Bloody Brothers Web Series Review: Jaideep Ahlawat & Zeeshan Ayyub’s Thriller Moves Forward Aimlessly

Available
On:
ZEE5

Language:
Hindi

Duration:
6
Episodes
/
35
Minutes

Plot:
Bloody
Brothers
follows
two
brothers,
Jaggi
(Jaideep)
and
Daljeet
(Zeeshan)
whose
relationship
changes
after
a
tragic
car
accident.
Well
kept
secrets
start
to
emerge
as
they
begin
doubting
each
other’s
faith
and
loyalty
towards
the
family.

Exclusive:
Tina
Desai
Talks
About
Her
Character
In
Bloody
Brothers

Review:
There
have
been
plenty
of
small-town
hill-station
based
crime
thrillers
releasing
since
mid-2020,
and
Bloody
Brothers
directed
by
Shaad
Ali
had
joined
the
list
this
week.
The
show
starring
a
talented
cast
like
Jaideep
Ahlawat,
Mugdha
Godse,
Tina
Desai,
Zeeshan
Ayyub,
Satish
Kaushik
and
others
becomes
nothing
more
than
the
story’s
logline
has
to
offer.
Every
time
the
shot
or
the
episode
changes,
it
leaves
the
audience
aimlessly
wandering
along
with
the
plot.

The
first
episode
begins
with
Daljeet
driving
Jaggi
home
after
the
wedding
reception
of
a
cousin
brother.
Jaggi
reminds
Daljeet
that
their
brother’s
wife
once
used
to
be
his
girlfriend,
and
teases
him
about
not
having
anyone
in
his
life.
As
their
argument
grows,
their
car
hits
someone
on
the
road,
Daljeet
wants
to
help
the
man
but
Jaggi
wants
to
drive
away.

They
eventually
settle
on
bringing
the
dead
body
back
inside
the
house
and
find
out
that
he
was
going
to
die
soon
due
to
cancer.
Jaggi
and
Daljeet
spend
the
next
few
days
waiting
for
the
body
to
be
discovered
and
declared
a
natural
death.
While
Jaggi
treats
the
incident
professionally,
Daljeet
is
worried
about
the
outcome.
The
makers
spend
most
of
the
early
episodes
setting
the
dynamic
between
the
bothers,
Jaggi’s
relationship
with
his
wife
Priya
played
by
Shruti
Seth,
Jaggi’s
hectic
work
life
and
the
newest
member
in
town,
the
dead
man’s
niece,
Sophie
played
by
Tina
Desai.

However,
halfway
through
the
season,
the
plot
introduces
a
completely
new
subplot
forgetting
the
initial
murder
plot,
and
swapping
it
for
a
cartel
in
the
middle
of
Ooty.
The
writers
at
this
point,
didn’t
even
bother
explaining
what
the
cartel
does,
selling
drugs,
guns
or
something
worse
no-one
knows,
not
even
the
ones
working
for
him
–
Jaggi
and
Daljeet.

Meanwhile,
Priya
begins
a
vague
and
creepy
relationship
with
Tanya
who
also
happens
to
work
with
the
cartel.
Jaggi
is
too
busy
to
pay
attention
to
his
wife
due
to
work
and
his
brother.
For
a
show
that
is
supposed
to
explore
the
relationship
between
the
brothers,
the
screenplay
least
explains
their
dynamic
and
substitutes
it
for
a
few
lyrical
poems.

Shruti
Seth
Opens
Up
On
Filming
Intimate
Scene
With
Jaideep
Ahlawat
In
Bloody
Brothers

Zeeshan
plays
Daljeet,
the
younger
one
who
never
questions
the
older
brother.
Jaideep
plays
Jaggi,
who
had
been
using
his
brother’s
innocence
to
his
advantage.
Their
relationship
drastically
changes
through
the
six-part
series,
but
they
spend
little
time
exploring
their
dynamics
and
more
time
explaining
plot
and
making
declarations
to
each
other,
so
much
that
their
chemistry
takes
a
hit.
Tina
as
Sophie
gives
the
show
a
rounded
character
who
is
really
just
stuck
in
a
mess
that
she
had
nothing
to
do
with.

The
tone
of
the
first
few
episodes
remains
comic
but
there
are
rarely
any
comic
scenes,
even
the
occasional
situational
comedy
is
not
enough
to
work
with
the
dark
tones
of
the
show.
Satish
Kaushik
plays
the
don,
the
90s
don
with
misogynistic
dialogues
but
they
can’t
be
written
off
as
sarcastic
commentary
or
comedy.
Maya
Alagh
who
played
the
widow
neighbour
Sheila
is
one
of
the
best
characters
as
the
woman
who
acts
being
helpless,
to
get
her
way
in
life
including
money
and
property.

Overall,

Bloody
Brothers
is
more
about
the
characters
than
the
story.
Each
character
seems
interesting
on
their
own
but
wander
aimlessly,
as
the
script
fails
to
bring
them
together,
instead
plots
them
around
for
convenience.