The Office

Watched an episode and a half, couldn't go any further. It's a half-decent attempt to recreate the magic that the good folks of Scranton once created. I'm not sure whether they would be able to recreate the same magic if the makers ever decided to come back for another season.

Someone who has even watched the whole series (multiple re-runs in our case) or even snippets on youtube, may not find this version amusing. The jokes and situations are literally translated and Michael's unintentional humour has been replaced with lazy Hindi/Punjabi jokes which very rarely land. The actors, especially the ones who play Michael's, Jim's & Pam's character, have put in a lot of effort, but the glue that binds the whole show, i.e. the legendary Dwight Shrute, is MIA. Gopal Dutt is without a doubt a great actor, but in this case he seems to be a miscast.

I'd rather watch another re-run of the US Office than going through the Hindi translated version of it.

When i heard about the Office being remade i was a 100% sure that they were going to ruin it ( The trailer did not help). The script writing is actually good in my opinion , They have done a great job of taking inspiration from NBC's office and adapting it to the Indian scenario . Some of the casting and acting is really good , but the rest unfortunately , not so much . Here are the main things that i felt actually ruined this remake :-

1. Michael Scott - The guy playing him is a good actor , no doubt , but he cannot pull Michael Scott . This makes soo many of his moments downright cringey , and not the funny cringe that NBCs office had , just cringe.

2. Jim and Pam - Again both are doing a great job, but just cant live up to the high expectations . Jim does not feel like Jim , and there seem to be a very forced chemistry between Jim and Pam

So it boils down to this , if you haven't seen the original Office , you might actually like this show but if you have , you may not have a very good experience.

A great remake, the best you could have asked for. I am fan of the US version, and I love this Indian version. They have done a brilliant job, to give it a Indian style. MUST WATCH!

If ure a fan of US/UK office, that's good. Rewatch it. Ofcourse well cringe if we compare this show to original one. They had huge budget and an amazing cast. Give these ppl a chance. Ask ur mom, dad, grandparents or anyone who can't watch English show and have no other option but to watch the Indian TV serials. Give these ppl a chance. Who knows we may get high budget remakes or Original comedy entertainment shows in future. Show a little optimism.

Coming from a huge US Office fan, it's a decent remake with Indian touch, Dwight's actor is good, I found the Jagdeep character irritating at first but then after 2-3 episodes you will see that he is doing an amazing job, atleast trying to keep it in his own style, it's still better than the daily soaps out there, you will have fun watching it, Jim's and Pam's character are a little turn off, same with Kevin's, he seems smart in it but if you don't compare it with the UK or US version, 1st episode is boring, but it's the 2nd episode which will grip you to watch it. Try it and don't compare it with the other one.