Jitendra Kumar, Vaibhav More, Ranjan Raj, Alam Khan, Revathi Pillai, Ahsaas Channa, Urvi Singh, Rajesh Kumar, and Tilottama Shome are the cast members.
Made by Arunabh Kumar
Director: Mehta Pratish
Netflix is the streaming service.
Languages: Tamil, Telugu, Hindi, and English
Runtime: Five forty-minute episodes
What It Concerns:
When Kota Factory first opened, there were a few 14- and 15-year-old children remaining in Kota, which was dubbed the “education capital of India.” After that, these bright young minds were ready for the most difficult exams in India, like NEET and IIT. The program also began drawing attention to the coaching system’s small shortcomings.
However, Jeetu Bhaiya emerged as the main character of Kota Factory, uniting the entire series by portraying these young soldiers as Dronacharya on the battlefield. However, the Dronacharya did not divide the children into two groups: the studious Kauravas and the less studious Pandavas.
The plot of the second season was more disorganized, with Jeetu Bhaiya switching allegiance and these kids‘ issues taking center stage.
Do students’ triumphs and struggles mirror those of their teachers? Season 3 of Kota Factory breaks it down, including moments of failure and moments of success.
Script Analysis
This season’s five episodes have been carefully broken down into five general student problems, while Jeetu Bhaiya’s conflict serves as the focal point for the whole thing. Even though Jeetu Bhaiya deals with mental health issues, he fights like a war hero for his students as well. In the first episode, he helps them deal with issues of low self-esteem and jealousy of others’ success. He also calls them out when they stray from their true goals and choose an easier path to financial success, giving them advice when they are demotivated and risk failing an exam too soon.
Star Performance
This time, Rajesh Kumar (Rosesh Sarabhai) and Tilottama Shome are presented as Jeetu Bhaiya’s left and right hands by Kota Factory. Tillotama’s Pooja Didi is unquestionably the future of this series, should it continue, even while Rajesh Kumar’s less act excels, providing the drama with a solid and profound foundation.
Since he falters in some of the most crucial moments of the five-episode web series, Mayur More faces pressure from the students to take the lead in the narrative, which is evident in the film. Rajmukund Meena, played by Ranjan Raj, is likely to have the greatest high this time around because of his internal struggle, his pursuit of answers, and his eventual transformation into a Jeetu Bhaiya likeness.
Guidance & Music
Pratish Mehta, the season’s director, has worked hard to elevate the dialogue about Kota and draw attention to the true problems facing this education capital, which is fighting capitalism and unnecessarily imprisoning young people. There have, however, been times when Pratish fails to uphold the caliber of his work or fails to meet his own higher standards.
For example, Vaibhav’s concluding speech, in which he expresses his rage, exasperation, and desperation, resembles an animated rendition of the language from Pyaar Ka Punchnama, starring Kartik Aaryan, and has a similar pace and rhythm. The resemblance is so striking that it seizes the scene’s significance and gravity in an instant!
Similar to this, the moisture that was painted over in Jitendra Kumar’s Jeetu Bhaiya’s house but returned when Jeetu Bhaiya was going through his lowest points in life ought to have been magically supported by well-written prose. However, the moment just intensifies without ever reaching its peak.
Similar to that, Kota Factory’s music seems a little out of place this time. The music probably settled at certain points due to the storyline, but overall, for the majority of the passages, it was the other way around. For example, the song Main Bola Hey comes at a period in the series where I had no idea what Vaibhav was going through or how intense his emotions were.
What Functions
This season, Jeetu Bhaiya is traveling in search of his “Jeevan ka Satya,” which is an intriguing way to add some balance to the Kota story. It appears quite real that Jeetu is having difficulty deciding whether to play Krishna or Dronacharya in his students’ lives. The narrative constantly revolves around the conflict between becoming Guru or Sir, Sir or Bhaiya, and it’s fascinating to watch Jeetu Bhaiya’s shortcomings and mistakes openly discussed as he attempts to manage a teaching center.
This time, the discussion broadens to include concerns regarding student education policies and Jeetu Bhaiya’s ability to address them. He discusses the shortcomings of the system.
What Is Ineffective
The plot occasionally veers off course or discontinues. Whether it is Shivangi feeling uneasy before the test or Vartika’s problem of managing poor self-esteem in front of her lover. There is never a time when we see Jeetu Bhaiya encouraging the spirits of the girls in his institute or bringing a female teacher to allude to the female representation at the IIT. It would have been very nice to have one or two scenes when they told their story.
Kota Factory has always had outstanding writing and impactful conversation throughout its seasons. You are in the wrong class if you are the smartest student in the class! From Jeevan ka Satya to Dream nahi Aim karo to giving the Hindi code Awesome – (Aushadhi, Swasthya Aur Mummy) to 21 din ki aadat! Kota Factory featured a lot of strong moments in these profoundly worded, well-written exchanges that have an effect.
However, the third season falls short in this regard, with only one line—Jeet Ki Taiyyari nahi Taiyyari hi Jeet Hai—hitting home. However, Kota Factory season 3 only scratches the surface, implying discussions about Kota becoming a factory, students coping with suicides, students coping with thoughts of suicide, and despair.
Final Thoughts
Even if Kota Factory season 3 has its share of problems, Jeetu Bhaiya has taught us that weak pupils are not always strong. Despite obvious flaws in the current season, its heart is still in the right place. In a pivotal moment for the program, Jeetu Bhaiya in the series fiercely defends his students when someone recommends he divide them into studious and less studious groups.
