Rishi is still kidnapped, Yudh and his family have gone to rescue him and the Naxalites have a whole host of demands they want fulfilled by Yudh. Episode eight of Yudh has one main focus - Operation Yudh's Son is Kidnapped (bad name, sorry!)
Since the whole episode was centred around one plot point, I thought it would be best to recap before going into the actual review: The Siwarkars are looking for Rishi and we are given an account of both the atmosphere at the Siwarkars' and the interaction between the Naxalite group and Rishi. We see that first, Yudh agrees to all of the group's demands, but, in a power play, the group raise their demand. Circumstantially, Rishi is rescued by a couple of boys who he plays Galli/Ground Cricket with. Yudh broadcasts that Rishi was let go after a payment of 20 Crores and the Naxalite group and the Negotiator are pissed. The Negotiator engineers a blast at the mine and there are casualties (Ha! Told you, didn't I Mr. Bachchan? See - Kaala Pathar. Like you could listen :-P). Yudh decides to close down the mining plant and start an inquiry into the blast. He also suggests building a medical facility near the mining facility to gain a vote of confidence with the workers, who, by the way, are now rebelling against Yudh.
A few things I noticed were: the Negotiator is more diabolical than the leader of the group, Taruni has one expression plastered on her face (of course, her character has been going through the same predicament from the beginning and is seeming highly uni-dimensional at the moment), the fact that Shanti Constructions chief and second-in-command were not adequately aware of the political scene in the area around the mining plant struck me as very odd (how could a successful business not make such a rudimentary check?) and the character Rishi Siwarkar is WEIRD to say the least (the boy is too unfazed and it seems a little unrealistic)!
All in all, I felt like tonight's episode was disappointing, in that it was covered with a blanket full of plot-holes and cliches and brought down the show's pace and quality big time!
Since the whole episode was centred around one plot point, I thought it would be best to recap before going into the actual review: The Siwarkars are looking for Rishi and we are given an account of both the atmosphere at the Siwarkars' and the interaction between the Naxalite group and Rishi. We see that first, Yudh agrees to all of the group's demands, but, in a power play, the group raise their demand. Circumstantially, Rishi is rescued by a couple of boys who he plays Galli/Ground Cricket with. Yudh broadcasts that Rishi was let go after a payment of 20 Crores and the Naxalite group and the Negotiator are pissed. The Negotiator engineers a blast at the mine and there are casualties (Ha! Told you, didn't I Mr. Bachchan? See - Kaala Pathar. Like you could listen :-P). Yudh decides to close down the mining plant and start an inquiry into the blast. He also suggests building a medical facility near the mining facility to gain a vote of confidence with the workers, who, by the way, are now rebelling against Yudh.
A few things I noticed were: the Negotiator is more diabolical than the leader of the group, Taruni has one expression plastered on her face (of course, her character has been going through the same predicament from the beginning and is seeming highly uni-dimensional at the moment), the fact that Shanti Constructions chief and second-in-command were not adequately aware of the political scene in the area around the mining plant struck me as very odd (how could a successful business not make such a rudimentary check?) and the character Rishi Siwarkar is WEIRD to say the least (the boy is too unfazed and it seems a little unrealistic)!
All in all, I felt like tonight's episode was disappointing, in that it was covered with a blanket full of plot-holes and cliches and brought down the show's pace and quality big time!
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