Human; Shefali Shah shines in engrossing thriller that takes viewers on insightful journey in dark underbelly of medical profession
By Rajesh Ahuja
In a scene in the medical thriller Human, being streamed on Disney Hotstar, Gauri Nath, the protagonist of the series , is heard telling her mentor Roma Maa
(Seema Biswas) that deaths of poor people in trials on a drug called Saviour, a drug developed ostensibly to save people from heart problems, is not a matter of concern for her. 'Some people invariably die in drug trials all the time . In any case , what is the value of the life of a poor person. So how does death of a few such individuals matter.
The statement made by the top doctor of such a renowned institute Aptly sums up the story of Human, which takes viewers into the dark underbelly of the medical profession where the poor people are invariably used as guinea pigs by pharmaceutical companies for testing their new drugs which are a means to reap lucrative profits.
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Human Is an engrossing thriller that takes viewers in murky world of drug trials |
Vayu Pharma, a pharmaceutical company is looking to introduce in the market its new drug S 93 or Saviour, that saves people from heart problems . However, trials of the drug on humans throws up adverse symptoms leading many of these people to die.What follows is a massive operation by Vayu Pharma headed by Ashok (Aditya Srivastava) and Manthan which is conducting the trials, to cover up the failed experiment. The story of Human is about how the failed experiment opens up a can of worms which swamps the whole system.
At the centre of the controversy is Dr Gauri Nath(Shefali Shah), a renowned neurosurgeon of Bhopal and the founder of Manthan. A renowned neurosurgeon seen to be loyal to her profession, Gauri is actually hand in glove with the pharma companies in their illegal drug trials . Embarking on an ambitious expansion plan for her hospital, Gauri Nath will stop at nothing to achieve her ambitions. An example is her employing cardiac surgeon Saira Sabharwal(Kirti Kulhari) to checkmate her opponent in the Board of Manthan Dr Shinde.
Human is an engrossing medical thriller that takes an insightful look into the murky world of drug trials . As the series delves deeper into the dark underbelly of the medical profession, fascinating details of the murky world of illegal drug trials are unraveled to the audience like the fudging of data to certify the success of the drug trials and killing of eye witnesses and confidantes.
The director Mozez Singh also shows how the victims of Bhopal gas tragedies are handy victims to the these fake drug trials due to their poor financial condition.
The screenplay by Mozez Singh and Ishani Banerjee is engrossing and keeps you glued to the proceedings.
Performances are a high point of this medical thriller. Shefali Shah is brilliant as founder of Manthan Dr Gauri Nath whose image of a punctilious and principled neurosurgeon whose aim is to save human lives, hides beneath it a manipulator who will stop at nothing to realize her dangerous ambitions and her megalomaniac designs. Most of the times, it's her eyes that do the talking , conveying her inner emotions.
Kirti Kulhari leaves an impact as Dr Saira Sabharwal who adulates Dr Gauri Nath oblivious of the fact that she is just a pawn in a battle of egos between Dr Gauri Nath and her rival Shinde. She perfectly conveys Saira's confusion over the efficacy of the drug trials being carried out by Manthan .
Vishal Jethwa impresses as Mangu who initially sees drug trials as a means to turn around his fortunes but is devastated when the reality of these fake trials emerges. He perfectly symptomises the plight of victims of these drug trials.
Seema Biswas does a fair job as Gauri Nath's Roma Maa.
Indraneil Sengupta is competent as Saira's husband Neil.
The rest of the cast, Including Ram Kapoor, Aditya Srivastava, Mohan Agashe, Gaurav Dwivedi, Shruti bapna and Sandeep Kulkarni lend able support .
In short, Human is an engrossing thriller that provides deep insight into the dark underbelly of the medical profession. It features good performances, by Shefali Shah and Kirti Kulhari.
My Rating; 3.5/5
The screenplay by Mozez Singh and Ishani Banerjee is engrossing and keeps you glued to the proceedings.
Performances are a high point of this medical thriller. Shefali Shah is brilliant as founder of Manthan Dr Gauri Nath whose image of a punctilious and principled neurosurgeon whose aim is to save human lives, hides beneath it a manipulator who will stop at nothing to realize her dangerous ambitions and her megalomaniac designs. Most of the times, it's her eyes that do the talking , conveying her inner emotions.
Kirti Kulhari leaves an impact as Dr Saira Sabharwal who adulates Dr Gauri Nath oblivious of the fact that she is just a pawn in a battle of egos between Dr Gauri Nath and her rival Shinde. She perfectly conveys Saira's confusion over the efficacy of the drug trials being carried out by Manthan .
Vishal Jethwa impresses as Mangu who initially sees drug trials as a means to turn around his fortunes but is devastated when the reality of these fake trials emerges. He perfectly symptomises the plight of victims of these drug trials.
Seema Biswas does a fair job as Gauri Nath's Roma Maa.
Indraneil Sengupta is competent as Saira's husband Neil.
The rest of the cast, Including Ram Kapoor, Aditya Srivastava, Mohan Agashe, Gaurav Dwivedi, Shruti bapna and Sandeep Kulkarni lend able support .
In short, Human is an engrossing thriller that provides deep insight into the dark underbelly of the medical profession. It features good performances, by Shefali Shah and Kirti Kulhari.
My Rating; 3.5/5
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