Showtime Review: There are many things said about the film industry, politics, nepotism, casting couch and what not, but all this has never been shown on screen like it has been shown in this show on Hotstar. It takes courage to make this show and it also takes courage to work in a show like this. Because there is a fear that the industry may get angry if the truth of the industry is shown, but since these people have shown courage, then watch it. All the episodes of Showtime have been released on Hotstar.
Story
Naseeruddin Shah has given his studio to his granddaughter Mahima Makwana instead of giving it to his son Emraan Hashmi. And because of this a war has broken out between the two. Emraan wants to ruin Mahima at any cost, and plays a lot of politics. Meanwhile, what does superstar Rajeev Khandelwal do, whom does he support? Who all will be ruined in the fight between these two? Watch this series to know which dark secrets of the film industry come to light.
how is the series
This series shocks you, you are surprised that you had heard all this. How can this be shown, the audacity of this series surprises you, every few minutes you get to see something that you had heard but never thought that the story goes beyond this. So much happens in the industry, making a film is such a difficult task. There is so much politics, this series keeps you hooked. One after the other such scenes come that force you to watch this series in one go. Next time if you speak ill of Bollywood, watch this series first. It will be easier for you to choose your words.
Acting
Naseeruddin Shah is an amazing actor, he is an institution of acting and here he brings life to every scene. Naseer sahab anyway speaks his mind openly and his character here relates to it somewhere. We have to appreciate the courage of Emraan Hashmi for doing this series. His work is amazing, Emraan is also known for speaking his mind honestly, and whatever his character does here, he speaks it all openly. So you connect with him very well, he is amazing in every expression. Whether it is the pride of being the king of the industry or the producer who goes to the hero’s house to fight because he left his film. Mahima Makwana’s work is amazing, she gives tough competition to an actor like Emraan and this shows how amazing an actress she is. She impresses a lot in this series. Mouni Roy’s work is good. Rajeev Khandelwal is great. Shreya Saran looks good. Vijay Raj looks great.
direction
The direction of Mihir Desai and Archit Kumar is very good. They have to be praised for making this series in this way. Many such truths are shown which remain hidden. At times, this series is slow but it was needed because it takes some time to develop the plot of big politics.
Overall, watch this series, you will enjoy it.
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