Special Ops
On: Hotstar-Disney
creator: Neeraj Pandey
Cast: Kay Kay Menon, Karan Tacker, Vinay Pathak

State of Siege 26/11
On: Zee5
creator: Abhimanyu Singh
Actors: Shoaib Kabeer, Arjan Bajwa, Mukul Dev

Rating:

Frankly, gimme some time to get used to this. Ever since Indian originals began pouring on to OTT platforms — or what can only be described, content-wise, as the web/digital revolution, no less — I've been quite awestruck by the quality of visuals — lighting, shot-taking, and the generally world-class look, and feel of it all! Of course number one in this field, especially with respect to the production design, might well be The Forgotten Army (on Amazon Prime), and Sacred Games (on Netflix).

Do State of Siege: 26/11 on Zee5 (directed by the American Matthew Leutwyler), and Special Ops on Hotstar-Disney (created and co-directed by Neeraj Pandey) — having dropped online at around the same time — make the same visual high-grade? Hell, yeah. This leaves me pleasantly stunned foremost.