There
are
elements
that
make
this
show
entertaining,
and
if
you
haven’t
seen
the
original
show,
the
concept
is
wild
enough
to
keep
you
hooked,
notes
Mayur
Sanap.
Any
show
that
demands
your
unwavering
attention
is
a
delectable
binge-watch
material.
And
if
it’s
a
crime
mystery,
it
certainly
doubles
up
the
excitement.
Gyaarah
Gyaarah,
the
official
remake
of
the
Korean
show
Signal,
is
a
new
offering
from
Karan
Johar
and
Guneet
Monga
that
has
all
the
ingredients
for
a
bonkers
show
and
yet,
delivers
only
partial
success.
Set
in
Uttarakhand,
the
story
revolves
around
a
series
of
unsolved
cases,
deemed
as
‘cold
cases’,
as
the
cops
fail
to
nab
the
culprit
behind
several
killings.
Yug
Arya
(Raghav
Juyal)
is
a
rookie
cop
working
in
the
Uttarakhand
police
force.
When
a
15-year-old
murder
case
of
a
little
girl
is
ordered
to
shut
down
without
any
arrest,
Yug,
with
the
help
of
his
superior
Vamika
Rawat
(Kritika
Kamra),
looks
into
clues
in
one
last
attempt
to
bring
justice
to
the
grieving
mother
(Gautami
Kapoor).
The
investigation
takes
a
mysterious
turn
when
Yug
somehow
establishes
contact
with
Inspector
Shaurya
Anthwal
(Dhairya
Karwa),
who
was
working
on
the
same
case
back
in
1990.
The
two
police
officers,
who
are
from
different
time
periods,
connect
each
night
via
a
walkie-talkie
precisely
at
11:11
(Gyaarah
Gyaarah!).
Taking
cues
from
their
conversation
that
lasts
for
only
a
few
seconds,
they
try
to
join
the
dots
and
solve
the
case.
Right
from
the
beginning,
you
can
see
that
this
is
a
wacky
premise,
especially
the
way
the
mystical
angle
is
introduced
to
the
story
and
the
fact
that
there
are
new
ideas
being
injected
into
the
trite
crime
genre
in
the
current
OTT
landscape.
There
are
elements
that
make
this
show
entertaining,
and
if
you
haven’t
seen
the
original
show,
the
concept
is
wild
enough
to
keep
you
hooked.
But
when
you
are
so
invested
in
such
a
complex
plot,
even
a
little
bug
can
potentially
kill
the
experience.
It
is
a
tightrope
walk
and
Director
Umesh
Bist’s
direction
shines
only
in
a
few
fleeting
moments
until
the
proceedings
move
past
the
point
of
intrigue.
So
much
so
that
even
the
‘mysterious
connection’
feels
gimmicky
after
a
while
without
the
why
and
wherefore.
The
problem
lies
in
the
show’s
approach
to
the
mystery
at
its
core.
Writer
duo
Puja
Banerji
and
Sunjoy
Shekhar
guild
the
web
of
intrigue
in
a
screenplay
that
jumps
back
and
forth.
This
is
the
style
of
show
that
you
want
to
follow
to
see
how
it
concludes
and
there
is
a
zany
vibe
throughout
but
the
lack
of
explanation
and
pay-off
frustrate
the
viewers
by
the
end
of
this
eight-episode
series.
There
are
some
odd
flashbacks
that
try
to
convey
more
about
Yug’s
past
or
the
dynamic
that
Vamika
and
Shaurya
shared
but
ultimately,
none
of
it
is
tied
together
in
a
cohesive
manner
leaving
you
utterly
displeased
with
the
vagueness.
Is
the
season
2
incoming?
Or
maybe
a
part
2
of
season
1?
We
don’t
know.
We
are
just
left
with
questions
without
any
satisfactory
resolution.
The
biggest
asset
of
the
show
is
fine
acting
from
its
lead
trio.
They
perform
with
such
a
conviction
that
makes
the
concept
breathe
through
with
ease.
Dhairya
Karwa
gets
the
best
written
character
of
the
show
and
he
nails
it
in
a
well-rounded
act.
Kritika
Kamra
puts
in
compelling
show
as
the
tenacious
cop.
After
his
villainous
turn
in
Kill,
Raghav
Juyal
keeps
reinventing
himself
in
a
role
that
greatly
benefits
from
his
talent
and
aura.
His
Garhwali
accent
is
especially
on
point.
A
bit
more
development
and
backstory
to
their
characters
would
have
made
a
huge
difference
in
making
us
care
about
our
protagonists,
but
even
at
that,
the
show
remains
coldly
ambiguous.
Hope
the
next
season
is
in
the
making,
because
despite
its
flaws,
there
is
a
lot
of
promise
here.
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