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Kota Factory: Revealing the dark side of the lustrous city


Kota, the city of coaching classes. Every year numerous students rest their hopes on the shoulders of coaching classes here. PGs have bloomed across the city. Kota has now become a self reliant economy of delusions and consumerism.
This mysterious and breathtaking side of Kota is what Kota Factory stands for. Produced by TVF, this show will stands for it offers. Shot with a subtleness, the show is completely black and white which is ironical to the theme. It entices you and makes you comfortable to the gray-scale.
The storyline is solid and dialogues are outright hilarious and relatable. In one scene, a guy says, "Jiske liye IIT jana tha, wo toh Commerce wale ke sath bhag gayi." The humour is witty and show is engaging. The story eases you into it. It tells you that this world isn't a bed of roses but a thorny throne.
The makers do not scream what they're conveying but it put it stealthily. The emphasis on reshuffling tests is redundant. The common nuances of writing an engineering based show aren't lost here as well. Jitendra Kumar is the heart and soul of the show. In one scene, he says, "Kal toh bada kejriwal ban Raha tha, sir mujhe mauka do, chance do Mai krke dikhaunga."
The show takes a direct jibe at Amazon Prime Exclusive Laakhon Mein Ek when it criticises how the show shows cheating as a way of topping coaching class tests. They point out that JEE demands logical and analytical capabilities. It isn't as dark as Laakhon Mein Ek. It maintains a steady pitch. My biggest inhibition with the show is that might end up being yet another Laakhon Mein Ek.
Vaibhav, played by Mayur More, is the guy who scores above 90 in tenth and takes science in confidence. Mayur doesn't disappoint. He sticks to his part and is stern yet flexible.
The commerce student within me was reduced to tears when Jitu Sir (Jitendra Kumar) gave his closing monologue. A part of me cried out loud that if I had a teacher like him, I would be in science right now. This show is harsh reality of the society.
I would definitely love to see where the story proceeds. With a heartwarming pilot, Kota Factory should just beware of becoming a cliché.

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