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6/10
Reasonably good cinematography, casting, taut with an unexpected climax
iamsri18 May 2021
Warning: Spoilers
Yes, this may have similarities with the Batla House encounter, but we only risk going overboard by calling it "Islamist propaganda". And by no stretch of imagination after looking at the movie can anyone even relate to the realtime participants.

Yes, some directors still take audiences for granted, that they can just get away claiming "creative license".. But yes, let's give the praise for the efforts, acting, human angle and hope that in future such directors get a strong message due to the overall lower ratings. So the critics would do better to pick on overly biased narratives like sacred games, family man etc.

For me, most scenes were pretty predictable till the very end, including the violent lover with a heart of pure gold. But it's not as bad as some of poor ratings suggest. And this comes from a very pious desh bhakt.
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7/10
Interesting
inaniyanmanjeet12 May 2021
Great show.... Amit sial is rocking on ott platform... Casting is very good... Pace aachi h show ki... Climax is good... I loved the show.
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5/10
A Very good attempt but.............!!
madhukar3023 April 2021
Kathmandu Connection has many interesting elements in its storyline, it is loosely based on the much done subject of the early 2000s, The Dawood Ibrahim-Chota Rajan rivalry set as the backdrop and a cop story in the foreground. Despite some good actors, a nice technical team and a decent run time, Kathmandu Connection is let down and botched up royally by the screenplay department singlehandedly.

Cinematography is neat throughout the six episode mini series. Editing is good in keeping the total runtime to just over 200 minutes. Screenplay is a big downer that lets down all other good work quite sadly. Production design, though they have worked hard for the 1990s look, there are some glaring errors like LCD tvs and cell phones that were non existent in the early 90s. Costumes and makeup was average along with the music. On the acting front Amit Sial shines with very little support from the other actors in the series. His portrayal of a DCP is pretty accurate.

Overall, though the series has some elements based on real events, like the fallout between Dawood Ibrahim-Chota Rajan just after the 1993 Bombay serial blasts, their all out gang war, the assassination of Nepali MP Mirza beg, the lack of further research and some lazy writing hurts Kathmandu Connection big time. The series is still of watchable quality despite its huge shortcomings, sans major expectations. 5.8 stars out of 10 for Kathmandu Connection for its honest attempt to try something new in the place of a regular run a mill story. Watch it only when you have absolutely nothing else to do.
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7/10
It was actually underrated
aastikhimta20 May 2021
The plot was great from starting to end. Loved how they showcased an old story but u gonna love it only if u see it as a series but not like a true event . You'll love everything about it from a good ending too plot twists. Loved it.
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1/10
flawed!!
amitowlu23 April 2021
The show was only meant to show the police in bad light and a particular community in a good one. There seems to be a sudden rise of these kind of shows off late and when pointed out, then playing the victim card.

There is a freedom of speech and we have a choice of whether to watch it or not but I didn't expect this from SonyLiv which has produced some classy shows till now. A big thumbs down.
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7/10
One time Watch
vikasbatra-6436623 April 2021
Good suspense till the end..... One time watch.

Gripping storyline. I hope second season will have some more good in it. Waiting for the second season to come......
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1/10
Waste of Time
statbrd-1321226 April 2021
Warning: Spoilers
Ends up in a very unrealistic manner, which is not easy to digest. However watch to rate it so that better contents could come at OTT platform.
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9/10
It's Very Good
rikenpatel-0297920 May 2021
This Web Series Did Good Performance. Specially Amit Sial & Gopal Dutt & Aksha Pardasany & Anshuman Pushkar.

Season 2: It's Very Good Performance. Specially Amit Seal & Prashant Narayanan & Anshuman Pushkar & Harleen Shethi & Aksha Pandasany Did Outstanding Acting.
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6/10
Could have been better
sunnyar-4096124 April 2021
With predecided twists, the convincing dots are missing. Given that this is a series, characters could have been given more justifications for their actions.

Editing is sloppy and some scenes are old cliches.

If you don't watch it... You're not missing anything... If anything else to do.. watch it in fwd mode.
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1/10
Do not hangout with TERRORISTS
rjswarn26 April 2021
Another attempt to demonize police & security agencies.
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9/10
Amazing
mohit_music9 May 2021
I don't know the reason for negative reviews and mediocre ratings. I thoroughly enjoyed tge series. The final episode was definitely the show stealer. A must watch for crime & suspense lovers.
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7/10
Gripping
tapasswarnakar-1910824 April 2021
Good series One time obviously watchable Mindblowing performance by Amit sial Waiting for season 2.
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1/10
Promoting conversion and love jihad.
cvagtv24 April 2021
They were trying to prove our Police and Investigating agencies are working on kind of unauthorised and unlawful activities.

And promoting love jihad and religious conversion.
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7/10
Ok!
karthikvarmaalluri5 May 2021
Plot- felt it's an old one Execution- brilliant!

Acting- they really helped the series.

Bgm- should have been more intriguing Cinematography- good.

And all those who are rating it 1 plz stop and y r u so concerned about bollywood and let them be against our police? No one can harm us or our country by making movies (if THEY think so then they are mad). All of u chill Don't degrade this show bcoz u hate bollywood...... actors and directors are budding...they r talented.....don't damage all of them bcoz of some idiots out there.
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1/10
Another D-company hit job
Curious_Reviewer30 April 2021
This is yet another islamic propaganda to malign Hindus and Indian forces.
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6/10
Promising start ... Flawed execution kills it ..avg watch!!
sanjubhat25 April 2021
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Set in the 90's after the Mumbai blasts, The story starts off on a promising note detailing the exploits of an encounter cop played by Jatin Sial trying to put together pieces of a jigsaw puzzle in an effort to bring the criminals to justice. What starts off as a simple investigation into the kidnapping of a Delhi businessman spirals into a complex plot involving the Dubai, Nepal and Hong Kong mafia.

The first two episodes are quite engaging & fast paced, however the story slows down thereafter and crawls to an unconvincing climax.

Jatin Sial is great as the protagonist and others too do a decent job. Flawed execution, too many diversions from the main plot slow down the narrative & make it an average watch.

Adios🙂
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1/10
Didn't expected this from Sonyliv
navreview25 April 2021
Propaganda show. Bollywood is becoming unbearable day by day.
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10/10
A Solid, Suspenseful Thriller !!!
cs_rahul_prasad9 May 2021
Featuring a gamut of talented actors like Amit Sial, Gopal Dutt, Aksha Pardasany and Anshuman Pushkar with the amazing Sneha Khanwalkar who created an eargasmic background score that took the show to another level, is treat for those audience who loves mystery and suspense.

An overzealous police officer DCP Samarth Kaushik, played by Amit Sial along with his associate, Shravan Mishra (Anurag Arora) is out to nab the gangsters responsible for a hotelier's kidnapping. On the other side, a CBI officer, Hitesh Aggarwal (Gopal Dutt) is investigating a murder of a businessmen. Also, a prim time news anchor, Shivani Bhatnagar is being stalked and getting blank calls. The writer has very creatively blended all the three stories to common point in a Casino, which is run by Sunny Sharma (Anshuman Pushkar) in Kathmandu, which establishes "KATHMANDU CONNECTION".

Talking about the acting, Amit Sial had just created the magic, that people wants. Other lead actors like Anurag Arora, Anshuman Pushkar and Aksha Pardasany, are brilliant in their respective roles.

The final episode of the series is just mind-blowing, where the real story behind the investigation comes out. Kathmandu Connection is a gripping thriller that keeps you on your toes as the narrative covers 3 parallel investigations across borders. But, once you start watching this series, you can't take your eyes off. There should definitely be a 2nd Season for this, as DCP Samarth Kaushik cannot be behind bars for a long time.
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7/10
Limited star cast weak story, good music
arorasuyash25 April 2021
Good performances from all the actors, weak story and weak ending.
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2/10
Just boring
chipsarecrispy23 April 2021
Like super boring. The plot keeps twisting for no reason and one would keep losing interest after each episodes. Amit Sialis a good actor but I doubt if he justified this web series.

Overall watch at your own risk or else u can watch repeat episodes of any tv serials on Sonyliv anyways.
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8/10
Gripping and interesting
akshaywatveg4 May 2021
I am a big fan of Amit Sial.. Story wise good series though it promotes Love Jihad and has defamed Police.. I found it interesting.. Waiting for 2 nd season as it won't be the end here.. Police can't be Terrorist.. Samar Kaushik will be back ❤❤
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6/10
Not Bad
ssubroto9425 April 2021
Kathmandu Connection is an average series . It might be a little bit boring but the ending is good .So, don't expect too much .

Happy Watching .
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1/10
Flawed ending...
sanjiban-1557124 April 2021
End is pathetic. Not watchable. Only wastage of time. Makers tried best to put police in wrong side and terrorist in good side. But it did not work.
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Batter then so called web series
coloredclouds27 April 2021
Directions,BGM,actor's performance (every actor's) is just so fresh and very good the way story unfold is just so natural.
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6/10
Low budget, mediocre plot, mediocre actors
siddharthgala3 June 2021
You can find faults in every 5 mins, except for the main cop, rest of the actors are very mediocre. Which is a big turn off. Although each episode is 25-30mins, it was an attempt to sit through. The last episode brings some twist, otherwise the first 5 episodes offer nothing.

Overall, nothing great.
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