But this forest holds a mountain - named for the infernal ‘Betaal’ - and in meddling with its ancient underpass, the squad ends up reviving an army of redcoat zombies. They are ordered to clear out a highway route through a forest all hostiles promptly neutralized. Vineet plays Vikram Sirohi, the deputy in an elite counter-insurgency squad. It stars Vineet Kumar - an odd fit for the material, given the actor’s tendency to take every narrative beat seriously (though he eases up wonderfully near the end).
Streaming on Netflix, the 4-part miniseries is produced by Red Chillies Entertainment and directed by Patrick and Nikhil Mahajan. Imagine being shown the kick-off of your favorite derby match and then having to wait while the players sit out the rain.
#CAST OF VIKRAM AUR BETAAL SERIES#
After giving us a glimpse of its undead breakout - at a tunnel being cleared by a team of commandos - Patrick Graham’s series grinds to a halt, as the surviving characters scurry into an old barrack and ponder their means. The breakneck pacing would have worked if the show wanted to throw down quick, bring out the zombies and the gore. Why settle for a rushed start if you are going to slow things down eventually? Thirty minutes into Betaal, an entire village is razed, the resisting population rounded up or shot, heroes and villains sharply drawn.