The Curse of being a True Journalist – Scoop

Scoop is a Hindi language web series directed by Hansal Mehta. This web series is made of 6 episodes. The cast of this web series is chosen very wisely and they fit in their roles excellently. This web series tries to show the inside of journalism, the ups and downs of journalism and the gaps in journalism. It also tries to show how journalism should be. How a true journalist should not be treated.

 

The story is all about the murder of a senior investigative journalist Jaideb Sen (Prosenjit Chatterjee). Another female investigative journalist Jagruti Pathak (Karishma Tanna) who is dedicated to her work like Jaideb Sen is being accused of the murder of her colleague. Sen once told his colleague that if he fails with the story he is chasing, only Jagruti can finish that story. But the police and the media made Jagruti the murderer of Jaideb Sen. Is Jagruti responsible for Sen’s murder? The fight of Jagruti against the whole world, this web series shows some dark sides of journalism. It teaches you how to fill those gaps in journalism.

 

I highly recommend this web series to watch. This is a well-cooked story to experience. The characters of this web series are praiseworthy. In particular, the character of Imran Siddiqui (Mohammed Zeeshan Ayyub) represents how journalists should do journalism. Imran is one of the lead characters in this series. I want to quote Imran's dialogue: "If someone says it is raining and another person says it is dry, it is not your job to quote them both. Your job is to look out of the window and find out which is true." The videography and visuals taken with the camera are brilliant. This series is available on Netflix.

 

People who want to be journalists love journalism or are already journalists, they will definitely relate them to the story of Scoop. I am calling this series a masterpiece. I am giving this web series a 5 Star rating.