Rahul Desai
Tomatometer-approved critic
Hello Bachhon: Season 1 (2026)
EDIT
“A corporate video posing as a biopic.
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The Hollywood Reporter India
Mar 6, 2026
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Kohrra: Season 2 (2026)
100%
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“An investigative drama to die for.” –
The Hollywood Reporter India
Feb 12, 2026
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Taskaree: The Smuggler's Web: Season 1 (2026)
50%
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“The problem with Taskaree is that, like many crime thrillers of its ilk, it refuses to quit while it’s ahead.” –
The Hollywood Reporter India
Jan 14, 2026
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Freedom at Midnight: Season 2 (2026)
100%
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“Season 2 of Freedom At Midnight feels more accomplished — and alive. ” –
The Hollywood Reporter India
Jan 10, 2026
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Mrs. Deshpande: Season 1 (2025)
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“A missed opportunity. ” –
The Hollywood Reporter India
Dec 31, 2025
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Single Papa: Season 1 (2025)
100%
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“The problem with Single Papa, like many of its ilk, is that its one-liner chooses to be padded up with a television-plus template. ” –
The Hollywood Reporter India
Dec 15, 2025
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Real Kashmir Football Club: Season 1 (2025)
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“This sports drama is the real deal.” –
The Hollywood Reporter India
Dec 12, 2025
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Perfect Family: Season 1 (2025)
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“Well worth the familiarity.
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The Hollywood Reporter India
Dec 5, 2025
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The Family Man: Season 3 (2025)
100%
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“As a homegrown spy thriller, the series continues to nail the fundamental genre points.” –
The Hollywood Reporter India
Nov 22, 2025
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Search: The Naina Murder Case: Season 1 (2025)
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“At some point, it becomes tough to stay interested in who did it because there are too many players and convoluted clues. ” –
The Hollywood Reporter India
Nov 11, 2025
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The Trial: Pyaar, Kaanoon, Dhokha: Season 2 (2025)
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“A trial by fire for the viewer.” –
The Hollywood Reporter
Sep 29, 2025
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The Ba***ds of Bollywood: Season 1 (2025)
89%
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“Flawed, fun, fast and furious.” –
The Hollywood Reporter India
Sep 22, 2025
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Salakaar: Season 1 (2025)
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“A tacky, post-truth espionage thriller.” –
The Hollywood Reporter
Aug 19, 2025
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Andhera: Season 1 (2025)
50%
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“This genre of horror is so shapeless that, if the theme isn’t as culturally focused as a Khauf or even an Asur, it tends to spiral into several directions without doing justice to any.” –
The Hollywood Reporter
Aug 15, 2025
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Saare Jahan Se Accha: The Silent Guardians: Season 1 (2025)
56%
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“Too many ideologies spoil the broth.” –
The Hollywood Reporter India
Aug 13, 2025
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The Hunt - The Rajiv Gandhi Assassination Case: Season 1 (2025)
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“Cool, clinical and largely sensitive.” –
The Hollywood Reporter India
Aug 1, 2025
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Mandala Murders: Season 1 (2025)
29%
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“It's an example of indie (read: creative) vision being offset by mainstream treatment; or a director's idealism being offset by a producer's functionality. ” –
The Hollywood Reporter India
Jul 30, 2025
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Rana Naidu: Season 2 (2025)
50%
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“The series has so many characters, subplots, conflicts and loyalties that every second scene feels like the end of a sentence whose beginning we've forgotten about. ” –
The Hollywood Reporter India
Jul 22, 2025
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Panchayat: Season 4 (2025)
57%
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“The overall body of Panchayat Season 4 is a fan-servicing, functional and hastily-crafted one.” –
The Hollywood Reporter
Jul 22, 2025
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Kull: The Legacy of the Raisingghs: Season 1 (2025)
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“Kull does have its merits. It’s the sort of series I might end up watching on a slow weekend even if I didn’t have to write about it. Not because it’s good, but because its cast does the job. ” –
The Hollywood Reporter
Jun 4, 2025
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The Royals: Season 1 (2025)
36%
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“The Royals manages to be unfunny, uncharismatic and uncool all at once.” –
The Hollywood Reporter India
Jun 4, 2025
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Gram Chikitsalay: Season 1 (2025)
40%
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“In Gram Chikitsalay, everyone is playing a type. There’s a condescension — a ‘country bumpkin’ tone — about such settings. ” –
The Hollywood Reporter
Jun 4, 2025
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Khauf: Season 1 (2025)
88%
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“As a genre portrait of normalised violence, Khauf is finely staged and detailed. ” –
The Hollywood Reporter
Jun 4, 2025
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Tribhuvan Mishra CA Topper: Season 1 (2024)
57%
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“The performances lack both consistency and bite.” –
Film Companion
Jul 29, 2024
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Showtime: Season 1 (2024)
44%
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“Somewhere along the way, intent morphs into blind-item content – content that makes it hard to tell a publicity spot from the actual series. After all, Karan Johar is the best thing about Showtime – and he isn’t even in it. ” –
Film Companion
Jul 16, 2024
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