Scoop Web Series Review: Karishma Tanna is being praised for becoming a female reporter, Harman Baweja also has a strong role – Dainik Savera Times

Mumbai :‘Scoop’, released on Friday on Netflix, is a well-written and tightly written series, which offers powerful commentary on reporters becoming news themselves, ignoring moral values ​​in search of the big scoop, the working style of the police department and the strength of family values. Let’s move on.

What is the story of the scoop?

Jagriti Pathak (Karishma Tanna) is a single mother and divorced. Lives in a small apartment in Mumbai with her mother, maternal uncle and maternal grandparents. The 10-year-old son studies in a boarding school in Panchgani near Mumbai. Jagriti, deputy bureau chief and senior crime reporter at the English newspaper Eastern Age, has a tremendous grip on underworld stories. He has a strong network of sources both in the police department and the underworld. Jagriti is on the lookout for exclusive and foreign page stories. Famous for protecting and supporting his sources. He has a good relationship with Harshvardhan Shroff (Harman Baweja), Joint Police Commissioner of Mumbai Crime Branch.

Jagriti’s life is disrupted when Jaydeb Sen (Prosenjit Chatterjee), the crime and investigative editor of another English newspaper News Day, is shot dead in broad daylight. At that time Jagriti is holidaying in Kashmir with her family. During the investigation of this high profile case, other journalists also come under suspicion. Everyone is interrogated. Underworld don Chhota Rajan takes the responsibility of Sen’s murder. Jagriti is accused of being involved in this conspiracy because she had interviewed the don some time before the incident, according to which, in exchange for the interview, Jagriti had leaked Sen’s house address and bike number to the don, which through her helped the shooters. Reached.

Jagriti’s life is disrupted when Jaydeb Sen (Prosenjit Chatterjee), the crime and investigative editor of another English newspaper News Day, is shot dead in broad daylight. At that time Jagriti is holidaying in Kashmir with her family. During the investigation of this high profile case, other journalists also come under suspicion. Everyone is interrogated. Underworld don Chhota Rajan takes the responsibility of Sen’s murder. Jagriti is accused of being involved in this conspiracy because she had interviewed the don some time before the incident, according to which, in exchange for the interview, Jagriti had leaked Sen’s house address and bike number to the don, which through her helped the shooters. Reached.
How is the screenplay and dialogues of Scoop?

Scoop is based on Mumbai-based crime journalist Jigna Vora’s book Behind Bars In Byculla- My Days In Prison. In 2011, Jigna was arrested by Mumbai Police on charges of conspiracy to murder veteran crime journalist Jyotirmoy Dey. MCOCA was imposed on him and he had to stay in jail for 9 months till he got bail. The story written by Mrinamayi Lagoo Vaikul and Meerat Trivedi based on Jigna’s book has been adapted into a very tight screenplay by Anu Singh Chaudhary.

The series has some six episodes and the duration of each episode is about an hour, yet the series remains gripping. Especially, ‘Scoop’ doesn’t let down the thrill level after the third episode. This is because not a single scene seems crammed. The life inside the jail has been seen hundreds of times through films and web series, yet these scenes of Scoop do not let the pace slow down. From the fourth episode onwards the series turns into a thrilling courtroom drama. The role of Karan Vyas’s dialogues in making these scenes effective is also noteworthy. The dialogues are simple, direct and in line with the portrayal of the characters.

Scoop is included in those web series, which comment on important issues, but do not let the thrill diminish. Every profession has its white and dark sides, but it is often not realized when the line between them gets blurred in the pursuit of ambitions. Through Jagriti’s dialogue in jail, Scoop forces one to think about this issue as well. It also emphasizes that it is most important to reach the truth, but what also matters is what path has been adopted to reach there. The dilemma between the commercial compulsions and ethics of the profession of journalism has been raised through dialogues,

The mentality that women’s progress is often linked to their femininity is also addressed in the series through one of Jagriti’s associates. Scoop deals with a topic that is extremely sensitive. But, the series tries to answer all the questions related to this case. However, it does not claim its authenticity, as stated in the initial disclaimer. The possible motive behind Jaydeb Sen’s murder has been explored through the investigation of Imran and other sympathetic journalists, raising questions about the underworld-Mumbai Police nexus and the role of the IB.

Artists- Karishma Tanna, Harman Baweja, Mohammad Zeeshan Ayyub, Prosenjit Chatterjee, Deven Bhojani etc.

Director- Hansal Mehta

Platform- Netflix

Duration- One hour per episode

Rating- three and a half