Salt City (India)

While Salt City touches on relevant themes-urban pressures, generational disconnect, and ambiguity in personal ambitions-it struggles to maintain momentum or consistently compelling narratives. Despite this, the performances, particularly between Ela and Saurabh, provide genuine moments of emotional resonance.

I have no cliue what the story was or what the different character arcs were. I mean the only thing worth seeing in the entire show is Divyendu. People like Piyush Mishra and Nigar Khan have no path on the show. The script is wafer thin, the acting is pathetic and if you are hoping to see any moral at the end of the show, I don't think you should dare to see this. Almost all the threads are left unanswered. There is a twist that comes at the end of the show but by then it was like why did you have to make all these episodes if this is what you were aiming for. On the whole, it is disheartening to see a show that wasted producer's money, actor's credibility, and my time.

This Web Series Did Good Performance. Specially Divyendu Sharma & Piyush Misra & Gauhar Khan & Monica Chaudhary & Jitin Gulati & Manish Anand Did excellent Acting.

Performances add immense depth to the series. Piyush Mishra as the patriarch brings gravitas, portraying a man torn between authority and vulnerability. Gauahar Khan, Navni Parihar, Divyenndu Sharma, and the rest of the ensemble cast give sincere and emotionally resonant performances. Their chemistry feels organic, pulling the audience into the Bajpai household as though we are witnessing real lives unfold. The cinematography, combined with the understated background score, enhances the intimacy of the storytelling, keeping the focus on emotions rather than spectacle.

Salt City delves into the story of the Bajpai family and the complexities of familial relationships, juxtaposing each character and their struggles to the landscape of bambayi, meri jaan. Credit to the director for casting Gauahar, Piyush ji and Divyenndu (even Pranay) and making their performance fresh and engaging. Nivedita's character is powerful, inspiring and flawed like so many of the other characters which makes the set up real and raw.

The series leaves you wanting more. Hope season 2 delves deeper, and shows how the family overcomes the conflict that comes to the surface in the finale episode.