Tandav- Every Character Shows the Best in Their Individual Roles, Must watch if you are interested in politics!
‘Tandava’ has strong sides, its starcast and dialogue. Tigmanshu Dhulia has played a political figure well as usual. Saif Ali Khan and Dimple have also met. In this way, Starcast is its strong side. But Tandava appears weak in directing and writing. Politics is such an interesting subject, that the audience is always eager to know the story and the story related to it. Nobody is untouched by this subject. In such a situation, it is very important to give the audience something new. But there is no newness in Tandava. This web series can also be linked to Prakash Jha’s Movie Politics. However, there is a big difference in the story of the two.
Senior politician Devki Nandan, founder of the Jan Lok Dal, is tipped to be the country’s PM in the forthcoming elections, despite the wave of protests by farmers in Malakpur (against alleged land grabbing by the ruling JLD) giving the party some bad press. A university student who has taken an active role in the protest is suddenly put behind bars while two other protesters have been shot dead by the cops. Devki Nandan’s blue-eyed son Samar Pratap Singh is keen to take over from his father in the political arena, though his aide Gopal Das Munshi is easily the more experienced leader and obvious choice. A day before the poll results, Devki is poisoned to death, thereby making the contest for the PM’s chair even racier. To what extent would one go to attain power?
The story of the web series does not show much power, but Starcast has done the job of strengthening it. One can also say that strong Starcast carries it on their shoulders. Saif Ali Khan, Kumud Mishra, Dimple Kapadia, Sunil Grover and Mohammed Zeeshan Ayub have been seen as strong in their roles. All are in rhythm from beginning to end. Tigmanshu Dhulia may be on screen for a short time but is effective. Zeeshan Ayub is a powerful artist and has once again proved himself in the role of a young student leader.
An interesting role is that of comedian Sunil Grover, who is in a completely opposite series this time. He has played a very good role. In the role of Gurpal Chauhan, the most trusted person of Samar Pratap Singh, Sunil Grover is ruthless and clever. He has done full justice to his character. Many important dialogues have come up on his part, which he has been successful in bringing out effectively. At the same time, artists like Gauhar Khan, Sara Jane Dias, Dino Moreo, Sandhya Mridul, Kritika Kamra, Paresh Pahuja, Anoop Soni, Hitesh Tejwani have fully supported the story.
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The scale of Ali Abbas Zafar’s web series ‘#Tandav’,made for Amazon Prime Video, is comparable to the scale of any big film. What should the public expect from this star-studded political drama? - Kamal Nahta
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"While a lot is packed into the first five episodes, the familiarity of the arc and predictability in the storytelling eventually ensure that the pleasures slowly dwindle," Stutee (The Quint)
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Creator: Ali Abbas Zaffar
Director: Ali Abbas Zaffar
Writer: Gaurav Solanki
Cast: Saif Ali Khan, Dimple Kapadia, Mohammed Zeeshan Ayyub, Sunil Grover, Kritika Kamra, Anup Soni, Kumud Mishra, Gauahar Khan, Tigmanshu Dhulia
Streaming on: Amazon Prime Video