''Jamtara – Sabka Number Ayega'' is an Indian

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series created & directed by Soumendra Padhi and written by Trishant Srivastava. The story revolves around the social engineering operations in the Jamtara district of

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. It was released on

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on 10 January 2020. The second season premiered on 23 September 2022.

Cast

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as Brajesh Bhaan *

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as Inspector Biswa Paathak *

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as SP Dolly Sahu *

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Plot

The story revolves a bunch of small-town young guns who operate a successful phishing racket, but then they come across a corrupt politician who wants a share of their business. Finally there's a newly appointed Police superintendent who wants to fight against them all.

Seasons and Episodes

Production

In 2015, Padhi read an article about the phishing operations carried out by school children in Jamtara district which sparked his interest. He sent his writing team to do research. The character of female SP Dolly Sahu was based on Jamtara's Superintendent Jaya Roy.

Reception

Kirubhakar Purushothaman of ''

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'' said that the plot of the series is "tightly-written and disseminates information seamlessly, hooking us from the word go." Udita Jhunjunwala of ''

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'' called it "extremely binge-able" and wrote: "The characterisation and dynamics of Jamtara land somewhere in the realm of the Anurag Kashyap meets

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universe." Tanisha Bagchi of ''

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'' wrote: "Had the narrative been more layered, Jamtara would have been a huge feather in the cap for Netflix, which has churned out disappointing originals such as ''Chopsticks'', ''Drive'', ''

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'' gave a positive review and said that the "underdog series washes away the stench of recent big-budget failures" for Netflix.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Jamtara - Sabka Number Ayega 2020 Indian television series debuts Hindi-language Netflix original programming Indian crime drama television series Indian crime television series Indian television series distributed by Netflix Television shows set in Jharkhand Indian thriller television series Television series based on actual events