Mafia (Indian web series)

Mafia is a Hindi and Bengali language web series released in the year 2020 based on psychological thriller directed by Birsa Dasgupta.The series is written by Aniruddha Dasgupta, Rohan Ghose and Aritra Sen. Mafia revolves around the story of a group of friends trying to discover their past as those events had a resonance in their present. They discover the truth through heinous acts exercised by them in the past.
Premise.
Six friends and their partners embark on a bachelor party in the jungles of Madhupur. The group was inseparable during their college years, and Madhupur was their favorite weekend gig. But with time they grew apart. Betrayal, backstabbing and distrust led them on their separate ways.
Five years after their friendship was laid rest in the very place they return, each with a hidden agenda of their own. Centering on the popular parlor game ‘Mafia’, this is a gruesome psychological thriller that will keep its viewers on the edge. The aspects of the game spill out onto the life of its players and they are forced to confront and pay for their crimes.
Production.
Development.
On June 23, 2020, ZEE5 announced that Birsa Dasgupta directed the series alongside Parambrata Chatterjee who produced it. Production companies involved with the series are Eskay Movies, Roadshow Films and EmVeeBee Media (P) Ltd. The series premiered on July 10, 2020.Birsa Dasgupta along with his associate Shaket banerjee, Dop Gairik Sarkar and production designer Riddhie Basak was set to start shoot from the beginning of the year 2020.
Casting.
The show will host stars like Namit Das, Tanmay Dhanania, Saurabh Saraswat, Anindita Bose, Madhurima Roy, Aditya Bakshi, Riddhima Ghosh and Isha Saha
Release.
ZEE5 released the official trailer for the show on 27 June 2020 and it premiered on 10th July.
Critical Reception.
Mafia received an mixed reviews response from the critics. Gripping narrative and thrilling plot shifts of the web series were highlighted and appreciated.
"The Indian Express" explained that the web series offered unlimited trill that would always keep you at the edge of your seat. "Hindustan Times" appreciated the talented cast and the thrilling plot the combination of both which lifted the series to greater height .
Shikha Desai from "Times Of India" rated the series 3 out of 5 stars and wrote Its the plot which makes the series watchable however she had qualms with the execution for which she stated could have been better. Pratishruti Ganguly from "Firstpost" stated the execution of web series as confusing, and wrote that the series shows glimmers of excellent plot but the conclusion disappoints.