Human

The opening scene, in the laboratory of Vayu Pharma in Bhopal, where a drug is being tested on rats, sets the tone for the series that looks into hurried drug trials on unsuspecting poor and naive people, the ruthless ways of big hospitals, pharma companies and their politics, and more.Human Season 1 Download.

While medical thrillers in the West aren’t uncommon, they are rare in India. And that’s where show creators Vipul Amrutlal Shah and Mozez Singh (who has also written and directed it) deserve kudos for taking the road seldom traveled here. The screenplay delves behind the scenes of how medicines are first tested on lab rats and after reasonably good results are tried on humans in a few phases, before they’re ascertained safe for use and released into the market. The show also shows the scars of Bhopal Gas Tragedy continue haunt the people, even after 37 years since the deadly chemical (gas) leak at Union Carbide.

What makes this show engrossing are the many parallel plots and subplots that keep you hooked, lest you miss something. At the same time, the show also looks at the politics within the board of directors of a hugely renowned hospital, how poor gullible folk is lured by quick bucks to submit to a drug trial without being explained the details and what side-effects they may have to face. If that’s not enough, most of the characters have shades of grey and are also simultaneously grappling with different crises in their personal space. Moreover, there’s also the open marriage and lesbianism angles which, after a point, makes you feel that there’s too much happening in this show, taking away from the core idea. And that’s when the narrative seems to lag a bit and you wish the show’s makers had kept the length in check.Shefali Shah once again displays her mettle as an actress and portrays the many facets of Dr Gauri Nath with conviction.