Best Crime Thriller: Anurag Kashyap, Vicky Kaushal Laud Paatal Lok

Bollywood is all praises for the show, produced by Anushka Sharma.

Anushka Sharma’s production Paatal Lok, the gritty cop drama that released on Amazon Prime on 15 May, has been getting rave reviews from film critics. And Bollywood also isn’t far behind when it comes to showering praise on the nine-part series helmed by NH10 and Udta Punjab writer Sudip Sharma.

Manoj Bajpayee took to Twitter to laud the acting, direction and script of Paatal Lok. “A finely scripted ,crafted, photograph ed, directed, edited and performed so immaculately series PATAL LOK!!! My congratulations to all the actors makers and directors #prosit and #avinasharun. jaideep Abhishek Neeraj Gul Vipin Loveleen.bahut seekha!!waah!!”, the actor wrote.

A finely scripted ,crafted,photograph ed,directed,edited and performed so immaculately series PATAL LOK!!! My congratulations to all the actors makers and directors #prosit and #avinasharun.jaideep Abhishek Neeraj Gul Vipin Loveleen.bahut seekha!!waah!!

— manoj bajpayee (@BajpayeeManoj) May 17, 2020

Anurag Kashyap said that the series is the “best crime thriller” he has come across. “My filmmaker’s heart is full of joy. I just saw PAATAAL LOK. The best crime thriller I have seen to come out of this country in the longest time, maybe forever”, the filmmaker wrote. He also praised the cast and crew of the show.

My filmmaker’s heart is full of joy. I just saw PAATAAL LOK. The best crime thriller I have seen to come out of this country in the longest time, maybe forever.

— Anurag Kashyap (@anuragkashyap72) May 15, 2020

It finds humanity in its darkest heart. It shows us the large gap between the rural and urban India. Extremely well written, shot performed. It makes you realise , that only those who see and understand this large gap between the two India’s, will wield power over it.

— Anurag Kashyap (@anuragkashyap72) May 15, 2020

Here’s what Vasan Bala, Vicky Kaushal, Hansal Mehta have to say about the show:

Jaideep Ahlawat is such a brilliant actor. On Ep 3 of Paatal Lok. Everything about the show is good. Sudip Sharma and his team have adapted Tarun Tejpal's book into a very, very engaging drama. Great story telling.

— Hansal Mehta (@mehtahansal) May 17, 2020

Starring Jaideep Ahlawat, Gul Panag, Neeraj Kabi, Abhishek Banerjee, Swastika Mukherjee in lead roles, the series focuses on ‘swarg lok’ (heaven), ‘dharti lok’ (earth) and ‘paatal lok’ (netherworld). The trailer begins with this introduction and leads on to a cop landing the case of a lifetime. A journalist’s life is threatened and four suspects are taken into police custody, and their pasts reveal a dark secret.