‘Kull’ review: A soggy soap opera about rowdy royals

In a typical dialogue exchange in Kull, a woman asks her sister, when was the last time we had a cup of tea in peace? Never, as it turns out – seconds later, the siblings are behaving like drunken men in a pub who feel compelled to brawl without quite knowing why.

Anything that could go downhill rapidly does in Kull The Legacy of the Raisingghs, to give the show its full fortune-baiting title. Created by Ektaa Kapoor and Shobha Kapoor and directed by Sahir Raza, the Hindi-language series follows a bunch of rowdy royals who are impossible to root for or even comprehend.

The JioHotsar show is set in the fictitious state of Bilkaner, with any resemblance to Rajasthan being entirely coincidental. Although Bilkaner has an elected chief minister, Jograj (Rohit Tiwari), the seat of power is the Raisinggh palace – which is on the verge of being leased to a hotel group because of massive debts.

The business deal pits the siblings Indrani (Nimrat Kaur), Kavya (Ridhi Dogra), Abhimanyu (Amol Parashar) and Brij (Gaurav Arora), their father’s illegitimate son, against each other. A murder or two worsen the situation.

Indrani, who is married to the chief minister’s son Vikram (Suhaas Ahuja), tries to play peacekeeper but is...

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