Review of web series BANDISH BANDITS |
The conservative and the modern age have been at the loggerheads for a long time on almost every relevant topic one can find but music is one field where this rift goes to epic proportions. The need to revive interest in classical music and its competition with popular film or pop music has been going on for long and it is the base of the web series BANDISH BANDITS. Directed by Anand Tiwari, BANDISH BANDITS has its flaws but keeps up focus on the crucial theme. The series stars Naseeruddin Shah as Sangeet Samrat Rathod who is the custodian of his Sangeet Gharana. He is one of those formidable teachers of Hindustani classical who demand, and receive, absolute discipline. His disciples call him Pandit ji in respect and his word is law, even in his family. Shot on locations in Rajasthan and Mumbai, the series opens in the `aangan` of a big haveli, where Shah is holding a class. The mandate of this new series seems to be to make Hindustani classical music appealing to Gen X. The series surrenders to the beauty and complexity of Hindustani classical music. Shah towers over the rest of the cast, showing how silence can convey so much, his expressions ranging, with a slight flicker, from outright disgust, to disapproval. Other than Shah, BANDISH BANDITS stars Atul Kulkarni, Rajesh Tailang, Aditya Roy Kapur, Sheeba Chaddha, Amit Mistry, and Ritwik Bhowmik among others. The music of the series is done by Shankar Ehsaaan Loy. BANDISH BANDITS is streaming on Amazon Prime Video.
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