Taaza khabar is an action comedy drama fantasy series directed by himank gaur.

With this work, bhuvan bam has exhibited his range as an actor. He is a very good actor, not only in his confined space but also when you challenge him with a flawed role. He has nailed it here. Shriya pilgaonkar is one actor i always rooted for. Here, she gets the next most space and she utilises it quite beautifully. In the last episode, her acting in the breakdown scene broke me. Prathamesh parab, atisha naik, deven bhojani, etc everyone did a good job here.

The writing, for some reason, refuses to enter the characters' personal space and state of minds. It categorises them but doesn't humanize them enough. We never get to know what peter, mehboob or even madhu are going through. Even vasya is only given some depth from the 2nd last episode. The screenplay is amazing. Its engaging, full of masala and uses every trope of the rags to riches subgenre wonderfully. The last twist is also pretty good. But you will crave for logic in some sequence, for instance, a woman in a game show, on her first chat with vasya trusts and does what he tells her to. Its quite outlandish. This cannot happen. The character of JD chakravarthi is so poorly written. He is a politician, a sort of gangster but cannot do anything to bring a mutri manager down. He deserved some better writing.

The music and background score is too good. The songs have the same flavour as 'shootout in lokhandwala, wadala' films. The bgm too is massy and flaunts vasya wonderfully. The cinematography, too is able to take us through the class difference that exists in mumbai.

The series successfully manages to take its viewers through a journey marred with the smell of money and its aftereffects, what it can do to you and your personality. This series is good, with a superb performance from bhuvan bam and a able bgm. I rate it 8 out of 10.