Bose: Dead/Alive Review

Bose:Dead or alive is a web series concieved by Ekta Kapoor on her digital platform, Alt Balaji. It stars Rajkumar Rao, Naveen Kasturia and others.

Subash Chandra Bose was one of the greatest leaders India might have ever produced in its freedom struggle. He had done almost everything to ruin the british struggle, and in fact had some of it. But there's one thing that still remains mysterious, i.e, his death. No one knows the secret behind his death. And this secret has been dealt in this web series, over a span of nine episodes.

Plotline & Screenplay:

The plot deals with the mysterious disapperance of Netaji Subash Chandra Bose, and also narrates the various incidents that had occured with him when he was trying to start an uprising, in a non-linear narrative.

The narrative might confuse you a bit but you have to keep a track of the dates. Very much like history. All the events are true, though some of them have been presented in a fictionalised manner. It is an interesting one, and gets you gripping right from the very beginning. You can't just afford to miss a single moment, all thanks to a gripping screenplay. The screenplay is very tight, and does not waste any time on melodrama and romance. Nothing of that sort. Nice work!

Acting:

Special praises to Rajkumar Rao who again effectively potrays this role, with much ease. His emotions look very realistic and apt to the point. Naveen Kasturia is also very good, as a helpless police officer. All the other cast did a fine job.

Direction, Music:

Pulkit has done a good job in directing the series. The music was fine and I'd say, just OKAY.

Verdict:

Must watch for all those patriots and history lovers. If you do not fall under any of this category, you can still watch it for the stellar performance of Rajkumar Rao. I bet you'll love it.