneel Sinha (Jagmohan Kumar) is the mission’s leader and Chattopadhyay and Bhowmik’s uncle. The plan would be carried out on their wedding day. Two more characters are also involved: Satyadeep Mishra (SP Durgesh Pratap Singh) is a cop, and Rajat Kapoor (Shivanand Singh) is a politician who aims to win the elections. The series’ sound effects, music, and transitions are fantastic, and it piques one’s interest...

Several web series have been released in Bihar in the recent past on the background of crime and politics. There is also ‘Jehanabad: Of Love and Crime’ in this episode. The main plot of this series, directed by Satyanshu Singh, Rajeev Baranwal, is the famous case of the escape of the prisoners by breaking the Jehanabad jail in 2005. But with this, like the title, there is love and war in the story. From caste politics to Naxalism and college politics, there are many such issues and incidents, which slowly but surely keeps you hooked to the series. June 15, 2023 Story of ‘Jehanabad’ series Made under the banner of Sudhir Mishra, ‘Jehanabad – Of Love and War’ is inspired by a real incident. In 2005, 372 prisoners in Bihar’s Jehanabad escaped after a Naxalite attack by breaking the jail. Makers have woven a fictional story on the pretext of this famous case of failure of the administration in front of crime in Bihar. In the story, Deepak Kumar (Parambrata Chattopadhyay) is the commander of a Naxalite group, who is imprisoned. While the Naxal gang is planning a major attack to rescue him, the love story of Abhimanyu Singh (Ritvik Bhowmik), a new English professor in the college, and his student Kasturi Mishra (Hrishita Gaur) is also flourishing. From the beginning of the series, both these stories are running parallel to each other. But as you progress episode by episode, these two parallel stories start intermingling with each other. ‘Jehanabad’ series review The ‘Jehanabad’ ...

• • • • Jehanabad – Of Love & War is truly a story of love and war that speaks of harsh realities on the ground. It fluctuates between the heart-melting love story and the dark-rusty lives of rebels. The story is not merely political but personal too. The web series brings to life the Jehanabad jailbreak incident, wherein Naxalites attacked a Jehanabad jail in order to free imprisoned comrades. The incident is given a Titanic approach, wherein the love story thrives in the middle of a brewing uprising. Meanwhile, Kasturi is considered to be “too much” for the conservative town. Kasturi is shown to be bold, has her own mind, and learns and processes as per her will. She has the ability to speak her mind, be it sex or love. Kasturi is a feminist icon and her father constantly stands for her daughter and is more concerned about her happiness. Her father (Rajesh Jais) is not just a feminist, he also denounces the caste-class system and prefers her daughter’s happiness supreme. Jehanabad – Of Love & War has a subtle take on patriarchy in the form of Kasturi’s mom played by Sonal Jha. It shows that men are not lone wheels of patriarchy and recasts women to be its driver. On other hand, is the Naxal leader Deepak Kumar (Parambrata Chattopadhyay), who constantly locks horns with police officer Durgesh (Satyadeep Mishra) despite being imprisoned. Their scenes reflect the revolution that the Maoists want to bring and shines a light on what it means to be exploited. This part of the ...