Modi: Journey of a Common Man
Modi: Journey of a Common Man is an Indian Hindi-language biographical web series exploring the early life and political career of Narendra Damodardas Modi, the 14th Prime Minister of India. It is based on the 2015 book Common Man's PM - Narendra Modi written by author Kishor Makwana. The show offers a fictionalized account of Modi's rise from humble beginnings to becoming one of the most influential figures in Indian politics. Produced by Eros Now and created by Umesh Shukla, the series provides a narrative of the challenges and triumphs encountered by Modi throughout his life.[1][2]
Cast
[edit]- Ashish Sharma as adult Narendra Modi
- Faisal Khan as teenage Narendra Modi
- B Shantanu as Dalpat
- Prachee Shah Paandya as Jashodaben Modi
- Om Bhatt as Amrutlal Modi
- Darshan Jariwala
- Mahesh Thakur as Chief Minister Narendra Modi
- Dhaval Pandya as Amit Shah
Series overview
[edit]Reception
[edit]Archika Khurana of The Times of India rated 3 and 2.5 out of 5 for Season 1 and 2 respectively. He praises performances and writing but criticised direction in Season 1. He criticised Season 2 for performances and mildly praised the writing.[3][4] Nandini Ramnath of Scroll considered it a "hagiography".[5] Sampada Sharma of The Indian Express called it "hero worship" in her early impressions of the show and criticised the mixing of fact and fiction.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "Modi - Journey Of A Common Man Review: Checkout review of web series Modi - Journey Of A Common Man". The Times of India. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
- ^ "Modi: Journey of a Common Man director Umesh Shukla: An honest attempt to show PM Narendra Modi's human side". The Indian Express. 6 April 2019. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
- ^ "Modi - Journey Of A Common Man Season 1 Review : The series venerates Modi with its selective re-telling of the events". The Times of India. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
- ^ "Modi - Journey Of A Common Man Season 2 Review : This journey from CM to PM is more dramatic, less factual". The Times of India. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
- ^ Ramnath, Nandini (12 November 2020). "'Modi – CM to PM' review: A hagiography from start to finish". Scroll.in. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
- ^ "Modi – Journey of a Common Man first impression: Hybrid of fact and fiction leads to hero worship". The Indian Express. 3 April 2019. Retrieved 1 October 2024.