Kaala Paani

Kaala Paani is an Indian Hindi-language survival drama streaming television series for Netflix created by Sameer Saxena and written by Biswapati Sarkar, Nimisha Misra, Sandeep Saket, Amit Golani for Netflix. It stars Mona Singh, Ashutosh Gowariker, Amey Wagh, Vikas Kumar, Chinmay Mandlekar, Sukant Goel, Arushi Sharma, Radhika Mehrotra, Poornima Indrajith in lead roles.[1][2]

Kaala Paani
GenreSurvival drama
Created bySameer Saxena
Written by
Directed bySameer Saxena
Amit Golani
Starring
ComposerRachita Arora
Country of originIndia
Original languageHindi
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes7
Production
Executive producerKeval Shah
ProducerSameer Saxena
CinematographyEwan Mulligan
Barny Crocker
Dhananjay Navagrah
EditorDev Rao Jadhav
Camera setupMulti-camera
Running time57–70 minutes
Production companyPosham Pa Pictures
Release
Original networkNetflix
Original releaseOctober 18, 2023 (2023-10-18)

Premise

When a mysterious disease comes down upon the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, a desperate effort for survival collides with a race to discover a remedy laced with human connections and tale of love, loss and despair.

Episodes

The first season of Kaala Paani comprises of 7 episodes, each approximately 1 hour in duration.

Cast
  • Mona Singh as Dr. Soudamini Singh
  • Radhika Mehrotra as Dr. Ritu Gagra
  • Ashutosh Gowariker as Lieutenant governor Zibran Qadri
  • Sukant Goel as Chiranjeevi "Chiru" Prabhu, Veenu's elder brother
  • Priyansh Jora as Vinayak "Veenu" Prabhu, Chiru's younger brother
  • Arushi Sharma as Jyotsana Dey, Veenu's best friend and crush
  • Amey Wagh as ACP Ketan Kamat
  • Avinash Kuri as Rupak
  • Aradhya Ajana as Vidisha Salva/Kaddu
  • Chinmay Mandlekar as Dr. Shashi Mahajan
  • David Wurawa as Osei
  • Desire Junior Binde as Enmae
  • Dhaniram Prajapati as Nandan
  • Parag Chadha as Prabhjyot
  • Payash Jain as Parth Salva/Guchhu
  • Ali Asghar Shah as Ali
  • Kannan Arunchalam as SP Sivakumar
  • Poornima Indrajith as Swasti Shaw
  • Jagdish Rajpurohit as Chief Secretary Bhowmik
  • Veena Nair as Parvathy Amma, Vinayak's mother
  • Vikas Kumar as Santosh Salva
  • Rajesh Khattar as Saurabh Wani
  • Sarika Singh as Gargi Salva

Production

The series was announced by Netflix on 14 July 2023.[3][4] Set in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands,[5][6] the first teaser of the series was released on 20 September 2023.[7][8] Filming of the series was concluded in early 2022.[9][10]

The trailer of the series was released in early October 2023.[11][12]

Release

Kaala Paani was released on 18 October 2023 on Netflix.[13][14]

Critical Reception

Joel Keller for Decider wrote "Kaala Paani moves along nicely enough that it should keep viewers on the edge of their seats".[15]

Shilajit Mitra of The Hindu wrote "The grim ecological backdrop of the series is both leavened and reinforced by the small human moments in the fore, with its middle-class characters fuzzing over wafers and nicknames in the face of looming tragedy."[16]

Saibal Chatterjee of NDTV stated "Kaala Paani situates numerous significant stories, contemporary and historical, in the collective and the personal in search of an answer to that question."[17]

Shubhra Gupta of The Indian Express stated "It startles you, but it also tells you that the story-tellers are serious about their intent, that there will be no waffling, just cutting to chase."[18]

Reviewing for Rediff.com, a critic Deepa Gahlot wasn't impressed by the series and stated "Kaala Paani has a lot going for it -- the scenic locations, the cast, and a problem of modern-day apathy towards the environment, that is putting all of humanity on a power keg waiting to explode".[19]

The Free Press Journal opined "Effectively written by Saxena, Golani and Biswapati Sarkar, Kaala Paani stands as a fitting metaphor to a similar predicament that we all were in for a brief period."[20]

Lachmi Deb Roy of Firstpost rated the series 4 out of 5 stars and stated "The script, the story, the editing is sharp and the screenplay is engaging. The back and forth storytelling makes Kaala Paani all the more engaging."[21]

Pinkvilla praised the series and wrote "There's nothing in Kaala Paani that doesn't work. The show is a masterpiece and deserves to be watched by one and all."[22]

The New Indian Express stated "Resultantly, the series feels wonky in instances, taking too much time to arrive at a predictable point."[23]

The Quint wrote "Kaala Paani could allude to a lot – to the name the Cellular Jail often goes by, to the murky waters that surround the islands, and even to the way seemingly dangerous water becomes a leitmotif in the film."[24]

Scroll.in stated "Kaala Paani has some virtuous notes and themes, but overstuffing the series, and some illogical swings in the story, dissipate the thrill of a survival drama."[25]

A critic from Zoom TV wrote "The most compelling aspects of the series are the stories of resilience and survival."[26]

Lehren opined "You hack through the same jungles you just saw in The Jengaburu Curse where tribals are treated like sacrificial sub-humans by greedy rich multi-nationals until the privileged get their comeuppance."[27]

Koimoi wrote "The power of Kaala Paani is in the metaphors. It is not just about a physical prison situated on Port Blair, but the entire island is a prison and one cannot escape it without ample resources."[28]

Reference
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  24. Mishra, Pratikshya (18 October 2023). "'Kaala Paani' Review: This Survival Drama Perfects the Language of Grief". The Quint. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
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