LAL BAZAAR

Genre: Thriller
Language: Bengali/Hindi (Bilingual)
Release Date: 19th June, 2020
Platform: Zee5
Age Suitability: A
Episodes: 10

Synopsis

'Lal Bazaar' is a unique cop thriller set in the dark underbelly of Kolkata. The web series focuses not only on how cases are solved but also depicts the shades of a cop's personal life. 'Lal Bazaar' tells us the story of the main protagonist Suranjan Sen (Kaushik Sen) whose personal life is certainly being affected by his professional life. On the other hand, the audience will be able to witness how the homicide department of 'Lal Bazaar' works to solve various cases. Finally, these two angles of the storyline meet in one place and, the story takes another turn from that point. You have to watch 'Lal Bazaar' to know more about this cop thriller.

Direction and Script Analysis

The writing of the web keeps the audience hooked. Rangan Chakravarty has maintained a subtle way of treatment throughout the web series. At every point of time, the audience will feel that the cops are not superheroes; rather they are just like every other human being made of blood and flesh. The screenplay of the web series raises your excitement which peaks at the climax. The credit should also be given to the director Sayantan Ghosal for executing the whole concept brilliantly on screen. The writer-director combination has delivered its best to keep the web series raw and intriguing.

Performances

The performance of the cast makes this web series interesting. It is tough to handle such a big ensemble cast. The director has managed to extract the best from all of them. Every character has been written with much depth and they are given equal importance in this web series. Kaushik Sen is brilliant as the protagonist Suranjan Sen (AC Homicide, Lal Bazaar). He has been able to portray the emotional side of the character quite well and the audience will be able to relate with it. Gaurav Chakrabarty has also tried his best to portray the character of O.C Shabir Ahmed. Sabyasachi Chakrabarty’s role could have been extended a bit. Dibyendu Bhattacharya is brilliant as the mafia of the port area, Abbas Gazi.

The intensity, with which he has portrayed the negative character, is certainly commendable. Subrat Dutta's natural acting will catch the eyes of the audience. Sauraseni Maitra is a perfect fit in the role of S.I. Meera Dasgupta. Hrishita Bhatt has also played the role of Suranjan Sen’s girlfriend quite well. The comic timing of Anirban Chakrabarty is currently unmatchable in the Bengali film industry. His role will certainly provide the much needed comic relief to the audience throughout the whole web series.

Coming to the performance of the supporting cast, the likes of Vicky Nandy, Ronjini Chakraborty, and Jammy Banerjee have looked promising on-screen.

Technical Details

Editing

The editing of the web series is decent. Few episodes at the end are edited quite well, and the audience will love to see those episodes as they are thrilling. The web series drags a bit at the beginning while introducing and building up the characters. So, the editing could have been slightly better.

Cinematography

It is a commendable job to shoot at real-life locations. It helps the audience to relate more with the web series.

Music and Background Score

The background score is used quite well at the thrilling portions, and it is quite different from the other thriller web series.

Overall Review

The web series 'Lal Bazaar' ends on a cliffhanger. So, it is expected that the makers have their plans to launch the second season and the audience will certainly be waiting for it. 'Lal Bazaar' is a must-watch series for all because of its uniqueness. This web series will certainly remain as one of the best cop

thrillers made to date.