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The setting is exquisite, not only visually but also the premise. There are power games, betrayal, love and lust. Everybody has their own agenda. Mallikajaan has a sordid past and is the brutal queen of this world. Her daughters are not interested in her political games, each has her own dream. Fareedan is the ripple which will rock the world of mallikajaan. It boasts of a huge ensemble cast. The story navigates through how the relationship changes between the tawaiyafs and nawabs, how the British changes the well established power dynamics of Heeramandi through divide and conquer and how the tawaiyafs come to be freedom fighters. Though that's how the show ends, it's not the main theme. The series is about the power of women and how most of the time society doesn't give them credit while taking full benefit of their existence.

The acting, set pieces and storyline is splendid coupled with brutal dialogues and beautiful dances, it's a cerebral and visual treat. The only subplot which I found a weak compared to others is the love story track of Alamzeb and Tajdar, both of them are average actors especially in front of other roaring performances.

If you are a fan of Gone Girl, then this is a must watch. Sajini Shinde is physics teacher in a Pune school and a typical urban good girl. Shockingly her video is released in which she is dancing on table top in a bar. The movie opens with how this mishap occurred and then as the story progresses, we get to know various people in her life like her fiance, parents, brother, roommate , school principal, counsellor etc. Then she goes missing and leaves a suicide note naming some people responsible. Acting by the entire cast is great and so is the writing and direction. Nimrat kaur stole the show in the role of investigating officer.

Clue after clue, we discover whether she is dead or not and if someone tried to kill her or she tried suicide. Everyone is hiding something. You will definitely finish the movie in one sitting.

The movie is hilarious and also imparts an important message. The main character is the heart of the film and Radhika has shown great comic timing. This is the first time I'm seeing her in a light hearted role. Durga is an undercover field agent who the department somehow forgot about and she hasn't done any mission for more than 10 years. Her undercover life of being a housewife has now become her only life. She's extremely clumsy, has no agent skills, underconfident and says anything which comes to her mind. Her character reminds me of Johnny English in some ways. She is pitted against this mastermind type of a villain who is a serial killer. He is so ruthless that he has killed his own mother. He has even killed all other field agents of the force. Durga is safe because she was not on the records and now she's the only person who can catch him.

You obviously end up rooting for this underdog agent who can't go out at 8:30pm because she's afraid of the dark and has to serve dinner for father in law otherwise he'll get acidity. Hats off to the writers and dialogue writers for creating this adorable character.