Break Point (2021 TV series)
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2021 Indian documentary series
Indian TV series or program
| Break Point | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Documentary |
| Directed by | |
| Creative director | Piyush Gupta |
| Starring | |
| Country of origin | India |
| Original languages |
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| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 7 (list of episodes) |
| Executive producer | Varun B. Shetty |
| Producers | Earthsky Pictures
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| Production location | India |
| Cinematography | Kuldeep Mamania |
| Editors |
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| Running time | 40 mins per episode |
| Original network | ZEE5 |
| Picture format | HDTV, 1080i |
| Original release | 1 October 2021 (2021-10-01)[2] |
Break Point is an Indian documentary series of ZEE5 OTT platform directed by Nitesh Tiwari and Ashwiny Iyer Tiwari under their production company, Earthsky Pictures.[3][4] A series based on the former Indian doubles tennis players partnership and success of Mahesh Bhupathi and Leander Paes.[5]
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It is a story of ambition, hard work, belief, friendship, brotherhood and partnership of the former Indian tennis players[6]
- Leander Paes as himself
- Mahesh Bhupathi as himself.[1]
Production[edit]
Nitesh Tiwari filmed interviews separately with Paes and Bhupathi and with both men at the same time. He used this footage in this documentary. He also did interviews with some Indian tennis players and International double partners of Paes, Bhupathi. He used archive footages. They use news headlines of media to expand drama. He filmed interviews of Paes and Bhupathi’s family members. Tiwari used short interviews of Sania Mirza and Amitabh Bachchan.[7][8]
Releases[edit]
ZEE5 released the web series on 1 October 2021.[9][10] Its trailer was launched on 17 September 2021.[11]
The web series will be presented in ‘Master classes’ organised by ZEE5 at 52nd International Film Festival of India to be held from 20 November to 28 November.[12]
Episodes[edit]
Reception[edit]
Critical reviews[edit]
Vivek M V of Deccan Herald[13] gave the show 4/5 stars, stating that the Lee-Hesh story was compelling and a shocking confession. He stated that the determination in their love, indifference and hatred towards each other makes ‘Break Point’ binge-worthy. By talking to the players’ friends and family, the documentary gets very close to the truth. Vivek complained that the best and worst moments of their partnership of Davis Cup journey was given little attention.
Subhash K Jha of IWMBuzz.com[14] rated it 3/5, stating that it is an interesting documentary web series. Jha stated that Bhupathi gave a more superficial description of their difficulties, while Paes showed more hurt at their split than Bhupathi.
Latestly[15] rated the documentary 3/5 stars, stating that it is a perfectly balanced love story with a dramatised breakup, with fantastic execution, moving like a love story with a perfectly balanced narrative. On the other hand, it has unexplained sequences and a little more drama. Overall, they stated it is a remarkable attempt to answer the oft-asked question “What went wrong between India’s tennis aces Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi?'”
References[edit]
- ^ a b “Watch Break Point Web Series, Show Online in HD on ZEE5”.
- ^ Shekhar, Mimansa (1 October 2021). “Break Point: Leander Paes, Mahesh Bhupathi call the web series ‘a great healing journey’“. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
- ^ “Break Point review: Mahesh Bhupathi-Leander Paes’ ZEE5 show is irresistibly compelling despite Tiwaris’ bland direction”. Hindustan Times. 1 October 2021. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
- ^ Desk, India com Entertainment (20 September 2021). “Break Point Trailer: Zee5 Brings Tennis Icons Candid With Its New Series, Show To Premiere On THIS Date”. India News, Breaking News | India.com. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
- ^ “Break Point: Mahesh Bhupathi offers his glasses to Ashwiny Iyer as she picks DiCaprio to play Leander Paes in biopic”. Hindustan Times. 1 October 2021. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
- ^ “Break Point: Mahesh Bhupati-Leander Paes series tells their story ‘from bromance to break-up’“. The Indian Express. 15 September 2021. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
- ^ “Break Point review: Mahesh Bhupathi-Leander Paes’ ZEE5 show is irresistibly compelling despite Tiwaris’ bland direction”. Hindustan Times. 1 October 2021. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
- ^ “‘Breakpoint’ first impressions: An intriguing documentary series about Leander Paes-Mahesh Bhupathi relationship”. Deccan Herald. 1 October 2021. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
- ^ Service, Tribune News. “A documentary on tennis stars Mahesh Bhupathi and Leander Paes, titled Break Point, will be launched on ZEE 5 from October 1”. Tribuneindia News Service. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
- ^ “Leander Paes-Mahesh Bhupati series Break Point trailer out, fans will finally know why they broke up”. The Indian Express. 18 September 2021. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
- ^ “‘Break Point’ trailer out: A tale of Mahesh Bhupati-Leander Paes’ journey from bromance to break-up”. DNA India. 17 September 2021. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
- ^ “In hybrid format, IFFI plans to draw big names and movies”. The Indian Express. 23 October 2021. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
- ^ “Break Point review: Riveting Lee-Hesh story with shocking confessions”. Deccan Herald. 5 October 2021. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
- ^ Jha, Author: Subhash K. (1 October 2021). “Review Of Breakpoint: Ashwin & Nitesh Tiwari’s Interesting Documentary”. IWMBuzz. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
- ^ “Break Point Review: Leander Paes And Mahesh Bhupathi’s Doubles-Journey in Tennis Is A Perfectly Balanced Love Story With A Dramatised Breakup (LatestLY Exclusive) | ? LatestLY”. LatestLY. 1 October 2021. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
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