Hunkkaar review: Aneet Padda returns in a powerful role after Saiyaara

Hunkkaar review: Aneet Padda returns in a powerful role after Saiyaara Hunkkaar review: Aneet Padda, Fatima Sana Shaikh remain largely convincing, and own the best moments of the six-episode show.

Key points

• Hunkkaar review: Aneet Padda-starrer crime thriller and courtroom drama web series premieres on JioHotstar on September 25, 2026.
• The fresh spate began in 2020 with Bobby Deol spreading his beatific smile and vile ways through the multi-season 'Ashram'.
• Now comes 'Hunkkaar', in which the excellent Raghubir Yadav plays Baapji, the all-seeing seer who preys upon young girls.
• Hunkkaar review: The rampage of dhongi babas, spellbound bhakts and shell-shocked victims continues apace.

Meanwhile, the fresh spate began in 2020 with Bobby Deol spreading his beatific smile and vile ways through the multi-season 'Ashram'. In 2023, we saw Manoj Bajpayee fighting a lone battle against a powerful self-styled godman, based on the real-life Asaram, in 'Sirf Ek Banda Kaafi Hai'. That was followed by Jaideep Ahlawat jumping into the role of the rapacious 'Maharaj' in a film of the same name in 2024.

Now comes 'Hunkkaar', in which the excellent Raghubir Yadav plays Baapji, the all-seeing seer who preys upon young girls. While the casting seems, at first glance, to be inspired – I mean, the always likeable Yadav turning into a monster, can you imagine – not being able to overcome the utter familiarity of the subject never allows Hunkkaar to become its own beast.

Taken together, the developments around hunkkaar review: Aneet Padda returns in a powerful role after Saiyaara point to a situation that is still moving, and the coming days should bring more clarity.