Paatal Lok

Paatal Lok

Paatal Lok (English: Underworld) is a neo-noir web television series which will premier on Amazon Prime Video on 15 May 2020.[1] It is produced by Clean Slate Films, Anushka Sharma's banner. This is Prosit Roy's second directorial venture after Pari. The teaser was released on 27 April while the trailer will be out on 5 May.[2][3][4] A down and out cop lands the case of a lifetime when four suspects are nabbed in the assassination attempt of a prime time journalist. The case turns out to be a devious maze where nothing is what it looks like. The pursuit of it leads him to the dark netherworld - the 'Paatal Lok'[5], and to shocking discoveries in the past of the four suspects

Background

It is a police-based crime thriller written by Sudip Sharma.[7][8] The series is inspired by the traditional concepts of Svarga, Dharti and Paatal (heaven, earth and the underworld) and the four estates.[7]

Synopsis

Inspector Hathi Ram Chaudhary is a cynical, washed out Delhi cop who has nothing to look forward to in his less than ordinary career. But that is until the day a high profile case lands on his table, a case too big and important for his designation.[9]The case turns into a dark mystery thriller that leads inspector to the dark realm of underworld (Paatal Lok).[10] Hathi Ram’s instincts tells him to investigate into the lives of the suspects. He discovers startling truths and insights that eventually help him rediscover his responsibilities as a cop, his place in the larger scheme of things and the larger meaning of life itself, Is what the show is about.[11]

Cast

Neeraj Kabi as Sanjeev Mehra[12]

Gul Panag as Renu Chaudhary[12]

Jaideep Ahlawat as Hathiram Chaudhary[12]

Abhishek Banerjee as Hathoda Tyagi[12]

Swastika Mukherjee as Dolly Mehra[7]

Ishwak Singh as Imran Ansari[12]

Jagjeet Sandhu[12]

Asif Khan[12]

Mairembam Ronaldo Singh[12]

Niharika Lyra Dutt as Sara Matthews[12]

Bodhisattva Sharma as Siddharth Chaudhary[12]

Anindita Bose as Chanda Mukherjee