Dr Arora Review: Series begins Well but fails to leverage the innovative concept due to complicated and uneven plot
Dr Arora Web Series Rating: 2.5 Stars
Just watched Dr Arora web series on Sony LIV. So, let’s analyze the cast, story, release date, positive/negatives and at last my personal view on this web series.
Cast: Kumud Mishra, Vidya Malvade, Raj Arjun, Shekhar Suman, Sandeepa Dhar, Vivek Mushran, Pitobash and Himani Shivpuri
Director: Sajid Ali and Archit Kumar
Release Date: 22nd July 2022 (Sony LIV)
Duration: 8 Episodes/ 35 Minutes
Story: Set in 1999 in the hinterland of India. Dr Vishesh Arora (Kumud Mishra) is a dedicated homoeopathic sexologist who runs clinics in Jhansi, Sawai Madhopur and Morena. He keeps travelling to these three cities where he is a lot in demand throughout the week. Arora has kept his profession a secret even from his mother (Himani Shivpuri) as it’s considered taboo.
Both men and women patients come to him with sexual-health related woes that they find utterly embarrassing to admit to. However, through Dr. Arora’s kind, empathetic and yet no-nonsense attitude helps them as well as the viewers to humanize these.
Devendar Thakur (Gaurav Parajuli) is a strong man of a political party who suffers from erectile dysfunction which stops him from having fun with his new Neighbour Putul (Shruti Das), a married woman. A short-tempered and brave superintendent of police Tej Pratap Tomar (Ajitesh Gupta) is unable to satisfy his wife Mithu (Sandeepa Dhar) because of premature ejaculation.
Firangi Baba (Raj Arjun) is a fake ascetic also approaches Arora because he is unable to physically satisfy his female disciples. A newspaper publisher Dinkar Bagla (Vivek Mushran) brings his teenage son to the doctor since he feels his sexual awakening is a sin.
Among these patients show also focuses on Dr Arora past life as well. He is himself going through a crisis in his married life and looking for a second chance as he has still feelings for his wife Vaishali (Vidya Malvade) who left him 17 years back as he unable to satisfy her. This inspired him to run the sex clinic and help the less fortunate. Will helping his patients with their sex-related problems help Dr Arora to sort out his marital problems?
Positives
1. Excellent Performances
2. Cinematography
3. Music
4. Concept
Negatives
1. Climax
2. Direction
3. Unnecessary Sub-plots
4. Screenplay
Durgesh Tiwary’s View: When I have watched the trailer of this series planned to watch in free time because loved the concept and It’s refreshing to see how creators are taking risks and bringing some amazing stories to us.
Dr Arora is a massively sought-after sexologist. Men and women experiencing troubles in their sex life reach out to him for solving their problems. Meanwhile, he is himself going through a crisis in his married life and looking for a second chance with his wife who left him 15 years back. Will helping his patients with their sex-related problems help Dr Arora to sort out his marital problems?
It is an ideal idea and one that could have done wonders if executed in a more nuanced manner. While it manages to draw many things home, it ends up falling in a trap. The trap is that of ending up becoming a checklist of relevant things to the storyline. With each patient a new problem is discovered and they kind of contribute to the story. But after a point they don’t develop much to feel like a fulfilling narrative but blink and miss episodes in Dr. Arora’s life. It goes on to very minutely describe the issues and problems that people face all over while having to visit a sexologist. However, the slow pace of the narrative is what makes you yawn throughout. The unpredictable twist in the climax comes a bit too hurriedly for everyone to process what’s happening.
The music of the show is another key highlight. There are hardly any web series that have songs and to see not just one but quite a few good tracks was a welcome change here. Cinematography successfully brings to life the feel of the late 1990s to perfection. The little detailing in the railway compartments or even the tea stalls, makes the narrative come out great. Although editing could have been a lot crisper. The story kept dragging in the middle which hurt the pace of the show. Had the story ended in just 6 episodes it would have been a much tighter show to watch. While the intentions of the show are earnest and honest, the show does lack on execution. The screenplay fails to engage viewers as it rapidly shuffles from one location to another, leaving one confused. My View on this web-series Recommended for its noble concept.
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