Undekhi

Undekhi (English: Unseen) is an Indian Hindi-language crime thriller web television series which premiered on Sony Liv on 10 July 2020. It is produced by Applause Entertainment & Edgestorm Ventures. The first look was released on 21 June 2020 while the trailer was out on 26 June 2020.[1] The series is based on true incidents and depicts the two aspects of the society - the power-drunk influential people who think they can get away with anything and the oppressed, subjected to years of torture, who finally decide to bring themselves to justice.

Undekhi
अनदेखी
GenreCrime Thriller
Created bySidharth Sengupta
Written bySiddharth Sengupta
Varun Badola
Umesh Padalkar
Mohinder Pratap Singh
Directed byAshish R. Shukla
Starring
ComposersAnuj Danait
Shivam Sengupta
Country of originIndia
Original languageHindi
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes10
Production
ProducersSiddharth Sengupta
Jyoti Sagar
Production locationIndia
CinematographyMurzy Pagdiwala
EditorRajesh Pandey
Running time30-35 Minutes
Production companiesApplause Entertainment
Edgestorm Ventures
DistributorSony Liv
Release
Original networkSony Liv
Original release10 July 2020 (2020-07-10)
External links
Undekhi

Synopsis

Undekhi begins in Sunderbans but soon shifts to Manali. In less than 30 minutes, viewers witness two murders. DSP Barun Ghosh (Dibyendu Bhattacharya) is investigating the Sunderban murder of a policeman, whose mutilated body is found in the forest. Two tribal girls are on the run and Ghosh, who suspects them to be the killers is on their trail.[2]

Cast and characters
  • Dibyendu Bhattacharya as DSP Barun Ghosh, a policeman from West Bengal.[3]
  • Surya Sharma as Rinku Paaji.[4]
  • Harsh Chhaya as Papaji.
  • Abhishek Chauhan as Rishi, the videographer.
  • Ayn Zoya as Saloni, head of wedding film team.
  • Apeksha Porwal as Koyal, Adivasi girl from Sundarban.[5]
  • Ankur Rathee as Daman, Papaji's son & the groom.
  • Karmveer Choudhary as Kandpal
  • Anchal Singh as Teji, the bride.
  • Vaarun Bhagat as Lucky.
  • Sayandeep Sengupta as Shashwat.
  • Meenakshi Sethi as Papaji's wife.
  • Shivaani Sopuri as Rinku's Mother

Episodes

Season 1 consists of 10 episodes.[6]

No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal release date
1"The Things That Men Do"Ashish R. ShuklaVarun Badola, Umesh Padalkar, Siddharth Sengupta, Mohinder Pratap SinghJuly 10, 2020 (2020-07-10)
Rishi and Saloni, two filmmakers travel to Manali for a wedding shoot. Rishi accidently records the murder of 'dancing girl' by groom's father and struggles with his conscience.
2"Is This For Real"Ashish R. ShuklaVarun Badola, Umesh Padalkar, Siddharth Sengupta, Mohinder Pratap SinghJuly 10, 2020 (2020-07-10)
Rishi makes a horrific discovery in the doghouse next to resort. Saloni tries to get his focus on the work but Rinku and his cousins are on to Rishi. He must come up with Plan B. DSP Gosh, senses a cover up and heads to resort.
3"For cash only"Ashish R. ShuklaVarun Badola, Umesh Padalkar, Siddharth Sengupta, Mohinder Pratap SinghJuly 10, 2020 (2020-07-10)
DSP Ghosh interrogates Saloni and team to Rinku's chagrin and finds discrepancies in their stories. Meanwhile, the wedding ceremonies continues. Teji confronts Daman about the shooting. Saloni cracks a deal with Rinku in exchange for Rishi's silence.
4"Double Shuffle"Ashish R. ShuklaVarun Badola, Umesh Padalkar, Siddharth Sengupta, Mohinder Pratap SinghJuly 10, 2020 (2020-07-10)
DSP Ghosh arrives with search warrant on wedding day. Lucky manages to get Rishi, Koyal and Praful out of the doghouse just in time. But someone is on their trail. An angry Teji lashes out at Daman and the wedding comes to an abrupt halt.
5"Catch The Tiger By The Tail"Ashish R. ShuklaVarun Badola, Umesh Padalkar, Siddharth Sengupta, Mohinder Pratap SinghJuly 10, 2020 (2020-07-10)
DSP Ghosh gets a hard time in chasing Rishi, Praful with the help of Koyal. Saloni tells Teji about the murder and her predicament. Riku lays a trap on Rishi and pins murder of lovely on him.
6"The Can Of Worms"Ashish R. ShuklaVarun Badola, Umesh Padalkar, Siddharth Sengupta, Mohinder Pratap SinghJuly 10, 2020 (2020-07-10)
Rishi manages to contact Saloni at resort. Pressure mounts on Ghosh and he has a chance to encounter with Teji. Daman tells truth to Teji and she has a tough decision to make ahead. Meanwhile, Lucky is in for a surprise.
7"You Have It Coming"Ashish R. ShuklaVarun Badola, Umesh Padalkar, Siddharth Sengupta, Mohinder Pratap SinghJuly 10, 2020 (2020-07-10)
Rinku forces Teji to continue with the wedding ceremonies. Forest officials are chasing the fugitives whereabouts. Shashwat tries to get in touch with Rishi. Teji surprises everyone with her latest stance of handling family business and not going to America after wedding. DSP Ghosh gives a showdown to Rinku and Papaji.
8"We Have Got Ourselves A Deal"Ashish R. ShuklaVarun Badola, Umesh Padalkar, Siddharth Sengupta, Mohinder Pratap SinghJuly 10, 2020 (2020-07-10)
Rinku gets better of DSP Ghosh. Shashwat & Alice arrives in Manali and sucked into the desperate situation immediately. Rinku receives a package and soon realizes that the power is shifting away from him and makes a cunning move.
9"You Are Safe When Dead"Ashish R. ShuklaVarun Badola, Umesh Padalkar, Siddharth Sengupta, Mohinder Pratap SinghJuly 10, 2020 (2020-07-10)
Lucky manages to find Rishi and his friends, but they manages to escape. Timma finds the murder video shot by Rishi and gives it to the gang. It becomes last line of defence for Rishi. Rinku decides to handle this matter on his own.
10"An Ace In My Hand"Ashish R. ShuklaVarun Badola, Umesh Padalkar, Siddharth Sengupta, Mohinder Pratap SinghJuly 10, 2020 (2020-07-10)
As the dust settles after killing, Papaji and Rinku has new plans for Teji. Koyal manages to meet DSP Ghosh and he got to know all missing pieces of Sundarban puzzle. Rinku and DSP Ghosh tries to outwit each other with the local cops on Rinku's side.

Reception

Undekhi received mostly positive reviews from critics and audiences. Rajkumar Rao appreciated the show on twitter on the date of the release on his twitter page.[7] Pramit Chatterjee of Mashable said it an Impressive show quoting "Undekhi is made of stories and people that we’ve met whose actions make them live in our minds rent-free. It’s what builds the sentiment that we as a nation are truly not free. Yes, the British have left us. But what about our privilege, classism, racism, communal divisions, power dynamics, corruption, etc? Did they take it with them? No. It still exists."[8] Ronak Kotecha of The Times of India said it "An Engrossing and Gritty Crime Drama" giving it 3.5 stars out of 5.[9] Avinash Ramachandran of Indian Express praised the performances of the actors saying "Competent performances power this thriller".[10]

Controversies

As a part of the promotional activity, citizens received 'fake murder calls' from the network. The call has a man's trembling voice saying that he has witnessed a murder and that he is about to get murdered too. At the end of the call, it is revealed that this is a promotional call for the web show. [11] The ploy, however, seems to have backfired for SonyLIV, the channel streaming the show, because many people started taking the call seriously, and took to Twitter to express shock.[12] Finally, Sony LIV tweeted that it was a promotional activity. “If you have received a call for our show...and it has disturbed you, we would like to sincerely apologize to you. This was a test activity which has gone out accidentally,” it said.[13][14]

References
  1. "Undekhi new teaser shows another brutal murder. Series to premiere on July 10".
  2. "'Undekhi Review': Harsh Chhaya, Dibyendu Bhattacharya-starrer is a gripping thriller packed with strong performances".
  3. "'Undekhi' actor Dibyendu Bhattacharya: 'You need heart to understand the pulse of a character'".
  4. "'Undekhi' Web Series Cast: List Of Actors & Characters In Crime-thriller".
  5. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm10775530/
  6. "Welcome to the Dangerous World of Hyped Family Honour".
  7. Elon Musk [@rajkummarRao] (10 July 2020). "Hey guys, check out the new brilliantly done crime thriller #Undekhi only on @SonyLIV" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  8. "'Undekhi' Review: A Morbid Look Into Why The Corrupt In India Continue To Be Powerful".
  9. "Undekhi season 1 review".
  10. "'Undekhi' series review".
  11. "Promotion Of SonyLIV's Web Series 'Undekhi' Goes Wrong And Leaves Mumbaikars Outraged".
  12. "'Undekhi' promotional stunt backfires, draws Mumbai Police warning".
  13. "Publicity gimmick for Undekhi gets furious response online: 'Got a call saying help, I saw a murder'".
  14. "Sony Liv 'prank' promotional call attracts criticism, Mumbai police warns of strict action for creating panic".
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