Classes

A mesmerizing blend of sophistication and raw passion - remake- i personally didn't expected that much quality in series but undoubtedly it's one the greatest series by India , at some point it even crossed the benchmark of Élite , Ashim Ahluwalia - man behind missile, i want more of you, when you watch series you can see what i am trying to say almost all of scene's are depicted out of so much love, a high notch sh+t with desi tadka, even though i watched Élite few year's back but it doesn't made feel like this i knew the storie, end but it had it's " Apana Effect " from storie - to cast : i would have loved original storie but it wasn't that bad, you can't complain about cast, "a young youth fueled with energy & talent " ,my fav Cwaayal aka bali. Piyush, anjali, gurfateh, Ayesha know their craft i hope netflix keep some of this good talent in their pool in term's of dialogue & lust and my overall overview : one thing i liked about it is that it had not overexerted dialogue and slang's to make it more cool, i personally felt that "Delhi Wala feel" and i was really happy with it, i loved all lust scene's and LGBTQ stuff, overall it is a teen drama mixed with emotion that tries to give you a fantasy high school experience, which sometime fails and sometime win's over should i watch : if you are high school kid or 40 year man women or whatever you like to call you should give a trie. If you are into teen drama or kdrama stuff 2. If you have already have watched Élite should i watch it ?

Yes or no , it mostly depends on you for me -i watched Élite like 2-3 year ago i had vivid memorie about show, i still knew there was a girl who dies and all that stuff , i stooped watching show after 4 season's so i don't cared about it that much, for CLASS - name " it's just a bad name look's cheap, i don't why but it look's " , i don't like last episode and i skipped few bite's of each episode , maybe it was boring or i knew what was going to happen, made me urge to skip.

That's a overall review.

SHORT REVIEW- Watch the original Spanish series 'ELITE' instead of this show.

This webseries could have been a saviour for Netflix India.

After all, the makers had not much to do, because incase you don't know, this is not an original series, rather an adaptation of the Spanish series 'Elite'

But they have failed. It is nowhere near the parent series. The direction lacks passion and the show appears to be trying too hard to create some buzz.

Apart form the show being underwhelming for most of the time, the makers have failed badly to give justice to the theme of the show. Instead of sticking to the core theme ie. 'class divide', the show makes a very desperate attempt to turn it into a typical 'Upper Caste Vs Lower Caste' battle.

The Upper Caste in this show is represented by people who hate the poor, mock 'HIJAB' and trust h0rny spiritual leaders, alongwith other innumerous flaws.

The creators knew that the show is mostly gonna be watched by the youth and thus, used this opportunity to add political junk to our brains.

In a world where we should be healing our distances, 'CLASS' tries to create a divide amongst the viewers, using its outdated political narratives.

'Class' is an adaptation of the popular Spanish series' 'Elite,' which was created by Carlos Montero and Dario Madrona. The creators (Ashim Ahluwalia, Kashyap Kapoor and Raghav Kakkar) have based the Indian show in Delhi, with the same story that centres around three teenagers-studious Muslim girl Saba Manzoor (Madhyama Segal), sensible and level-headed Dheeraj Kumar Valmiki (Piyush Khati) and cool dude Balli Sehrawat (Cwaayal Singh)-who are from slums but join an elite high school through a scholarship program, which ignites the class war between the rich and the poor kids.

Similar to its original show, this eight-part series with nearly hourly episodes serves intrigue early on. The narrative starts at the conclusion of our story when a murder has been committed, and the police question these teenagers who could have been potential suspects. 'Class' doesn't have a central protagonist, but most of the drama and mystery revolves around the death of one particular character, whose identity is revealed at the end of the first episode. The narrative shifts between the present and the past to answer the show's most pressing question: who is the killer ?

As the story progresses, the focus shifts to the school's popular students-a free-spirited Suhani Ahuja (Anjali Sivaraman), who is constantly high, her older brother and a spoilt brat with a kind heart, Veer Ahuja (Zeyn Shaw), a social influencer and Veer's girlfriend, Yashika Mehta (Ayesha Kanga), experimental couple Sharam Gujral (Moses Koul) and Koel Kalra (Naina Bhan) and principal's son, Dhruv Sanghvi (Chayan Chopra), who is still in the closet-who receive equal screen time and character arcs.

Everyone performs well, but they don't do enough to stand out. Suhani's troubled past is recounted hurriedly and fails to elicit sympathy. Her relationship with Dheeraj's brother Neeraj (Gurfateh Pirzada) is also underwhelming. Another subplot involves two closeted teenagers, Dhruv and Saba's drug peddler brother Faruq (Chintan Rachchh), but sadly, they get less screen time. Despite this, the show keeps you invested in its characters and their personal lives.

There is plenty of sex, nudity and drama here. And, while it is certainly bold for an Indian series, the show lacks originality in presenting the flow of the events. Except for a few tweaks in the story, the makers have not meddled with the original show in order to create a different version. Adding a few more twists and turns to the story that wasn't in the original show, on the other hand, would have made it less predictable and more intriguing.

Inspired by the Spanish version, the series producer (Bodhitree Multimedia) and director Ashim Ahluwalia, incorporates a posh school into the picture, where most of the scenes were shot. The production values are high and clearly on par with the Spanish school to depict the lifestyle of these hi-fi students. Some sections show glimpses of Delhi's alleyways, from Gaffar Market to Chandni Chowk and historical sites like Agrasen Ki Baoli.

In a nutshell, those who have seen 'Elite' will find nothing new in the story besides the different locations and cast. For others, it's a binge-worthy murder mystery that will keep you hooked until the end.

The show is addictive. I finished it in two days. I haven't watched Elite so no comparison here. The show has shown the reality of class divide and casteism. The casting is fresh and we see so many new and talented faces. Actors who played Balli and dheeraj did an awesome job. Enjoyed the show overall but at the same time there are parts when one thinks this is not how India is or this is not how Indians behave, i think they made the exact copy and hence sometimes the essence of indian characters got lost and western influence was evident.. i hope we get to see more season of this show.. good job netflix.

I've watched the original Spanish series Elite. And this is a very much failed attempt to make a Indian version of the parent series. Every character seems like struggling in their role. Don't know they got directions like that or they couldn't understand what an actual privileged child looks like. They were just trying to copy the original series which they should not in my opinion. It's because every nation has its own privileged people and they are different from each other. Spanish and Indian series should not be the same. We have different morals different culture, makers should have considered it. Maybe a different plot to reach the same destination would have worked. Apart from my opinion its definitely one time watch. But if you have watched the OG series then you will feel disappointed.