Konkana Sen Sharma’s performance as Swati Shetty in the 8-episode series is mesmerizing. The film-making is brilliant in every aspect, from screenplay to cinematography. Abhishek Chaubey’s masterclass grips you within 20 minutes and keeps you glued throughout. Manoj Vajpayee is brilliantas always, but the centrepiece of viewers’ artistic delight is M Nassar, who grows in his role as an exasperated police officer and weaves a magic of his virtuosity. The end is a tad predictable, but who cares when you have been awestruck with the magnificence of new age cinema for nearly 7 hours of screen time. Miss this at your own peril.

The 8-episode series, Killer Soup, directed by Abhishek Chaubey, is a dark comedy thriller that promises a compelling blend of love, lust, thrill, and suspense, seasoned with dark humor that sets it apart. Konkana Sensharma’s portrayal of Swathi Shetty is layered with complexity and has challenged her in the best ways, allowing her to explore the grey-ness of this character. Manoj Bajpayee’s dual role is brilliant as always, but the centrepiece of viewers’ artistic delight is M Nassar, who grows in his role as an exasperated police officer and weaves a magic of his virtuosity. The film-making is brilliant in every aspect, from screenplay to cinematography. The end is a tad predictable, but who cares when you have been awestruck with the magnificence of new age cinema for nearly 7 hours of screen time.

Killer Soup is an Indian Hindi language black comedy crime thriller streaming television series by Netflix. The series premiered on January 11, 2024, and is directed by Abhishek Chaubey. The show features Konkona Sen Sharma as Swathi Shetty, a nurse-turned-home chef, who conspires to replace her husband with her lover and Prabhakar’s squint-eyed doppleganger, Umesh Pillai. Manoj Bajpayee plays a dual role as Prabhakar “Prabhu” Shetty, Swathi’s husband, and Umesh Pillai, Swathi’s lover. M Nassar plays Inspector Hassan, who grows in his role as an exasperated police officer and weaves a magic of his virtuosity. The series is available for streaming on Netflix