{"id":88831,"date":"2019-07-24T17:30:28","date_gmt":"2019-07-24T12:00:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/?p=88831"},"modified":"2019-07-26T16:42:06","modified_gmt":"2019-07-26T11:12:06","slug":"typewriter-review-a-spooky-thriller-from-the-director-of-kahaani-and-badla","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/entertainment\/web-series\/typewriter-review-a-spooky-thriller-from-the-director-of-kahaani-and-badla","title":{"rendered":"Typewriter Review: A Spooky Thriller from the Director of Kahaani and Badla"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Typewriter – A Supernatural Web Series available on Netflix, is directed by Sujoy Ghosh<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Released by Netflix on July 19, 2019, Typewriter is a supernatural web series revolving around a haunted villa and a book which captures the imagination of four school going kids, completely unaware of the bigger threat.<\/p>\n

Directed by-<\/strong> Sujoy Ghosh
\nProduced by-<\/strong> Avishek Ghosh
\nStarring-<\/strong> Purab Kohli, Palomi Ghosh, Jishu Sengupta, Kanwaljit Singh, Aarna Sharma<\/p>\n

Plot<\/h2>\n

After reading the book \u201cThe Ghost of Sultanpore\u201d written by Madhav Mathew \u2013 who died long ago under suspicious circumstances – three school kids form a Ghost Club. Led by Sameera (Sam, daughter of local Police Inspector Ravi Anand), the club \u2013 which also includes Satyajit (Goblu) and Devraj (Bunty) \u2013 intends to catch a ghost. Oh! I forgot to mention; the Ghost Club has a fourth member \u2013 Buddy \u2013 a dog. They attempt to break into Bardez Villa \u2013 a haunted house \u2013 vacant for the past 36 years. But their plan to enter the Villa fails when they find that someone has moved into the Villa. Jenny comes to Goa along with her husband Peter, daughter Anya and son Nick and stays in the Bardez Villa. The kids befriend their new classmate Nick and include him in the Ghost Club. Jenny is, in fact, the granddaughter of Madhav Mathew. Her return to the Villa starts some mysterious incidents, including a series of murders. Who is behind these murders? Whether the Ghost of Sultanpore was a work of pure imagination or there was some truth behind it? How Madhav Mathew died? Who was Fakeer? And most importantly, what was the role of the Typewriter?<\/p>\n

The series consists of five episodes, each of 42\u201345 minutes duration. The episodes are titled as \u201cFour Kids and a Dog\u201d, \u201cOperation School Bell\u201d, \u201cThe Ghost of Sultanpore\u201d, \u201cThe Rise of the Fakeer\u201d and \u201cThe Night of the Blood Moon\u201d.<\/p>\n

Analysis<\/h2>\n

There is resemblance with Famous Five<\/i> and their dog Timmy<\/em>. The kids are the main protagonists, who are convinced that ghosts do exist. The kids are also confident that their club is skilled enough to capture them, completely unaware of the danger they are about to get exposed to. With the mix of innocence and curiosity, they hatch plans and invite troubles for themselves as well as for others. Full marks to Aarna Sharma who has performed masterly as Sam, the leader of the kids. Other kids \u2013 Mikail Gandhi as Gablu, Palash Kamble as Banti and Aaryansh Malviya as Nick – have done their part well. Together, the kids steal the show. Purab Kohli has performed impressively as the police inspector investigating the series of murders, as well the concerned father of Sam. Palomi Ghosh has efficiently played the role of a confused lady Jenny. And you cannot ignore Jishu Sengupta\u2019s portrayal of a shady character.<\/p>\n

Gairik Sarkar\u2019s cinematography has captured the essence of the subject beautifully, by capturing the tense and the eerie landscape. Sound engineering plays a major role in supernatural flicks and Anirban Sengupta has done his job aptly. Dyananda Samarth\u2019s editing was good in some parts whereas average in others.<\/p>\n

Sujoy Ghosh \u2013 the director of movies like Kahaani<\/em>\u00a0and Badla<\/em>\u00a0\u2013 has directed Typewriter<\/em>. He has co-authored the story with Suresh Nair. Like most of the Indian supernatural stories, this one also starts and revolves around a \u2018Bhoot-Bangla\u2019. However, it is the engaging storytelling and peeling-off of the story layer by layer, that separates Typewriter from the rest. With this web series, Sujoy Ghosh has once again proved that he is a master storyteller. Although one may not find the series boring or disinterested, the final episodes become somewhat predictable. There are clues left in the end leaving scope for subsequent seasons.<\/p>\n

Our Verdict:<\/h2>\n

Indian supernatural genre has been struggling to break the stereotype and Typewriter too does not succeed on that front. However, despite having a few shortcomings, Sujoy Ghosh\u2019s Typewriter is an interesting binge-watch, if you like supernatural subjects.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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