Anil Kapoor's much-hyped show 24 Season 2, that premiered on July 23, and boasted of a stellar cast--Sakshi Tanwar, Surveen Chawla, Ashish Vidyarthi, Sikander Kher, Harsh Chhaya and Anita Raj, among others--failed to get a decent spot for itself in the ratings chart in its first week. According to the latest data released by BARC India (July 23-29), it managed a rating of 1706* impressions (Urbal + Rural).
The fast-paced suspense thriller got positive reviews from the critics and considering there was a lot of hype surrounding the series, its poor show is a dampener. It also shows that Indian audiences have not yet got bored of the tried-and-tested saas bahu and daayan soaps mould.
24 Season 2 starts three years from where the first season wraps up. Jai Singh Rathore's wife (Tischa Chopra) is no more; unable to deal with the tragedy, Jai turns into an alcoholic. He is subsequently sent to a rehab to get over his drinking problem. Meanwhile, terrorists have threatened to unleash a deadly virus on the nation, starting with Mumbai, if the government does not release terror mastermind Roshan Sherchan. New ATU chief Mallick (Sakshi) is trying to find a solution along with her team, when Jai reaches Roshan's cell to help him escape. What happens next forms the core of Season 2.
