Tandav: Everything that works and doesn’t work for the Amazon Prime series

Prime Video’s newest net sequence Tandav has turn out to be the primary massive desi OTT launch of 2021. The Ali Abbas Zafar present is a political drama that options actors like Dimple Kapadia, Saif Ali Khan, Tigmanshu Dhulia, Sunil Grover amongst others in pivotal roles. The 9-episode sequence hasn’t acquired one of the best evaluations by the critics however has managed to garner some consideration due to the controversies which have unfolded within the final couple of days.

Tandav, like all different exhibits and films, isn’t all black and white. It has its good moments however then, there are locations the place it utterly loses the plot.

Right here’s every part that works and doesn’t work for Tandav.

What works for Tandav

1. The spectacular forged

Tandav introduced collectively a few of the greatest actors within the Indian area. Dimple Kapadia, Tigmanshu Dhulia, Kumud Mishra, Mohd Zeeshan Ayyub, Saif Ali Khan, Sunil Grover have been simply the suitable individuals for this present however Tandav didn’t actually utilise them effectively sufficient. Whereas OTT is claimed to be a democratic platform, the trailer of the sequence coupled with such massive names was sufficient to attract the viewers in for no less than the primary few episodes. A few of these actors get good moments on display screen however the writing of the present doesn’t have a lot to supply to raise their performances.

2. The costumes

Sarah Jane Dias’ costume sin Tandav deserve an appreciation put up. (Photograph: Sarah Jane Dias/Instagram)

Tandav is a kind of exhibits the place you won’t really feel invested within the plot however the visible aesthetics of the present will draw you in immediately. Sarah Jane Dias, who performs Aisha on the present, just isn’t a heavy contributor in Tandav by way of her function however her costumes and the way in which she carries them is beautiful. Dimple Kapadia’s crisp sarees and Saif Ali Khan’s well-tailored kurtas and vests are fairly elegant too.

3. The true-life references

Tandav has just a few throwaway references to real-life incidents which have taken place within the political area in the previous couple of years. It’s apparent that these references have been inserted to make the present plausible however in a world the place each week brings in a brand new political story, Tandav needed to do rather a lot to maintain up with the instances.

What doesn’t work for Tandav

1. The essential dialogues

In what must be probably the most weird school scene we now have seen in years, a school professor is overheard saying “Political science is the research of politics” to a category that seems to be finding out the topic on the Masters stage. All the sequence is muddled with such fundamental dialogue writing that it seems like interns on the present got this division to deal with all by themselves.

2. The dated plot twists

The plot twist with a landline makes you marvel what period is that this present set in. (Photograph: Prime Video/Twitter)

One of many greatest reveals of the present comes from the record of calls made through a landline phone. The idea of landlines being a part of a thriller in 2021 is totally weird, particularly in a present the place smartphones and social media is often used.

3. The pressing intercuts

Proper from the primary episode, the 2 important tracks of the present – VNU and the occasions occurring on the PM residence are intercut with such urgency you could really feel that one thing massive is about to occur, but it surely doesn’t finish there. It feels just like the format of the present relies on the concept of intercuts to make it pacier. In each episode, we see these intercuts despite the fact that the storytelling doesn’t convey that urgency.

4. Dhakka Laga Bukka

Don’t get me flawed, the music is implausible. It’s the overuse of the observe that begins irking the viewer. After some time, each scene at VNU opens with an election montage that’s accompanied by “Dhakka Laga Bukka” and it’s apparent that the music can’t compensate for the dearth of sophistication within the storytelling.

Tandav is streaming on Prime Video.