Betaal

First episode was great, plausible plot, interesting characters, great cinematogrophy. 2nd Episode did pretty well, great horror scenes, fast paced, not knowing what the next minute will reveal. 3rd Episode was lazy, Soldiers being stuck in a building & doing nothing but wait, with no real plan. let alone plan B or C. The actions of the soldiers made no sense, 90% of action is you watching rifles being fired. Nothing else. 4th Episode was disasterous. No surprises, nothing interesting happens. Actors just look lazy and not interested in trying, again no real plan. the final "plan" on how to end all this was a "chutiyan" plan, in one of the soldiers' own word.

Cinematography was pretty good for the indian standard. Acting was bad. Even Viineet Kumar, (whom I personally admire , he is a fantastic actor) was just clueless 80% of the show.

Hope there is no more seasons, or at least not with the same writer & director. Disappointed.

Betaal is a story set in an Indian village which is occupied by tribal people. There's a tunnel in the village which according to the villagers should never be opened as there is a presence of a strong force in it. The 4 part series was surprisingly good throughout with a few terrifying scenes. The tale is gripping , fast-moving but kind of predictable at times. Overall the first season was a great start for the upcoming seasons, especially the last scene was completely unpredictable. I will be eagerly waiting for the upcoming seasons , and hope the series improves by every season!! Great Indian Content!

Betaal is a spooky treat to watch. Unique concept, good acting and direction having forgettable dialogues but backed by concrete storyline.

The show loses its grip for a while in third episode but apart from that it will keep you on your toes for sure. A definite watch for the fans of horror genre.

P.S. Army of dead could have been more scarier!😅

E1 gets 10 cos the series starts off very well, especially the poor tribals termed as terrorists so that their lands can be usurped forcefully in the name of development. The camcorder shot stuff is a bit irritating with those colors but the demons on the ceiling r creepy. A female's face is shown partly burnt which is similar to The Jackal.

E2 gets 8 but the hand held shaky camcorder stuff gets on ur nerves. Shot too much in the dark with those annoying flickering lights but still a creepy one.

This one goes all out action with the demons shooting a la Outpost style. Some may laugh it off but some scenes r creepy n bloody.

E3 gets 6 cos it gets repetitive, the drum beating demon gets on ur nerves, the mumbo jumbo stuff is lousy, the turmeric, etc. Stuff is laughable, the talking demons is again a big lol.

E4 gets 5 cos the editing n photography is very bad. The ending a big meh with all those sacrifices n all.

Overall the series gets a 7. A bit generous for the effort.

They shud learn from Radhika Apte's Ghoul n Soham Shah's Tumbbad.

I found the Story line of Betaal very refreshing & new. The Indian version of Zombie Army is done quite well. I just felt that the Emotional Scenes of the Characters could have been much better developed. It sometimes gave the impression of the scene dragging.

The ending left us with Season 2 that should come