With the second season of the hit series Breathe: Into the Shadows, which stars actor Abhishek Bachchan, it is back on Amazon Prime Video.
Meanwhile, the series talks about mental health, after which a few fans were upset about it.
In a recent interview, Abhishek talked about the series and people who criticized the series and said during the prepartion of the script, four-five doctors were involved to address this sensitive issue.
“I completely disagree. People who have said that have no idea what they are talking about. There were four-five doctors that worked on the script. Mayank’s brother-in-law is a psychiatrist who works particularly on this disorder. That is of paramount importance to us, to be sensitive to mental health, especially to people with similar disorders,” Abhishek Bachchan said.
Talking about the issue, Abhishek said, “This is just the part of the story and the character. It wasn’t a show to sensitize people about this and it was never the prime focus. It is extremely unfair. If we have to nitpick, I can find a problem with anything. You have to understand what the intention of the show is.”
Abhishek further added that people who find the series problematic by showing mental health issues are ‘wrong’ and ‘sensationalists’.
Moreover, the series is directed by Mayank Sharma, in which once again Abhishek returns as Dr Avinash Sabharwal, who is suffering from dissociative identity disorder and kills people.
Besides Abhishek Bachchan, the series also stars Amit Sadh and Saiyami Kher.
However, talking about the review done by one of the media organizations says, “The actors do well with what they are given. Amit Sadh is underrated, to say the least, and he is ever-dependent, like Kabir Sawant. Abhishek Bachchan does well to portray the vulnerability and guilt of Avinash but is found lacking while trying to bring out the menace and rage of J. A good element of this season is Avinash’s inner turmoil as he wonders if he is turning more into J and less of himself. Abhishek nailed that dilemma quite well. Nithya Menen and Saiyami Kher have been given too little to work with, which is a shame as they had both been quite good in the previous season. Naveen Kasturia leaves a mark though.”