{ "id": "epknkqx8gj", "slug": "jeet-ki-zid", "title": "Jeet Ki Zid", "updated": "2026-11-01", "topic_path": [ { "id": "culture", "label": "Arts and culture", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/culture" }, { "id": "culture.performance", "label": "Screen and stage", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/culture.performance" }, { "id": "culture.performance.screen", "label": "Film and television", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/culture.performance.screen" }, { "id": "culture.performance.screen.series", "label": "Series and fictional screen worlds", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/culture.performance.screen.series" }, { "id": "culture.performance.screen.series.series_international_serials", "label": "International serial drama and telenovelas", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/culture.performance.screen.series.series_international_serials" }, { "id": "culture.performance.screen.series.series_int_serials_south_asia", "label": "South and Southeast Asian serials", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/culture.performance.screen.series.series_int_serials_south_asia" }, { "id": "culture.performance.screen.series.series_int_serials_south_asia.south_asian_web_serials", "label": "South Asian web serials", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/culture.performance.screen.series.series_int_serials_south_asia.south_asian_web_serials" } ], "geo": [ { "id": "geo.ind.t2021.culture.performance.screen.series.series_int_serials_south_asia.south_asian_web_serials", "label": "India · 2021 and later: South Asian web serials", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.ind.t2021.culture.performance.screen.series.series_int_serials_south_asia.south_asian_web_serials", "path": [ { "id": "geo.ind", "label": "India", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.ind" }, { "id": "geo.ind.t2021", "label": "India · 2021 and later", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.ind.t2021" }, { "id": "geo.ind.t2021.culture", "label": "Arts and culture", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.ind.t2021.culture" }, { "id": "geo.ind.t2021.culture.performance", "label": "Screen and stage", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.ind.t2021.culture.performance" }, { "id": "geo.ind.t2021.culture.performance.screen", "label": "Film and television", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.ind.t2021.culture.performance.screen" }, { "id": "geo.ind.t2021.culture.performance.screen.series", "label": "Series and fictional screen worlds", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.ind.t2021.culture.performance.screen.series" }, { "id": "geo.ind.t2021.culture.performance.screen.series.series_international_serials", "label": "International serial drama and telenovelas", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.ind.t2021.culture.performance.screen.series.series_international_serials" }, { "id": "geo.ind.t2021.culture.performance.screen.series.series_int_serials_south_asia.south_asian_web_serials", "label": "South Asian web serials", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.ind.t2021.culture.performance.screen.series.series_int_serials_south_asia.south_asian_web_serials" } ] } ], "excerpt": "Jeet Ki Zid (जीत की ज़िद), also called Zidd, is a 2021 ZEE5 Hindi action drama web series in seven episodes based on Kargil veteran Major Deependra Singh Sengar, starring Amit Sadh, Amrita Puri and Sushant Singh, directed by Vishal Mangalorkar.", "snippet": "Jeet Ki Zid (जीत की ज़िद), also called Zidd, is a 2021 ZEE5 Hindi action drama web series in seven episodes based on Kargil veteran Major Deependra Singh Sengar, starring Amit Sadh, Amrita Puri and Sushant Singh, directed by Vishal Mangalorkar.", "node": "culture.performance.screen.series.series_int_serials_south_asia.south_asian_web_serials", "markdown": "# Jeet Ki Zid\n\n**Jeet Ki Zid** (जीत की ज़िद; also known as *Zidd*) is a 2021 Indian Hindi-language action drama web series streamed on ZEE5, based on the true story of former Indian Army Major Deependra Singh Sengar, a Kargil war veteran who was left paralyzed from the waist down and fought his way back onto his feet.[1](https://scroll.in/article/984346/portraits-of-indias-people-by-a-flemmish-artist-who-lived-on-the-margins-of-18th-century-calcutta) • [2](https://www.tvmaze.com/shows/53091/jeet-ki-zid) The seven-episode series stars [Amit Sadh](https://www.edgepedia.org/amit-sadh) as a fictionalized version of Sengar, with [Amrita Puri](https://www.edgepedia.org/amrita-puri) and Sushant Singh in pivotal roles.[3](https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/web-series/jeet-ki-zid-trailer-the-power-of-perseverance-7124791/)\n\n| Key fact | Detail |\n|---|---|\n| Platform and release | ZEE5 Original, all seven episodes released 22 January 2021, in Hindi[4](https://www.zee5.com/web-series/details/jeet-ki-zid/0-6-2955) |\n| Basis | True story of Major Deependra Singh Sengar, hit five times in the Kargil War and deemed medically unfit to walk again[1](https://scroll.in/article/984346/portraits-of-indias-people-by-a-flemmish-artist-who-lived-on-the-margins-of-18th-century-calcutta) • [5](https://www.zee5.com/zee5news/jeet-ki-zid-review-amit-sadhs-show-on-a-kargil-war-hero-is-highly-inspiring/) |\n| Lead cast | Amit Sadh as Major Deep Singh, Amrita Puri as Jaya Singh, Sushant Singh as Col. Ranjeet Chaudhary[4](https://www.zee5.com/web-series/details/jeet-ki-zid/0-6-2955) |\n| Director and producers | Directed by Vishal Mangalorkar; produced by Boney Kapoor, Arunava Joy Sengupta and Akash Chawla[6](https://www.peepingmoon.com/webcast-reviews/news/52504/article.html) |\n| Format | Seven episodes of roughly 31 to 45 minutes each; genres drama, action, war[4](https://www.zee5.com/web-series/details/jeet-ki-zid/0-6-2955) • [2](https://www.tvmaze.com/shows/53091/jeet-ki-zid) |\n| Critical reception | Times of India rated it 3.5/5; PeepingMoon gave it 3 Moons[7](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/web-series/reviews/hindi/jeet-ki-zid/seriesreview/80366208.cms) • [6](https://www.peepingmoon.com/webcast-reviews/news/52504/article.html) |\n\n## Spoilers\n\n### Premise\n\nThe series follows Major Deep Singh, a Special Forces officer left paralyzed below the waist after being wounded in the [Kargil War](https://www.edgepedia.org/kargil-war) of 1999. His army training and refusal to give up help him return to life and, eventually, to his feet despite the odds.[2](https://www.tvmaze.com/shows/53091/jeet-ki-zid) ZEE5's synopsis frames the question as whether Deep, having lost his ability to walk, will also lose his spirit or rise again.[4](https://www.zee5.com/web-series/details/jeet-ki-zid/0-6-2955)\n\nThe protagonist's life mantra, as the character states it, is \"Guroor nahi, meri zid hai\" (not pride, but my stubbornness).[6](https://www.peepingmoon.com/webcast-reviews/news/52504/article.html) The story also reaches back before the war: as a child Deep was deemed weak and unfit for sports such as high-jump and running, and his elder brother Rajat, his biggest supporter, was killed in a militant attack in [Jammu and Kashmir](https://www.edgepedia.org/jammu-and-kashmir), giving Deep the motive of avenging his brother's death.[6](https://www.peepingmoon.com/webcast-reviews/news/52504/article.html)\n\n### Cast and characters\n\nAmit Sadh plays Major Deep Singh, the character based on Sengar. Amrita Puri plays his wife Jaya Singh, and Sushant Singh plays Col. Ranjeet Chaudhary, Deep's commanding officer and training officer.[4](https://www.zee5.com/web-series/details/jeet-ki-zid/0-6-2955) • [1](https://scroll.in/article/984346/portraits-of-indias-people-by-a-flemmish-artist-who-lived-on-the-margins-of-18th-century-calcutta) The supporting cast includes [Aly Goni](https://www.edgepedia.org/aly-goni) as Surya Sethi, Deep's friend from the [Indian Military Academy](https://www.edgepedia.org/indian-military-academy), along with [Mrinal Kulkarni](https://www.edgepedia.org/mrinal-kulkarni) and Paritosh Sand as Deep's parents.[6](https://www.peepingmoon.com/webcast-reviews/news/52504/article.html)\n\nSadh underwent rigorous physical training to portray the war hero, which reviewers noted shows on screen.[3](https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/web-series/jeet-ki-zid-trailer-the-power-of-perseverance-7124791/) At the series' virtual press conference, Sadh said the story was not only the major's but one of people helping each other in trying times, adding that with mental health of paramount importance he felt the story needed to be told.[3](https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/web-series/jeet-ki-zid-trailer-the-power-of-perseverance-7124791/)\n\n## Structure and production\n\nThe narrative is non-linear, opening in Jammu and Kashmir in 1999 and moving back to Bhopal in 1987, then forward through 1996, 1999 and 2000.[1](https://scroll.in/article/984346/portraits-of-indias-people-by-a-flemmish-artist-who-lived-on-the-margins-of-18th-century-calcutta) Screenwriter Siddharth Mishra added dramatic elements, including a supportive friend, Deep's anguished parents, and a hostage situation.[1](https://scroll.in/article/984346/portraits-of-indias-people-by-a-flemmish-artist-who-lived-on-the-margins-of-18th-century-calcutta)\n\nThe seven episodes, each released on 22 January 2021, are titled \"A Personal Reason\" (31 minutes), \"Thirty Seconds\" (37 minutes), \"Balidaan\" (45 minutes), \"Kargil\" (40 minutes), \"Suicide\" (42 minutes), \"Bloody Loser!\" (41 minutes), and \"The Army Behind the Army\" (44 minutes).[4](https://www.zee5.com/web-series/details/jeet-ki-zid/0-6-2955) The final episode shows Col. Ranjeet returning to help Deep walk again through unconventional training.[2](https://www.tvmaze.com/shows/53091/jeet-ki-zid)\n\nA distinctive device connects the drama to its real subject: each episode ends with the real-life Sengars delivering a direct address to the camera, linking the fiction to their actual experiences.[1](https://scroll.in/article/984346/portraits-of-indias-people-by-a-flemmish-artist-who-lived-on-the-margins-of-18th-century-calcutta) As Sengar himself says, his story is about the \"army behind the Army\" that helped him rebuild his life.[1](https://scroll.in/article/984346/portraits-of-indias-people-by-a-flemmish-artist-who-lived-on-the-margins-of-18th-century-calcutta)\n\n## Reception\n\nThe Times of India gave the first season a critic's rating of 3.5 out of 5, calling it a war drama that salutes soldiers, their determination, and the families who support them unconditionally.[7](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/web-series/reviews/hindi/jeet-ki-zid/seriesreview/80366208.cms) PeepingMoon, reviewing the first four episodes, gave 3 Moons and praised the cast, production design by Tanvi Leena Patil, and cinematography by Akhilesh Shrivastava, while noting that a tighter and faster pace would have been a bonus.[6](https://www.peepingmoon.com/webcast-reviews/news/52504/article.html)\n\nReviewers credited the makers with not painting Deep simply as a hero but also showing his darker moments of self-pity, frustration and conceit, and noted that the makers paid close attention to Army protocols, training methods, codes and operations, though the civilian-dominated scenes were less finely detailed.[1](https://scroll.in/article/984346/portraits-of-indias-people-by-a-flemmish-artist-who-lived-on-the-margins-of-18th-century-calcutta) [The Indian Express](https://www.edgepedia.org/the-indian-express) found the drama somewhat loud, with many dialogues about never giving up, but acknowledged Sadh's performance.[3](https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/web-series/jeet-ki-zid-trailer-the-power-of-perseverance-7124791/) A Daily Pioneer report in late January 2021 described the series as a hit on ZEE5.[8](https://www.dailypioneer.com/uploads/2021/epaper/january/lucknow-english-edition-2021-01-31.pdf)\n\n## References\n\n1. [Udita Jhunjhunwala (22 January 2021). 'Jeet Ki Zid' review: A tribute to a soldier's bravery and persistence. Scroll.in.](https://scroll.in/article/984346/portraits-of-indias-people-by-a-flemmish-artist-who-lived-on-the-margins-of-18th-century-calcutta)\n2. [Jeet Ki Zid, TVmaze](https://www.tvmaze.com/shows/53091/jeet-ki-zid)\n3. [Anvita Singh (29 December 2020). Jeet Ki Zid trailer: The power of perseverance. The Indian Express.](https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/web-series/jeet-ki-zid-trailer-the-power-of-perseverance-7124791/)\n4. [Jeet Ki Zid, ZEE5](https://www.zee5.com/web-series/details/jeet-ki-zid/0-6-2955)\n5. [Vatsal Thakore (22 January 2021). Jeet Ki Zid Review: Amit Sadh's Show On A Kargil War Hero Is Highly Inspiring. ZEE5 News.](https://www.zee5.com/zee5news/jeet-ki-zid-review-amit-sadhs-show-on-a-kargil-war-hero-is-highly-inspiring/)\n6. [Tanmayi Savadi (22 January 2021). Jeet Ki Zid Review: Amit Sadh's determined army man act salutes the undying spirit of Kargil heroes. PeepingMoon.](https://www.peepingmoon.com/webcast-reviews/news/52504/article.html)\n7. [Jeet Ki Zid Web Series Review. The Times of India.](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/web-series/reviews/hindi/jeet-ki-zid/seriesreview/80366208.cms)\n8. [Daily Pioneer, Lucknow English edition, 31 January 2021.](https://www.dailypioneer.com/uploads/2021/epaper/january/lucknow-english-edition-2021-01-31.pdf)\n\n---\n*Topic: Encyclopedia › Arts and culture › Screen and stage › Film and television › Series and fictional screen worlds › International serial drama and telenovelas › South and Southeast Asian serials › South Asian web serials*\n\n*Initially written Oct 3, 2026 · Reviewed: Oct 25, 2026 · Edited: Oct 15, 2026; Oct 25, 2026; Nov 1, 2026 · Last review: Oct 25, 2026*\n\n*Copyright 2026 EdgeChat AI, a subsidiary of Biostate AI.*\n\nLicense: Edgepedia Community License 1.0, https://www.edgepedia.org/edgepedia/license\n", "same_as": [], "url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/jeet-ki-zid", "markdown_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/jeet-ki-zid.md", "license": { "name": "Edgepedia Community License 1.0", "url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/edgepedia/license", "summary": "Free with credit, commercial use included. 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