Asur 2 is well written, well directed and intriguing. Knowledge is potent, but how you put it to use has a domino effect in a constructive as well as a destructive way. The character of Shubh Joshi and his passion for creating a new order is not very convincing because he is living an obscure life plotting destruction. The should have dug deeper inside his mental and emotional chaos. A few bad, abusive experiences cannot create a monster of a man. Otherwise the plot is so gripping, I almost didn’t want to lose focus for a single moment.
There are people who are born psychopaths’, because that is their skewed, inborn mental set up. If you explore the minds of psycopaths, you will find the basis of their mental state is lack of consciousness which is usually the result of years of rigorous abuse and lack of any kind of support or love. None of this is depicted to show why Shubh has these ideologies that he idolizes Kali and wants to bring chaos with his machivilliean machinations.
When you want present psycopathy in fiction, you have to dig deeper in their subconscious minds, know what has messed them so badly that they idolize false notions living in a state of delusion. Arshad Warsi, Barun Sobti, Riddhi Dogra, and Anupriya Goenka’s performances are stupendous which deserve a standing ovation.
Coming back to the character of Shubh Joshi whose childhood has been filled with memories of being subjected to strict parenthood. But didn’t he receive love? His followers boost his ego, but gives him satisfaction having these ideologies? One does not just become a villian of mass destruction because it boosts his ego, right? He is not creating a new religion, he is presenting a few ideologies which seem like a new thought process. Is that convincing enough to portray his skewed notions and villainous side?
Asur 2 uses the most convincing details of technology, its potent pros and cons; the kind of treatment that you do not find in most sci-fi movies. It gives you a real-time experience, like these character are real the way they are written and depicted. That is what makes the plot very gripping and convincing.
Why does Shubh Joshi want to be the Kali? What has interested him so much about a destructive caricature that feel the need to use Hindu mythology to present his delusional notions of how the ‘world must function.’ It is an interesting depiction but not a convincing one. Maybe they need to create more aspects of this character to make it convincing. Both the seasons are the most innovative and intriguing plots every written for an OTT platform. Hoping season 3 brings a different angle to the whole concept of good vs evil.
