Mithya The Darker Chapter review: Huma Qureshi-starrer is contrived, unconvincing, and worst of all, dull

The hills are still as picturesque, making you want you immediately to go off to Darjeeling to explore all those winding trails, and lovely red-bricked houses. A new character is added into the mix: Naveen Kasturia plays Amit Chaudhari, an aspiring author who accuses newly-published writer Juhi Adhikari (Huma Qureshi) of plagiarism. The ‘P’ word raises its ugly head again (copying charges were bandied about last time round), and we are all set for some more twists and turns.

Avantika Dassani is back as the combative Rhea Rajguru, whose desire to make Juhi’s life miserable is stronger than ever. She keeps popping up at all kinds of inconvenient junctures, keying up a dodgy fellow who has grown even more so in the interim, to do her dirty jobs for her, including a kidnap and murder. The rest of the cast also reprises their roles: Juhi’s loving father Ankit Tyagi (Rajit Kapur) continues to keep his secrets close to his chest. And a key character comes to a bloody end.

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The first season wasn’t perfect, but it had a degree of freshness. Qureshi’s sari-and-coat-clad Hindi literature teacher used the language well; her diction was pleasing to the ear. Dassani dug her claws into Juhi Adhikari’s vulnerable pelt with relish, and we were given a rivalry which felt like it would reach a satisfactory conclusion.

It’s strange how, with nearly the same cast, you can come up with a show which is such a drag. Whatever happened to the more or less zesty writing of the first season?

Mithya The Darker Chapter Cast: Huma Qureshi, Avantika Dassani, Naveen Kasturia, Rajit Kapur, Indraneil Sengupta, Avantika Akerkar, Aninditaa Bose
Mithya The Darker Chapter Director: Kapil Sharma
Mithya The Darker Chapter Rating: 1.5 stars