Russo Brothers’ ‘Citadale’-This series of 6-episode is sharp, unfiltated and accurate, but does not have the magic of Rak and DK. The manufacturers have not wasted any time on loose and additional scenes, and at the same time, some depths have been ignored. Samantha and Varun fully direct the story of ‘Citadel: Honey Bani’, with them with great supportive artists like Saqib Salim, KK Menon, Kashvi Mazmundar, Shivakar Singh Parihar, Sikander Kher and Soham Majumdar.
It is worth noting that Raj and DK, the producers of the series like ‘The Family Man’ and ‘fake’, have performed better than the Russo Brothers. The Indian version of Citadale has made the producers of Marvel films like children. ‘Citadel Honey Bani’ is a series that you would like to watch continuously and know all the secrets made fully with some obstacles by the producers.
Story
The story of ‘Citadel: Honey Bani’ goes on in two times- in 1997, mainly Mumbai and Belgrade (past) and in 2000, Nainital, Mumbai and Hyderabad (present). While the past is related to Honey (Samantha Ruth Prabhu) and Rahi, aka Bani (Varun Dhawan), becoming agents, falling in love and separation, currently they go to each other and protect their daughter Nadia. Rahi is an agent trailer of Guru, which he calls ‘Baba’ and has also worked as a part-time stuntman in the 90s films. On the other hand, Honey is a Hyderabadi illegitimate princess who comes to Mumbai to make an acting career, but becomes a struggling side actor.
Honey’s good friend Rahi tries to help her with money, but at the same time lets her go into her other world. The Guru, called Baba all the time, is a simple stronghold fugitive, who launched his agency with secret objectives. The man takes children from shelter homes, gives them purpose, trains them to become an agent and then uses them for their own benefits. Rahi and KD (Saqib) are also one of these agents, until Honey understands anything of them and does not force them to follow the less used path.
The story takes a serious turn when Honey and Bani become against each other. The Guru is arrested and Shaan (Alexander Kher) continues to work under someone who is a detective in the organization. When Rahi comes to know about the existence of her daughter, things turn to the other side. Both are adamant on their land, rely on their tendency and fight against everything coming in the way of their daughter Nadia (Kashvi Majmundar).
Writing and direction
Famous filmmaker Raj and DK of action -packed series have made a better series than Russo Brothers, there is no doubt! But he has not been able to show his magic in this series Samantha-Varun starrer. The series lasts from the past to the present and some parts are missed. In addition, some scenes seem exaggerated while some are made in a hurry. The makers could also show the previous story of other artists like KD, Ludo and Chacko. In addition, KK Menon’s previous story of stabbing or not killing his friend is also not clarified. Neither his intentions nor his methods. In addition, both the deadlines do not show the broken story of his intentions properly.
Acting
One thing is confirmed that Citadel: Honey Bani has only good artists and yes Varun is also good. The series dominates Sam and Varun, who is very good with their acting. Whether it is action, light comic scenes, thrilling punch or parents’ advice, both have done everything easily. Eventually it was nice to see Samantha doing more than The Family Man 2.
Shivakar Singh Parihar is accurate, always says the right things and seems reliable from the beginning. It was also nice to see him doing action after a lovely acting in ‘Aspirants’. KK Menon introduces the correct mixture of villainy, however, compared to Raj and other opponents of DK, they seem weak and suppressed.