Well, I must say that the plot is interesting and the acting up-to the mark, especially season one. The 2nd season left a lot to be desired, especially during the end and no wonder they lost ratings and didn't get renewed. **SPOILER ALERT** The climax really is an anticlimax and in a way, quiet disappointing.
Although, the real kicker for me and what frustrated me the most was the depiction of Shimla and the people there. It was utter disgust, to the point of things seeming absolutely ridiculous, the way the screenwriters described the summer capital. It seems they had an Indian origin director, and also said to have made use of expert advise when depicting Shimla. Well, if they have done so, they have been ripped off by some fakes, for what was shown was a bunch of bull. Simla lies at the foothills of Himalayas in Himachal Pradesh - surrounded by hills and apple orchards and pines, where the highest summer temperature here is lower coldest winters in western and south India. People cover themselves with blankets even in summertime. But what was shown here was typical Deccan plains, more common in southern India and rest of south east Asia. They showed us the rice-fields(wow) and tropical forests, the dressing of the people - everything from another part of the country. It was painful to watch this, despite the story-line and the entertainment of the characters.
Would request show creators to do just a little bit of a homework about the place they plan to write about or create a movie or TV series on. It's not really that difficult, unless you just don't give a damn which I feel was how the creators of this series felt :)
Facts aside, if you still want to watch an entertaining drama set in India and the complex relationships between the British and Indians in pre-Indepndence India, this one is a must watch.
Although, the real kicker for me and what frustrated me the most was the depiction of Shimla and the people there. It was utter disgust, to the point of things seeming absolutely ridiculous, the way the screenwriters described the summer capital. It seems they had an Indian origin director, and also said to have made use of expert advise when depicting Shimla. Well, if they have done so, they have been ripped off by some fakes, for what was shown was a bunch of bull. Simla lies at the foothills of Himalayas in Himachal Pradesh - surrounded by hills and apple orchards and pines, where the highest summer temperature here is lower coldest winters in western and south India. People cover themselves with blankets even in summertime. But what was shown here was typical Deccan plains, more common in southern India and rest of south east Asia. They showed us the rice-fields(wow) and tropical forests, the dressing of the people - everything from another part of the country. It was painful to watch this, despite the story-line and the entertainment of the characters.
Would request show creators to do just a little bit of a homework about the place they plan to write about or create a movie or TV series on. It's not really that difficult, unless you just don't give a damn which I feel was how the creators of this series felt :)
Facts aside, if you still want to watch an entertaining drama set in India and the complex relationships between the British and Indians in pre-Indepndence India, this one is a must watch.