Nakaab (Indian web series)

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Nakaab
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Genre Crime, Thriller, Action
Written by
Directed byDebarati Gupta
Soumik Sen
Ronty Sheikh
Starring
Country of originIndia
Original languageHindi
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes8
Production
Producers
  • Soumya Mukhopadhyay
  • Shayon Chakraborty
Camera setup Multi-camera
Running time30
Production companiesCherrypix Movies
MX Player
The Zoom Studios
Original release
Network MX Player
Release15 September 2021 (2021-09-15)

Nakaab (2021) is an Indian Hindi language crime, thriller, action web series written by Saurav Mohapatra and directed by Debarati Gupta, Soumik Sen and Ronty Sheikh. It stars Gautam Rode, Mallika Sherawat, Esha Gupta, Ankita Chakraborty, Chandra Shekhar Dutta, Rohini Chatterjee and Rohit Basfore. [1]

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Plot

The web series about mystery behind murder of an actress. Police officer Aditi Amre, appointed investigator, found shocking information on the actress. [2]

Cast

Release

Nakab trailer was released on 7 September 2021 and the web series was released on MX Player on 15 September 2021. [3]

Reception

Subhash K. Jha for SKJBollywoodnews rated 1/2 star and wrote "It wouldn’t be right to ask what is wrong with Nakaab. It would be better to ask,what is right with it.The answer is, nothing! Every aspect of this tawdry trashy series deserves to be hooted and booted." [4]

Himesh Mankad for Pinkvilla wrote "The first episode is full of cliches – the powerful using their power to close the case, a junior level cop planning to run a parallel investigation going against the norm, a backstory to the TV star and of course, the dirty world of showbiz." [5]

Scroll.in staff found resemblance to death of Sushant Singh Rajput and wrote "The series clearly intends to resonate with the death by suicide of Sushant Singh Rajput. Nakaab ventures to say something important about the seamy side of showbiz, but ends up being an exercise in cashing in on a tragedy." [6]

Shaheen Irani of OTTplay wrote "Zohra Mehra (Mallika Sherawat) gives a powerful performance. While being sensual, she also looks dangerous and scary." [7]

Shwetank Shekhar of TheLallantop wrote "Nakab has nothing new to offer to the audience, but one should watch the series if it's watchable." [8]

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References

  1. ↑ "Is Mallika Sherawat's character in 'Nakaab' inspired by TV czarina Ekta Kapoor?". Mid-Day . 15 September 2021. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
  2. ↑ "Nakaab on MX Player". Binged . Retrieved 11 January 2023.
  3. ↑ Srivastava, Samriddhi (9 September 2021). "Mallika Sherawat, Esha Gupta's new web series Nakaab to premiere on Sept 15 on MX Player". India Today . Retrieved 11 January 2023.
  4. ↑ Jha, Subhash K. (16 September 2021). "Watch Kanti Shah Film Instead Of Nakaab, It's More Honest". SKJBollywoodnews. Retrieved 11 January 2023.Star half.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg
  5. ↑ Mankad, Himesh (15 September 2021). "Nakaab Episode 1 Review: Mallika Sherawat, Esha Gupta & Gautam Rode's cliche encounter with death of TV star". Pinkvilla . Retrieved 11 January 2023.
  6. ↑ "'Nakaab' review: Sleaze and silliness in series about an actor's mysterious death". Scroll.in . 16 September 2021. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
  7. ↑ Irani, Shaheen (16 September 2021). "Nakaab series review: Esha Gupta, Gautam Rode, Mallika Sherawat leave a lasting impression at the end". OTTPlay. Retrieved 11 January 2023.Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg
  8. ↑ Shekhar, Shwetank (17 September 2021). "वेब सीरीज़ रिव्यू- नकाब". The Lallantop. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
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