The Night Manager (Indian TV series)

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{{Infobox television
| image = The_Night_Manager_(Indian_TV_ series).jpg
| caption =
| genre = {{ubl|[[Espionage]] [[Suspense]] [[Crime Drama]]}}
| creator = Sandeep Modi
| based_on = {{Based on|''[[The Night Manager (TV series)|The Night Manager]]''|[[John le Carré]]}}
| inspired_by =
| writer = [[David Farr (theatre director)|David Farr]] ''Dialogues'' {{ubl|Akshat Ghildial |Shantanu Srivastava}}
| screenplay = Shridhar Raghavan
| story =''adopted'' {{ubl|Sandeep Modi|Shridhar Raghavan}}
| director = {{ubl|Sandeep Modi|Priyanka Ghose}}
| starring = [[Anil Kapoor]] [[Aditya Roy Kapur]] [[Sobhita Dhulipala]]
| theme_music_composer = [[Santhosh Narayanan]]
| composer = [[Sam C. S.]]
| country = India
| language = Hindi
| num_seasons = 1
| num_episodes = 4
| runtime = 43- 51 minutes
| executive_producer = {{ubl|[[John le Carré]]|David Farr|Gaurav Banerjee|Sandeep Modi|Sohail Abbas|Simon Cornwell|Stephon Cornwell|Arthur Wang|Joseph Tsai|Manisha Mudgal|Susanne Bier|Tessa Inkellar}}
| producer = {{ubl|Deepak Dhar|Rishi Negi|Rajesh Chadha}}
| cinematography = Benjamin Jasper Anik Ram Verma
| editor = Parikshit Jha
| company = [[Banijay|Banijay Asia]] The Ink Factory
| network = [[Disney+ Hotstar]]
| first_aired = {{Start date|df=y|2023|2|17}}
| last_aired =
}}

'''''The Night Manager''''' is a [[Hindi]]-language [[Crime fiction|crime]] [[Thriller (genre)|thriller]] television series created by Sandeep Modi,<ref>{{cite news |last=Jha |first=Lata |title=Disney+ Hotstar announces new show 'The Night Manager' |url=https://www.livemint.com/industry/media/disney-hotstar-announces-new-show-the-night-manager-11673932545809.html |access-date=12 February 2023 |work=[[Mint (newspaper)|Mint]] |date=17 January 2023 |language=en |archive-date=12 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230212113635/https://www.livemint.com/industry/media/disney-hotstar-announces-new-show-the-night-manager-11673932545809.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Mathur |first=Vinamra |title=EXCLUSIVE {{!}} Sandeep Modi on directing The Night Manager remake: 'I don't know why Disney came to me for it'-Entertainment News, Firstpost |url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/exclusive-sandeep-modi-on-directing-the-night-manager-remake-i-dont-know-why-disney-came-to-me-for-it-12165182.html |access-date=16 February 2023 |work=[[Firstpost]] |date=16 February 2023 |language=en |archive-date=16 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230216125912/https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/exclusive-sandeep-modi-on-directing-the-night-manager-remake-i-dont-know-why-disney-came-to-me-for-it-12165182.html |url-status=live }}</ref> which serves as a remake of the British television series ''[[The Night Manager (TV series)|The Night Manager]]'' (2016) based on the [[John le Carré|John Le Carre]]'s [[The Night Manager|novel of the same name]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Ramachandran |first=Naman |author-link=Naman Ramachandran |title=Aditya Roy Kapur on Stepping Into Tom Hiddleston's Shoes in Disney+ Hotstar Indian Adaptation of 'The Night Manager' (EXCLUSIVE) |url=https://variety.com/2023/global/asia/the-night-manager-disney-hotstar-india-aditya-roy-kapoor-tom-hiddleston-1235519067/ |access-date=11 February 2023 |work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |date=10 February 2023 |archive-date=11 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230211074227/https://variety.com/2023/global/asia/the-night-manager-disney-hotstar-india-aditya-roy-kapoor-tom-hiddleston-1235519067/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Srivastava |first=Samriddhi |title=Sobhita Dhulipala joins Aditya Roy Kapur, Anil Kapoor in The Night Manager Hindi remake |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/binge-watch/story/sobhita-dhulipala-joins-aditya-roy-kapur-anil-kapoor-in-the-night-manager-hindi-remake-1913147-2022-02-15 |access-date=11 February 2023 |work=[[India Today]] |date=February 15, 2022 |language=en |archive-date=2023-02-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230211120429/https://www.indiatoday.in/binge-watch/story/sobhita-dhulipala-joins-aditya-roy-kapur-anil-kapoor-in-the-night-manager-hindi-remake-1913147-2022-02-15 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Mukherjee |first=Richa |title=The Night Manager: Anil Kapoor And Aditya Roy Kapur In A BTS Pic |url=https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/anil-kapoor-shares-a-bts-moment-with-the-night-manager-aditya-roy-kapur-3775446 |access-date=12 February 2023 |work=[[NDTV]] |date=February 12, 2023 |archive-date=12 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230212095317/https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/anil-kapoor-shares-a-bts-moment-with-the-night-manager-aditya-roy-kapur-3775446 |url-status=live }}</ref>

''The Night Manager'' stars [[Anil Kapoor]], [[Aditya Roy Kapur]] and [[Sobhita Dhulipala]],<ref>{{cite news |last=Khan |first=Lubna |title=The Night Manager First Look: Aditya Roy Kapur, Anil Kapoor look intense; 5 things to know about the show |url=https://www.pinkvilla.com/entertainment/news/the-night-manager-first-look-aditya-roy-kapur-anil-kapoor-look-intense-5-things-to-know-about-the-show-1205970 |access-date=11 February 2023 |work=[[Pinkvilla]] |date=10 January 2023 |language=en |archive-date=11 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230211123540/https://www.pinkvilla.com/entertainment/news/the-night-manager-first-look-aditya-roy-kapur-anil-kapoor-look-intense-5-things-to-know-about-the-show-1205970 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=The Night Manager Web Series (2023) {{!}} Release Date, Review, Cast, Trailer, Watch Online at Disney+ Hotstar |url=https://www.gadgets360.com/entertainment/the-night-manager-web-series-115266 |website=[[NDTV|Gadgets 360]] |access-date=11 February 2023 |language=en |archive-date=11 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230211090951/https://www.gadgets360.com/entertainment/the-night-manager-web-series-115266 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Bureau |first1=The Hindu |title='The Night Manager' trailer out; series to premiere on February 17 |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/the-night-manager-trailer-out-series-to-premiere-on-february-17/article66413039.ece |url-access=subscription |access-date=11 February 2023 |work=[[The Hindu]] |date=20 January 2023 |language=en-IN |archive-date=11 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230211094930/https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/the-night-manager-trailer-out-series-to-premiere-on-february-17/article66413039.ece |url-status=live }}</ref> and [[Tillotama Shome]], [[Ravi Behl]], [[Saswata Chatterjee]] in supporting roles.<ref>{{cite news |last=Chaubey |first=Pranita |title=The Night Manager Trailer: Trust Is Anil Kapoor And Aditya Roy Kapur's Only Currency |url=https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/the-night-manager-trailer-out-anil-kapoor-and-aditya-roy-kapur-are-all-set-for-action-3709588 |access-date=11 February 2023 |work=[[NDTV]] |date=January 20, 2023 |archive-date=11 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230211003120/https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/the-night-manager-trailer-out-anil-kapoor-and-aditya-roy-kapur-are-all-set-for-action-3709588 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Salunkhe |first=Sameer |title=Saswata Chatterjee: 'My chemistry with Anil Kapoor is very important in The Night Manager' |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/entertainment/saswata-chatterjee-my-chemistry-with-anil-kapoor-is-very-important-in-the-night-manager/cid/1911238 |access-date=11 February 2023 |work=[[The Telegraph (India)|Telegraph India]] |date=January 21, 2023 |archive-date=11 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230211122520/https://www.telegraphindia.com/entertainment/saswata-chatterjee-my-chemistry-with-anil-kapoor-is-very-important-in-the-night-manager/cid/1911238 |url-status=live }}</ref>

== Plot ==
Shantanu 'Shaan' Sengupta, a former [[Lieutenant]] in the [[Indian Navy]], is currently working as a night manager in a premiere star hotel in [[Dhaka]], amidst the [[Rohingya genocide]] in 2017. He is approached by Safina Kidwai, a 14 year-old girl married to the majority share owner of the star hotel, Freddie Rehman, to help her escape to India. Upon his refusal, she steals his phone and discreetly records a meeting in Shaan's phone between Shaildendra 'Shelly' Rungta and her Freddy, about buying and smuggling illegal arms into Bangladesh. She also takes pictures of the paperwork and returns the phone to Shaan, so that he can view everything. Upon seeing everything, he goes to his friend, Vikram Bhagwat, of the [[List of High Commissioners of India to Bangladesh|Indian High Commission]] in Dhaka, to share the information and evidence.

Vikram, in-turn, sends the information to [[Research & Analysis Wing|RAW]] officer, Lipika Saikia Rao, who is the in-charge of Bangladesh, in [[New Delhi]]. She has been keeping tabs on Shelly and believes that the evidence she received from Safina and Shaan is enough to officially go after him. She requests Shaan to keep Safina safe for a night, till she arrives in Dhaka the next afternoon. Meanwhile, both Freddie and Shelly come to know about their meeting being leaked; Shelly asks Freddie to kill Safina. He, along with his men, search the entire hotel for her. Shaan takes Safina to a new wing that is currently under construction in the star hotel, for safekeeping. The next day, as he goes out to get food for Safina, he calls Lipika to inquire about her current whereabouts, however, Lipika realizes that her phone has been bugged and orders Shaan to hurry back to Safina. He comes back just as Safina falls to her death from the wing. Her death is ruled as a suicide by the local police, who say that she stole jewelry from the high-profile guests in the hotel and jumped as she was caught. This devastates both Shaan and Lipika, knowing completely well that both Freddie and Shelly were behind her death. This prompts Shaan to leave his job.

Two years later, Shaan now lives a reclusive life in [[Shimla]], working as a night manager in a star resort. He is constantly haunted by his failure of not being able to save Safina back in Dhaka. However, one day, his superior tells him that Shelly, along with his associates, is coming to stay in the resort for a few days. Once they arrive, Shaan collects strong information, from the trash in his room, and mails it to Lipika. Over the course of his stay, Shelly constantly runs into Shaan. Each time, he is impressed with Shaan's demeanor. He even gives his coat to Shaan, as token of remembrance, as he leaves the resort. The next day, Shaan is visited by an undercover Lipika, who has now been demoted to the archives section of the agency. They both decide to infiltrate Shelly's syndicate. After a dramatic set-up orchestrated by Lipika and her co-worker, Sarang, Shaan is able to reach [[Sri Lanka]], by posing as an international runaway, to get close to Shelly.

He saves his son, Taha, in a fake kidnapping planned by Lipika. However, to further make it look real, he purposefully gets injured. Upon seeing and searching Shaan, both Shelly and his righ-hand man, Brij Pal alias BJ, find a Sri Lankan passport with a different alias, on him. They decide to take him with them, for his recuperation. Shaan, as a result, successfully infiltrates Shelly's gang and succeeds in creating chaos amongst them. Shaan eventually finds out that Shelly is on the verge of bankruptcy and plans to go to [[Riyadh]], to meet Bargati, an [[oil baron]], with the hopes of making a deal with him. He also finds out that he has an Indian partner going by the alias, ''Indra Dhanush''. Using Shelly's lawyer, G. V., Lipika plants a set-up in Riyadh, to get BJ arrested, under [[homosexuality]], which is banned in the Middle East. After it is successful, Shelly, with no other way out, offers Shaan the CEO position, which was previously occupied by BJ, for 30 days. Intending to take him out from the inside, Shaan happily agrees to the offer.

== Cast ==
* [[Anil Kapoor]] as Shailendra Rungta, ''Shelly''
* [[Aditya Roy Kapur]] as Shantanu Sengupta '''Shaan''
* [[Sobhita Dhulipala]] as Kaveri 'K' Dixit, Shailendra's girlfriend
* [[Tillotama Shome]] as Lipika Saikia Rao, [[Research and Analysis Wing|R &W Officer]]
* [[Ravi Behl]] as Jaiveer 'Jayu' Singh, Shelly's associate
* [[Rukhsar Rehman]] as Mrinal Singh, Jaiveer's wife
* [[Saswata Chatterjee]] as Brij Pal alias BJ, Shelly's right-hand man
* Varun Shashi Rao as Naren Rao
* Anand Vikas Potdukhe as Sarang Potdukhe
* [[Bagavathi Perumal]] as D'Silva, Lipika's contact in Sri Lanka
* Jagdish Rajpurohit as Nasser Loshkar, Shaan's superior in Dhaka
* Salim Siddiqui as P. Tiwari, Policeman
* Resh Lamba as Freddie Rehman, Shelly's associate and owner of the star hotel in Dhaka
* Arista Mehta as Safina Kidwai Rehman, Freddie's wife
* [[Supriya Shukla]] as Farzana Kidwai, Safina's mother
* Shrenik Arora as Taha Rungta, Shelly's son
* [[Joy Sengupta]] as Danish Khan, Lipika's superior in the RAW
* Akashdeep Sabir
* Owais Bhatt
* Bhupendra Singh Negi
* [[Vikram Kapadia]]
* Vipul Deshpande
== Episodes ==
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 1
|EpisodeNumber2 = 1
|Title = Zakhm
|DirectedBy = Sandeep Modi,
Priyanka Ghose
|WrittenBy = Shridhar Raghavan, Akshat Ghildial, Shantanu Srivastava
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|df=yes|2023|2|17}}
|ShortSummary = Former Indian Navy Lieutenant Shantanu "Shaan" Sengupta, is currently working as a night manager in a premiere star hotel in Dhaka, amidst the [[Rohingya genocide]] in 2017. He is approached by Safina Kidwai, wife of the majority share owner of the star hotel, Freddie Rehman, to help her escape to India. Upon his refusal, she steals his phone and discreetly records a meeting between Shaildendra "Shelly" Rungta and Freddy, about buying and smuggling illegal arms into Bangladesh. She also takes pictures of the paperwork and returns the phone to Shaan, so that he can view everything. Upon seeing everything, he contact his friend, Vikram Bhagwat, of the [[List of High Commissioners of India to Bangladesh|Indian High Commission in Dhaka]], to share the information and evidence. Vikram, sends the information to RAW officer, Lipika Saikia Rao, who is the in-charge of Bangladesh, in New Delhi. She has been keeping tabs on Shelly and believes that the evidence she received from Safina and Shaan is enough to officially go after him. She requests Shaan to keep Safina safe for a night, till she arrives in Dhaka the next afternoon. Meanwhile, both Freddie and Shelly come to know about their meeting being leaked; Shelly asks Freddie to kill Safina. He, along with his men, search the entire hotel for her. Shaan takes Safina to a new wing that is currently under construction in the star hotel, for safekeeping. The next day, as he goes out to get food for Safina, he calls Lipika to inquire about her current whereabouts, however, Lipika realizes that her phone has been bugged and orders Shaan to hurry back to Safina. He comes back just as Safina falls to her death from the wing. Her death is ruled as a suicide by the local police, who say that she stole jewelry from the high-profile guests in the hotel and jumped as she was caught. This devastates both Shaan and Lipika, knowing completely well that both Freddie and Shelly were behind her death. This prompts Shaan to leave his job.

Two years later, Shaan now lives a reclusive life in Shimla, working as a night manager in a star resort. He is constantly haunted by his failure of not being able to save Safina back in Dhaka. However, one day, his superior tells him that Shelly, along with his associates, is coming to stay in the resort for a few days.
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 2
|EpisodeNumber2 = 2
|Title = Mission
|DirectedBy = Sandeep Modi,
Priyanka Ghose
|WrittenBy = Shridhar Raghavan, Akshat Ghildial, Shantanu Srivastava
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|df=yes|2023|2|17}}
|ShortSummary = After Shelly and his team arrive, Shaan collects strong information, from the trash in his room, and mails it to Lipika. Over the course of his stay, Shelly constantly runs into Shaan. Each time, he is impressed with Shaan's demeanor. He even gives his coat to Shaan, as token of remembrance, as he leaves the resort. The next day, Shaan is visited by an undercover Lipika, who has now been demoted to the archives section of the agency. They both decide to infiltrate Shelly's syndicate. After a dramatic set-up orchestrated by Lipika and her co-worker, Sarang, Shaan is able to reach Sri Lanka, by posing as an international runaway, to get close to Shelly.

He saves his son, Taha, in a fake kidnapping planned by Lipika. However, to further make it look real, he purposefully gets injured. Upon seeing and searching Shaan, both Shelly and his righ-hand man, Brij Pal alias BJ, find a Sri Lankan passport with a different alias, on him. They decide to take him with them, for his recuperation
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 3
|EpisodeNumber2 = 3
|Title = Mehmaan
|DirectedBy = Sandeep Modi,
Priyanka Ghose
|WrittenBy = Shridhar Raghavan, Akshat Ghildial, Shantanu Srivastava
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|df=yes|2023|2|17}}
|ShortSummary = Shaan, as a result, successfully infiltrates Shelly's gang and succeeds in creating chaos amongst them. Shaan eventually finds out that Shelly is on the verge of bankruptcy and plans to go to Riyadh, to meet Bargati, an oil baron, with the hopes of making a deal with him. He also finds out that he has an Indian partner going by the alias, Indra Dhanush. Using Shelly's lawyer, G. V., Lipika plants a set-up in Riyadh, to get BJ arrested, under homosexuality, which is banned in the Middle East.
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 4
|EpisodeNumber2 = 4
|Title = Sweetly-waala
|DirectedBy = Sandeep Modi,
Priyanka Ghose
|WrittenBy = Shridhar Raghavan, Akshat Ghildial, Shantanu Srivastava
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|df=yes|2023|2|17}}
|ShortSummary = After it is successful, Shelly, with no other way out, offers Shaan the CEO position, which was previously occupied by BJ, for 30 days. Intending to take him out from the inside, Shaan happily agrees to the offer.

}}
}}

== Filming ==
The series was shot in [[Shimla]], [[Jaisalmer]], [[Delhi]], [[Mumbai]], [[Sri Lanka]], [[Bangladesh]] and [[Middle East]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Shackleton |first=Liz |title=The Ink Factory's Simon Cornwell, Sandeep Modi On Hindi Adaptation Of 'The Night Manager' & Potential For Second Season |url=https://deadline.com/2023/02/the-night-manager-india-hindi-disney-plus-hotstar-john-le-carre-1235254253/ |access-date=11 February 2023 |work=[[Deadline Hollywood|Deadline]] |date=9 February 2023 |archive-date=11 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230211092554/https://deadline.com/2023/02/the-night-manager-india-hindi-disney-plus-hotstar-john-le-carre-1235254253/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

== Release ==
''The Night Manager'' premiered on [[Disney+ Hotstar]] on 17 February 2023.<ref>{{cite news |title=The Night Manager trailer: Aditya Roy Kapur and Anil Kapoor play some tense spy games in this Indian remake |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/web-series/the-night-manager-trailer-aditya-roy-kapur-anil-kapoor-play-a-tense-spy-game-101674200043971.html |access-date=11 February 2023 |work=[[Hindustan Times]] |date=20 January 2023 |language=en |archive-date=11 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230211110653/https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/web-series/the-night-manager-trailer-aditya-roy-kapur-anil-kapoor-play-a-tense-spy-game-101674200043971.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=The Night Manager trailer: Aditya Roy Kapur and Anil Kapoor are caught in a cat-and-mouse game in Hotstar's version of AK vs AK |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/web-series/the-night-manager-trailer-aditya-roy-kapur-anil-kapoor-sobhita-dhulipala-hotstar-remake-8393437/ |access-date=11 February 2023 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |date=20 January 2023 |language=en |archive-date=11 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230211095859/https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/web-series/the-night-manager-trailer-aditya-roy-kapur-anil-kapoor-sobhita-dhulipala-hotstar-remake-8393437/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Chatterjee |first=Chandreyee |title=The Night Manager trailer: Aditya Roy Kapur and Anil Kapoor step into Tom Hiddleston and Hugh Laurie's shoes |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/entertainment/the-night-manager-trailer-aditya-roy-kapur-and-anil-kapoor-step-into-tom-hiddleston-and-hugh-lauries-shoes/cid/1911065 |access-date=12 February 2023 |work=[[The Telegraph (India)|Telegraph India]] |date=January 20, 2023 |archive-date=12 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230212113950/https://www.telegraphindia.com/entertainment/the-night-manager-trailer-aditya-roy-kapur-and-anil-kapoor-step-into-tom-hiddleston-and-hugh-lauries-shoes/cid/1911065 |url-status=live }}</ref>

== Reception ==
''The Night Manager'' is the first Indian TV series set to feature on the new cover authored by [[John le Carré|John le Carre]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Whittock |first=Jesse |title='The Night Manager': Stars Anil Kapoor & Aditya Roy Kapur To Feature On New Novel Cover |url=https://deadline.com/2023/02/the-night-manager-anil-kapoor-aditya-roy-kapur-novel-cover-1235257103/ |access-date=13 February 2023 |work=[[Deadline Hollywood|Deadline]] |date=13 February 2023 |archive-date=13 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230213063229/https://deadline.com/2023/02/the-night-manager-anil-kapoor-aditya-roy-kapur-novel-cover-1235257103/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

''The Night Manager'''s cast performance mostly received positive reviews.<ref>{{cite news |last=Daas |first=Romaa |title=Twitter review: Aditya Roy Kapur shines in 'The Night Manager' on Hotstar |url=https://www.lifestyleasia.com/ind/culture/entertainment/the-night-manager-review-on-twitter/ |access-date=18 February 2023 |work=[[Lifestyle Asia|Lifestyle Asia India]] |date=17 February 2023 |archive-date=18 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230218114120/https://www.lifestyleasia.com/ind/culture/entertainment/the-night-manager-review-on-twitter/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

Anuj Kumar of ''[[The Hindu]]'' wrote "The series also provides a platform for some understated performers to showcase their talent. Aditya Roy Kapoor finally gets a role where his performance matches his personality. The writing demands a certain emotional gravitas from him, and Aditya delivers."<ref>{{cite news |last=Kumar |first=Anuj |title=‘The Night Manager’ Hotstar series review: An explosive combination of style and substance |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/the-night-manager-series-review-an-explosive-combination-of-style-and-substance/article66525132.ece |access-date=16 March 2023 |work=[[The Hindu]] |date=18 February 2023 |language=en-IN |archive-date=9 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230309144314/https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/the-night-manager-series-review-an-explosive-combination-of-style-and-substance/article66525132.ece |url-status=live }}</ref>

[[Saibal Chatterjee]] for ''[[NDTV]]'' wrote "Because this version of the series takes four episodes to portray what was packed into three in the 2016 British production, it ends at a point where a great deal still remains to be unpacked."<ref>{{cite news |last=Chatterjee |first=Saibal |author1-link=Saibal Chatterjee |title=The Night Manager Review: Anil Kapoor Steals The Show Without Breaking A Sweat |url=https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/the-night-manager-review-anil-kapoor-steals-the-show-without-breaking-a-sweat-2-5-stars-3789980 |access-date=17 February 2023 |work=[[NDTV]] |date=February 17, 2023 |archive-date=17 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230217044911/https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/the-night-manager-review-anil-kapoor-steals-the-show-without-breaking-a-sweat-2-5-stars-3789980 |url-status=live }}{{rating|2.5|5}}</ref>

Rohan Naahar for ''[[The Indian Express]]'' rated 3 stars out of 5 and wrote "The first part contains just four episodes, and the second, a pre-cap reveals, will arrive in June. Will audiences even be interested in returning to the series in three months? Who knows? Especially if they have access to the original as well."<ref>{{cite news |last=Naahar |first=Rohan |title=The Night Manager review: Anil Kapoor and Aditya Roy Kapur are solid, but Hotstar sabotages its own show by demanding an early check-out |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/web-series/the-night-manager-review-anil-kapoor-aditya-roy-kapur-tillotama-shome-sobhita-dhulipala-hotstar-remake-8448868/ |access-date=17 February 2023 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |date=17 February 2023 |language=en |archive-date=17 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230217052649/https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/web-series/the-night-manager-review-anil-kapoor-aditya-roy-kapur-tillotama-shome-sobhita-dhulipala-hotstar-remake-8448868/ |url-status=live }}{{rating|3|5}}</ref>

[[Deepa Gahlot]] for ''[[Rediff.com]]'' wrote "The series, with Sandeep Modi as showrunner and co-director with Priyanka Ghose, gets the superficial trappings of the plot but not the complicated circuitry that makes the Le Carré novel tick."<ref>{{cite news |last=Gahlot |first=Deepa |author-link=Deepa Gahlot |title=The Night Manager Review: Thrilling, And Yet... |url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/review/the-night-manager-review/20230217.htm |access-date=17 February 2023 |work=[[Rediff.com]] |date=February 17, 2023 |language=en |archive-date=17 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230217053136/https://www.rediff.com/movies/review/the-night-manager-review/20230217.htm |url-status=live }}{{rating|3|5}}</ref>

Roktim Rajpal of ''[[India Today]]'' rate 2.5 star out of 5 and wrote "The Night Manager loses its steam from the second episode onwards. Several inherently intriguing sequences fail to pack a punch. The kidnapping sequence is perhaps the weakest of the lot. It lacks the intensity needed to make an impact."<ref>{{cite news |last=Rajpal |first=Roktim |title=The Night Manager Review: Anil Kapoor and Aditya Roy Kapur headline a middling adaptation |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/binge-watch/reviews/story/the-night-manager-review-anil-kapoor-and-aditya-roy-kapur-headline-a-middling-adaptationwo-2335898-2023-02-17 |access-date=17 February 2023 |work=[[India Today]] |date=February 17, 2023 |language=en |archive-date=2023-02-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230217054325/https://www.indiatoday.in/binge-watch/reviews/story/the-night-manager-review-anil-kapoor-and-aditya-roy-kapur-headline-a-middling-adaptationwo-2335898-2023-02-17 |url-status=live }}{{rating|2.5|5}}</ref>

Dishya Sharma for ''[[CNN-News18|News18]]'' wrote "Like most series, The Night Manager also witnesses a dip in pace in the third episode, slowly laying out all the cards. However, due to the abrupt end to the series, the dip doesn’t fully shoot up in the fourth episode, leaving you hanging midair."<ref>{{cite news |last=Sharma |first=Dishya |title=The Night Manager Review: Aditya Roy Kapur, Anil Kapoor Own The Spotlight But Sobhita Goes Underused |url=https://www.news18.com/news/movies/the-night-manager-review-aditya-roy-kapur-anil-kapoor-sobhita-dhulipala-7101907.html |access-date=17 February 2023 |work=[[CNN-News18|News18]] |date=17 February 2023 |language=en |archive-date=17 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230217055133/https://www.news18.com/news/movies/the-night-manager-review-aditya-roy-kapur-anil-kapoor-sobhita-dhulipala-7101907.html |url-status=live }}{{rating|3|5}}</ref>

Ajit Andhere of ''[[Deccan Chronicle]]'' wrote "For some reason, only the first part of the series comprising four episodes has been released with the announcement of the next to follow soon. However, this serves as a major hindrance as the story is known to all already."<ref>{{cite news |last=Andhare |first=Ajit |title=Web Series Review {{!}} The Night Manager’ sees the light of the day |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/movie-reviews/180223/web-series-review-the-night-manager-sees-the-light-of-the-day.html |access-date=16 March 2023 |work=[[Deccan Chronicle]] |date=18 February 2023 |language=en |archive-date=15 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230315114610/https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/movie-reviews/180223/web-series-review-the-night-manager-sees-the-light-of-the-day.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

Nandini Ramnath for ''[[Scroll.in]]'' felt Tillotama Shome played the most valuable role and wrote "eceptively bumbling, resourceful, and ruthless when she needs to be, Shome’s Lipika is a perfectly judged scene-stealer who gives the defanged remake the bite it is missing when its leads are around."<ref>{{cite news |last=Ramnath |first=Nandini |title=‘The Night Manager’ review: New adaptation has style but the edge is missing |url=https://scroll.in/reel/1044035/the-night-manager-review-new-adaptation-has-style-but-the-edge-is-missing |access-date=18 February 2023 |work=[[Scroll.in]] |date=February 17, 2023 |archive-date=18 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230218112727/https://scroll.in/reel/1044035/the-night-manager-review-new-adaptation-has-style-but-the-edge-is-missing |url-status=live }}</ref>

Reviewing the series, Tina Das of ''[[ThePrint]]'' wrote "While comparisons with the original are unavoidable, the adaptation to suit an Indian viewership does not dilute the experience. The themes of alienation of each character, and of dealing with the ghosts of the past emerge every few minutes, especially for Shaan."<ref>{{cite news |last=Das |first=Tina |title=The Night Manager review: Indian adaptation of le Carré is held up by Anil Kapoor, Aditya Roy |url=https://theprint.in/features/reel-take/the-night-manager-review-indian-adaptation-of-le-carre-is-held-up-by-anil-kapoor-aditya-roy/1380996/ |access-date=16 March 2023 |work=[[ThePrint]] |date=18 February 2023 |archive-date=20 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230220152256/https://theprint.in/features/reel-take/the-night-manager-review-indian-adaptation-of-le-carre-is-held-up-by-anil-kapoor-aditya-roy/1380996/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

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