Having read and heard the story multiple times, I was cautiously excited when a live action adaptation was announced. Having seen the series, I regret having spent my time. Cheap jump-scares, uninspiring sequences, amateur lighting , visibly poor dubbing, wasted opportunities for creative liberties and the lack of memorable performances ( even Anirban Bhattacharya and Rajatava Dutta's fine performances couldn't save the day) spoiled it for me. Horror is more about ambience, sound, unspoken and unseen elements rather than jump-scares and overt dramatizations. Forget about horror, I never even had any fleeting sense of discomfort in the entirety of the 6 episodes. I wish Mr Parambrata Chatterjee had spent more time imbibing the true flavour that Mr Avik Sarkar had concocted in his literature.

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