Review of Duranga

Duranga (2022–2023)
6/10
Interesting plot
12 March 2024
Warning: Spoilers
Season 2 kicks off with more drama and suspense focusing on Abhishek Banne. After a tough life, Abhishek finds some solace with the Patel family and Ira. The first season was all about getting to know the characters, setting the stage for the action packed Season 2. This time the story revolves around chasing down the partner in crime of Bala Banne the serial killer. This accomplice has started attacking women in a way that's similar to Bala's style. The main storyline is about how the Mumbai Crime Branch finally catches this bad guy.

The season starts with a twist. Sammit Patel wakes up from a coma confused about everything around him. He finds out Abhishek has been using his identity which actually helps both of them stay off the radar for different reasons. Abhishek is Bala Banne's son and hiding under Sammit's name keeps people from getting suspicious. Sammit decides to enter Abhishek's life as Professor Dev Sahani either to shock Abhishek or to see a different life he might have had.

But there's more to Sammit than meets the eye. He claims he was forced to work for Bala Banne because Bala threatened his family. But we soon find out that Sammit has always had a violent streak and his parents neglect only made it worse. This big revelation changes everything. While the police are looking for Bala's accomplice, they don't realize Sammit is the guy they're after.

The crime branch in Mumbai is under a lot of pressure. A new wave of attacks on women has started following Bala's old methods. The team thinks Bala's son, Abhishek is behind it all but the viewers know it's actually Sammit. This creates a lot of tension especially after one of the attacked women, a prostitute, almost survives to tell the tale but is killed by Sammit before she can speak up. Now the police especially Ira and her team are in a race against time to catch the real culprit.

Abhishek knows he's in a tight spot especially after the prostitute's death. He worries the police will come after him thinking he's following in his father's footsteps. To clear his name, Abhishek tries to track down Gopu, a man who used to find women for his father. He plans to use Gopu to lead the police to the real accomplice. But the plan falls apart and Ira ends up saving Abhishek, bringing them closer together. Abhishek opens up to Ira and she doesn't judge him for his past.

Meanwhile Sammit's true nature as a psychopath comes to light. He starts getting rid of anyone who could threaten him including their family nurse and a cop from Ira's team. He even tries to kill Abhishek's sister Prachi. Sammit's parents, blinded by their belief that he's just traumatized, fail to see the monster he's become.

The story takes another turn when Rosy Telkar, believed to be dead, is revealed to be alive. This changes everything for Sammit who's been trying to cover up his tracks and avoid being linked to Bala Banne. Sammit kills Gopu to keep his secrets safe.

In a dramatic showdown, Abhishek faces Sammit, ready to end it all. But it's Ira who ultimately takes Sammit down shooting him when he tries to attack Abhishek again. This act of selfdefense might have ended Sammit's reign of terror.

The season ends on a mysterious note. At a family celebration, Anya, Abhishek and Ira's daughter, hears a whistle similar to the one Sammit used, so its speculation about her mental state and the possibility of Sammit's influence not being fully eradicated or even his survival.
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