Review of Lootere Web Series by Hansal Mehta and Rajat Kapoor

in roles: Rajat Kapoor, Vivek Gomber, Amruta Khanvilkar, Preetika Chawla, Chandan Roy Sanyal

Director: Jai Mehta

Anna: Hindi

Luther, Directed by Hansal Mehta’s son Jai Mehta, it has nothing to do with the 1993 film of the same name starring Sunny Deol and Juhi Chawla. There was a moment when the actress came out of the deep water seductively to the surprise of Deol and the audience. And this show is also about anything that can happen in deep water. It was reportedly inspired by real-life events that involved aggression, insight, negotiation, and ultimately freedom.

The story is in the title itself and the trailer gives us a lot and hides so many secrets. Still in 2019, in Ali Abbas Zafar
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When Salman Khan was trapped by Somali pirates, all he and his sidekick Sunil Grover had to do was sing an Amitabh Bachchan song to chase away the uninvited guests. They loved Amitabh Bachchan. It is the spirit of love and unity that the director wanted to show in the inflated star machine. Bachchan’s legacy will not come in handy here. The narrative is much denser and the trouble much more chaotic. Against this background is the charismatic and cocky Vivek Gomber, who manages to smile even when danger is at his doorstep.

There’s Rajat Kapoor, who has barely spoken in all the things he’s done and still manages to convey what’s going on in his head. He is the savior of the ship, the captain to be exact, and he says that his crew knows the ship better than the pirates. Mehta creates room for both expansion and claustrophobia. There are wide shots of the sea, but there’s something uncomfortable about the danger the show’s characters find themselves in. Survival dramas don’t need to rely on any limited space and Lootere shows that. recently SatanIt was the guest house that became one of the characters in the thriller, and here we have the whole ship and the sea that it sails on.

But the show overstays its welcome, which one feels after a while, like pirates who won’t quit so easily. Mehta relies more on wit than brains, and there is no trace of vanity as Lootere boasts actors rather than vanity-driven stars. It’s a laudable effort, but only if it was a little tighter and sharper. Then he would definitely steal her heart. Just like the title says!

Rating: 2.75 (out of 5 stars)

Lootere is now streaming on Disney Plus Hotstar