Directed by Nikkhil Advani, the Prime Video series stars Mohit Raina, Konkana Sen Sharma, Shreya Dhanwanthary, Natasha Bhardwaj, Satyajeet Dubey, Mrunmayee Deshpande, Tina Desai, Prakash Belawadi, Ridhi Dogra, Balaji Gauri, Sonali Kulkarni and others.
The first season of Mumbai Diaries introduced us to the Bombay General Hospital, its staff, their family members and more set against the backdrop of the 26/11 attack. It highlighted the valour and the sacrifices made by the first responders during the crisis and how the event ended up shaping their lives.
Mumbai Diaries Season 2 starts with the aftermath of 26/11; we meet all our characters 6 months later (although it represents the 2005 floods, we assume that we are somewhere in 2009 given the 26/11 happened in 2008). Bombay General Hospital’s Head of Trauma Surgery, Dr. Kaushik Oberoi’s life is not as glorious as it used to be.
The first-year residents- Sujata, Diya and Ahaan are in their second year now, and there are new residents on the premises. But with Dr. Oberoi’s career at stake, he isn’t there to guide them.
As the series progresses and the various events in the life of all the characters unfold, the Mumbai Floods 26th July calamity hits everyone. How the lives of the first responders change yet again due to this is what lies at the core of this season of the show.
With tears, smiles, humour and seriousness, the show gives us various perspectives and points without coming across as preachy, something that has become a common occurrence in the world of cinema nowadays.
Mumbai Diaries Season 2 does what Season 1 failed to put forward: a true representation of the catastrophe, the aggression, frustration and struggle of the individuals involved and the one light of hope for tomorrow that keeps a person going.
Mohit Raina returns with the kind of tenderness and pain that is so unique to him that it will make you root for him even more. Dr. Oberoi is a changed man now, and Raina leaves no stone unturned to show us that. Konkana Sen Sharma’s Chitra Das gets more priority in this season, with her backstory finally being revealed to us. And we have none other than the talented Parambrata Chattopadhyay to aid it.
The little moments of joy as well as the anxiety-inducing moments of crisis, everything just fit together like puzzle pieces giving us a balanced flavour of all things one would expect from a good drama.