Bambai Meri Jaan review: Dawood story rebooted and tempered with father-son emotional bond

Entertainment By Shashiprasad SM 16/09/2023 Read the article

Bambai Meri Jaan web series is the retelling of the emergence of the underworld in Bombay/Bambai with Dara Ismail Kadri (based on Dawood Ibrahim) as its epicentre.

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At the outset, the web series is a full-on underworld drama that showcases how an ordinary person made his way into the criminal world.

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But the real deal with Sujhaat’s Bambai Meri Jaan is the emotional bonds between the fictional characters based on real-life ones.

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The foremost is the relationship shared between Dara Ismail Kadri and his once-honest father Ismail Kadri. The tussle between the two is over the principles they believe in.

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Women characters — Dara’s mother Sakina Ismail Kadri (Niveditha Bhattacharya) and Habiba (Kritika Kamra) find relevant space in this thriller crowded by men.

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The detailing of some of the locations and the characters are shown to near perfection. It does take the audience back to the 1980s.

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Beyond the retelling of Dawood’s story, the thriller survives solely based on the performances of the brilliant Kay Kay Menon and Avinash Tiwary as Dara Ismail Kadri.

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Bambai Meri Jaan is the new version of India’s most wanted man’s tale from a different emotional backdrop. Watch it only if you can spare 6-7 precious hours of your life.

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