Saif Ali Khan in Tandav ()2021) | Offside Entertainment/Amazon Prime Video
Ali Abbas Zafar’s Delhi-set political potboiler
Tandav is simmering with dynasts, despots, deviants and the odd dreamer. The Amazon Prime Video series revolves around a party that seems very familiar, what with its internecine squabbles, self-serving leaders and reliance on next-generation politicians.
Gaurav Solanki’s screenplay is bursting with intrigue. Heavy on Shakespeare-lite drama, fond of stark close-ups and meaningful looks, and partial to dark deeds and sinister frame-ups, the nine-episode first season works hard to suggest that something big is going down and that it will affect the very future of India.