Farzi Shahid Kapoor New Web Series Season 1 Review, Rashi Khanna, Vijay Sithupathi

Farzi Season 1 Review 

If you're looking for a solid crime thriller this weekend, Farzi might just be the show you're looking for. Spanning 8 episodes, this Hindi series does a lot of things right, though it loses its punch late on with a couple of wobbly episodes to wrap up the series. However, the ride to get there is drenched in tension and drama, interspersed with excellent acting and some nice little twists along the way.

  Farzi follows an artist named Sunny who finds himself thrown into the dark underworld of crime when he and his criminal brother Firoz decide to counterfeit bank notes. Together, the pair try to evade the authorities, led by a hot-headed task force officer named Michael and his feisty partner Megha, who will stop at nothing to root out corruption.

  To make matters worse, Mansoor Dalal, India's biggest forger, takes an interest in Sunny's case, setting up an exciting and deadly game of cat and mouse.

  The acting is quite good with Shahid Kapoor stealing the show for his versatile performance as Sunny. It's great to see how her character changes over the course of the series, and what starts as a well-intentioned journey soon turns deadly. If there's one gripe that comes from this character arc, it's the forced romance with a certain character we meet early on (no spoilers here!), and to be honest, it feels crammed into the story like a checkbox. should be marked.

  Given how much emphasis is placed on the cat-and-mouse chase at the heart of this series, there are a few ways this keeps it from firing on all cylinders. The plot involving Michael's family tends to slow down a lot while Megan's personal life is explored, but then backtracks in favor of a hasty return to the main storyline.  

 Something came up in the middle of the show that did a really good job of highlighting Michael's motivation and how it stems from his family life, but then the whole drama got dragged pointlessly with a choreographed divorce issue and court scenes that went on longer than that. should do.

  The main plot line is great to follow though, and there are elements of Catch Me if you coalesce around a simple but effective tale of El Chapo and the con man and his family. While the story sticks to the basics, several of these episodes are incredibly good at keeping the momentum going, boasting some truly suspenseful scenes.

  Unfortunately, this was somewhat undone in the last two episodes. The finale in particular veers into simplistic action thriller territory, which kind of betrays what the narrative was really about before that. A baited cliffhanger teasing a possible second season is just icing on the cake.

Overall 

  The acting is decent, the story is easy to follow, and the characters themselves are empathetic and well-realized, while the set pieces are full of thrills. While the plot takes a few questionable turns, there's enough here to make for a thoroughly enjoyable series worth checking out.