Roktokorobi (2023) Season 01

One of Satyaki’s patients Roktokorobi commits suicide while under treatment. It leaves him broken. He quits practicing as a psychologist as locals ransack his chamber. Satyaki goes to his aunt’s house at Jonai where uncanny events start taking place.

Star-crossed lovers letting their romance bloom with a backdrop of an underbelly of a town that breathes the air with all bad smoke has been one of the most favorite genres in Bollywood. The masters of it being directors like Vishal Bhardwaj (Omkara, Machhis) and Abhishek Chaubey (Sonchiriya, Udta Punjab). With the rise of OTT, the dynamic ended up having a more in-depth exploration. Now when Sudhir Mishra with Rajeev Barnwal attempts to bring the blueprint back in long format, will it still stand the test like it did in the past decade?Jehanabad – Of Love & War Season 1 Download

Written by Rajeev with credits for the screenplay, dialogues, and story with Mishra as the Showrunner, Jehanabad finds itself right in center of the conversation about the Naxalites, their fight against the system that has pushed the to the boundary, their gest to get justice for themselves by mending laws with their sheer dedication towards the cause. Amid them are these two star-crossed lovers trying to build a world for them first in it and then away from it (you will know).The best part about Jehanabad – Of Love & War is how the makers choose to shape and place their characters. There is a girl so liberated in her way. She doesn’t shy away even once before talking about s*x in front of her conservative family. In a land so obsessed with its Manliness, she challenges the same masculinity. While it is not a decade one would imagine a woman like her to exist in a town as small as shown. Because it’s Jassi Jaissi Koi Nahin playing on TV so it should be somewhere between 2003 to 2006. But with how organically the character blends you celebrate her existence.Another such aspect is the portrayal of the Naxals or the rebels. Of course, they are of the Marxist ideology, Roktokorobi but they aren’t uneducated at all. There’s a scientist, a lover of literature, and even a professor who is fighting the battle. This is such an amazing shift from the stereotypical portrayal that was stuck in time and memorial.