Teerandaz (TV series)

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Teerandaz
Aar Ya Paa.jpg
Genre Action
Thriller
Written by
Directed by
Starring
Country of originIndia
Original languageHindi
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes8
Production
Producers
  • Kishor Athwal
  • Richie Taneja
CinematographyHaresh Bhanushali, Rahul Chauhan
Running time29-47 minutes
Production companyEdgestorm Productions
Original release
Network Disney+ Hotstar
ReleaseDecember 30, 2022 (2022-12-30)

Teerandaz (formerly Aar Ya Paar is a Hindi-language action thriller series written by Sidharth Sengupta, Avinash Singh, Vijay Narayan Verma and directed by Siddharth Sengupta, Ankush Mohla, Glen Barretto, Neel Guha, starring Aditya Rawal, Sumeet Vyas, Patralekhaa, Ashish Vidyarthi and Shilpa Shukla. [1] [2]

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Plot

The show is about Sarju, a tribal archer, living a simple life, is forced to stand up as a rebel against corrupt politicians and businesses to protect his community.

Cast

Episodes

No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal release date  [1]
1"Sarju, The Beginning"Glen Barretto, Neel Guha, Ankush Mohla Sidharth Sengupta, Avinash Singh, Mohinder Pratap Singh, Vijay Narayan VermaDecember 30, 2021 (2021-12-30)
2"The Dalal"Sidharth Sengupta, Ankush Mohla, Glen BarrettoSidharth Sengupta, Avinash Singh, Mohinder Pratap Singh, Vijay Narayan VermaDecember 30, 2021 (2021-12-30)
3"Jab We Met"Sidharth Sengupta, Ankush Mohla, Glen BarrettoSidharth Sengupta, Avinash Singh, Mohinder Pratap Singh, Vijay Narayan VermaDecember 30, 2021 (2021-12-30)
4"Battle Cry"Sidharth Sengupta, Ankush Mohla, Glen BarrettoSidharth Sengupta, Avinash Singh, Mohinder Pratap Singh, Vijay Narayan VermaDecember 30, 2021 (2021-12-30)
5"Gold Medallist"Neel GuhaSidharth Sengupta, Avinash Singh, Mohinder Pratap Singh, Vijay Narayan VermaDecember 30, 2021 (2021-12-30)
6"Setu Lam"Sidharth Sengupta, Ankush Mohla, Glen BarrettoSidharth Sengupta, Avinash Singh, Mohinder Pratap Singh, Vijay Narayan VermaDecember 30, 2021 (2021-12-30)
7"Final Countdown"Sidharth Sengupta, Ankush Mohla, Glen BarrettoSidharth Sengupta, Avinash Singh, Mohinder Pratap Singh, Vijay Narayan VermaDecember 30, 2021 (2021-12-30)
8"The Devil Inside"Neel GuhaSidharth Sengupta, Avinash Singh, Mohinder Pratap Singh, Vijay Narayan VermaDecember 30, 2021 (2021-12-30)

Reception

Saibal Chatterjee of NDTV rated the 2 stras out of 5 and wrote "Aar Ya Paar isn't interested in exploring the plight of the tribal community that Sarju is a part of. The forest dwellers and their poisoned river are not what the spotlight is on. The series follows Sarju's single-minded efforts to punish the men responsible for his father's death." [3]

Kartik Bhardwaj for The New Indian Express rated 2 stars out of 5 and wrote "Except for Ashish Vidyarthi and Dibyendu Bhattacharya, the cast also doesn’t leave a mark. Aditya Rawal as Sarju has few dialogues but his expressions speak even less. He is either poker-faced or enraged." [4]

Nandini Ramnath for Scroll.in wrote "The Disney+ Hotstar series gives the urgent issue of the exploitation of indigenous communities the fully filmy treatment. Designed as a battle between sinister suits and forest-dwellers dressed in brown sack-like costumes, the show even has Avatar-like moments – but without the visual effects." [5]

Manik Sharma for Firstpost wrote "This series travels to Romania, Poland etc but where it falters first is in the fictional town of Jadalganj, where it is initially set. Dahan, another Hotstar show set on the margins of urban India, did well to firmly anchor itself in a native culture that has to both elude yet intrigue. Aar Ya Paar achieves none of it because the milieu feels insincere, not to mention, offensive at certain points." [6]

Archika Khurana for The Times of India wrote "The supporting cast, such as Shilpa Shukla, Vaarun Bhagat and Sumeet Vyas, has very little to contribute to the series. Though Sumeet is an interesting narrator, it would have been a great deal better if all of these characters were curated with more attention. In fact, even Patralekha’s character, Sanghamitra Das, who’s a doctor and connects with the tribals, falls short in terms of an emotional curve." [7]

Ajit Andhare of Deccan Chronicle wrote "The major problem lies with the story by Anhata Menon, Umesh Padalkar, and Sidharth Sengupta. It’s too weak, oversimplistic, and largely conforms to the stereotypical portrayal of tribals. It paints a world that is black and white. Tribals are shown wearing sac-like clothes, speaking a perfectly and easily comprehensible dialect of Hindi, are expert archers, and are pros in their understanding of medicinal flora and fauna to the extent that they can treat cancer which even modern medicines cannot. It’s too superficial and no effort has been done to even scratch this surface." [8]

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References

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  2. ↑ "Thriller web series 'Aar Ya Paar' set to release on OTT soon". The Economic Times . December 27, 2022. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
  3. ↑ Chatterjee, Saibal (December 30, 2022). "Aar Ya Paar Review: Aditya Rawal Does His Best To Carry The Weight Of The Story". NDTV . Retrieved 29 January 2023.Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg
  4. ↑ Bhardwaj, Kartik (31 December 2022). "'Aar Ya Paar' series review: Doesn't aim high but still misses the mark". The New Indian Express . Retrieved 30 January 2023.Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg
  5. ↑ Ramnath, Nandini (December 30, 2022). "'Aar Ya Paar' review: The exploitation of Adivasis gets the fully filmy treatment". Scroll.in . Retrieved 30 January 2023.
  6. ↑ Sharma, Manik (30 December 2022). "Aar Ya Paar review: Underwhelming series misses its mark while also searching for It". Firstpost . Retrieved 30 January 2023.
  7. ↑ Khurana, Archika (30 December 2022). "Aar Ya Paar Season 1 Review: A gripping tale of vengeance and survival" . Retrieved 30 January 2023.Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg
  8. ↑ Andhare, Ajit (31 December 2022). "Web Series Review | 'Aar Ya Paar' spirals into a regular Bollywood revenge drama". Deccan Chronicle . Retrieved 30 January 2023.
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