Gyaarah Gyaarah review: Kritika Kamra, Raghav Juyal and Dhairya Karwa shine in a coxing juxtapose of past and present

Gyaarah Gyaarah web series review

Based on the super hit 2016 South Korean crime drama ‘Signal’, the Indian adaptation is directed by Umesh Bisht (‘Pagglait’ previous) and written by Puja Banerji and Sunjoy Shekhar, the Indianized version as the original does make us wonder and shiver on the thought of changing the past and its aftermath – the good and the bad.

‘Wish I could have done this that day’ ‘if this has not happened that day’ we all go through this feeling quite often. And how many of us do prefer to stay in present without bothering about the future and not haunted by the good and bad memories of the past.

A line in the series supports the Einstein perception of times, he said, “People like us who believe in physics know that the distinction between past, present, and future is only a stubbornly persistent illusion.” In other words, time is an illusion”.

‘Gyaarah Gyaarah’ is built on this seed of thought and coins it with mystery, drama and human tendencies. In simple words ‘Gyaarah Gyaarah’ gets its edge and extra thrills with this supernatural time travel effect. It’s a pure drama thriller with an added message on time.

The eight-episode series have characters dealing with faith, fate, trust and betrayal with ‘time’ steering the life vehicle.

There is no social commentary or any other layer apart from the time factor and ‘Gyaarah Gyaarah’ does demand a certain level of acceptance to feel its thrills. If anyone who is not able to digest how can two people from past and present talk via dead/no battery walkie talkie at a set time that changes lives for them ‘Gyaarah Gyaarah’ can be unconvincing.

I am saying this because the writer director have failed to explain fully on what powers this strange conversation between Yug and Shaurya to happen.

Otherwise, ‘Gyaarah Gyaarah’ scores in it thrills, mystery and drama drawing the viewer closer to the characters and making them feel for them. The writing is interesting and the narration keeps you hooked throughout. The atmosphere is as per the requirement of the genre.

The actors have performed splendidly

Kritika Kamra is remarkable as the cop struggling from the past and fighting injustice within her department.

Raghav Juyal as the aggressive and honest crime profile expert does very well.

Dhairya Karwa as Shaurya as the honest Police officer challenged by fate, betrayal and more is fabulous.

Mukti Mohan in a short cameo is fantastic. 

Good support comes from Paritosh Sand, late

Nitish Pandey, Rohit Pathak, Harsh Chhaya and Brijendra Kala.

Technically polished. Director of Photography Kuldeep Mamania sets the tone exceptionally well as a haunting thriller to drama. Sequences in day and night bring pushes the interest level further. Editing by Prerna Saigal is sharp. Production Design by Sandeep Meher is adequate. Costume Design by Rohit Chaturvedi is apt. Music by       

Tallz and sound design by Anthony B J Ruban deserve special mention.

‘Gyaarah Gyaarah’ – final words

It may be weird, but becomes increasingly interesting as ‘time’ passes second after second. Nicely crafted and acted, ‘Gyaarah Gyaarah’ is a perfect binge watch crime thriller that has its dark, mystical and psychological elements from ‘time’ to ‘time’.

Going with a deserving 3.5 stars out of 5

‘Gyaarah Gyaarah’ is a ZEE5 Original, presented by Sikhya Entertainment and Dharmatic Entertainment and made under the banner of Sikhya Entertainment.

Rated ‘A’ ‘Gyaarah Gyaarah’ will be streaming on ZEE5 from August 09, 2024 onwards.