The Office

When i heard about the Office being remade i was a 100% sure that they were going to ruin it ( The trailer did not help). The script writing is actually good in my opinion , They have done a great job of taking inspiration from NBC's office and adapting it to the Indian scenario . Some of the casting and acting is really good , but the rest unfortunately , not so much . Here are the main things that i felt actually ruined this remake :-

1. Michael Scott - The guy playing him is a good actor , no doubt , but he cannot pull Michael Scott . This makes soo many of his moments downright cringey , and not the funny cringe that NBCs office had , just cringe.

2. Jim and Pam - Again both are doing a great job, but just cant live up to the high expectations . Jim does not feel like Jim , and there seem to be a very forced chemistry between Jim and Pam

So it boils down to this , if you haven't seen the original Office , you might actually like this show but if you have , you may not have a very good experience.

There is zero dialogue delivery. Amit, the Jim doppelgänger has zero expressions on his face unlike John Krasinski. Then there is a mix of politics of putting nationalism, politics and hidutva that the Dwight character plays... and this haryanvi character on Pam's fiancé, Parmeet... is like a gunda and his behaviour would not even survive in any office place.

And then there is a confusing culture that is incorporated in the show, its a mix of american and indian.

One can relate to this, because they have the US show... otherwise it is a pretty hopeless

It's true that it would have been better if the teleplays were original instead of being directly adapted. But nevertheless, this is a wonderful adaptation. Most of the people who are criticizing are the ones who had made up their mind about the show right when the first poster came out. They did not want The Office to be remade in India, it's as simple as that. And the chances of them coming around are very slim. The performances are mostly superb, and TP Mishra's character especially, has not just been very well adapted in an Indian context by the writers, but has also been played with perfection by Gopal Dutt. I'm a big fan of the US version and have seen the whole show innumerable times, have seen all the bloopers, deleted scenes, and have even read the scripts of many of the episodes. Naturally, I was extremely looking forward to this adaptation, and I wasn't least bit disappointed. I have been a part of many online communities of The Office, and these communities always made me feel like The Office fans are some of the most positive, empathetic, and encouraging people I had ever seen. But the reaction to the adaptation completely changed my mind. And finally, to all the snobs who have been critiquing the show without even watching, and to those who are asking Hotstar to stop the show from airing, I just want to leave you with a question, "Why are you the way that you are? I hate so much about the things that you choose to be."

I am huge fan of the US Version of The Office, which is the only reason why I am even watching this show at the first place. Characters of Michael Scott and Dwight Schrute are absolutely disappointing in the Indian version. The first 3 episodes were really boring. But there are a few laughs here & there after 4th episode. Not a good remake though.

Watched an episode and a half, couldn't go any further. It's a half-decent attempt to recreate the magic that the good folks of Scranton once created. I'm not sure whether they would be able to recreate the same magic if the makers ever decided to come back for another season.

Someone who has even watched the whole series (multiple re-runs in our case) or even snippets on youtube, may not find this version amusing. The jokes and situations are literally translated and Michael's unintentional humour has been replaced with lazy Hindi/Punjabi jokes which very rarely land. The actors, especially the ones who play Michael's, Jim's & Pam's character, have put in a lot of effort, but the glue that binds the whole show, i.e. the legendary Dwight Shrute, is MIA. Gopal Dutt is without a doubt a great actor, but in this case he seems to be a miscast.

I'd rather watch another re-run of the US Office than going through the Hindi translated version of it.