‘Aarya’ Review: Sushmita Shines in a Show That Struggles With Pace

Chandrachur Singh, who also makes a comeback after ages, is there for only a couple of episodes but wins us over with an avuncular charm. This is a family that, under all its regal shimmer, has some dark secrets that create an uneasy foreboding tone. A powerful drug mafia kingpin Shekhawat threatens Tej and his partners Sangram and Jawahar with dire consequences, and the story unfolds subsequently. Smelling a foul game ACP Khan, played with razor-sharp precision by Vikas Kumar, tries to get hold of the culprits and the one pitchforked into these extraordinary circumstances is Aarya. The narrative is throbbing with family drama and intrigue with each character, be it Maya Sarao as her Aarya’s best friend, Sikander Kher as the quiet family loyalist Daulat or mother Sohaila Kapur drowning her sorrows in alcohol.