Voot appears as though is obsessed with earlier Viu's content and is consistently re-releasing their shows on their platform. What I've understood that these shows got unseen when it was released initially by Viu. It's fine they are re-releasing yet the issue is that these shows have the same old thing left to excite the crowd now. It was incredible to see some known faces however the nature of the material is doubtlessly not up to the bar or the pinnacle that has effectively been set by some astounding late web shows.
The most recent in the line is 13 Mussoorie featuring the dazzling Shriya Pilgaonkar in the principal role and is a murder mystery where she plays the Indian version of Nancy Drew in this one. The story is set in perhaps the most beautiful towns of India, Mussoorie, however as you see closeer, the town is being plagued by a serial killer Aks who is murdering by showing the victims their aks (their genuine self). Aditi Bisht (Shriya Pilgaonkar) is a daughter of a commended senior cop Ajay Bisht (Naved Aslam) and a spouse of a reputed cop Rishi Pant (Viraf Phiroz Patel) who sets out on a mission to find out who is Aks.
She resigned from journalism however it appears as though there's still some left inside her. What's more, about the killings, it is shown that the executioner has halted his killings for like 4 years however, on the other hand, the serial killings have begun. The police lack any leads for this case and are standing on the same page as it was years prior. Ajay Bisht dies and Aditi discovers one of her dad's recordings that was for her. It uncovers that Ajay Bisht is "The Aks", the most wanted serial killer of Mussoorie. But, but, but, the serial killings have begun once more, so who's the new Aks? What's more, the main thing, why Aks is murdering people?
Karmanya Ahuja's content is doubtlessly tight and has the right measure of masala that any murder mystery fans will pine for. The premise is very like that of Hello Mini, yes, it was made a year later, yet 13 Mussoorie follows a similar route, the serial killer frequently calls our heroine and is slaughtering individuals who are near her. However, she needs to at any rate discover who's the murderer until Aks slaughters her husband, Rishi. Abhijeet Das' direction is furthermore strong however it's the screenplay where the show generally endures.
If it's a show on serial killings, what might you want from that show? The death scenes ought to be creative, in any event, it must be momentous so the crowds get the possibility that the serial killer is truly savage and cruel. Yet, that doesn't happen here. Regardless of whether you look carefully, you may even discover who's the killer from the beginning of three episodes. I'm not saying you can figure, you will unearth accurately who's the killer. Furthermore, that is a major dissatisfaction, as at whatever point that equivalent character comes to the screen, you may smile as you probably are aware effectively, that he's the most wanted one.
Indeed, even the rationale of the serial killer is very much half-baked. That he simply needs his victims to see their actual image while their spirit gets carried from the body. The idea behind his thought process is profound yet it's not been executed and shown well. The characters are likewise very boringly formulated. In any case, I enjoyed the track of that football player Naman Joshi (Ashwini Koul), then again, actually everything is extremely rushed and impactless and very much like any other mystery shows, it depends on its twists and turns to charm their crowds.
Shriya Pilgaonkar is good enough in playing Nancy Drew. She gives a pardon to her husband that she will be late or she'll not be getting back home because of the workload in her office however, in reality, she's out there unraveling the case. Where does she work? It's not clear here. She gave up journalism so where is she working? A major loophole. Naved Islam as Ajay Bisht and Viraf Phiroz Patel as Rishi are good in their roles. Shray Rai Tiwari as Ali, a cop, is funny and Ashwini Koul as Namit and Tina Singh as Nisha shines.
The cinematography by Jesil Patel is reasonably well done, he impeccably catches the inauspiciousness and magnificence of Mussoorie and the background score by Parag Chhabra and Utsav Nanda is loud and fits the tone of the show. There are currently many stunning films and shows on murder mysteries, so don't squander your energy on 13 Mussoorie. It is brimming with loopholes and simply needed to fulfill the viewers with conveying twists and turns frequently and some of it may feel stupid and makes the characters look idiotic. It's pacy and very well directed yet the screenplay ruins everything. It attempts to be more profound however in genuine, it is shallow, the characters and their doings simply don't seem smart.
Rating:- 2/5
Now streaming on Voot Select.
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