I'm neither Hindi nor South Indian. I'm fair & objective. If you google Forensic, you'll be flooded with Zee 5's Forensic starring Radhika Apte and Vikrant Massey. You won't have any IDEA that Zee5's Forensic ORIGINAL is by South Cinema (which, has perfect Hindi dubbing, btw) & is ALSO available on Zee5.
But, I did what no one could imagine doing. I saw both. So, I can tell you the good and bad aspects of FORENSIC on Zee5 and which version to watch.
South vs Bollywood
Zee5's FORENSIC (2022)
cast:Vikrant Massey, Radhika Apte with Prachi Desai, Rohit Roy.
vs
the original Malayalam Zee5 FORENSIC
I first saw the Hindi Forensic 2022(Vikrant Massey & Radhika Apte). I'm ashamed to admit I liked it minus the absolutely unnecessary kissing scenes which I naturally skipped. But THEN, I don't know why, somehow I gathered the courage to see the SAME story again, FORENSIC 2020 Malayalam on Zee5 dubbed in Hindi, just for my curiosity to see how South Indian Malayalam cinema did it. Once you see quality cinema you won't like substandard ones.
How to watch FORENSIC free?
If you are a Vi customer (remember Vodafone?) and have a bare minimum ₹299 recharge, you are eligible to watch FORENSIC via Vi movies and play, which will redirect you to Zee5. Hindi dubbed version of FORENSIC 2020 AND FORENSIC 2022 Hindi are both there.
FORENSIC Malayalam (2020) VS Forensic Hindi (2022)?
Everything wrong with Zee5's Hindi adaptation of FORENSIC 2020
Because, I value a good logical flow.
The only good thing about the Hindi adaptation Forensic 2022
- Narendra Gupta who used to play the character of Dr. R. P. Salunkhe in the cult TV series CID (fed in DNA of everyone alive in the 90's in India), has played the role of the top most forensic expert Dr. Salunkhe in the HINDI adaptation. He’s an absolute delight to watch. Making him as Vikrant Massey’s senior is superb credibility. Who doesn't remember ACP Pradyuman and his Forensic doctor duo?
If you prefer nearly every single creative choice of the South FORENSIC, what does it say about the adaptation in-charge?
Differences in Hindi adaptation of FORENSIC 2022 from original FORENSIC Malayalam 2020
Changes in screenplay
The good
- The person asked to keep an eye was a police officer (probably, constable) in uniform. A police officer has power on a police officer. Not on Forensic medico legal advisers and their subordinates.
- Megha Sharma played by Radhika Apte was just a SI, sub-Inspector. Not ACP/DCP
The bad changes in FORENSIC (2022)Hindi adaptation
How FORENSIC Hindi BUTCHERS the original Malayalam
1. The main female cop is NOT sister-in-law but ex-girlfriend of the forensic expert
No.
2. Father is not a food vlogger but depressed alcoholic.
3. Father's parents are dead or not seen.
What went wrong with FORENSIC HINDI adaptation?
Acting performance or directed to act that bad
Megha Sharma (Radhika Apte) and Vikrant Massey were so gimmicky! Being used to the Bollywood style of over the top swag, you'd be absolutely fine with it. Until you see the nuanced Malayalam original FORENSIC.
Anas Khan, & Akhil Paul have written and directed the original Malayalam FORENSIC story by P. Shijith. They've done a phenomenal job! But, Vishal Furia who directed the screenplay by Vishal Kapoor in the Hindi adaptation of FORENSIC chooses a tone of vanity.
Every plot twist is so convenient, it becomes hard to digest.
The extent to which FORENSIC 2022 Hindi is far from reality, knocks you into your senses in between & you can't stay glued. I'll detail the problematic points (that will have spoilers). Because more than the actors they might be responsible. But as I'm not aware of their filmography, Radhika Apte and Vikrant Massey being OTT sensations & big actors may have taken their acting choice themselves too).
The minor problems with FORENSIC Hindi adaptation (without spoilers)
- Mannerisms: Radhika Apte, a cop does NOT salute that hard, does NOT stomp her leg that hard. It's not army.
- Nobody can just walk in with such huge equipment, trespassing anywhere and everywhere without even BEING a cop.
- Does a female sub-inspector land her first case, that too of a psychopathic serial killer so brutal, so conveniently, because they need someone "sensitive"? In FORENSIC Malayalam original, she's a DSP.
Families enjoy a good crime Thriller. And little kids also need to know about the little kid's crimes. So, WHY the 2022 version decided to ADD kissing scenes is beyond me.
My South India cinema background
Spoiler warning: Run for your life NOW. Because, now is the time to dissect this disaster FORENSIC Hindi adaptation
Problems in FORENSIC Hindi version
1. Who hypnotizes like that? Bollywood, can you please do research?
2. The twin daughter is actually dead in FORENSIC 2022
3. Psychologist is shown as innocent
Yes, that happened. Inorder to imagine a twist no one has seen, they come to what they did. But, something different isn't something great, always.
In Malayalam, Original FORENSIC 2020, the shock reveal of the twin, the captivity made absolute sense. The jaw dropping performance of the kid showing how petrified she was, really did it. Your heart melts. But you feel nothing like that from a Happy birthday murder. Because why Birthdays? Any logic? No.
Even if we do agree in the Hindi FORENSIC 2022, the killer coincidentally killed the 1st baby on her birthday and that made her father be better, or so he thought, then how on earth DID HE KNOW, that the random kid in a fair had her birthday?
4. Serial killer murders a baby, just like that
5. Serial Killer changes sex and becomes a woman
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