Breathe Into the Shadows Review: Abhishek Breathe’s Hard for Success; So did Aish Good Luck message auger well for her hubby Abhiskek? , truly, Abhishek’s Breathe’s Hard for Success, on OTT in the web series, that has its highs and lows.
Here is a quick review of the debut web series of Abhishek bachchan by Filmykeema :Breathe: Into The Shadows, an Amazon Original, the guilt-ridden male protagonist, a New Delhi psychiatrist who commits heinous acts under duress, wonders what his wife will see him as after the ordeal is over and normalcy is restored in their lives. She replies: “A man who did all he could to save his family.” Wow!!! The 12-episode web series tries very hard to take one’s breath away but it kind of a swinging entertainer. There are lows and there are highs in the series.
Earlier before the release, Actor Aishwarya Rai has wished her husband, actor Abhishek Bachchan good luck on the release of his first web series, Breathe: Into The Shadows. She shared multiple pictures and posters of Abhishek and others from the cast on Instagram to show her support towards the show. The series is garnering good reactions from the audience.
Just before the release on OTT, Aish in her sweet message said “SHINE ON BABY! BREATHE,” Aishwarya captioned her post and added a bunch of her usual sparkly emojis. Aishwarya Rai’s post got a cute response from Abhishek who wrote, “Love you. Thank you.”
After the first series Breathe in which Madhavan actor turned out to be a OTT Block Buster series, in the sequel Abhishek makes his debut in on OTT web series with Breathe’s second season. The web series also stars Amit Sadh and Nithya Menen. It released on Amazon Prime Video on Friday. The psychological thriller is the follow-up to the 2018 Breathe but does look more like a new series rather than a follow up or a sequel to the first series in which Madhavan played the lead role.
There are some never seen twists that one would expect from a kidnapper – In Breathe, the kidnapper, instead of making a demand for ransom after he picks up Siya Sabharwal (Ivana Kaur) away along with an older girl (Resham Shrivardhankar), with a surprisingly arm-twist tactic telling the girls parents to support a freaked out plan.
That series that one would have expected to be more intense and absorbing like the first one, this one does not really live upto the expectations, as one should see this as different story all together in which Abhishek Bachchan as Dr. Avinash Sabharwal whose six-year-old daughter is kidnapped and Nithya Menen (in her first foray into the digital space) as his wife, Abha, kind of miss the logic.
What follows in the episodes are savage murders rock the city. The psychiatrist and his spouse, a five-star hotel chef, have dark secrets that the audience is privy to from the very outset. But the Delhi Police crime branch is left groping for answers as intra-department politics takes a toll on the investigations. The episodes weaves a series of mythology and psycho-babble.
The Sabharwal couple in the series is enlisted to liberate the world from the weaknesses that Ravana’s ten heads signify – kroadh (anger), vaasna (lust), bhay (fear) and so on. If that does not sound ludicrous, nothing ever will.
A man that the Delhi Police often turns to for help when faced with particularly twisted sociopaths, hears his wife utter the phrase “mind games”. He pounces on it. He says: “I am a psychiatrist. Who can play better mind games than me?” But when he does actually jump into the arena, the man isn’t a pretty sight.
Some of the scenes are hilarious like Avinash and Abha discussing the sexual orientation of a lady they must kill to ensure that their daughter lives.
We find the return of only two characters from 2018’s Breathe – Inspector Kabir Sawant (Amit Sadh) and Sub Inspector Prakash Kamble (Hrishikesh Joshi) – make a return. The duo is conveniently transferred to the national capital after the emotionally edgy Kabir has served a six-month jail term for causing grievous injury to Meghna (Plabita Borthakur) in an attempt to nab a notorious extortionist.
Meghna, who is on a wheel chair is recovering drug addict, with no regrets in life. She goes on to share her positive experiences at a de-addiction programme where Kabir finds her after landing in Delhi. Life for the policeman continues to be tough – he still hasn’t gotten over the death of his daughter – not the least because of the mounting pressures at work as the Ravana murders send the media into a tizzy.
The kidnapper (who is played at different stages of his life by Dwij Vala, Varin Roopani and Ravish Dumra) also has a past. It is far more tortuous than anything that either the brooding Kabir or the chirpy Meghna has weathered. Indeed, the criminal’s psychosis is rooted in a traumatic childhood – and a lullaby that he just cannot get out of his head. His targets, if not entirely blameless, aren’t people deserving of the torment that is reserved for them.
The casting is good, Breathe: Into The Shadows the performance of actors Saiyami Kher as a hooker saving money for her younger brother’s admission in an American art school, Shradha Kaul as an ambitious police officer, Shruti Bapna as a gay artist and writer, Shataf Figar in the role of a psychoanalyst and Resham Shrivardhankar as the student of medicine who is kidnapped in the opening moments of the series are quite impressive and keeps the audience love their characters.
Our short review is : Wish the series had as much Oxygen like R Madhavan’s Breathe which was a fresh content that kept audience engrossed , wanting for more. While Abhishek and Nithya Menon do their best to salvage the series, on the whole the series, whether to watch or not is one’s wisdom. Well, whether Abhsihek Shines as his wife Aish says is ones guess. Check it out your self. You might pause in between after you see few episodes.
Abhishek Bachchan in a pre release interview had told media he had said yes to the project on its story’s strength and audience appeal.“When I heard the story, I immediately said yes. The criteria that it was on Amazon Prime Video, or it was going to be a movie or TV show is immaterial to me. At the end of the day, it was great material which I really liked and wanted to be a part of it,” Abhishek said.
Abhishek expressed his belief that today’s audience is more interested in seeing characters that are real and flawed rather than being fantastical. “That time is gone when the hero has to be morally on a higher ground to the audience. In today’s day and age, especially the youth, they would much rather see a flawed character achieve something by admitting their flaws and trying to work with it,” Abhishek said.
“There are lesser and lesser fantastical characters. Our most popular heroes today are all great characters which have one or two flaws which just makes them real. That just makes the character more tactile and approachable,” the lead actor of Breathe added.
The show’s trailer had already left the viewers intrigued and now it has garnered applaud from them all over again. The show marks Junior Bachchan’s digital debut and also stars Nithya Menen, Hrishikesh Joshi, Amit Sadh, Plabita Borthakur and Saiyami Kher. The show is directed by Mayank Sharma. It is the second installment of Amazon Prime’s much-loved show Breathe which starred Madhavan.
Actor Abhishek Bachchan yet again managed to blow over the viewers with his stellar performance in the just-released web show Breathe: Into The Shadows. The actor is seen playing the role of Dr Avinash Sabharwal who enters the dark world to bring back his kidnapped daughter Siya
Netizens have also flooded Twitter with compliments for the show after the trailer. One Twitter user said, “Best web series I have ever seen i am giving it to. 4.6 stars out of 5” Another said, “Just finished #BreatheIntoTheShadows and I must say Mr. Avinash Sabarwal you have nailed it. This is best performance of @juniorbachchan till date. Specially the way he switch in the climax scene or the way he broke in first episode. Mind blowing on #AB. @TheAmitSadh Awesome !” Check out the reactions here-
Best web series I have ever seen i am giving it to. 4.6 stars out of 5 @PrimeVideoIN #BreatheIntoTheShadows pic.twitter.com/acfwhx3Vie
— Rishab Singh ™↖ (@Rishabs48968340) July 10, 2020
Abhishek Bachchan takes over from R Madhavan, as a desperate father trying to save his child, in upcoming Amazon Original web-series Breathe: Into The Shadows. In the first part of the series, Madhavan played the role of a father on a killing spree to save his son.
watch the trailer of Breath: Into the shadows
After the trailer was release here are some good reactions that Abhishek will be proud of choosing the movie.
It's Impressive. I always found you as an underrated actor. You are better than many so called superstars. All The Best for Breathe
— Rakesh Varma (@varmarakesh06) July 1, 2020
Actor Amit Sadh returns as cop Kabir Sawant to look into the killings across the city in this thrilling season. Besides, Breathe: Into The Shadows marks the digital debut of Abhishek and Nithya Menen.