Tanhaiyan Review

Meera(surbhi Jyoti) and Haider(Barun Sobti) meet during their mutual friends’ wedding and are instantly drawn to each other. A hookup later, both of them realize their love for each other. But here, the antagonist is not a person, but their own demons. Both of them are held captive by painful memories of their pasts. Tanhaiyan follows the journey of this emotionally scarred couple, as they not only discover love but also themselves.

Surbhi Jyoti shines as a headstrong, yet a broken woman. She is equally convincing in romantic as well as emotional scenes. Not to mention, she shares crackling chemistry with her co-actor.

The aesthetics of the series are simply too good. Apart from styling all the actors in dapper outfits, the web series also scores high on production value. The sets are extravagant which make the show look like a big budget movie. The background score impresses. Good looks kept aside, Barun Sobti’s characters have had a reputation for being straight out of Mills and Boons. He is always the alpha-make, an angry young man with a soft core and turbulent past. Here, he’s also a playboy, mouthing cringe-worthy lines such as “a girl can get into my bed, but not in my head” The actor needs some serious palate cleansing. The romantic scenes are extremely cliche, some of them being a total rip-off from Bollywood.

Overall the series sure looks half-baked but if you’re someone who appreciates a feel-good romantic drama where two lonely characters meet each other and hit it off instantly and separate instantly only to reunite again instantly, then you might as well give this one a shot.