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Paatal Lok back after 5 years, which tries to focus on what wrong with Indian society has turned itself 180 degrees from season 1 to season 2. Though they are still showing how morally corrupt and unjustifiable the system is, to save few you can deny justice to too many. How blind followers can cause chaos, even though knowing how corrupt their hero has been. And the series is probably bowing out with with stellar performances from cast with some question marks on story especially on season 1.

Jaideep Ahlawat as Inspector Hathi Ram Chaudhary is life and soul of the series. His performance has been consistent throughout the season 1 and 2 in portraying an honest and underappreciated officer who try to do the duty without any expectations and reward. And it was great to see that when the focus is Nagaland, makers have brought actors from Nagaland and North East who can speak the local dialect, not someone who is trying hard and failing miserably.

In between season 1 and season 2, it is season 2 which stood out most which can teach series makers in India how you can make a good season 2. Don't know whether there will be a season 3, with many characters dying and the alone standing Hathi Ram Chaudhary saying he will quit the job, this series should be applauded for the cast doing the job efficiently and special applauds for Jaideep Ahlawat who does allow the series to go off road.

6/10 for season one, 2/10 for season 2. This is another hyped Korean series and watched after following all the noise. This is the most watched Netflix series, I highly doubt that. Netflix has far more better series which has sustained it's story and hype beyond season and two. Though Netflix is notorious for cancelling the series without any conclusion I wonder how this one has survived to see this day and it has season 3 as well.

Seriously I found this series dumb doesn't represent what I have read about South Korea, people are cash-strapped and struggling so much financially that they are ready to die and kill someone, I guess the first world countries being developed are all but a myth.

Coming back to the series season 1 has some story and some what engaging, season 2 has same premise 456 player and one ultimate winner looks dragged on after first 2-3 episodes, emotions are forced not needed in this brutal series. Though there are new games in season 2, but all path leads to one direction. Story should have ended in season 2 but will remain for season 3 to see its completion.

How this series has enchanted so many people is beyond me.

Part 1 was fiery and good watch, but part 2 doesn't seems anything close to that. Movie isn't the Wild Fire it's claim to be but overhyped overbudgeted movie, now tries hard to show Allu Arjun as Pushpa Raj as bigger and larger but it actually Fahadh Faasil as Bhanwar Singh Shekhawat, who is better of the two though not taking anything away from Allu Arjun especially his electrifying massy fight sequences.

Though movie excel at some points but lags at many, story seems to be half baked and underwhelming and underutilises the talented star cast and feels not satisfying given the budget and time gap between the two films. Movie being massy will achieve the blockbuster status and will set new box office records for another movie to break, but will remain nothing more than one time watch.