Avrodh Web Series Review: Amit Sadh Starrer Is About India's Promise Of A New Perspective
Avrodh: The Siege Within, is a well-balanced show and should be appreciated for a rather realistic approach towards a story, that could have been highly dramatised for an emotional impact.
Available
On:
SonyLIV
Duration:
9
episodes
/
35
minutes
Language:
Hindi
Story:
Avrodh:
The
Siege
Within
based
on
Rahul
Singh
and
Shiv
Aroor's
book,
India's
Most
Fearless
takes
a
look
at
what
went
behind
planning
the
2016
surgical
strike
conducted
by
the
Indian
Army
across
Line
of
Control
(LoC).
The
show
starring
Amit
Sadh,
Neeraj
Kabi,
Vikram
Gokhale,
and
others
in
pivotal
roles
explore
the
national
and
international
impact
of
the
Uri
attack
as
well
as
the
surgical
strike
that
took
place
in
secrecy.
Review:
SonyLIV's
Avrodh,
unlike
the
film
URI,
takes
its
sweet
time
to
divulge
into
the
surgical
strike.
It
takes
the
audience
not
only
through
the
discussions
and
debates
that
happened
behind
doors
but
also
how
it
all
began.
Through
Darshan
Kumaar's
character
Major
Raunaq
Gautam
from
the
Bihar
Regiment,
the
audience
first
get
to
see
the
heartbreaking
Uri
attack
that
took
place
and
how
the
camp
of
Indian
Army
was
attacked.
From
the
beginning
of
the
show
the
stakes
are
high,
the
urgency
and
unrest
in
the
army
and
India's
political
status
are
felt
through
Darshan
Kumaar's
character.
However,
the
slow
pace
makes
it
harder
to
keep
up
with
a
huge
number
of
pivotal
characters
and
the
subplots.
Even
before
the
Army
is
instructed
to
present
a
plan
for
a
possible
surgical
strike,
the
audience
gets
to
see
the
impact
that
URI
attack
had
on
India-
the
international
pressure
faced
by
our
nation
and
how
the
government
chose
to
manoeuvre
its
action
despite
the
risk.
Avrodh
also
takes
the
media
into
account,
the
TRP
race
and
the
risk
of
releasing
information
on
TV
that
could
prove
a
risk
to
national
security.
Darshan
Kumaar
As
Major
Raunaq
Gautam
Writers
Harmanjit
Singha,
Sudeep
Nigam,
Abhishek
Chatterjee
and
Aadhar
Khurana
have
taken
all
aspects
into
consideration,
including
the
technical
jargon
used
by
actors
that
thankfully
does
not
seem
forced.
With
a
mix
of
facts,
some
dramatic
liberty
and
a
few
inspiring
dialogues, Avrodh manages
to
depict
a
realistic
picture
of
the
surgical
strike.
The
dramatisation
is
cracked
up
a
bit
with
Amit
Sadh's
entry
around
episode
five.
Vikram
Gokhale
As
PM
Narendra
Modi
Amit
Sadh
who
plays
Major
Videep
Singh
is
the
special
officer
appointed
to
plan
and
lead
the
mission.
Like
any
Army
officer,
he
too
chooses
to
lead
the
mission
instead
of
going
on
his
sanctioned
leave
to
spend
time
with
his
mother.
While
Amit
appears
for
the
second
half
of
the
nine-part
series
and
his
strong
presence
takes
over
other
characters
almost
immediately.
On
the
other
hand,
Darshan
Kumaar
has
the
perfect
mix
of
emotions
and
grit
of
an
army
officer.
Meanwhile,
Neeraj
Kabi
as
National
Security
Advisor
Shailesh
Malviya
is
marvellous,
and
Vikram
Gokhale
as
PM
Narendra
Modi
also
gives
you
close
to
perfect
and
neutral
representation.
Avrodh:
The
Siege
Within
Is
Available
On
SonyLIV
There
are
several
scenes
throughout
the
show
that
will
give
you
unexpected
reality
checks
and
will
leave
you
baffled.
Overall,
Avrodh:
The
Siege
Within,
is
a
well-balanced
show
and
should
be
appreciated
for
a
rather
realistic
approach
towards
a
story,
that
could
have
been
highly
dramatised
for
an
emotional
impact.