Jeet Ki Zid
{{Short description|Indian web series}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2021}}
{{Infobox television
| location = India
| producer = Akash Chawla
Boney Kapoor
Arunava Joy Sengupta
| screenplay = Siddharth Mishra
| released = {{Start date|2021|01|22|df=y}}
| network = ZEE5
| editor = Yusuf Habibullah Khan
| cinematography = Akhilesh Shrivastava
| language = Hindi
| country = India
| composer = Pritam
| writer = Akash Chawla
Arunava Joy Sengupta
| starring = {{Plainlist|
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| director = Vishal Mangalorkar
Arnav Chakravarti
| runtime = 40 mins
| genre = Military drama
| inspired_by = Life of Indian Army
Major Deependra Singh Sengar
| num_seasons = 1
| num_episodes = 7
| list_episodes = Jeet Ki Zid#Episodes
| camera = Multi-camera
}}
Jeet Ki Zid is a streaming television series which premiered on ZEE5 on 22 January 2021. The seven-part series is directed by Vishal Mangalorkar. It is based on the life of a retired Indian Army special forces officer Major Deependra Singh Sengar played by Amit Sadh.{{Cite web|last=Shekhar|first=Mimansa|date=2021-01-29|title=Amit Sadh's Jeet Ki Zid is a tribute to 'the army behind the army'|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/opinion-entertainment/jeet-ki-zid-is-a-tribute-to-the-army-behind-the-army-7164194/|access-date=2021-03-07|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}{{Cite web|last=Jhunjhunwala|first=Udita|date=22 January 2021|title='Jeet Ki Zid' review: A tribute to a soldier's bravery and persistence|url=https://scroll.in/reel/984346/jeet-ki-zid-review-a-tribute-to-a-soldiers-bravery-and-persistence|access-date=2021-03-07|website=Scroll.in|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|last=Parasuraman|first=Prathyush|date=2021-01-22|title=Jeet Ki Zid On Zee5 Review: Amit Sadh Steers This Charmless, Gritless Show Of Cloying, Screeching Patriotism|url=https://www.filmcompanion.in/streaming/jeet-ki-zid-web-series-zee5-review-charmless-gritless-show-of-cloying-screeching-patriotism-amit-sadh/|access-date=2021-03-07|website=Film Companion|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|last=Chatterjee|first=Pramit|date=2021-01-22|title='Jeet Ki Zid' Review: Come For The Amit Sadh Performance And Stay For The Amit Sadh Performance|url=https://in.mashable.com/entertainment/19728/jeet-ki-zid-review-come-for-the-amit-sadh-performance-and-stay-for-the-amit-sadh-performance|access-date=2021-03-07|website=Mashable India|language=en-in}}
Plot
The series is based on the true story of a Special Forces Officer, Major Deep Singh who was left paralysed waist below during the Kargil War, but his relentless attitude helped him bounce back in life. The narrative revolves around Deep's journey during different timelines— when Major Deep Sengar joins the Special Forces. He gets into multiple combat situations in North East and in Jammu & Kashmir (1999). He was injured once when multiple bullets hit him in the stomach. He recovered and went back into combat. He took part in Operation Vijay and captured an important peak. He was later injured in combat and was declared to be on bed for life due to the severity of his injuries.
Cast
- Amit Sadh as Major Deependra Singh Sengar (Para SF)
- Amrita Puri as Jaya
- Sushant Singh as Colonel Ranjeet Chaudhary (Para SF)
- Aly Goni as Surya Sethi
- Gagan Randhawa as Dipti
- Mrinal Kulkarni
Episodes
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|EpisodeNumber = 1
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|Title = A Personal Reason
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|WrittenBy = Akash Chawla, Arunava Joy Sengupta
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|Title = Thirty Seconds
|DirectedBy = Vishal Mangalorkar
|WrittenBy = Akash Chawla, Arunava Joy Sengupta
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|EpisodeNumber = 3
|EpisodeNumber2 = 3
|Title = Balidaan
|DirectedBy = Vishal Mangalorkar
|WrittenBy = Akash Chawla, Arunava Joy Sengupta
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|EpisodeNumber = 4
|EpisodeNumber2 = 4
|Title = Kargil
|DirectedBy = Vishal Mangalorkar
|WrittenBy = Akash Chawla, Arunava Joy Sengupta
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|EpisodeNumber = 5
|EpisodeNumber2 = 5
|Title = Suicide
|DirectedBy = Vishal Mangalorkar
|WrittenBy = Akash Chawla, Arunava Joy Sengupta
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|EpisodeNumber = 6
|EpisodeNumber2 = 6
|Title = Bloody Loser!
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|WrittenBy = Akash Chawla, Arunava Joy Sengupta
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|EpisodeNumber = 7
|EpisodeNumber2 = 7
|Title = The Army Behind The Army
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|WrittenBy = Akash Chawla, Arunava Joy Sengupta
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Reception
Mimansa Shekhar from The Indian Express stated "Jeet Ki Zid plays well in silences or without many dialogues in the most tense situations."{{cite web |title=Amit Sadh's Jeet Ki Zid is a tribute to 'the army behind the army' |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/opinion-entertainment/jeet-ki-zid-is-a-tribute-to-the-army-behind-the-army-7164194/ |website=The Indian Express |language=en |date=29 January 2021}} Udita Jhunjhunwala from Scroll.in wrote "A heartening story of persistence and fortitude, Jeet Ki Zid is as much a tribute to that invisible army."{{cite web |last1=Jhunjhunwala |first1=Udita |title='Jeet Ki Zid' review: A tribute to a soldier's bravery and persistence |url=https://scroll.in/reel/984346/jeet-ki-zid-review-a-tribute-to-a-soldiers-bravery-and-persistence |website=Scroll.in|date=22 January 2021 }} Archika Khurana from Times Of India gave the series 3.5 stars out of 5 and reviewed the series as an inspiring tale of self-belief and determination.{{cite news |title=Jeet Ki Zid Season 1 Review: An inspiring tale of self-belief and determination |newspaper=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/web-series/reviews/hindi/jeet-ki-zid/season-1/seasonreview/80366728.cms}}
References
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Further reading
- Sudhir Gore (20 March 2008). [https://www.businesstoday.in/moneytoday/careers/soldier-of-fortune/story/7121.html "Soldier of fortune"]. Business Today
- Navbharat Times 19 Jan 2021 [https://navbharattimes.indiatimes.com/video/entertainment/exclusive-amit-sadh-interview-for-web-series-jeet-ki-zidd-untold-story-of-the-kargil-war-hero-major-deependra-singh-sengar-watch-video/videoshow/80349872.cms]
- TedX Talk Oct 14, 2020 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i4CJT0rznO0]
- Zee5 Feb 1, 2021 [https://www.zee5.com/zee5news/hi/jeet-ki-zid-major-deependra-singh-sengar-shares-his-real-life-story-on-his-magic-wand-experience/]
- Dec 29, 202 [https://www.latestly.com/entertainment/tv/jeet-ki-zidd-trailer-amit-sadh-plays-major-deependra-singh-sengar-the-kargil-hero-who-never-gave-up-on-life-watch-video-2236526.html]
- Cinebuster Feb 9 2021 [https://www.cinebuster.in/tag/major-deependra-singh-sengar/]
- NDTV Jan 15, 2021 [https://www.ndtv.com/topic/major-deependra-singh-sengar]
- Zee 5 Feb 3, 2021 [https://www.zee5.com/zee5news/jeet-ki-zid-from-jaya-to-col-chaudhary-characters-who-were-a-backbone-to-major-deependra-singhs-inspiring-journey/]
- Scroll.in Jan 22. 2021 [https://scroll.in/reel/984346/jeet-ki-zid-review-a-tribute-to-a-soldiers-bravery-and-persistence]
- Yahoo Dec29, 2020 [https://ca.style.yahoo.com/jeet-ki-zidd-trailer-amit-123242913.html]
- The Daily Guardian [https://thedailyguardian.com/tag/major-deependra-singh-sengar/]
- Republic Jan 15, 2021 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Udb64uymYqE]
- IIMPACT Singapore Apr 12, 2016 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sBX-PF6fjTQ]
External links
- {{IMDb title|12913686}}
- [https://www.zee5.com/zee5originals/details/jeet-ki-zid/0-6-2955 Jeet Ki Zid] on ZEE5
- [https://www.rajputcommunity.in/t/story-of-major-deependra-singh-senger/201]
- [https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/vijay-diwas-special-major-deep-singh-sengar-who-defied-death-twice-recalls-fighting-the-kargil-war-101627226310112.html] in Hindustan Times
Category:Hindi-language web series
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