One Line Review: The second season of Kota Factory is worth the wait and hype.
Youtube Trailer Kota Factory Season 2
Starring: Urvi Singh Jitendra Kumar, Revathi Pillai
Director: Raghu Subbu
Release Date: 24 September 2021
Introduction
On the 24th of September, the highly anticipated Kota Factory Season 2 was made available on Netflix. In the season premiere, the story continues where it left off: Vaibhav transfers to Maheshwari classes in order to improve his chances of getting into IIT. Season 2 consists of five episodes, each of which is 45 minutes in length, as was Season 1. This results in a total running time of slightly less than 4 hours and 30 minutes.
Plot Summary
The shuffle has taken place immediately following the events of season 1. Vaibhav (Mayur) is making his way to the Maheshwari Classes in the morning light. Everyone, including Vartika (Revathi), is in Prodigy classes for the second year in a row, and they are getting ready to sit for the JEE Advance. In the midst of all of this, the country’s favorite Jeetu Bhaiya is embarking on his own dream venture, into which he is pouring his heart and soul. This time around, it is also he who is put through a rigorous test, and restoring color to their lives is not as simple as it was in season 1.
Cast Performances
Jitendra Kumar, also known as Jeetu Bhaiya, is tasked with a significant amount of responsibility. He manages to maintain the same charm even though he has less to say in season 2 than in season 1. This time around, he is filled with a sense of emptiness. You can tell that something has changed in him, and the layers are slowly being revealed one by one.
Vaibhav, played by Mayur More, carries a lot of baggage from the past. While he is attending Maheshwari classes, the ghost of Prodigy hovers above him. Mayur does a fantastic job of being himself in this film. The character is one of us, or perhaps one of us, and he portrays him in a realistic manner.
That’s what I mean. And, for the most part, everyone around him, from Ahsaas Channa to Revathi Pillai to Ranjan Raj to Alam Khan, are characters we are familiar with, and they make it a point to bring their characters to life in their respective roles.
In his limited screen time, Sameer Saxena as Maheshwari sir manages to capture the audience’s attention. “Unrewarded geniuses are not geniuses; they are cliches,” or “There are only successful men in this world,” are examples of sneering remarks. “Unsuccessful men are not men,” he tells us, making sure we despise him.
What Doesn’t Work in Kota Factory Season 2
Unfortunately, to report, family, that Kota Factory 2 becomes a little preachy when it tries to hit high notes on two of its most important turns. My understanding is that it is critical to talk about female representation in IIT, as well as about sexual harassment and the lack of knowledge about menstrual hygiene. However, it cannot be done in such a way that the whole thing comes across as a value education class.
The pacing in the first two episodes is also a source of frustration. This is a setup that we are all too familiar with. Let’s get into it a little more quickly. More emphasis on Jeetu Bhaiya’s difficulties in putting things together would almost certainly have made for a more compelling story.
A Few Final Thoughts
There are only a handful of shows that are able to accurately portray real life. Kota Factory is a gritty critique of the choreographed business that has become education today. Watch the conclusion and you will understand what kind of circus we have all been a part of. There are, of course, loopholes, but none that are so deep that you don’t notice them. Take a chance.
