Jaadugar
Cast: Jitendra Kumar, Jaaved Jaaferi, Arushi Sharma
Director: Sameer Saxena
Rating: 1.5

Actor Jitendra Kumar, quite simply, is the Amol Palekar of the current world/era of OTT/Internet. He never overdoes the prep for a part; lands up as the quintessential, young middle-class Indian man, and regardless of the specificity of each story, convinces you foremost with his presence alone; performance comes after.

What predominantly explains his online success? The theory of ‘relatability’, wherein you’re credibly sure the character he shows up as, could very well be you, if not from within your family or far-off neighbourhood. Which also explains the success of some of the shows (Panchayat, Kota Factory) done by the creative collective, The Viral Fever (TVF), that’s stormed the Internet over the past decade.