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Tandav s Male Gaze Paints Women as Manipulative Molls with No Real Power of Their Own
It is difficult to root for any of the female characters in Tandav, yet another web series that continues to propagate patriarchal perception towards women.
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One of the dominant images used to promote the web series Tandav was that of Saif Ali Khan in the centre of a funeral service, flanked by women who are key players in his character Samar Pratap’s personal and political life. His wife Ayesha (Sarah Jane Dias), fellow politicians Aditi Mishra (Shonali Nagrani) and Anuradha Kishore (Dimple Kapadia) – these women play prominent roles in the plot. So do student leader Sana Mir (Kritika Kamra), and journalist Garima Deswal (Neha Hinge).
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Tandav Has Lofty Ambitions but Remains Trite and Lacklustre
The show nods at contemporary events and politics, but is marred by poor acting.
A still from the web series Tandav. Photo: Amazon Prime
The nine-part Amazon Prime series
Tandav, created and directed by Ali Abbas Zafar, opens to a quote by a Polish philosopher â âIn politics, being deceived is no excuseâ â as a mawkish romantic song, reminiscent of â90s Bollywood, plays in the background. This postmodernist flourish, a blend of âhighâ and âlowâ art, is a smart bit of foreshadowing, as the show is pulled by two different forces.
One is centred on the campus politics of Vivekananda University (or VNU, obviously modelled after you know what). The other is set in Raisina Hills, depicting the internal power struggles in Indiaâs ruling party, Jan Lok Dal (JLD), that has governed the country for three consecutive terms. The college and the country, the Left and Right, the two
Tandav Review: Dimple Kapadia, Saif Ali Khan s Web-Series Dances To A Facile Bollywood Beat
Tandav Review: Dimple Kapadia, Saif Ali Khan s Web-Series Dances To A Facile Bollywood Beat
Tandav Review: Saif Ali Khan is out of his depth here because the tale has no real sting. He is upstaged for the most part by Dimple Kapadia in the guise of a super-ambitious woman who challenges the son of a three-time Prime Minister on his own turf.
Tandav Review: Saif Ali Khan, Dimple Kapadia and others on a poster (courtesy ihimanshumehra)
Created by: Ali Abbas Zafar
Cast: Saif Ali Khan, Dimple Kapadia, Zeeshan Ayyub, Sunil Grover