The education system has proven to be a mine of different plot points and possibilities since TVF taught the world that this setup can look appealing on screen too. Every possible platform has tried the genre, but no one has. even comes close to what TVF has managed to do time and time again. Adding another program to the list of failures when trying to crack something like The Kota Factory is Physics Wallah. The premise of Physics Wallah is very similar to the protagonist of Jitendra Kumar
, in which a talented man goes against the system and tries to raise children regardless of their economic status or greed for high fees. The difference is that the Amazon Mini TV show is based on a true story.
And the sad thing is that they turn such a lucrative and inspiring story into a mundane spectacle. Go and read about Alakh Pandey on the internet and you will see. Written by Sameer Mishra with creator Abhishek Dhandharia, Physics Wallah steps through the door with aspirations to become the biopic of the man who rose from the ashes trying to become something of a robinhood. More like what Vikas Bahl successfully did with Super 30 (I personally didn't like it either, but
worked for the masses). But this show ends up looking like a cartoon while it's meant to be a motivational story about dedication and perseverance.
The gaps are so open and clear that you don't need to be an expert. Alakh Pandey is a real life person with real world problems. He hasn't lived by the episodes where one doesn't affect the other at all. Problems arise in Alakh's life and are solved in minutes, showing you the convenience the creators prioritize. There is no thread connecting things from beginning to end, just short stories.
Realism is lost at the point where people are good or bad, and Alakh doesn't have a single flaw about it. Or at least it doesn't stand out making him a more believable human being. Also who writes an entire show around one character when the remaining 6 or 7 have no life beyond the protagonist even for a minute. 6 hours and no other character has their own conflicts, dynamics or even a job beyond Alakh.
They all dedicated their lives to this man who is angry for no reason and doesn't even pay them half the time. Yes, a friend is probably in the merchant marine, but they're giving him physics lessons when he decides to speak up. about your experience. A scene so silly and forced that the presumption is plain to see.