Brown review: Karisma Kapoor returns with a raw performance, but Kolkata’s darkest crime thriller feels too slow
Brown web series review Cast: Karisma Kapoor, Surya Sharma, Paresh Pahuja, Jisshu Sengupta, Soni Razdan, Helen Khan, Ajinkya Deo, Meghna Malik, K.K. Raina Director: Abhinay Deo Rating: ★★★ Kolkata has never looked this cold. Not the postcard Kolkata of Victoria Memorial sunsets or adda sessions over tea. This is a Kolkata of peeling walls, relentless rain, and silence that feels like a threat. Director Abhinay Deo‘s seven-episode ZEE5 series Brown, based on Abheek Barua’s novel City of Death, plunges into this world with a brutal murder and a broken cop. The victim: Ahana Jaiswal, a wealthy heiress found decapitated inside her own home. The cop DCP Rita Brown, played by Karisma Kapoor in a performance so stripped of vanity it almost hurts to watch. She’s an alcoholic. She’s grieving her dead husband. She’s been benched for years. And now, the system wants her to fail while pretending to give her a second chance. Brown review: Karisma Kapoor impresses, but the suspense falls short. (Zee5) Plot of Brown Forget the romanticized postcards of yellow taxis and …
