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Tanaav · Season 1 · SonyLIV

Tanaav Season 1

Tanaav Season 1 is a WORTH-IT, BollyMeter 7.8/10. 12 episodes on SonyLIV from 11 November 2022.

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BollyMeter7.8/10Individual episode IMDb ratings cluster in the 7.9-8.4 range; critics at Times of India and Scroll.in praised the breakneck pacing and striking Kashmir cinematography, while Hindustan Times and Film Companion flagged the adaptation's unwillingness to interrogate the conflict from multiple angles.

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What BollyAI Thinks

Tanaav premiered on SonyLIV on November 11, 2022 - India's official adaptation of the Israeli action thriller Fauda, transposed from the West Bank to the Kashmir Valley in 2017. Directors Sachin Krishn and Sudhir Mishra established the show's register immediately: kinetic editing, authentic Kashmiri locations and dialogue, and a relentless operational momentum borrowed from its Israeli source. Times of India called it a nail-biting espionage thriller that moves at a breakneck pace. Scroll.in noted it as an undoubtedly gripping thriller but cautioned that it rushes past the important questions about the conflict it depicts. Film Companion's review registered the same tension: the show delivers action-thriller propulsion but shies away from the moral complexity that made Fauda itself divisive and essential. Episode ratings on IMDb sit between 7.9 and 8.4, indicating consistent audience engagement across the twelve-episode run.

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The Room

  • “A nail-biting espionage thriller set in Kashmir that moves at a breakneck pace throughout.”
    Times of India
  • “The show delivers the sugar rush of a fast-paced action thriller.”
    Film Companion

Standout Episodes

The hours worth arguing about — premieres, finales, and the turning points. BollyAI reads the room episode by episode.

  1. E1Resurrection7.9

    The premiere resets the premise cleanly: a burned operative pulled back into the field in a region he knows too well, facing an enemy who exploits both the terrain and the institutional fractures within the STG. The Kashmir setting is deployed without exoticization.

    The moment: The opening field operation that establishes what the STG is willing to do - and what its costs will be.

  2. E6An Eye For An Eye8.4

    The season's mid-point is its highest-rated episode on IMDb, building the personal stakes that the procedural opening had deliberately underplayed. The episode's title announces its moral logic plainly, and the show follows through.

    The moment: A confrontation that collapses the professional distance between hunter and target - the scene that critics noted as Tanaav's most Fauda-faithful moment.