5 reasons why 'The Family Man' is the best Indian espionage web series

It takes a lot of effort in the making of a spy thriller series and The Family Man has proven to be one of the best ones that have kept the audience hooked to their screens Starring Manoj Bajpayee in the lead and directed by Raj and DK The Family Man has all the elements that will make you bingewatch the whole series Not convinced yetWellhellip here are five reasons that make The Family Man the best Indian espionage seriesSpies are normal people guysA still from The Family Man 2Now we all know how overthetop the Indian spy shows and movies have exaggerated the portrayal of the lead as largerthanlife action heroes However The Family Man keeps its lead grounded in reality Just because yoursquore a covert agent does not mean you donrsquot have lsquocommon manrsquo problems like that of money family traffic etc The man keeps running from pillar to post to secure a home loan Srikant Tiwari is exactly how we would imagine a real spy to be ndash trying to save the country while dealing with family problemsIs the lsquobad guyrsquo really a bad guyThe Family Man addresses realworld subjects and topics just like how things are in the real world Not everything is shown as black or white Even the socalled lsquobad guysrsquo have their own reasons which are rooted in reallife experiences which make them do what they do There are clear grey areas on both sides and the show doesnrsquot shy away from addressing themAlso Read From Satya to The Family Man five perfect crimethrillers by Manoj BajpayeeGood always wins Maybe maybe notWhile we have been taught that good always wins there are times when we may have a setback or a failure If yoursquove watched the first season of the show you know exactly what wersquore talking about The climax proved that even though there are good guys and bad guys being on the right side of the narrative doesnrsquot guarantee you a thing Real agents often deal with mission failures and The Family Manis not scared to show thatA solid ensemble castSometimes the trope with espionage shows or movies is that they spend way too much time jazzing up the lead while paying hardly any attention to secondary characters This often leads to onedimensional stereotypes that ruin the experience for everyone The Family Manwriters however did not fall into that trap Instead they worked on developing the secondary characters really well JK Moosa Saloni all these characters have wellwritten arcs and strong characters irrespective of their screen timeAlso Read Manoj Bajpayee on The Family Man 2 Here to tell a story not to offend anyoneThe perfect paceThere is not one slow or rushed moment in The Family Man The pacing of the show is one of its best features We accompany Srikant on his mission across the length and breadth of India in the story and yet at no point does it feel like a rush job Not many shows manage to have such tight pacingThe Family Man 2 starring Manoj Bajpayee Priya Mani Samantha Akkineni and Sharib Hashmi among others will begin streaming on June 4 2021 on Amazon Prime VideoAlso Read The Family Man 2 Raj and DK issue a statement over the shows controversy