Jamtara – Sabka Number Ayega stylised as Jamta₹a is an Indian crime drama television series created and directed by Soumendra Padhi and written by Trishant Srivastava.[1] The story revolves around the social engineering operations in the Jamtara district of Jharkhand.[2][3] It was released on Netflix on 10 January 2020.[4] The second season premiered on 23 September 2022.[5]
| Jamtara – Sabka Number Ayega | |
|---|---|
 Official poster | |
| Genre |
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| Created by | Soumendra Padhi |
| Written by | Trishant Srivastava
Ashwin Verman Kanishka Singh Deo Nishank Verma |
| Directed by | Soumendra Padhi |
| Starring |
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| Composer | Sidhant Mathur |
| Country of origin | India |
| Original language | Hindi |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 18 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Ajit Andhare (Tipping Point)
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| Cinematography | Kaushal Shah |
| Editor | Zubin Sheikh |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Original release | |
| Network | Netflix |
| Release | 10 January 2020 – present |
Cast
edit- Amit Sial as MLA Brajesh Bhaan
- Dibyendu Bhattacharya as Inspector Biswa Paathak
- Aksha Pardasany as SP Dolly Sahu
- Udit Arora as Saurav Sharma, Cyber Crime Officer
- Sparsh Srivastav as Sunny Mondal
- Anshumaan Pushkar as Rocky Mondal
- Aasif Khan as Anas Ahmad
- Monika Panwar as Gudiya Singh Mondal
- Harshit Gupta as Baccha
- Rohit KP as Munna
- Ravi Chahar as Rinku Mondal
- Seema Pahwa as Ganga Devi aka Bua ji
- Aatm Prakash Mishra as Bachchu
- Sarfaraz Ali Mirza as Ponto
- Kartavya Kabra as Shahbaaz
- Monu Kanojiya as Chhotu
- Simran Mishrikoti as Varsha Mishra
- Mahesh Chandra Deva as Doctor
Plot
editThe story revolves a bunch of small-town young guys who operate a successful phishing racket, but then they come across a corrupt politician who wants a share of their business. Finally there's a newly appointed Police superintendent who wants to fight against them all.
Series overview
edit| No.
overall |
Season | No. in
season |
Title | Director | Run time (minutes) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Season 1 | 1 | Episode 1 | Soumendra Padhi | 35 |
| 2 | 2 | Episode 2 | 27 | ||
| 3 | 3 | Episode 3 | 24 | ||
| 4 | 4 | Episode 4 | 23 | ||
| 5 | 5 | Episode 5 | 27 | ||
| 6 | 6 | Episode 6 | 25 | ||
| 7 | 7 | Episode 7 | 30 | ||
| 8 | 8 | Episode 8 | 25 | ||
| 9 | 9 | Episode 9 | 24 | ||
| 10 | 10 | Episode 10 | 49 | ||
| 11 | Season 2 | 1 | Episode 1 | 42 | |
| 12 | 2 | Episode 2 | 37 | ||
| 13 | 3 | Episode 3 | 37 | ||
| 14 | 4 | Episode 4 | 40 | ||
| 15 | 5 | Episode 5 | 40 | ||
| 16 | 6 | Episode 6 | 41 | ||
| 17 | 7 | Episode 7 | 47 | ||
| 18 | 8 | Episode 8 | 54 |
Production
editIn 2015, Padhi read an article about the phishing operations carried out by school children in Jamtara district which sparked his interest. He sent his writing team to do research.[6] The character of female SP Dolly Sahu was based on Jamtara's Superintendent Jaya Roy.[7]
Reception
editKirubhakar Purushothaman of The New Indian Express said that the plot of the series is "tightly-written and disseminates information seamlessly, hooking us from the word go."[8] Udita Jhunjunwala of Scroll.in called it "extremely binge-able" and wrote: "The characterisation and dynamics of Jamtara land somewhere in the realm of the Anurag Kashyap meets Tigmanshu Dhulia universe."[9]
Tanisha Bagchi of The Quint wrote: "Had the narrative been more layered, Jamtara would have been a huge feather in the cap for Netflix, which has churned out disappointing originals such as Chopsticks, Drive, Ghost Stories, etc."[10] Rohan Nahar of Hindustan Times gave a positive review and said that the "underdog series washes away the stench of recent big-budget failures" for Netflix.[11]
References
edit- ^ "Jamtara Sabka Number Ayega trailer: Netflix India dives into the true-crime space". Hindustan Times. 23 December 2019. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
- ^ Arora, Akhil (3 January 2020). "Jamtara Netflix Series Release Date, Trailer, Cast, Director, Writer, and More". NDTV. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
- ^ "Jamtara writer Nishank Verma: Realistic dramas are the toughest to crack". India Today. 24 January 2020. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
- ^ "Jamtara: Sabka Number Aayega trailer – Netflix, Viacom18's first Indian original series is a crime thriller about phishing". Firstpost. 23 December 2019. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
- ^ Patwa, Priyadarshini (20 September 2022). "'Jamtara Season 2' to 'Babli Bouncer', 12 new movies and shows releasing this Friday, 23rd September that bring the best of all genre on Netflix, ZEE5 and more". GQ India. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
- ^ Paul, Ushnota (21 January 2020). "Behind the scenes with the Jamtara director Soumendra Padhi and cast". The Telegraph. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
- ^ Panicker, Anahita (16 January 2020). "Director Soumendra Padhi on 'Jamtara', the Netflix series about Jharkand's [sic] phishing scam". The Hindu. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
- ^ "Jamtara: Sabka Number Aayega review: An engaging beginning with a tapering tail". The New Indian Express. 18 January 2020. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
- ^ "'Jamtara – Sabka Number Ayega' review: Netflix series about a phishing scam will have you hooked". Scroll.in. 14 January 2020. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
- ^ "Great Performances Make up for the Simple Writing in 'Jamtara'". The Quint. 15 January 2020. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
- ^ "Jamtara review: Netflix India's underdog series washes away the stench of recent big-budget failures". Hindustan Times. 10 January 2020. Retrieved 25 January 2020.