Mahabharat Murders is a Bengali TV series directed by Soumik Haldar and stars Priyanka Sarkar, Arjun Chakrabarty, Saswata Chatterjee, Rishav Basu, Kaushik Sen, Rajdeep Gupta, and Debasish Mondal. The series has 12 episodes and three episodes will release every week till June 3 and the episodes have a runtime of around 25 minutes each. It is based on the novel of the same name by Arnab Ray.
Hoichoi describes the series as:
A SERIAL KILLER PERCEIVES HIMSELF AS THE MODERN-DAY DURYODHAN AND VICIOUSLY KILLS THE PEOPLE HE PERCEIVES AS THE PANDAVAS. INVESTIGATING OFFICERS RUKSANA AND SIDDHARTHA ENCOUNTER SEVERAL TWISTS AND TURNS IN THIS 21ST CENTURY KURUKSHETRA TO UNCOVER THE MASTERMIND BEHIND THIS GRUESOME GAME OF REVENGE.
– Mahabharat Murders review does not contain spoilers –
Mahabharat Murders part 4, the latest and last addition to this sordid murder mystery, gives us a story like no other. I have spent the better part of this week wondering who could’ve been the murderer. And, here we are with the last 3 episodes and some answers that no one could’ve honestly thought of.
Although I won’t get into spoilers, the series deftly puts forth some twisted logic and ends on a very poignant point – how long can the abused suffer in silence? Is it fair? Also – where is women’s place in society? The answers to both of these questions are left for the audience to ponder. Murder is bad, but what do we do with those in society who continuously, over extended periods of time, abuse and torture those around them?
Should victims keep their mouths shut and just accept their fate? Should they fight back?
These are questions that the series doesn’t try answering and instead, it shows us what happens when society fails to protect those who are most vulnerable and they grow up with hate in their hearts. I liked these uncomfortable questions and the result of society’s hypocrisy just strengthens the moral dilemmas that are presented. The Mahabharat plays a huge role is strengthening the questions and is the life-blood of the series. It’s ok if your knowledge is a little rusty, Mahabharat Murders really explains everything in the last episode so you won’t miss out on the references.
All in all, Mahabharat Murders part 4 ends on an interesting and ambiguous note which will leave you with several moral questions. The series honestly redefines the term “family secrets”!
Mahabharat Murder Ending Explained
So, let’s start from the past. The story starts with Pabitra Chatterjee’s father, born to a wealthy family and having absolutely horrible morals. He rapes their house-help Kusum Das who eventually gives birth to Abirlal. Now, obviously, as rich, spoilt men usually do – he tries to get rid of the evidence and puts Abirlal in an orphanage. However, karma comes back for him and he falls horribly ill and their family’s religious guru saves him from death’s door.
After this, he has an epiphany of sorts and in order to do right, marries Kusum. Unfortunately for him, that, too, turns horribly wrong after he contracts AIDS thanks to his promiscuous past and turns impotent. Unable to have an heir, his family allows the guruji to rape Kusum and Pabitra is eventually born. However, this doesn’t sit right with Kusum’s husband, whose fragile male ego lashes out by physically and mentally abusing Kusum and ignoring Pabitra. He eventually gets Abirlal back from the orphanage because he’s his blood and starts to dote on him, much to Pabitra’s dismay.
Eventually, Kusum is forced to leave and she ends up marrying Kankan Singha with whom she has Siddhartho. Unfortunately, he, too, starts abusing Kusum after getting to know her past and she is forced to ask her ex for help. That turns out to be a bad idea as he used Abirlal to murder her and Pabitra lands the last blow. All of this was seen by Laltu, one of the workers in Dharmadas’s home. Laltu loved Kusum as his own sister and the blow comes down hard on him.
After this, he takes Siddhartho under his wing and saves him from regular bullying. The trauma from his childhood turns him bitter and resentful and he turns himself in Durjodhan while playing the part in a neighbourhood production. He murders his tormentors with Laltu’s guidance and writes The Mahabharat from Durjodhan’s perspective under a pseudonym.
It is also Siddhartho who started this tale all over again. He dated Devika and when he gets to know about her profession, the old trauma comes back to haunt him and he again goes on a killing spree according to the Mahabharat stories. His last target was Pabitra, whom he didn’t know was his half-brother, and the latter murdered him first to save himself and also to frame Abirlal who was blackmailing him.
In the end, Ruksana and Laltu use a recording device to get the confession and post it for the world to see (or, well, hear).
Summing up: Mahabharat Murders Part 4
Mahabharat Murders has been a joy to watch. It’s gripping and shocking and the end is twisty enough to enjoy binging over the weekend. Now that all the episodes are out, it’s a good idea to watch the entire series together in order to get a feel of everything and connect the dots which looked a bit hazy previously. All in all, the series is a fun and thrilling watch and goes above any expectations that you might have had after the disastrous Dour!
Mahabharat Murders is streaming on Hoichoi.
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