Grahan Web Series Review: The Period Drama Tells An Emotional Tale Brimming From Chaos
Grahan is a period drama that will hook with the political subplot and the performances. The glamour free show is slow-paced but gives a satisfactory end with a hint of curiosity for season two.
Star
Cast:
Pavan
Malhotra,
Zoya
Hussain,
Anshuman
Pushkar,
Wamiqa
Gabbi,
Director:
Ranjan
Chandel
Available
On:
Disney+
Hotstar
Duration:
8
Episodes
/
40
minutes
Language:
Hindi
Story:
In
the
early
1980s,
an
old-school
romance
featuring
unspoken
feelings
and
stolen
glances;
blooms
between
Rishi
and
Manu
in
Bokaro.
Nearly
thirty
years
later,
as
a
young
IPS
officer
Amrita
Singh
is
set
to
leave
the
country
after
marriage,
she
is
shocked
to
find
out
that
her
father
Gursevak
has
been
accused
of
a
heinous
crime.
Adamant
on
finding
what
happened
all
those
years
ago,
Amrita
delves
into
the
case
and
resolves
to
unravel
the
truth.
Review:
Inspired
by
Satya
Vyas's
novel
Chaurasi,
Grahan
recounts
the
1984's
anti-Sikh
riots
in
Bokaro
through
the
eyes
of
a
personal
and
very
emotional
story.
The
show
follows
IPS
officer
Amrita
Singh
(Zoya
Hussain)
who
leads
the
Special
Investigation
Team
(SIT)
set
to
uncover
the
events
in
the
Bokaro
riots.
While
Amrita
becomes
a
pawn
to
the
political
agents
in
2016,
she
soon
takes
interest
in
the
investigation
for
personal
reasons.
Amrita
discovers
that
her
father
Gursevak
(Pavan
Malhotra)
could
have
been
involved
in
the
riots
that
took
place
three
decades
ago.
Amrita
confronts
her
father
who
refuses
to
give
her
an
explanation.
Despite
his
reservations
about
her
investigating
the
riots,
she
decides
to
uncover
the
truth
about
her
family.
Amrita
then
travels
to
Bokaro
to
meet
the
victims
of
the
riots
in
hopes
to
find
any
witnesses.
She
soon
finds
out
that
there
is
more
to
the
story
than
just
right
and
wrong.
Despite
a
scattered
script,
the
makers
have
managed
to
present
two
ears
effortlessly.
We
often
move
between
the
era
of
the
riots
and
Amirta's
investigation
in
current
times.
As
the
story
progresses
in
both
eras,
it
becomes
obvious
that
people's
personal
vendettas
and
political
aspirations
were
responsible
for
all
the
unfathomable
loss.
Amid
all
the
chaos,
is
Amrita
and
her
father's
story.
While
we
see
the
investigation
through
Amrita's
eyes,
the
riots
are
witnessed
through
the
eyes
of
her
father,
Gursevak
aka
Manu
(Anshuman
Pushkar).
The
makers
have
managed
to
connect
the
three
plots
-
political
tension,
Manu's
love
story
and
Amrita's
investigation
with
much
ease.
The
sensitively
handled
period
drama
is
a
slow-paced
mystery
that
will
fill
you
with
empathy.
Pavan
Malhotra
and
Zoya
Hussain
have
commendable
chemistry
as
the
father-daughter
duo.
Meanwhile,
Anshuman
Pushkar,
last
seen
in
Kathmandu
Connection
shows
much
promise
in
Grahan.
Anshuman
who
plays
Gursevak's
younger
character
Manu
will
steal
your
heart
with
the
rugged
look
of
80's
hero
and
sensitivity
of
current
times.
Grahan
is
a
period
drama
that
will
hook
you
with
the
political
subplot
and
the
performances.
The
glamour-free
show
is
slow-paced
but
gives
a
satisfactory
end
with
a
hint
of
curiosity
for
season
two.