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'Bakaiti' review: A cash-strapped family gets on each other's nerves – and yours too at times
The title makes it clear. No surprises here. Don't complain that you haven't been warned. Do remember to turn down the volume. The ZEE5 series Bakaiti – nonsensical talk in Hindi – is about the Katarias from Ghaziabad. That old saying about a family that fights together but stays together? It sounds rubbishy – bakaiti, actually – but applies to the Katarias, who start and end their days by sniping at each other at high volume. The lawyer Sanjay (Rajesh Tailang) lives in his ancestral house with his wife Sushma (Sheeba Chadha), daughter Naina (Tanya Sharma) and son Bharat (Aditya Shukla). There's also Sanjay's father-in-law (Ramesh Rai), who is addicted to his phone. The family is struggling financially, forcing Sanjay to rent out a room. His children react hysterically, but are forced to accept the inevitable. It helps that the tenant, Chirag (Keshav Sadhna), is personable, especially to Naina. But the problems are never-ending. Like the water meter in the house that nobody remembers to turn off on time, the Katarias have forgotten what it means to be a family. They turn on each other so vigorously that you expect a murder or two. The siblings are especially adept at slanging matches so loud, mean-spirited and hurtful that it's a marvel neither them falls to a brain aneurysm. Bakaiti, written by Gunjan Saxena, Neha Pawar and Sheetal Kapoor and with Arnav Chakravarty as showrunner, wants you to get behind the Katarias despite their nerve-shredding behaviour. The creators and director Ameet Guptha firmly believe that even as the characters explode and implode in flamboyant fashion, they have enough love among themselves to rally when the muck unerringly hits the fan. Sanjay's woes are tied up with his terrible equation with his brother Ajay (Parvinder Jit Singh). When they share the same room, another battlefront opens up. It's all quite exhausting – the eardrum-shattering squabbles, the overwrought emotions, the unavoidable suspicion that this lot is better off without each other. The Katarias' claim to redemption is questionable. What the seven-episode Bakaiti does well is to reveal how a low bank balance can emotionally bankrupt a family. Very few shows or films are exploring the harsh effects of low income on the average Indian family. Beneath Bakaiti 's fussy comedy simmers the immense distress that is brought on by forced sacrifices and compromises, academic dreams shot to bits, regular reminders of impending doom. Sheeba Chadha and Rajesh Tailang are typically solid – Chadha is especially fantastic in a scene where she goes after her children. Tanya Sharma and Aditya Shukla turn out to be the surprise package. Although Shukla's Bharat initially appears thuggish and obnoxious, and Sharma's Naina flies off the handle too often, their equation is believable, touching and the source of occasional hope. Play
The Hindu
5 hours ago
- The Hindu
Supreme Court dismisses anticipatory bail of IPS officer Sanjay, asks him to surrender in three weeks
The Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed the anticipatory bail granted by the High Court of Andhra Pradesh to N. Sanjay, former Director General (DG) of the A.P. State Disaster Response & Fire Services, and Additional DG of the Crime Investigation Department (CID), in the case registered against him by the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB). He was accused of manipulating tender processes for awarding contract work of developing and maintaining the AGNI - NOC (Governance & NOC Integration) web portal and mobile app, and supplying hardware to a private company in violation of the procedures in 2023. Mr. Sanjay was also accused of not properly monitoring the progress of AGNI-NOC portal, leading to delays and incomplete work, which caused significant damage to the project. Besides, he was charged with procuring some equipment without calling tenders. The High Court had granted conditional anticipatory bail to Mr. Sanjay in January 2025 by noting that, being an IPS officer who worked as the DG of AP State Disaster Response & Fire Services, and Additional DG of CID, the question of his fleeing was remote, there was absolutely no flight risk as he got a fixed abode, and his health condition required continuous monitoring for recovery. On July 31, a Division Bench of the apex court, comprising Justices Ahsanuddin Amanullah and S.V.N. Bhatti, set aside the bail order in response to a SLP filed by the State (for cancelling the bail), and ordered that Mr. Sanjay surrender within three weeks, while faulting the grounds on which the anticipatory bail had been sanctioned at the given stage of the proceedings.
United News of India
8 hours ago
- United News of India
Youth awarded 20 years jail term for raping minor in Kaithal
Kaithal, July 31 (UNI) A special POCSO court sentenced a youth to imprisonment for 20 years for raping a minor girl in December 2023. On December 19, 2023, accused, identified only as Sanjay, a resident of Kakot village, lured the victim from her native village after winning her confidence during their talks on phone, drove her away in a car to a hotel in another town and forcibly sexually assaulted her. He then took the girl to the fair of Geeta Jayanti and kept her with him all night. Even at night, Sanjay again sexually assaulted her. Next day he fled leaving the girl in Kaithal and threatened her of dire consequences if she narrated the incident to anyone. The girl told the entire incident to her family, following which, her father registered a case under relevant sections of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act and Indian Penal Code at the women's police station here on December 23, 2023. The police registered a criminal case against accused, arrested Sanjay and produced him in court. After examining 30 witnesses and hearing both sides in the court, Special Judge Anupamish Modi found Sanjay guilty of rape and awarded him the sentence. The court also imposed a fine of Rs 40,000 on him and in case of default, he will have to undergo additional imprisonment for six months. UNI XC SS
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10 hours ago
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Bakaiti Review: Netflix's Delhi Crime fame Rajesh Tailang & Sheeba Chaddha series shows the woes of a middle-class family in the most realistic way
Language: Hindi Director: Ameet Guptha Cast: Rajesh Tailang, Sheeba Chaddha, Aditya Shukla and more Not impoverished, but middle-class people have their own set of problems. Unlike those under the poverty line, they are not really poor, but their challenges are huge. They are mostly struggling to make both ends meet. Sadly, they have to maintain a certain status in the society, yet they don't have that kind of disposable income. And that is the story of Kataria Parivaar of Bakaiti web series set in Ghaziabad. They can give basic education to their children, but they can't afford the kind of education that every ambitious child dreams of, going to a reputed college away from home. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD Bakaiti is indeed a story of every middle-class family shown in the most nuanced possible way. Revolving around the Kataria family, the Bakaiti series shows the helplessness of the father, Sanjay (Rajesh Tailang) of the family, who is unable to send her studious daughter for post-graduation to Mumbai despite her getting half the scholarship. As an advocate, Sanjay is unable to make enough money, but is not willing to sell off the house that his father and he built. He and his wife, Sushma (Sheeba Chaddha) decide to rent out one of the rooms of the house. Now, the problem is that both the kids, Naina (Tanya Sharma) and their cricket-obsessed younger son Bharat (Aditya Shukla), are not willing to share a room. They are used to their own privacy and their own space. A still from Bakaiti Bakaiti beautifully navigates middle-class struggles. The water motor in the house also plays a very important role in the series. Whenever there is a tense moment in the series, it starts giving the alarm that it is time to switch it off. But not a single member in the family is willing to run up to the terrace to do this chore. The show also talks about another family that is Sanjay's ( Rajesh Tailang) side. Sanjay's brother, who runs the family furniture business, is desperate to sell the ancestral house because he believes that is logical, but Sanjay refuses. Though both families fight among each other, they come together in times of need. Like all middle-class families, there is always financial tension, but they try to navigate through all the hurdles and stay together. Layered with clashing views and generation gap, the family is together through thick and thin. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD No out-of-the-box storyline, but it will touch your heart for its simplicity. The story takes a turn when Naina (Tanya Sharma) goes missing when her father refuses to send her to Mumbai for her post-graduation. We, belonging to the middle class, will understand the feelings of sacrificing dreams because of family situations. And one who has gone through such situations of sacrificing her dreams of moving to a big city for education, being crushed because of financial crunch, will empathise with Naina (Tanya Sharma) all the more. Life can be really cruel if you don't come from money or circles of power. Rating: 3 out of 5 WATCH the trailer of Bakaiti here:
Time of India
11 hours ago
- Time of India
SC cancels pre-arrest bail of former AP CID chief Sanjay
Vijayawada: The Supreme Court on Thursday cancelled the pre-arrest bail granted to former CID chief N Sanjay by the AP high court in the case registered by the anti-corruption bureau (ACB) over allegations of misappropriation of funds, and asked Sanjay to surrender before the magistrate concerned within three weeks. The high court earlier granted him anticipatory bail in the case, following which the state govt approached the SC challenging the pre-arrest bail. The apex court found fault with the 49-page order given by the high court, observing that a 'mini trial' was conducted in the anticipatory bail petition. The ACB registered a case against Sanjay, a 1996 batch IPS officer, over allegations of causing undue favour to a company by paying Rs 59 lakh without fulfilling the contractual obligation of developing a website and mobile app for the fire dept when he was working as DG of fire services. Similar payments were made when he was the CID chief, to another company, on the pretext of spreading awareness on the SC/ST Act. A vigilance and enforcement enquiry concluded that about Rs 2 crore was misappropriated in the two cases, following which the ACB registered an FIR. The Supreme Court observed that there is prima facie material in the documents submitted and the high court erred in its judgement while granting anticipatory bail. Setting aside the HC order, the apex court directed Sanjay to surrender before the court, adding that the investigation agency can seek his custody by filing an appropriate petition before the trial court. The top court also clarified that Sanjay can file a fresh bail application before the trial court, if required.
