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Glory: Haryana's boxing drama unfolds with violence & family strife
1 May
Summary
- Show set in fictional Shaktigarh, Haryana, revolves around family conflict.
- Boxing matches are depicted with brutal realism, alongside gratuitous violence.
- Ambition, honor killings, and complicated relationships drive the plot.
Set in the fictional Haryana town of Shaktigarh, the eight-episode series 'Glory' explores themes of love, sacrifice, and pain through the lens of a conflicted family.
The narrative centers on two brothers whose strained relationship with their father is intertwined with the world of boxing. The show immediately establishes a tone of violence, with fatalities occurring within the first nine minutes.
Suvinder Vicky shines as Raghubir Singh, a boxing coach whose ambition inadvertently triggers the series' pervasive violence. While some combat is depicted realistically, other instances appear gratuitously inserted, including graphic depictions of violence against humans and animals.
The series attempts to weave in various subplots, including an investigative journalist, a Khap leader, rival boxing club owners, and human trafficking rings. However, these elements often detract from the central family drama and boxing narrative, leading to a scatter-shot effect.
Despite its flaws, 'Glory' offers compelling performances from its cast, including Divyenndu and Pulkit Samrat as the estranged sons, and showcases some well-executed boxing scenes.
