Ali Abbas Zafar’s Delhi-set political potboiler Tandav is simmering with dynasts, despots, deviants and the odd dreamer. The Amazon Prime ...
Ali Abbas Zafar’s Delhi-set political potboiler Tandav is simmering with dynasts, despots, deviants and the odd dreamer. The Amazon Prime Video series revolves around a party that seems very familiar, what with its internecine squabbles, self-serving leaders and reliance on next-generation politicians.
Gaurav Solanki’s screenplay is bursting with intrigue. Heavy on Shakespeare-lite drama, fond of stark close-ups and meaningful looks, and partial to dark deeds and sinister frame-ups, the nine-episode first season works hard to suggest that something big is going down and that it will affect the very future of India.
The Jan Lok Dal is been led to victory yet again by Devki Nandan (Tigmanshu Dhulia). Devki Nandan is all set to be the next prime minister for the third time, until he is killed by his ambitious son Samar (Saif Ali Khan).
Devki Nandan lives on through the rage of his long-time lover and colleague Anuradha (Dimple Kapadia). News about the patricide leaks, giving Anuradha and her secretary Maithili (Gauhar Khan) a handle over Samar. Leading Samar’s defence is his enforcer Gurpal (Sunil Grover), who functions as a one-man intelligence bureau and works in the light and the shadows to erase Samar’s bloody traces.
The prime minister’s death causes the greatest ripples within his...
