Tanaav
Season
2
is
like
any
other
espionage
thriller
with
twists
and
a
lot
of
tense
and
thrilling
moments.
What
makes
it
interesting
is
that
unlike
season
1,
this
time,
the
plot
unravels
quickly
without
getting
boring,
observes
Namrata
Thakker.
Tanaav
Season
1
saw
Kabir
Farooqi
(Manav
Vij)
and
his
team
going
after
the
dreaded
terrorist
Umar
Riaz.
The
show
started
slowly
and
took
its
time
to
build
the
characters.
In
Season
2,
Director
Sudhir
Mishra
gets
down
to
business
right
away.
Right
from
the
first
episode,
you
see
a
lot
of
action
and
the
story
unfolding
quickly,
which
keeps
you
engaged.
A
new
threat,
a
new
villain
arrives
in
Kashmir,
making
things
tough
for
Kabir
and
his
Special
Task
Group.
On
one
hand,
peace
talks
are
on
with
Pakistan
and
on
the
other,
Fareed
Mir
aka
Al-Damishq
(Gaurav
Arora)
is
hellbent
on
avenging
his
father’s
death
and
hence
starts
recruiting
young
engineering
students
for
his
mission.
His
plan
is
to
do
something
big,
something
explosive
in
India
but
the
story
doesn’t
reveal
exactly
what.
Junaid
(Shashank
Arora),
who
made
his
presence
felt
at
the
end
of
season
1,
doesn’t
get
much
screen
time
in
season
2.
But
he
continues
to
be
an
important
part
of
the
story.
Initially,
Junaid
and
Fareed
Mir
are
together
in
their
mission.
But
soon,
the
latter
goes
rogue
and
starts
executing
plans
on
his
own
which
doesn’t
sit
well
with
Junaid
who
now
heads
the
Harkat-ul-Mujahideen.
Harkat
disassociates
itself
with
Fareed,
putting
him
in
a
difficult
situation.
But
he
doesn’t
budge
from
his
mission.
Things
also
get
personal
between
Kabir
and
Fareed
as
their
families
get
dragged
into
the
mess.
Dr
Farah
(Ekta
Kaul),
who
is
married
to
Junaid
in
season
2,
ends
up
helping
Kabir.
Thanks
to
her,
Junaid
is
behind
bars
but
Fareed
is
still
a
big
threat.
In
the
story
department,
season
2
is
like
any
other
espionage
thriller
with
twists
and
a
lot
of
tense
and
thrilling
moments.
What
makes
it
interesting
is
that
unlike
season
1,
this
time,
the
plot
unravels
quickly
without
getting
boring.
New
characters
are
introduced
in
season
2
and
they
play
their
parts
well
and
fit
in
perfectly
in
the
larger
scheme
of
the
story.
The
editing
is
sharp,
the
pacing
is
good
and
performances
don’t
let
us
down
either.
Manav
Vij,
as
Kabir,
is
like
that
angry
young
man
who
won’t
listen
to
anyone
and
is
always
up
for
some
action.
This
time,
he’s
better
in
the
emotional
scenes
as
well.
Rajat
Kapoor,
Sahiba
Bali,
Arslan
Goni,
Satyadeep
Mishra,
Kabir
Bedi,
Soni
Razdan
lend
good
support
to
the
story.
Gaurav
Arora
as
Fareed
Mir
is
mostly
good
but
there
are
times
when
he
loses
that
villainous
streak
you
want
to
see
in
a
grey
character.
Given
how
season
1
ended,
I
expected
Shashank
Arora
to
have
a
meaty
role
and
a
wicked
character
arc
in
season
2.
But
that
doesn’t
happen
and
it’s
disappointing,
considering
his
calibre
as
an
actor.
Ekta
Kaul
is
also
good
but
especially
shines
in
the
scenes
with
Manav.
Will
the
makers
explore
Dr
Farah
and
Kabir’s
love
angle
going
forward?
Their
chemistry
looks
very
promising.
Season
2
of
Tanaav
looks
exciting
with
a
lot
more
in
store
for
the
audience.
The
six
episodes
aren’t
too
long
and
definitely
worth
binge
watching
over
the
weekend.
Tanaav
2
is
streaming
on
SonyLIV.
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2 Review
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