Pill (TV series)

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Pill
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Genre Crime
Drama
Medical thriller
Created by Raj Kumar Gupta
Written by
Directed by
Starring
Country of originIndia
Original languageHindi
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes8
Production
Executive producersRaj Kumar Gupta
Sanjeevkumar Nair
Producer Ronnie Screwvala
Running time34–68 minutes
Original release
Network JioCinema
Release12 July 2024 (2024-07-12)

Pill is an Indian Hindi-language medical thriller streaming television series created by Raj Kumar Gupta. It stars Riteish Deshmukh, Pavan Malhotra, Akshat Chauhan, Anshul Chauhan, Vikram Dharia and Hanish Kaushal in prime roles. [1]

Contents

Cast

Release

The series was premiered on 12 July 2024 on OTT platform JioCinema. [2]

Reception

Shubhra Gupta of The Indian Express gave a mix review " Judges giving instant, contradictory judgements from one hearing to another." [3] Deepa Gahlot writing for Scroll.in gave positive review "The densely plotted, often naive eight-part series takes the mission of its characters very seriously, so they look solemn all the time." [4] Rachit Gupta of Filmfare gave 3.5/5 stars and wrote "The performances by the entire cast are topnotch." [5] Times Now gave 3/5 stars and commented "Pill could have been a more interesting thriller delving into the world of medicine creators and prescribers." [6] Shreyas Pande of Cinema Express stated "Pill doesn’t rise away from the pre-established genre tropes and pitfalls into a plethora of undercooked ideas." [7] Troy Ribeiro of The Free Press Journal observed "Overall, while the series has its minor flaws, including some deus ex machina elements that feel contrived, it remains engaging throughout, supported by top-notch production values." [8] Vinamra Mathur of Firstpost gave a mix review "The series does keep you hooked, but Gupta relies little more on tired monologues and heroic ordinariness than exploring these helpless people’s vulnerabilities." [9]

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References

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