State of Siege: 26/11

State Of Siege: 26/11
Poster
Written by	Joshua Caldwell Sandeep Unnithan
Directed by	Matthew Leutwyler Prashant Singh
Starring	Arjan Bajwa Arjun Bijlani Jyoti Gauba Vivek Dahiya Tara Alisha Berry Mukul Dev
Country of origin	India
Original language	Hindi
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	8
Production
Producers	Shantanu Tungare Roopali Singh
Cinematography	Richard Henkels
Running time	Approx 30 mins each episode
Original release
Network	ZEE5
Release	20 March 2020 (2020-03-20)

State Of Siege: 26/11 is an Indian Hindi-language action thriller web series on ZEE5, directed by Matthew Leutwyler & Prashant Singh and produced by Shantanu Tungare & Roopali Singh. The series is based on Sandip Unnithan's book Black Tornado: The Three Sieges of Mumbai 26/11. The web series features Arjan Bajwa, Arjun Bijlani, Jyoti Gauba, Vivek Dahiya, Tara Alisha Berry and Mukul Dev in prominent roles. The web series portrays the lesser know facts of the brave NSG commandos and their perspective during the ghastly 26/11 terrorist attacks. The series was launched on 20 March 2020 on ZEE5.

Plot

The series dipicts the terrorist attacks from the lens of NSG Commandos who were called in to save the day during the 26/11 terrorist attacks after the Mumbai Police suffered major casualties.

Cast

• Arjan Bajwa as Col. Kunal Sahota
• Arjun Bijlani as Maj. Nikhil Manikrishnan
• Jyoti Gauba
• Vivek Dahiya as Capt. Rohit Bagga
• Tara Alisha Berry as Parvati Patil
• Mukul Dev as Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhavi

Episodes

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date
1	"The Calm Before The Storm"	Matthew Leutwyler, Prashant Singh	Joshua Caldwell, Sandeep Unnithan	20 March 2020 (2020-03-20)
2	"This Is War"	Matthew Leutwyler, Prashant Singh	Joshua Caldwell, Sandeep Unnithan	20 March 2020 (2020-03-20)
3	"The Countdown Begins"	Matthew Leutwyler, Prashant Singh	Joshua Caldwell, Sandeep Unnithan	20 March 2020 (2020-03-20)
4	"State Of Siege"	Matthew Leutwyler, Prashant Singh	Joshua Caldwell, Sandeep Unnithan	20 March 2020 (2020-03-20)
5	"Counter Strike"	Matthew Leutwyler, Prashant Singh	Joshua Caldwell, Sandeep Unnithan	20 March 2020 (2020-03-20)
6	"Commando Down"	Matthew Leutwyler, Prashant Singh	Joshua Caldwell, Sandeep Unnithan	20 March 2020 (2020-03-20)
7	"Black Tornado - The Final Battle"	Matthew Leutwyler, Prashant Singh	Joshua Caldwell, Sandeep Unnithan	20 March 2020 (2020-03-20)
8	"Bonus Feature - The Making Of a Terrorist"	Matthew Leutwyler, Prashant Singh	Joshua Caldwell, Sandeep Unnithan	20 March 2020 (2020-03-20)

Release

The trailer of the series was released on 26 February 2020 and later-on the web series was premiered on 20 March 2020 on ZEE5.

Reception

Pallavi Pahwa from Firstpost stated State of Siege: 26/11 is the first such series that looks at the 26/11 attacks from the NSG Commandos perspective and how they managed to neutralize the terrorists and their plans. Jyoti kanyal from India Today briefly stated State of Siege 26/11 will remind you of all the documentaries, films and shows based on the Mumbai terror attacks, but what is unique about this show is that it narrates the story from the perspective of the NSG.

Arushi jain from The Indian Express summarizes her take stating State of Siege 26/11 gives you a stirring visual account of the 2008 Mumbai attacks and compels you to keep watching Udita Jhunjhunwala from Scroll.in wrote "State of Siege is less about the victims and their trauma and more about the men with the guns and power."

External Links

• State of Siege: 26/11 at IMDb
• Expiry Date on ZEE5