Rotten | Reviews Counted: 4
✓ Positive: 2
~ Neutral: 0
✗ Negative: 2
IMDb: 6.0/10
Reviews From All Critics
Rating: 3.0/5 · Times of India ·
Positive ✓
It’s a slick, engaging spy thriller that honours unsung heroes while staying grounded in realism.
Rating: 2.0/5 · Indiaforums ·
Negative ✗
Salakaar is a five-episode espionage drama that spans two timelines where Indian spies attempt to thwart Pakistan’s nuclear plans. Despite strong performances by Naveen Kasturia and a promising premise, the show suffers from rushed storytelling, confusing time jumps, and flat execution. Mouni Roy’s AI-glasses subplot feels gimmicky, and the climax underwhelms. Though ambitious, Salakaar fails to leave a lasting impact.
Rating: 1.0/5 · Indianexpress ·
Negative ✗
You may remember Rishi from the 1999 ‘Sarfarosh’, in which John Mathew Mathan and his star Aamir Khan resurrected the spy saga: the former shone in his brief role as a patriotic Muslim. Here, you can see the flash of that actor through the exaggerated scowls: the only other actor who rises above this series is Naveen Kasturia. Both deserve better.
Rating: 3.5/5 · Timesnownews ·
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Special mention to Spandan and Faruk for keeping the web series fast-paced with the smooth screenplay. You will never get bored while watching the 5-episode web series. The dialogues of the web series are nicely written by the writers. However, some subplots remain incomplete. By the end of the show, you will get curious to know what happened to the nuclear bomb plant created by Ashfaq Ullah.