Suchin reviews Glory, the latest Netflix series from Karan Anshuman and co-creator Karmanya Ahuja — a boxing drama that's also a bloody revenge saga, gangster flick, murder mystery, and dysfunctional family drama all dogpiling on top of each other across seven episodes. Set in the fictional Haryana town of Shaktigarh, India's boxing hub, the show follows brothers Dev and Ravi — played by Divyenndu and Pulkit Samrat — who return home to investigate the brutal attack on their sister Gudiya and their father's star student Nihal. Suvinder Vicky plays their cold, emotionally distant father Coach Sir, with Ashutosh Rana, Sikandar Kher, Sayani Gupta, Yashpal Sharma, and Vishal Vashisht rounding out the ensemble.
Suchin argues that Glory's pilot is one of the strongest he's seen for a shamelessly pulpy crime drama in recent memory — emotionally potent, generically promiscuous, and rich with festering old wounds. But the wired, caffeinated storytelling eventually gives way to a headache, with the final stretch unraveling into a twisty blur of blows, blood, and confusion. The real draw, he says, is a crackling Divyenndu — a heavy hitter in a town full of rippling muscles, and yet another reminder of how Hindi cinema continues to underuse him. Pulkit works best in the ring, while Coach Sir is the least interesting of the three. Watch the full review for the THR India bottomline.
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