Kota Factory Season 2 Episode 2 Download
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Kota Factory is an Indian Hindi-language television series created by Saurabh Khanna, directed by Raghav Subbu and produced by Arunabh Kumar for The Viral Fever. The story is set in Kota, Rajasthan, an educational hub famous for its coaching centres. The show follows the life of 16-year-old Vaibhav (Mayur More) who moves to Kota from Itarsi. It shows the life of students in the city, and Vaibhav's efforts to get into an Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) by cracking the Joint Entrance Examination. It also stars Jitendra Kumar, Ahsaas Channa, Alam Khan, Ranjan Raj, Revathi Pillai, Priyanshu Raj and Urvi Singh in prominent roles.[1]
Saurabh Khanna, the creator of the show, said that he aims to change the popular narrative surrounding Kota and preparation for IIT-JEE & NEET in Indian pop culture to a more positive one via the show.[2] The series premiered simultaneously on TVFPlay and YouTube from 16 April to 14 May 2019. The series received a generally positive response from critics, praising its black & white setting, realism, and the major technical aspects of the series.[3]
On 30 August 2021, Netflix announced that the series would be renewed for a second season, which was released on 24 September 2021.[4] On 26 September 2021, Raghav Subbu confirmed that the third season was in the works.[5] It was confirmed in Feb 2024 when Netflix dropped a first look teaser on their Instagram page.[6] It was released on June 20, 2024.[7][8]
Jeetu Bhaiya advises his students to take a break from JEE studies and attend practicals at school. Uday suggests exploring Kota with his girlfriend, Shivangi, and invites Vaibhav and another girl, Vartika, to join them. While Uday discusses the plan with Vaibhav, Meena engages in conversation with Meenal, a studious girl from their class. Initially, Meena plans to study with Vaibhav but changes his mind based on Meenal's advice. As Vaibhav declines the invitation, Meena goes in his place. Vartika, who also wants to study, seeks help from Vaibhav and they study together while Uday, Shivangi, Meena, and Meenal roam around Kota.
The screenwriter Saurabh Khanna who worked on The Viral Fever's Yeh Meri Family, started the scriptwriting process of his another project for TVF, after the release of Yeh Meri Family in July 2018.[14] It was reported that the series is based on a teenager who joins a coaching institute that prepares students for the Indian Institute of Technology entrance examination (JEE Advanced), and deals with intense academic pressure and a colourful hostel experience. While Khanna compared the script of the series to Biswa Kalyan Rath's Laakhon Mein Ek, a similar web show released in late 2017, and a documentary An Engineered Dream, by Hemant Gaba, Khanna stated that the script is distinctively different from both the works as this show is set in India's coaching hub of Kota in Rajasthan.[2]
Kota Factory was shot in colour and graded into monochrome later during post production (black-and-white). The shooting was kickstarted in January 2019 and ended within 30 days.[19] After the announcement of the series' second season being renewed, the makers started their works of writing in July 2019.[20] The team initially planned to shoot the series in March 2020, but the shooting was delayed indefinitely due to the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown in India. The makers later started the shooting process in September 2020, and was filmed across two to three months in and around Madhya Pradesh. The crew shot the series under the supervision of a special team designated as in order to observe the crew members abiding the COVID-19 protocol. In January 2021, the makers announced that the shooting of the series had been wrapped.[citation needed]
The second season's soundtrack is also composed by Karthik Rao and Simran Hora. It features nine original compositions with two songs "Tere Jaisa" sung by Vaibhav Bundhoo and Kamakshi Khanna and "Umbilical" sung by Jazim Sharma and written by Alok Ranjan Srivastava. The soundtrack album was released on 24 September 2021.
Kota Factory drew inspiration from the life of aspiring engineering students, who join the coaching institute in Kota, to crack the IIT entrance exam. This plot has been found similar to the 2009 film 3 Idiots, the web series Laakhon Mein Ek and the docu-drama An Engineer's Dream.[3] But, Tanul Thakur of the British magazine The Wire, deploys the realistic portrayals of the series as compared to the feature films based on the same theme. Thakur stated that the first half of the series is interesting due to the "intellectual curiosity about the city, and its people". He added that apart from the realistic portrayals, it also added the acceptance to abnormalities in the coaching life, as instead of critiquing the coaching institute. The series also has the theme of how the life of a student in Kota goes it tells the hardships of a student.[27]
Kota Factory sponsored with Unacademy in order to promote the series, based on its storyline.[2] In December 2018, TVF released the official teaser through its YouTube channel which received wide response from audiences.[28] Later, the official trailer of the first season was unveiled on 28 March 2019.[29] The series consisting of five episodes was released simultaneously through TVF Play and YouTube from 16 April 2019, with each episode being aired per week. The series finale premiered on 14 May 2019.
After the second season being renewed Netflix acquired the distribution rights of the series;[30] an official announcement regarding Season 2 was made on 3 March 2021, where Netflix released several other original contents in their 2021 slate.[31] This marked TVF's second collaboration with the platform after Yeh Meri Family.[32] On 30 August 2021, Netflix announced that the second season of the series will premiere on 24 September 2021.
On 26 September 2021, Raghav Subbu confirmed that the third season was in the works.[33] It was confirmed in Feb 2024 when Netflix dropped a first look teaser on their Instagram page.[34] It was released on June 20, 2024.[35]
Gautam Batra of Koimoi praised the direction and the acting performances of the show and gave it a rating of 4 out of 5 saying that, "the web series has taken a very less dramatic route to narrate the story which makes it extremely relatable watch."[39] Priyanka Bansal of The Quint praised the show for presenting a fresh perspective on the education system in India. Impressed with the acting performances, production quality and music of Kota Factory, Priyanka gave the show a rating of 3.5 out of 5 and said that, "If you are looking for something worthwhile, The Kota Factory can be a nice watch that will make you think not about death and gloom but leave you with optimism."[40] Tanul Thakur of The Wire praised the show for being realistic and relatable but felt that the show shies away from criticising the culture of coaching institutes prevalent in the Indian society.[27] Dilip D'Souza writing for The Caravan praised the storytelling, as well.[41]
Akhil Arora, a member of the Film Critics Guild and a Rotten Tomatoes-certified film critic, who saw all five episodes of Kota Factory season 3 in 4K Dolby Vision. He has been reviewing Netflix originals since 2015 and has written for NDTV and SlashFilm.
This instalment of the series brings back the spotlight on the harsh realities of coaching institute and the struggle of students preparing for IIT examination through a prim of hope and perseverance.
We have often seen what a student goes through in their personal and professional life while preparing for an entrance examination. This time, the season captures mentor-mentee bond in a special way, which is refreshing to see. It also talks about mental health while dealing the importance of guidance as a student and the evolving realities of journey through JEE/NEET.
This time, director Pratish Mehta takes over the directing duties from Raghav Subbu. He might have had an easier job with the characters gaining popularity. He did justice to the pressure, and introducing taboo topics such as mental health.
The first season came with a splash of freshness with an engaging story about IIT aspirants in the town of Kota, Rajasthan. The second season managed to retain the emotions. But the third season seems to be losing it.
The story seems dragged at many points. From first bike ride to first love to first time finding friends in a competitive environment, the previous seasons were sprinkled with many firsts -- which made the viewing special and nostalgic. But that is missing from the third season.
The humour has always been the USP of the show created by The Viral Fever (TVF), but seems to be lost this time with the show taking a detour to explore more sensitive topics such as mental health and suicide.
The storyline might be weak, but the last episode will definitely make you cry -- no matter if you have given a competitive exam ever in your life or been to Kota to witness that frenzy and nervousness before result. But there is something that everyone can relate to.
To add to it, the song, Jo Bhi Hoga Ladd Lunga, which can be an inspiration anthem song too, sums up the journey of the show as well as the students. It gives a message that success and failure are never guaranteed -- all one can do is work hard for the aim and never quit. It celebrates the preparation rather than the victorious outcome -- which can an eye-opener for students, teachers as well as parents. It is streaming on Netflix from May 20.
The last few months have been the months of back-to-back TVF releases that are taking over the internet. First came Panchayat season 3, then came Gullak season 4 and now fans are busy binge-watching season 3 of Kota Factory. The show, which is based on the lives of Kota Students, dramatically depicts their life as JEE students. With season 3 of the TVF show, things got more serious in tone and the ending of the last episode of Kota Factory season 3 surely was a tear-jerking juncture.
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