A wise man once quoted, Never judge a book by it’s cover. But Bandish Bandits forced the viewers to twist the phrase with “Never Judge A Show By Its Name” Bandish is a Hindu classical musical form, however, in Urdu, it means restrictions. On the other hand, bandits mean sheer daredevilry. Clubbed together, it could mean something bang on, but NEVERMIND!!

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Surprisingly, the 10 parts long series marks the debut of the legendary musical trio, Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy on digital platforms. The story revolves around gloomy love between a pop star and a classical music prodigy. However, the story line is very much predictable, kyunki, “Parampara, Pratishtha, Anushashan”.

All thanks to the music of the so-called “musical love story and heartbreaks” the movie became bearable. But, need I say that it involved many moments in the series where “ab meri sehen shakti ki hadd ho Gayi” Series also worked really hard upon reviving the interest of young millennials towards classical music forms. The crux was to highlight Hindustani classical music to Gen X, right from it’s gluing title to the tone and tenor.

Radhe hails from a “musical gharana” and is trying hard to convince Dadaji (Naseeruddin Shah) that he is now capable of leading the legacy of classical music, single-handedly. In the journey of doing so, he meets Tamanna, a rebellious bandit. Aur exactly like “Abba Nahi Manenge” still “Hum Pyar Karenge” kind of a story plot.