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Zero KMS (2018)

Starring the excellent Naseeruddin Shah along with Tanmay Dhanania, Satyadeep Mishra, Mukul Chaddha and Vaibhavi Upadhyay, 'Zero KMS' revolves around the story of the son of a cop, wrongfully imprisoned for 10 years, Arjun (played by Tanmay). The story deals with themes of gory, dark reality simultaneously. The performances are good. However, the screenplay, in its entirety, turned out half baked. The set, with great actors and a good plot lacks a powerful, convincing direction. A nice, decent watch though.

Zero KMS is a Zee5 original of thriller genre. The plot of the series is quite interesting and capturing but the plot holes do not go unnoticed and quite ruins the impact that the story could have had on the viewers. First season of the series has been done with but still a lot of questions remain unanswered which becomes a little frustrating as a viewer. The show has plenty of gory moments but I believe it is commendable how the director and the writers kept it low so that it does not pinch the eyes much. the show makes for a good watch but nothing too ever lasting impact one.

'Zero Kms' flirts with the dark, dangerous world of human trafficking. Brave would be a grossly underwhelming word to describe the channel’s foray into an issue which is largely ignored in the realm of popular conscience. Human trafficking exists, we all know that, but have we really bothered to understand the murky machinations of this shadowy industry that thrives in almost all countries of the world, but especially in our country? No, because this issue is almost always swept under the carpet, or spoken about in hushed tones at best.
Each episode of the series opens with a disturbing piece of statistic flashed on the screen, regarding human trafficking. Next to come, at the start of each episode, are immensely more disturbing visuals– the very first episode shows a young girl’s tongue being surgically cut off. Other episodes show a bevy of girls, blood-stained bandages covering their mouths, being subjected to scrutiny; nubile young girls displayed as provocative sex objects and many more of the same ilk. The disconcerting opening sets the tone of the events to follow, and we spend the better part of the 18-22 minutes of run time, with gooseflesh, hand to the mouth and heart in the throat. Arjun, played by Tanmay Dhanania, is the protagonist. He’s just been released from jail, after ten years of incarceration for murdering a police officer. The truth is something else, and far more evil. Arjun had been framed by DCP John Pinto (Satyadeep Mishra, in his most menacing avatar yet), to blackmail Arjun’s brother, police officer Shyam (Mukul Chadda), into toeing his line. Pinto is the face of an international human trafficking ring that does the most despicable things one can contemplate. While in jail, Arjun is mentored by a martial arts maven called Guru. Guru, if you haven’t guessed by now, is played by none other than the prodigious Naseeruddin Shah. Guru is something of an enigma. The lessons he gives Arjun are deeply sublime and inscrutably brilliant. His training and teachings transform the lanky Arjun into a lean, mean, fighting machine. At his best, Arjun can kill the most vicious of men with his bare hands. Once out of jail, Arjun realizes that Shyam is in deep trouble. And before he knows it, Shyam is murdered and Arjun becomes the prime suspect. Shyam has left a series of clues for Arjun to decipher, which will lead him to crucial evidence against Pinto and his goings-on.
Zero Kms doesn’t waste time on niceties, cutting to the chase straightaway. Throats are slit with alarming regularity– every episode features at least one– and there are copious amounts of blood and gore. A ruthless hit-man called Julius goes on a killing spree with such nonchalant viciousness that it makes one’s hair stand on end.
There are also several really exasperating aspects to the show that are hard to warm up to the constant dialogue Arjun keeps up with himself, the quick camera cuts, swinging between past and present, the innumerable flashback scenes; the lack of urgency in Arjun’s actions– Zero Kms would have been infinitely sharper and tauter without these, in our opinion.
The haunting visuals will linger in your mind’s eye till late in the night; the pulsating music will continue to ring in your ears, until you will it to go away and a good night’s sleep will have gone for a toss. But if you still insist on watching it in the darkness of night, well, don’t say I didn’t warn you!

Zero KMS is a Zee5 Original web series. It is an action drama which revolves around Arjun, who was sentenced to prison for 10 years, for a crime he didn’t commit. He meets his guru in jail who teaches him martial arts and a disciplined way to live life. After getting out of prison he decided to settle some issues which were left unresolved. The screenplay is amazing with a great cast, they all did a great job with their character. The series was really entreating and will keep you hooked up. It is worth a watch and suitable for an 18+ audience. All the episodes are streaming on Zee5 app, check them out.