Dhanbad Blues 2018 Season 1 All Episodes E Top |top|
The 2018 web series Dhanbad Blues , directed by Sourav Chakraborty
- Authenticity: The series was shot on location in Dhanbad and Sindri. The heat and dust are visceral.
- Performances: Vivan Bhatena delivers a career-best performance. Mohan Agashe’s Babloo Sahu is terrifying because he is soft-spoken.
- The Soundtrack: The "E Top" opening track, Dhanbad Blues (Instrumental) , uses a harmonica and a burnt acoustic guitar—mimicking the wheezing of coal miners.
- A regional or independent short film series that had a limited release.
- A confusion with another crime drama set in the coalfields of Dhanbad, Jharkhand (e.g., Jamtara on Netflix, which is about phishing scams, or Mithila Blues or Gangs of Wasseypur which has a similar gritty tone).
- A misremembered title — perhaps Dhanbad: The Coal Mafia (2019) or a documentary.