Released on Disney+ Hotstar ‘The Freelancer’ web series presented by Neeraj Pandey’s Friday Storytellers and directed by Bhav Dhulia is based on Shirish Thorat’s book ‘A Ticket To Syria’. A realistic tale of a fearless ex-cop Avinash Kamath (Mohit Raina) who has been forced to quit his job, due to political interference in his day to day duty. He soon turns a mercenary, who is hired by international agencies. He takes tips from senior security expert Arif Khan (Anupam Kher). Avinash is on a mission to rescue his friend and ex-cop Inayat Khan’s ( Sushant Singh) daughter Alia (Kashmira Pardeshi), who has been cheated by her newly married husband, only to move along with his well to do business family from Malaysia, to an unknown destination, instead of earlier planned trip to Dubai.
This 4 episodes series which is an action packed thriller, also shows how such mercinaries are used by big international agencies for their personal gain on ‘give and take’ business. Mohit Raina is a perfect choice for the role of Avinash Kamat and he is well supported by versatile actor Anupam kher and promising Kashmira Pardeshi, who have major roles in this series, which unfortunately concludes at the most crucial time in the 4th episode.So, you have to wait for Part 2. ‘The Freelancer’ is a perfect family drama which has avoided using too much of rough abusive language and sex scenes , generally observed in a typical web series formula. Instead, the focus is more on the operation methods of such freelancers and their well planned rescue operations.
Certainly, a gripping series which holds you to the screen from start to finish.
Rating : ****