Ranneeti: Balakot & Beyond is a Hindi-language war drama streaming television series directed by Santosh Singh for JioCinema. The series stars Ashutosh Rana, Ashish Vidyarthi, Jimmy Shergill, Lara Dutta, Aakanksha Singh, Mir Sarwar, Prasanna, Sikandar Kharbanda and others.[1][2][3][4] The series was premeiered on 25 April 2024 on JioCinema.
| Ranneeti: Balakot & Beyond | |
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| Genre | War drama |
| Based on | Balakot airstrike |
| Screenplay by | Aniruddha Guha |
| Story by | Sanjay Chopra, Sudeep Nigam |
| Directed by | Santosh Singh |
| Starring | |
| Music by | Joel Crasto |
| Country of origin | India |
| Original language | Hindi |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 9 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Bandissh Rajyaguru |
| Producers |
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| Cinematography | Tanveer Mir |
| Editor | Unnikrishnan Payoor Parameswaran |
| Production companies | Clockwork Film Sphereorigins Multivision |
| Original release | |
| Network | JioCinema |
| Release | 25 April 2024 |
Plot
editThe show centers on an R&AW agent and his group as they retaliate against Pakistan following the devastating Pulwama assault. In the midst of hybrid warfare and Pakistan's deceptions in the media, the spies attempt to rescue a captured pilot while exposing the cunning neighbor.[5]
Cast
edit- Ashish Vidyarthi as NSA chief Madhusudan Dutta[6]
- Ashutosh Rana as Raqib Hamid Askani
- Jimmy Sheirgill as Kashyap Sinha
- Lara Dutta as Manisha Bharadwaj
- Ashok Kumar Beniwal as Mir Gul
- Aakanksha Singh as Richa Singh
- Elnaaz Norouzi as Fahima Naqvi, R&AW agent
- Jason Tham as Victor Maisnam
- Mandeep Singh as Major General Arif Ghafaar
- Mark Bennington as Nick Campbel
- Mir Sarwar as Hammad Wadhera
- Mohit Chauhan as Indian Prime Minister
- Prasanna as Wing commander Abhimanyu Vardhan
- Priya Bathija as Aayesha
- Purnendu Bhattacharya as Air Marshal Hari Kumar
- Rajendra Bhatia as Balvinder Singh Gill
- Satyajeet Dubey as Iqbal Dar
- Sandeep Chatterjee as Asif Gazali
- Samvedna Suwalka as Shireen
- Saadhika Syal as Zara Rizvi
- Shahid Malik as Ehtesham
- Smaran Sahu as Wing commander Haider
- Snehil Dixit Mehra as Shipra
- Spruha Joshi as Poonam Sinha
- Suneel Sinha as Gurtek Sodhi
- Uday Tikekar as Pakistani Prime Minister
- Umar Sharif as Yakub
- Vibhor Sharma as Captain Ashish Houda
- Samvedna Suwalka as shireen
- Jiten Lalwani as Pakistan Air Marshal Anwar Khan
Production
editThe series was announced by Lara Dutta on 13 August 2023.[7] On that day, Dutta also shared the first teaser of the series.[8][9] The official teaser was released on 26 February 2024.[10][11]
Release
editThe series was released on 25 April 2024 on JioCinema with dubbed versions in Kannada, Marathi and Bengali languages.[12][13]
Critical reception
editShubhra Gupta of The Indian Express gave the series 1.5 stars and stated that "Another cross-border sub-plot featuring a couple of undercover agents has car chases, and shoot-outs, and fireworks. This ratchets the temperature a little, which overall remains tepid, and predictable."[14]
Deepa Gahlot of Rediff.com rated 2.5 stars to the series and opined that "Balakot And Beyond veers between intriguing and boring."[15]
Dhaval Roy of The Times of India rated 3.5/5 and stated that "The series does have a few predictable and far-fetched moments, especially regarding one of its pivotal characters."[16]
Vinamra Mathur of Firstpost rated 2.5/5 and wrote in his review "The aerial action, most recently seen in Operation Valentine and Fighter , fail to ignite any sense of panic or patriotism."[17]
Rishil Jogani for Pinkvilla rated 3/5 and wrote that "A show like Ranneeti has very little margin for error because it is inspired by true events and something that is added only for dramatic effect, makes it less believable, overall."[18]
References
edit- ^ Prakash, Priya (18 April 2024). "New War, New Plan: 'Ranneeti - Balakot & Beyond' To Release On This Date". SheThePeople. Retrieved 27 April 2024.
- ^ Bureau, The Hindu (26 February 2024). "JioCinema teases war room drama 'Ranneeti: Balakot & Beyond'". The Hindu. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
{{cite news}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ Hungama, Bollywood (26 February 2024). "5 Years of Balakot airstrike: JioCinema shares a preview of Ranneeti: Balakot & Beyond starring Lara Dutta, Jimmy Shergill, Ashutosh Rana and more : Bollywood News - Bollywood Hungama". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
- ^ "Ranneeti: Balakot & Beyond Web Series | Review, Cast, Trailer, Watch Online at JioCinema". Gadgets 360. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
- ^ "Ranneeti: Balakot & Beyond Season 1 Review : A riveting and taut tale of patriotism, politics, and modern warfare". The Times of India. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 27 November 2024.
- ^ Rajpal, Roktim (26 April 2024). "Who Stars in 'Ranneeti Balakot and Beyond'? Meet the cast". The Daily Guardian. Retrieved 27 April 2024.
- ^ Arya, Prachi (13 August 2023). "Lara Dutta announces new series 'Ranneeti Balakot and Beyond' with a teaser. Watch". India Today. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
- ^ "Lara Dutta unveils teaser of her upcoming series Ranneeti: Balakot & Beyond. Watch". Hindustan Times. 13 August 2023. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
- ^ "Lara Dutta announces new series Ranneeti: Balakot and Beyond". Cinema Express. IANS. 15 August 2023. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
- ^ "'Ranneeti Balakot and Beyond' teaser: Lara Dutta's show explores India's mission". India Today. 26 February 2024. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
- ^ Basu, Devanshi (26 February 2024). "JioCinema's Upcoming Web Series Ranneeti: Balakot & Beyond Teaser Trailer Released". Yahoo Entertainment. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
- ^ "Ranneeti Balakot & Beyond trailer: Lara Dutta and Jimmy Shergill take us behind the scenes of Balakot airstrike". The Indian Express. 17 April 2024. Retrieved 18 April 2024.
- ^ "'Got Goosebumps While Shooting For Ranneeti: Balakot And Beyond': Ashish Vidyarthi". News18. 25 April 2024. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
- ^ Gupta, Shubhra (26 April 2024). "Ranneeti Balakot and Beyond review: Jimmy Sheirgill, Lara Dutta show drowns in predictability, deafening background music". The Indian Express. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
- ^ Gahlot, Deepa (25 April 2024). "Ranneeti: Balakot And Beyond Review: India Shines Again". Rediff.com. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
- ^ Roy, Dhaval (25 April 2024). "Ranneeti: Balakot & Beyond Season 1 Review : A riveting and taut tale of patriotism, politics, and modern warfare". The Times of India. Retrieved 27 April 2024.
- ^ Mathur, Vinamra (25 April 2024). "JioCinema's 'Ranneeti: Balakot & Beyond' review: Jimmy Shergill and Lara Dutta's show needed to be crisper". Firstpost. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
- ^ Jogani, Rishil (25 April 2024). "Ranneeti Review: Jimmy Shergill-Lara Dutta show is bingeworthy despite a few shortcomings". Pinkvilla. Retrieved 26 April 2024.