Kaala (TV series)

Kaala is an Indian Hindi-language crime thriller television series created and directed by Bejoy Nambiar. Produced by Bhushan Kumar, Krishan Kumar and Bejoy Nambiar under the banner of T-Series Films, it deals with reverse hawala[1] and stars Avinash Tiwary, Rohan Vinod Mehra, Nivetha Pethuraj, Taher Shabbir and Hiten Tejwani.[2] It was started streaming from 15 September 2023 on Disney+ Hotstar.[3]

This article is about the television series. For the 2017 Sinhalese film, see Kaala (2017 film). For the 2018 Indian film, see Kaala (2018 film).

Kaala
GenreCrime thriller
Created byBejoy Nambiar
Directed byBejoy Nambiar
Starring
Music byGaurav Godkhindi
Country of originIndia
Original languageHindi
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes8
Production
Producers
CinematographySiddharth Srinivasan
EditorPriyank Prem Kumar
Running time45 minutes
Production companyT-Series Films
Release
Original networkDisney+ Hotstar
Original release15 September 2023 (2023-09-15)

Synopsis

The time is 2018 and there is a millionaire business tycoon ‘Naman Arya’ whose business is recycling but under its guise he carries out black business like Money Laundering and Hawala Works to convert black money into white money. IB Officer Ritwik Mukherjee is trying to stop those black businesses.

Cast

Production

In August 2023, the series was announced by T-Series Films for Disney+ Hotstar.[4] Avinash Tiwary, Rohan Vinod Mehra, Nivetha Pethuraj, Taher Shabbir and Hiten Tejwani joined the cast.[2] The principal photography of the series commenced in 2022.[5] The launch event for the series was held on 31 August 2023.[6]

Reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Bollywood Hungama[7]
Cinema Express[8]
FirstpostNA[9]
The Free Press Journal[10]
The Indian ExpressNA[11]
India Today[12]
Hindustan TimesNA[13]
Moneycontrol.comNA[14]
NDTV[15]
OTT Play
Rediff[16]
Scroll.inNA[17]
Times Now[18]
The HinduNA[19]
The Times of India[20]

Critical reception

Ronak Kotecha of The Times of India rated 3 out of 5 star and wrote that " Despite its shortcomings, it consistently provides an engaging dose of excitement in a fictional narrative of power, politics, and the darker aspects of human desires, making it a watchable experience."[20] Santanu Das of Hindustan Times stated that "unfortunately, emerges out of the many tendencies that takes place in Kaala in breakneck speed and style."[13] The Hindu crtic gave mixed reviews[19] NDTV critic rated 2 out of 5 and stated that "Kaala, all sound and fury, is a shot in the dark that misses the mark by a mile and a half."[15]

See also

References
  1. "Filmmaker Bejoy Nambiar on Kaala: I Was Keen to Explore the Concept of 'Reverse Hawala'".
  2. "'Kaala': Disney+ Hotstar Unveils T-Series First OTT Streaming Drama". 23 August 2023.
  3. "'Kaala' Trailer: Bejoy Nambiar's Crime Thriller for Disney+ Hotstar, T-Series Sets Launch Date for September 15". September 2023.
  4. "Disney+ Hotstar unveils new series 'Kaala' from filmmaker Bejoy Nambiar". 23 August 2023.
  5. "Exclusive! The REAL reason Avinash Tiwary doesn't talk to the media often".
  6. "Bejoy Nambiar, Avinash Tiwary, others attend 'Kaala' trailer launch". 31 August 2023.
  7. "Web Series Review: Kaala : Bollywood News - Bollywood Hungama". Bollywood Hungama. 15 September 2023.
  8. "Kaala Series Review: Dazzling and confused". Cinema Express.
  9. "Avinash Tiwary's Kaala review | Disney+ Hotstar". 15 September 2023.
  10. "Kaala Review: Avinash Tiwary's Show Surprises as a Queer-Thriller That Wasn't Expected".
  11. "Kaala review: This web show on money laundering is an incoherent mess". 15 September 2023.
  12. "Kaala review: Avinash Tiwary's show is all about half-baked thrills".
  13. "Kaala review: Intelligence has left the building in Bejoy Nambiar's new series overstuffed with hollow style". Hindustan Times. 15 September 2023. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
  14. "Kaala review: Avinash Tiwary, Bejoy Nambiar's impressive visuals fail to lift a muddled thriller". 15 September 2023.
  15. "Kaala Review: All Sound And Fury, A Shot In The Dark That Misses The Mark". NDTV.com. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
  16. "Kaala Review: Muddled Mess".
  17. "'Kaala' review: Gone with the hawala". 15 September 2023.
  18. "Kaala".
  19. Mitra, Shilajit (15 September 2023). "'Kaala' series review: Bejoy Nambiar fashions a competent but dull thriller". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
  20. "Kaala Season 1 Review : Chaos rules in this dark and desperate thriller". The Times of India. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
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