chutzpah
Director: Simarpreet Singh
Cast: Varun Sharma, Manjot Singh, Elnaaz Norouzi, Tanya Maniktala, Gautam Mehra, Kshitij Chauhan
The web series Chutzpa, which revolves around the battle between balancing multiple personalities, one offline and the other on a virtual platform, tries too hard to attract Gen Z at times. Over the course of seven episodes, there are moments that might make one think that the producers simply looked at Urban Dictionary and included the top ten words of their choice in their script, just to find relatability among the youth. And for a series that focuses broadly on the role of social media and depicts the rapidly expanding virtual world, some of the scenes are painful and unnecessarily stretched.
But Mrigdeep Singh Lamba and Simparpreet Singh’s chutzpah on SonyLIV is different in that it treats the internet as another character rather than just a prop; This is a character who sees the most development by the time the series ends. What makes his effort commendable is that the makers don’t shy away from showing the dark side of the character. A party that uses virtual media to pretend to be an invisibility cloak, gaslight, manipulate, bully and actually change one’s life with the click of a button.
The rest of the cast only praises this development. We don’t see the same old joke between Varun Sharma and Manjot Singh, which is a relief as the actors got a chance to experiment with characters they rarely portray. Some characters borrow their behavior from the social media influencers around us and we see their quirks in stereotypes. However, those are the moments that are sure to laugh and lift the mood. Elnaaz Norouzi exudes confidence and grace as a camgirl, and Tanya Maniktala, once again, proves her potential as an actor so early in her career. Debutant Kshitij Chauhan is no less than a seasoned artiste and Gautam Mehta’s energy is unmatched.
The show also attempts to bring out the emotions that we often hide in our online personas, and that is the gist of it.
The chutzpah is a constant reminder of the fact that we are easily visible and accessible; That in the age of digital evolution there is really nothing that can be called private. Cyberspace can break you much more easily than it can make you. It is a reminder that even if you deny reality or cast your hidden desires into the virtual world, you can never really escape it. Most importantly, chutzpah doesn’t let you forget that, in the end, you’re left with you, and whatever side you choose to show, whether in reality or on the Internet, the results will always hold.
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