Star
Cast:
Abhay
Deol,
Pankaj
Kapur,
Piyush
Mishra,
Ritika
Anand
Director:
Shailender
Vyas
Available
On:
SonyLIV
Language:
Hindi
Duration:
4
Episodes
/
30-40
minutes
Story:
JL50
follows
a
CBI
investigation
of
a
flight
crash
that
when
missing
in
1984
from
Kolkata
was
found
after
a
crash
in
2019.
Starring
Abhay
Deol,
Pankaj
Kapur,
Piyush
Mishra,
the
makers
attempt
to
make
their
own
version
of
Indian
Time
Travel
that
originated
in
ancient
texts
hidden
by
King
Ashoka.
Review:
JL50
by
Shailender
Vyas
is
a
strong
and
a
commendable
attempt
at
trying
to
bring
time
travel
with
a
mix
of
Indian
history.
In
one
of
the
scenes,
Pankaj
Kapoor
also
slams
the
people
who
bat
their
eyes
when
Indian
stories
try
the
same
fantasy
and
sci-fi
tropes
as
Hollywood.
However,
what
fails
a
good
script
is
the
sloppy
execution.
Not
only
does
the
show
not
take
its
own
characters
seriously,
but
it
also
attempts
to
plays
off
the
big
twists
as
just
another
scene.
The
show
starts
with
a
plane
crashing
in
the
northeastern
mountains
of
India
while
another
aeroplane
with
government
delegates
as
passengers
has
been
high-jacked
by
a
terrorist
group.
A
secret
CBI
investigation
is
set
to
check
if
the
plane
that
crashed
in
the
mountains
is
the
same
as
the
high
jacked
one.
Abhay
Deol
as
Shantanu
has
thirty-six
hours
to
figure
out
the
truth
about
the
crash,
before
the
government
hands
over
the
biggest
criminal
in
exchange
of
the
passengers
on
that
flight.
Abhay
Deol
As
CBI
Officer
It
is
a
completely
different
story
when
Shantanu
reaches
on
sight
to
investigate
the
crash.
Turns
out
the
flight
was
JL50
which
went
missing
thirty-five
years
ago
in
1984
after
its
takeoff
in
Kolkata.
The
only
lead
is
a
physics
professor
who
was
also
registered
as
a
passenger
but
never
boarded
the
flight.
Pankaj
Kapur
As
Quantum
Physics
Professor
The
four-part
series
with
approximately
40
minutes
episodes,
gives
the
story
good
enough
time
to
set
the
stage
and
let
the
story
flow.
But
even
with
actors
like
Abhay
Deol
and
Pankaj
Kapur
leading
the
command
of
the
story,
very
little
of
the
characters
is
explored.
Pankaj
Kapur
turns
out
to
be
a
quantum
physics
professor
who
talks
with
a
weird
heavy
voice,
and
Abhay
Deol
is
unable
to
accept
the
facts
even
after
facing
several
proofs.
JL50
Is
Streaming
On
SonyLIV
The
series
has
its
nuances
but
they
are
not
enough
to
keep
you
hooked.
Several
scenes
look
sloppy
enough
to
have
been
shot
on
a
phone
camera
and
just
as
disturbing
is
the
comic
background
score,
used
every
time
Pankaj
Kapur's
character
is
about
to
do
anything.
Overall
JL50
is
an
experience
that
could
someday
lead
to
a
filmmaker
creating
the
Indian
version
of
Dark,
but
that
day
is
still
very
far.