Powder

First things first, 'Powder' has to be the best thing that has happened to Indian television in the last 15 years! Intelligent & Crisp!

The entire series was scripted intelligently with the characters being well sketched & believable. The thorough research done by the director & his team is pretty evident as the plot never loses steam or lacks depth. The attention to detail too was commendable right through the series.

Performances by Manish Chaudhary, Geetika Tyagi, Rahul Bagga & all others were memorable, to say the least. However, for me it was Pankaj Tripathi who stood out for his portrayal of Naved Ansari - the smart, sly, calculated drug lord, who's always one step ahead!

All in all, the first season of 'Powder' was so well conceptualized & competently executed that it leaves you craving & praying for more!

Kudos to Atul Sabharwal & his team for giving us this gripping crime-thriller.

Really hoping to see them carry on the good work into the second season!

One of the best crime show in Indian television. Story revolves around the narcotics department & drug lord. Manish (as Usmaan Ali ) keep maintains the attitude of real NCB officer. My favorite character is of Rahul bagga (as Mahendra Ranade), playing a role of intelligence officer. he is daring, intelligent 'Jugadu' and courageous. Geetika (Brinda) is also playing as intelligence officer proving the women power. Pankaj (as Naved Ansari) is drug dealer in mumbai & want to settle in Dubai. All of the actors are really wearing the soul of their characters. this show also reveals the race b/w NCB & other Indian crime organizations to catch the Naved ansari. Looks like that this series making involved a lot of research work. A must watch Indian TV show..

Well, much has been said by the three reviews before me and each of them is spot on! Powder is probably the best thing to happen to TV in general and Indian TV in particular. Its quite unreal how real everything in the show is, the characters, the locations, Mumbai streets, the blood, sweat, grime. All just comes together perfectly to make a pretty heady concoction. I am so enamored that I just finished watching the whole season again! I realize there might not be a season 2 of this because general audiences might not have liked it enough for this to make the TRP cut, but still would like to personally congratulate the producers and Atul Sabharwal for making something timeless! Hopefully one day, the economics will justify another season (or more) of this, and I will be waiting for that.

It's good to find out that indian television had such good series.

Before saying anything anything about the plot or story or acting, let me praise the show which it truly deserves. This show is the best thing which has happened to Indian television in a long long time. While every one was busy doing does bogus soap-operas and cheap, crappy reality shows hats off to Director Atul Sabharwal and Yashraj Television for bringing out something which was so differently refreshing, so life like and was a never before.

The director and the team should be credited for the research work. Every aspect of the life of these officers, drug deals and drug lords seems so true to life. Professional aspects like how raids are carried out, how the network of informers work, how does personal ambitions of officers coincide, how does departmental politics distort things and at times help the criminals, how following the protocol ties officers hands and many more things are just real. Personal lives of the officers and drug lord have also been touched upon but in a perfect balance.

The show portrays three different departments working against the drug mafia. NCB (Narcotics Control Bureau), ANC (Anti-narcotics cell of Mumbai Police) and DRI (Directorate of Revenue Intelligence). NCB is featured most predominantly and their is a on-going tussle between all the three. ANC is often silenced as they're a smaller department while NCB and DRI are neck to neck.

As the show progresses it comes out that Naved Ansari is the man behind most of drug deals and he operates from Mumbai. All three departments make him the prime target.

Usmaan heads the NCB operations team. He is also shown to have some past links with Ansari. What is Usmaan's personal connection with Ansari. Will these officers be able to catch Ansari. Which department will get to put his hands first on Naved Ansari and will he be captured? Each of the character is perfect and you'll get to see some of the best acting performances ever on Indian television.

Unfortunately, the show has low TRPs while its broadcast though it has generated its own cult following. Due to low TRPs of the first season chances of a second season are very unlikely.