When
it
gets
to
its
silly
climax
where
the
dots
are
finally
joined,
you
can’t
help
but
see
how
cheap
these
thrills
are,
sighs
Mayur
Sanap.
One
murder,
many
suspects.
Is
there
any
novelty
left
with
this
template?
In
the
OTT
space,
this
plotline
pretty
much
feels
like
same
series,
constantly
repackaged.
Director
Vishal
Furia’s
36
Days,
which
is
the
Indian
adaptation
of
the
UK
show
35
Days
(the
extra
day
in
this
Hindi
rendition
only
adds
to
the
boredom),
does
not
know
any
better.
The
show
packs
multiple
sub-plots
bound
together
by
a
mysterious
killing
that
sets
the
chain
of
events
as
it
unravels
the
lives
of
its
principal
characters.
Farah
(Neha
Sharma)
is
an
attractive
woman,
who
enters
as
a
tenant
in
Tony’s
(Chandan
Roy
Sanyal)
swanky
house
in
Goa
and
becomes
the
hot
topic
in
her
neighbourhood.
Tony
is
a
lecherous
man
who
is
married
for
the
third
time.
He
treats
Siya
(Chahat
Vig)
as
his
trophy
wife.
Rishi
(Purab
Kohli)
is
a
successful
author
in
a
worn-out
marriage
with
Radhika
(Shruti
Sheth)
but
they
pretend
to
be
the
perfect
couple
in
their
social
circle.
Lalita
(Amruta
Khanvilkar)
is
a
money-hungry
housewife
who
supports
her
lavish
lifestyle
through
illicit
businesses,
much
to
dismay
of
her
meek
husband
Vinod
(Sharib
Hashmi).
Binny
(Shernaz
Patel)
is
a
home
baker
dealing
with
the
loss
of
her
young
daughter.
She
looks
after
her
frail
husband
Denzil
(Kenneth
Desai)
and
therapy-seeking
son
(Faishal
Rashid),
both
dependants
on
her
for
support.
The
plot
unfolds
on
an
intriguing
note,
starting
with
the
murder
of
a
key
character
and
then
reversing
to
the
previous
36
days
and
moving
ahead
to
the
crime
scene
we
see
at
the
beginning.
Director
Furia,
working
on
a
story
adapted
by
Anahata
Menon,
steers
these
initial
portions
with
the
necessary
suspense
and
intrigue.
But
the
novelty
wears
off
by
episode
three
(of
the
total
eight)
and
it
starts
to
feel
gimmicky
with
disconnected
clues
as
the
show
never
manages
to
unite
its
ideas.
With
each
episode
spaced
out
at
between
30
and
40
minutes,
there
is
rarely
a
moment
that
produces
nail-biting
tension
or
the
feeling
of
having
seen
something
truly
surprising.
The
already
overly
familiar
scenario
is
then
carried
out
by
underdeveloped
characters
and
sloppy
narrative
twists.
The
shock
value
of
the
central
mystery
is
threadbare
and
it
plays
too
many
games
with
the
viewer’s
sensibilities
without
laying
out
an
equitable
payoff.
The
performances
are
as
artificial
as
they
are
forgettable.
In
her
mysterious
woman
act,
Neha
Sharma
struggles
to
emote
in
performance-heavy
scenes.
Purab
Kohli
seems
like
he
is
playing
a
version
of
his
role
from
Out
of
Love
and
doesn’t
leave
any
impression.
The
standout
performances,
if
I
must
pick,
come
from
Chandan
Roy
Sanyal
and
Amruta
Khanvilkar,
who
move
along
with
sufficient
spark
to
make
their
wishy-washy
characters
work.
For
a
mystery
drama,
it’s
a
shame
that
the
show
moves
at
a
sluggish
pace.
When
it
gets
to
its
silly
climax
where
the
dots
are
finally
joined,
you
can’t
help
but
see
how
cheap
these
thrills
are.
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Days
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