OTT Platform: ZEE5
Star Cast: Raghav Jual, Kritika Kamra, Dhariya Karva, Akash Dixit
Genre: Fantasy Thriller
Time travel is a subject that has been the subject of several films and web series. Each time creators try to explore different and unique possibilities of time travel. The story of Raghav Jual and Kritika Kamra’s web series Gyara Girah is also based on the same concept. Released on OTT platform ZEE5, the series spans three different time periods (1990, 2001, 2016). Raghav Jual plays an honest and hard-working police officer (Yug Arya) who wants to solve a case, an episode of which he has experienced in his childhood.
What is the story of the series ‘Eleven Eleven’?
Yug reports to a female police officer Vamika (Kritika Kamra). Vamika is somewhat jealous of Yuga but also trusts his talent. The story begins in a time where there are going to be major changes in the law and justice system and every 15 year old case will be closed. Attempts to solve the murder of an 11-year-old girl take a turn when a walkie-talkie light in a junkyard in a store room suddenly turns on and, despite having no batteries, At precisely 11:11 PM, an officer named Shaurya Antwal (Dhararia Karva) reports about it.
At first Yug doesn’t understand anything but when he tries to verify the information he got from an officer named Shaurya on this walkie-talkie, he realizes that every information is not only correct, but in court. It may also prove a crime to do so. Things take such a turn that Yug and Vamika together try to solve the girl’s case and also catch the culprit. But the case becomes so viral in the news that the government announces that 15-year-old criminal cases will not be closed. Now the challenge is to solve the new case.
Every night at 11:11, Yug talks to Shaurya and they both share some clues with each other that will help them to stop these crimes and catch their killers in their respective time zones. are Vamika doesn’t know that the person Yug talks to on the walkie talkie is the person she loved and who is dead. The cases of all the three time frames are so intertwined with each other that the level of suspense and thriller remains very high. The story is written in such a way that it becomes very difficult to predict what will happen next.
The first episode starts a bit slow but after the role is established, at the end of each episode it becomes difficult for you to play the next episode. Will Yug, Vamika and Shaurya be able to solve this time travel puzzle of past, future and present? Will Vamika find her love? Will the criminals these officers are investigating be punished for what they have done? And the biggest question is why these signals come on the walkie talkie only at 11.11 pm? You have to watch the series to know the answers to all such questions.
What is positive in the film and where did it go wrong?
This Hindi adaptation of the Korean web series ‘Signal’ is getting a great response. There is no doubt that the story is strong but apart from that the way it has been executed is also commendable. Everything from the background music to the acting of the actors is strong. Like every project, this time also Raghav Jual is seen trying to give his best. The climax of the series makes you think. Umesh Bhatt has filmed every frame so beautifully that it is a pleasure to watch. VFX is also used here and there, which does not seem strange.
Should You Watch ZEE5’s Serial ‘Eleven Eleven’ Or Not?
Overall, if you love watching suspense thriller and fiction series and movies then this series is for you. The intensity of the story keeps you engaged and the audience is constantly trying to solve the puzzle along with the story, which is quite interesting.
