Paatal Lok: Digital Platforms Are Made For Such Series
Paatal Lok is both terrifying and terrific! It’s a nine-part series adopted from Tarun Tejpal’s critically acclaimed book ‘The Story Of My Assassins’
Story:
It is an investigative thriller wherein four people are arrested who try to kill Sanjeev Mehra, one of the country’s high profile journalists. The case is then assigned to a wash-out cop who works in Jamuna Paar Police Station.
This cop calls this place Paatal Lok! The name of the cop is ‘Haathi Ram’ played with finesse by Jaideep Ahlawat. His life has been a series of failures and this case instinctively makes him that this could be a life-changer for him. The reason for this is that the case involves Sanjeev, who is from upper-class echelons, and according to ‘Haathi Ram’ people who live and die in this strata of society matters!
Why Watch Paatal Lok?
The makers and creators of the series are brimming with talent and so on has created fireworks on screen. Each episode will end on a cliffhanger which will hook the viewer. One of the most interesting things about the series is that as story proceeds, the perception of characters changes. This will makes viewers difficult to decide the good and the bad. The characters of the series are meticulously detailed.
The main character of the series, Haathi Ram is a person who has spent his life dealing with violence and vice, yet, he manages to retain his dignity in the dirty-shady surroundings of his world. He is up against four formidable opponents. One of the most petrifying and interesting among them is Hathoda Tyagi. The name is so as he prefers to mill with a hammer.
Paatal Lok is not just a skillful thriller but something bigger and essential. It’s because there are messages in the dialogues which are realities of life regarding serious journalism and the visible problems of the nation which everyone knows but do not want to talk about. Twisted plots have served as a scathing commentary on the state of the nation but it is not done in a sledgehammer in the series. It is done with skill in small moments. This is an unmissable series that streaming platforms are made for. Dense, ambiguous, ambitious, and layered are just a few adjectives to describe it!
