The Trial: Pyaar Kaanoon Dhoka #PicksAndPiques #OTTSeriesReview #JohnsonThomas #Internationalfilmfestivalcircuit

#PicksAndPiques #OTTSeriesReview #JohnsonThomas #Internationalfilmfestivalcircuit Title: #TheTrialPyaarKaanoonDhoka Cast: #Kajol #SheebaChaddha #JisshuSengupta #AlyyKhan #KubbraSait #AamirAli #AseemHattangadi #GauravPandey #AtulKumar #KiranKumar #ShrutiBhisht #SuhaniJuneja #RiturajSingh #BeenaBaneree Showrunner & Director: #SuparnSVarma Rating: * * 1/2 Runtime: 8 Episodes/40-50 mins each #DisneyHotstar #HotstarSpecials’ @everyone @everyone #BanijayAsia #AjayDevgnFFilms #ThinkinkCommunications #ScottFreeProductions #KingSizeProductions #CBSTelevisionStudios

A rather flaky adaptation of #TheGoodWife, this Indianised version has consummate performer #Kajol in the titular role but the series that highlights the lead track of a corrupt judge/philandering husband face charges in the media and court of law, while his non-practicing lawyer wife struggles to get back into lawyering groove - fails to present a strong enough case for garnering audience affection. The scripting feels rough-hewn. The courtroom dramatics ( though the cases chosen have links to current newspaper headlines) are rather feeble, fragmented and unsubstantiated. The inter-personal familial hysterics lack finesse and the narrative spiel falls back on melodrama rather than grit, sharpness and edge. The background score makes a strong attempt to heighten the drama but it feels overdone rather than facilitating.There are far too many loopholes plaguing the narrative. Can’t believe a woman struggling to stay in a job has enough moolah to pay for a plush apartment in a high rise but is unable to pay the fees for her two daughters schooling since 8 months. Kubbra Sait is the standout performer here even though her role as a so-called consultant( liaising with police and all sorts of corrupt individuals) in a top law firm, defies all logic.