Zombies
In
Betaal
Are
Also
Vampires
And
Have
Ghost
Abilities
On
the
other
hand,
Betaal,
with
its
OTT
release,
gets
a
chance
to
explore
more
in
the
genre.
However,
it
only
pays
attention
to
the
visuals
and
repeats
the
formula
script,
which
has
repeatedly
failed
the
genre.
We
meet
an
emotionally
weak
leading
cast,
from
a
greedy
contractor
to
Vikram
Sihori,
who
is
haunted
by
his
murderous
past.
It
is
evident
that
these
characters
are
easily
bound
to
be
swayed
by
the
evil
in
the
tunnel.
The
creatures
in
Betaal
are
more
of
a
mix
of
ghosts,
vampires,
mothership
based
aliens
as
well
as
zombies.
We
don't
find
out
any
details
about
the
actual
curse
that
has
been
bestowed
on
the
land,
except
a
few
bits
of
detail
that
are
needed
for
the
plot.
Even
With
Four
Episode
The
Story
Drags
Through
Run
Time
The
show
starts
with
a
contractor
trying
to
open
up
a
sealed
tunnel
deep
in
a
forest,
dated
back
to
the
British
Raj.
Locals
on
the
mountain
oppose
the
construction,
which
in
turn,
leads
the
contractor
to
call
in
a
military
squad
named
CIPD,
to
help
evacuate
the
villagers. When
the
tunnel
is
opened,
the
CIPD
team
loses
half
of
its
members
after
being
attacked
by
the
unknown
creatures.
For
the
next
two
episodes,
we
see
them
locked
up
in
an
armoury,
trying
to
fend
off
the
creatures
with
salt,
turmeric
and
ashes.
The
story,
which
takes
place
only
overnight,
halfway
through
the
series,
still
has
more
than
six
hours
to
go
before
the
sunrise.
In
the
first
episode,
Betaal
managed
to
hook
the
audience
with
some
good
performances
by
Vineet
Kumar
Singh
and
Aahana
Kumar,
but
quickly
loses
its
plot
with
a
mediocre
screenplay.
Betaal
Uses
All
Horror
Cliches
From
negotiating
with
ghosts
for
power
to
killing
off
all
the
characters
in
an
effort
to
surprise
the
audience,
the
makers
have
tried
every
horror
cliché
and
twist
in
the
series.
Instead
of
bringing
the
audience
to
the
edge
of
their
seat,
it
just
adds
unnecessary
screen
time,
which
could
have
been
used
to
develop
the
plot.
What
makes
it
worse
is,
members
of
the
team
refuse
to
listen
when
the
evidence
is
right
in
front
of
them.
We
see
them
fight
with
each
other
over
and
over
again,
only
to
pass
on
the
commanding
post.
There
is
also
an
undertone
of
patriotism
in
the
show,
like
mentioning
the
revolt
of
1857,
the
Jallianwala
Bagh
massacre,
and
the
ongoing
tension
with
Pakistan,
which
does
not
mix
well
with
the
story.
Cast
Gives
Their
Best
Effort
Apart
from
Vineet
Kumar,
Aahana
Kumra,
Jitendra
Joshi,
Syna
Anand,
Manjiri
Pupala
and
Suchitra
Pillai,
all
have
done
justice
to
their
roles,
making
the
four
episodes
worth
a
one-time-watch.
Betaal
ends
on
a
cliff-hanger
when
the
remaining
alive
members
think
they
are
out
of
the
nightmare,
they
realise
they
have
actually
unleashed
the
curse
upon
the
world.
Overall
Betaal is
still
watchable
as
compared
to
some
of
the
other
Netflix
Indian
content
but,
its
high
time
the
streaming
giant
invested
in
some
good
content
creators.