Dark 7 White | |
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Written by | Mayuri Roychoudhury Mohinder Pratap |
Screenplay by | Pranjal Saxena Snehil Dixit Mehra |
Directed by | Sattvik Mohanty |
Creative director | Sneha Dixit Mehra |
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Country of origin | India |
Original language | Hindi |
Production | |
Producer | Ekta Kapoor |
Production companies |
Sphere Origins Balaji Telefilms |
Original release | |
Network |
ZEE5 ALT Balaji |
Release | 24 November 2020 |
Dark 7 White is a Hindi-language Indian crime thriller web series which is directed by Sattvik Mohanty and produced by Ekta Kapoor under the production house Sphere Origins & Balaji Telefilms. The series is an adaptation of the novel ‘‘Dark White’’ by author Shweta Brijpuria. The show stars Sumeet Vyas, [1] Monica Chaudhary, Tanya Kalra, Rachit Bahal, Kunj Anand, Jatin Sarna, Nidhi Singh, Shekhar Choudhary & Sanjay Batra. [2] [3] The series was digitally released on both ZEE5 & ALT Balaji on November 24, 2020. [4]
The story revolves around Yudi ( Sumeet Vyas) who is the upcoming CM of Rajasthan. However his dream of being the youngest Chief Minister comes to an unexpected end when he's murdered in broad daylight. His 7 closest friends become prime suspects as each one of them has a strong motive. Abhimanyu Singh ( Jatin Sarna) is the cop investigating the case and as the mystery unfolds, many dark secrets unravel. [5] [6]
Dark 7 White released through ZEE5 & ALT Balaji simultaneously on 24 November 2020. [7]
Tatsam Mukherjee from Firstpost highlighted the shows inability to engage with the viewers and other underwhelming aspects of the show. [8]
Nandani Ramnath from the Scroll.in appreciated Pranjal Saxena and Shashank Kunwar energetically churn out cod dialogues, however she wasn't impressed with the loosely executed plot. [9]
Pramit Chatterjee from Mashable stated the show as "A Mind-numbing Political Thriller For Internet Edgelords And Ignorant Boomers" [10]
Prathyush Parasuraman from Filmcompanion stated in his review "Actors like Vyas capable of good performances play caricatures of stereotypes and it is heartening to see them unfettered, and un-embarrassed by the writing, which is click-bait-with-zero-weight." [11]