This web series is based on the famous English novelist Ravindra Subramaniam's novel The Bestseller Sea Rot. If there is a web series series on the best novel, it is not necessary that it will also be good.
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Bestseller Review
Show - Bestseller
Director-Mukul Abhyankar
Producer – Siddharth Malhotra
Cast - Mithun Chakraborty, Shruti Haasan, Satyajit Dubey, Arjan Bajwa, Gauhar Khan and others Platform- Amazon Prime Video
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This web series is based on the famous English novelist Ravindra Subramaniam's novel The Bestseller Sea Rot. If there is a web series series on the best novel, it is not necessary that it will also be good. This web series is the best example of this. The weak screenplay has not been able to do justice to this bestseller.
The story of the series is of Tahir Wazir (Arjan Bajwa). He is a celebrity writer but he wrote his last novel ten years ago. Which was very successful. Now he needs an idea for his next novel but he is not able to understand anything. Meets Mitu (Shruti Hassan). Mitu has come to Mumbai from a small town. Her dream is to become a writer like Tahir Wazir. She narrates a story she has written to Tahir but her personal life attracts Tahir more. Feels that it has more spice of the superhit novel. As meetings with Mitu increase, strange incidents in Tahir's life also increase. Why are these incidents happening with Tahir Wazir. Meitu Mathur meeting her is a coincidence or some conspiracy. Do they have any connection in the past. This eight-episode series tells the same story.
The biggest drawback of this eight episode series is its writing. It represents the thriller genre and in the fourth episode itself, the mystery has been uncovered. Who is the culprit. His motive. Everything about him is revealed. This series seems more closer to giving knowledge of morality further.
The beginning of the series is also very slow. The story picks up a bit from the second half, especially the flashbacks, but it is too late. All the plots of the series include infidelity in relationships, hacking, even the world of advertising films. have been added but they too have not been able to make the screenplay interesting.
On the acting front, Shruti Haasan has tried her best to live up to the double complexion of her character on screen but due to her accent, she hasn't been able to do justice to the small town girl's role in the first half. Gauahar Khan and Satyajit Dubey have played their characters with perfection. Mithun is making his OTT debut with this web series. His entry in the series is late but he is remembered. In his quirky style, he not only lightens the mood of the series but also brings a smile to the faces of the audience. Arjan Bajwa has been average.
There was not much to do in the series for Sonali Kulkarni. In the end, this bestseller has remained a bestseller in name only.