Scoop (Indian TV series)

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Scoop
Poster of Scoop.jpg
Genre Crime
Drama
Created by Hansal Mehta
Mrunmayee Lagoo Waikul
Based onBehind Bars in Byculla: My Days in Prison
by Jigna Vora
Written byMrunmayee Lagoo Waikul
Mirat Trivedi
Dialogues:
Karan Vyas
Screenplay byAnu Singh Choudhary
Directed by Hansal Mehta
Starring
Music byAchint Thakkar
ComposerAchint Thakkar
Country of originIndia
Original languageHindi
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes6
Production
Executive producersSarita Patil
Dikssha Jyote Routray
CinematographyPratham Mehta
EditorAmitesh Mukherjee
Running time52–71 minutes
Original release
Network Netflix
Release2 June 2023 (2023-06-02)

Scoop [1] is a 2023 Indian Hindi-language crime drama streaming television series created and directed by Hansal Mehta and Mrunmayee Lagoo Waikul for Netflix. It stars Karishma Tanna, Mohammed Zeeshan Ayyub and Harman Baweja in lead roles, along with Prosenjit Chatterjee, Tannishtha Chatterjee and Deven Bhojani in supporting roles. [2] The series is produced by Sarita Patil and Dikssha Jyote Routray under the banner Matchbox Shots. [3] The series was released on Netflix on 2 June 2023. [4]

Contents

The series is based on Jigna Vora's biographical memoir Behind Bars in Byculla: My Days in Prison. It follows the real-life story of Jigna Vora who was accused of the murder of mid-day reporter Jyotirmoy Dey in June 2011. [5] [6]

At the 2023 Filmfare OTT Awards, Scoop received 10 nominations, including Best Director in a Drama Series (Mehta), Best Actress in a Drama Series (Tanna) and Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series (Baweja and Ayyub), and won 4 awards, including Best Drama Series and Best Actress in a Drama Series (Critics) (Tanna).

Premise

Jagruti Pathak, a prominent crime reporter, is the principal suspect in the terrible slaying of another journalist. She has to defend her innocence as she becomes the focus of attention because everyone thinks she used her contacts in the underworld to kill her competitor.

Cast

Production

Development and filming

The series was first officially announced by Netflix media press release on 8 February 2022. [7] Principal Photography took place on same month of that year. [8]

Marketing

The series was first unveiled in September 2022 during Netflix global fan event. [9] The official teaser was released by Netflix India YouTube channel on 24 September 2022. The trailer with a release date was announced on 14 May 2023. [10]

Release

The series was released on 2 June 2023 via Netflix. [11]

Litigation

On 2 June 2023, Rajendra Sadashiv Nikalje, popularly known as Chhota Rajan objected over his picture and voice used in the series alleging the infringement of personality rights to the fellow makers. He moved to Bombay High Court to seek removal of the series from the platform. [12] [13] On the same day, HC dismissed his plea. Rajan's attorney, senior advocate Mihir Desai, answered that his client has a copyright on his image that no one else can use when the bench questioned how it could be maintained as a commercial intellectual property rights dispute and stated it should be sent to mediation. The plaintiff was subsequently instructed by the bench to modify the lawsuit properly. [14]

Reception

Viewership

Scoop rose to the number one spot in Netflix’s top 10 list in India and Bangladesh upon its 2 June debut. The following week, it remained in both countries’ top 10 lists, hanging on to the second highest spot. [15] [16]

Critical response

The series received positive reviews from critics, who praised its performances, direction and screenplay. [17] [18]

The Hindu wrote "Karishma Tanna and Mohammed Zeeshan Ayyub power this series about the pitfalls of ambition and the price of journalistic grit. The final episodes are a blur of lurid news flashes and ravenous television cameras. “That’s where I want to be,” says Deepa (Inayat Sood), an ambitious trainee reporter and the scariest character of all." [19]

Saibal Chatterjee of NDTV rated 4 stars out of 5 and wrote "Wending its way through its many sub-plots, Scoop stays focussed on the plight of a woman subjected to mud-slinging by her own fraternity and a police force under pressure to crack a particularly vexed case and find a scapegoat." [20]

Deepa Gahlot for Rediff.com praised the series and rated 4 out of 5 stars and wrote "Scoop is a well-shot (Pratham Mehta) and authentic-looking show. A little over a decade has gone by but there have been rapid changes in the look of the city and models of cars and gadgets." [21]

Santanu Das for Hindustan Times called it "one of the best shows of the year" praising the screenplay and wrote "Not a single minute is wasted in the hour-long, 6-episode long series, created by Mehta and Mrunmayee Lagoo Waikul-- diving headlong inside the middle of everyday journalistic hustle: tracking breaking news, connecting with undercover sources, and bringing the report down to the page." [22]

Debiparna Chakraborty from Best of Netflix rated the series 4/5 and wrote "The cast and crew of Scoop deliver a well-written and effectively-performed story, barring a few slip-ups here and there. Ultimately, the series leaves us with more questions than answers, prompting the viewers to think for themselves. Perhaps that is necessary in a world where critical thinking has become as obscure as ethics in journalism." [23]

India Today rated 4/5 stars and wrote "What is absolutely amazing about Scoop is that it doesn’t preach. It refrains from giving a statement, but is more focused on the events that ensued in 2011." [24]

News18 rated 3.5 out of 5 stars and wrote "The actual book written by Jigna Vora only speaks about her life in Byculla jail, but here in this series, the makers have taken a liberty to go a step further and explained the circumstances and situation led to that situation in her life." [25]

Sumit Rajguru from Times Now gave 3.5 stars out of 5 praising the performance and direction stating, "The Hansal Mehta Show could have been edited well, but the 6-episodes of the series are nothing but a delight to watch." [26]

Soundtrack

The theme music and the score for the series was composed by Achint Thakkar. Previously, Thakkar had also collaborated with Hansal Mehta for his biographical series Scam 1992: The Harshad Mehta Story (2020). [27]

Accolades

YearAward ceremonyCategoryNominee / WorkResultRef.
2023 Asia Contents Awards & Global OTT Awards Best Asian TV SeriesScoopWon [28]
Best Lead Actress Karishma Tanna Won
2023Bollywood Hungama's OTT India Fest AwardsBest Original Series of The YearScoopNominated [29]
Best SeriesNominated
Best Adapted / Non-Original OTT WorkWon
Best Director of The Year - Series Hansal Mehta Won
Best DirectorNominated
Best Actor - Female Popular Karishma Tanna Nominated
2023 Filmfare OTT Awards Best Drama SeriesScoopWon [30]
Best Director in a Drama Series Hansal Mehta Nominated
Best Actress in a Drama Series Karishma Tanna Nominated
Best Actress in a Drama Series (Critics)Won
Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series Harman Baweja Nominated
Mohammed Zeeshan Ayyub Nominated
Best Original Dialogue (Series)Karan VyasWon
Best Adapted Screenplay (Series)Mrunmayee Lagoo, Mirat Trivedi and Anu Singh ChoudharyWon
Best Cinematographer (Series)Pratham MehtaNominated
Best Production Design (Series)Tanvi Leena PatilNominated
Best Editing (Series)Amitesh MukherjeeNominated

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