Vikramaditya seems to have struck gold with the new series

Jubilee, directed by Vikramaditya Motwane, depicts the Hindi film industry on the verge of independence and partition. The 10-episode series, which will be released in two parts on Amazon Prime, contains all of the elements of a good romantic drama: vengeance, ambition, loss, and guilt. Jubilee pays homage to the characters and films of the time period. The series is Motwane's love letter to films and filmmaking in the 1940s and 1950s, from Raj Kapoor's Soviet Union connection to Himanshu Rai, his wife Devika Rani, and Bombay Talkies.

The screenplay and sets of Jubilee have a Shakespeare and John Webster meets Guru Dutt feel to them. Binod rises to the top, but his path is marred by blood and deception. There's also the poetic beauty that Guru Dutt's films evoked, such as Pyaasa (1957) or Sahib, Bibi Aur Ghulam (1959) (both 1962). With Lootera (2013), he demonstrated his ability to handle period dramas, and with Jubilee, he takes it a step further.

From set design to art direction to costumes, Jubilee's world is a flawless recreation of the 1940s. The writers Atul Sabharwal and Soumik Sen, as well as Motwane, flesh out the nuances of each character without wasting time establishing them. While the past is the most powerful aspect of Jubilee, the story is not compelling enough to keep the viewer's attention for 10 episodes. It is a slow burn with no punch. It's a well-rounded dish that lacks a key flavouring ingredient. Even with some of the best drama series performances in recent memory, the show lacks recall value.