# Yeh Kaali Kaali Ankhein
**Yeh Kaali Kaali Ankhein** (ये काली काली आंखें) is an Indian Hindi-language romantic crime thriller streaming series on Netflix, created, written, and directed by Sidharth Sengupta, in which a small-town man is relentlessly pursued by a powerful politician's daughter and slips down a dark path to reclaim his life.[1](https://kentfilmoffice.co.uk/filmed-in-kent/2024/11/yeh-kaali-kaali-ankhein-season-2-2024/) • [2](https://www.netflix.com/in/title/81173113) Its first season premiered on January 14, 2022, and a second season followed on November 22, 2024.[3](https://about.netflix.com/en/news/in-yeh-kaali-kaali-ankhein-director-sidharth-sengupta-spins-a-tale-of-love) • [4](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/yeh_kaali_kaali_ankhein/s02)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Format | Hindi-language romantic crime thriller; season 1 has 8 episodes, season 2 has 6[3](https://about.netflix.com/en/news/in-yeh-kaali-kaali-ankhein-director-sidharth-sengupta-spins-a-tale-of-love) • [4](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/yeh_kaali_kaali_ankhein/s02) |
| Release dates | Season 1: January 14, 2022; season 2: November 22, 2024[3](https://about.netflix.com/en/news/in-yeh-kaali-kaali-ankhein-director-sidharth-sengupta-spins-a-tale-of-love) • [5](https://about.netflix.com/en/news/yeh-kaali-kaali-ankhein-season-2-to-launch-on-november-22) |
| Creator | Sidharth Sengupta, showrunner, director, and co-writer, with Anahata Menon (story) and Varun Badola (dialogue)[3](https://about.netflix.com/en/news/in-yeh-kaali-kaali-ankhein-director-sidharth-sengupta-spins-a-tale-of-love) |
| Lead cast | Tahir Raj Bhasin (Vikrant), Shweta Tripathi (Shikha), Anchal Singh (Purva), Saurabh Shukla (Akheraj); Gurmeet Choudhary joined in season 2[3](https://about.netflix.com/en/news/in-yeh-kaali-kaali-ankhein-director-sidharth-sengupta-spins-a-tale-of-love) • [5](https://about.netflix.com/en/news/yeh-kaali-kaali-ankhein-season-2-to-launch-on-november-22) |
| Title origin | Taken from the song "Yeh Kaali Kaali Ankhein" in the 1993 Shah Rukh Khan film *Baazigar*[6](https://www.indulgexpress.com/amp/story/entertainment/cinema/2022/Jan/26/the-gestation-period-helped-the-show-reach-its-potential-says-anahata-menon-38701.html) |
| Development time | The idea was kept for roughly twenty years because the creators judged Indian television too conservative for it[7](https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/trends/features/yeh-kaali-kaali-ankhein-director-sidharth-sengupta-interview-netflix-political-thriller-7942041.html) |
| Reception | IMDb 7.0/10 from about 11,000 ratings; season 1 Tomatometer 40% (5 reviews) with a 72% audience score[8](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14160712/) • [9](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/yeh_kaali_kaali_ankhein/s01) |
| Status | Season 3 announced by Netflix India as coming soon in December 2024; as of a 2026 interview it remained in the writing phase[10](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fYPG1KH2Si4) • [11](https://khelja.in/it-is-still-in-the-writing-phase-shaque-actor-tahir-raj-bhasin-shares-update-on-yeh-kaali-kaali-ankhein-season-3-fpj-exclusive/) |
## Spoilers
### Premise
The story centers on Vikrant Singh Chauhan ([Tahir Raj Bhasin](https://www.edgepedia.org/tahir-raj-bhasin)), a mild-mannered small-town engineering graduate whose modest ambitions, a good job and marriage to his sweetheart Shikha ([Shweta Tripathi](https://www.edgepedia.org/shweta-tripathi)), collapse when Purva (Anchal Singh), the daughter of the local political strongman Akheraj Awasthi ([Saurabh Shukla](https://www.edgepedia.org/saurabh-shukla)), begins obsessively desiring him.[7](https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/trends/features/yeh-kaali-kaali-ankhein-director-sidharth-sengupta-interview-netflix-political-thriller-7942041.html) • [12](https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/yeh-kaali-kaali-ankhein-review-the-series-starring-tahir-raj-bhasin-shweta-tripathi-and-anchal-singh-is-a-letdown-2-stars-2708230/amp/1) As Purva's efforts to make him hers destroy what he holds dear, Vikrant takes a dark path to escape her and reclaim his life with Shikha, one he later regrets.[3](https://about.netflix.com/en/news/in-yeh-kaali-kaali-ankhein-director-sidharth-sengupta-spins-a-tale-of-love)
Sengupta framed the premise as a question about power: being on the wrong side of the powerful is a problem, but being loved by the powerful when the feeling is not returned is worse.[7](https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/trends/features/yeh-kaali-kaali-ankhein-director-sidharth-sengupta-interview-netflix-political-thriller-7942041.html) The team has described the series as a genre-bending pulp thriller that inverts the usual gender dynamic of obsessive love, with the woman holding the power, and as "very Indianised masala content" in the tradition of classic Indian pulp cinema.[3](https://about.netflix.com/en/news/in-yeh-kaali-kaali-ankhein-director-sidharth-sengupta-spins-a-tale-of-love) • [13](https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/web-series/director-sidharth-sengupta-on-yeh-kaali-kaali-ankhein-its-for-masses-made-with-the-sensibilities-of-netflix-audience-7743032/lite/)
### Seasons
**Season 1 (2022).** The eight-episode first season follows Vikrant from college graduation, through a job offer from the politician Akheraj made at Purva's behest, to a forced engagement and marriage, as Vikrant's attempts to break free fail and a darker, more calculating side of him emerges.[3](https://about.netflix.com/en/news/in-yeh-kaali-kaali-ankhein-director-sidharth-sengupta-spins-a-tale-of-love) • [2](https://www.netflix.com/in/title/81173113) It ends on a cliffhanger in which Purva is kidnapped and a ransom of 1 billion (100 crore) is set, with Vikrant's escape plans quashed.[14](https://about.netflix.com/en/news/netflix-drops-the-thrilling-yeh-kaali-kaali-ankhein-season-2-trailer)
**Season 2 (2024).** After a gap of more than two and a half years, the six-episode second season arrived on November 22, 2024.[4](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/yeh_kaali_kaali_ankhein/s02) • [14](https://about.netflix.com/en/news/netflix-drops-the-thrilling-yeh-kaali-kaali-ankhein-season-2-trailer) It picks up directly after the kidnapping, with the contract killer behind it revealed and Guru ([Gurmeet Choudhary](https://www.edgepedia.org/gurmeet-choudhary)), a special agent and old friend of Purva's, brought in to find her, turning the love triangle into what Sengupta called a "love quad".[5](https://about.netflix.com/en/news/yeh-kaali-kaali-ankhein-season-2-to-launch-on-november-22) • [15](https://www.cinemaexpress.com/amp/story/hindi/review/2024/Nov/22/yeh-kaali-kaali-ankhein-season-2-review-tahir-raj-bhasins-show-pitfalls-into-predictable-terrain) Netflix promoted the season as spicier and darker than the first, with Vikrant now setting out to kill Purva while his own fate hangs in the balance.[14](https://about.netflix.com/en/news/netflix-drops-the-thrilling-yeh-kaali-kaali-ankhein-season-2-trailer)
**Season 3.** On December 10, 2024, Netflix India released a teaser announcing season 3 as coming soon.[10](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fYPG1KH2Si4) In a 2026 interview, Tahir Raj Bhasin said the season was still in the writing phase and that he was waiting for Netflix's call to shoot it.[11](https://khelja.in/it-is-still-in-the-writing-phase-shaque-actor-tahir-raj-bhasin-shares-update-on-yeh-kaali-kaali-ankhein-season-3-fpj-exclusive/)
## Development and title
Sengupta, writer Anahata Menon, and dialogue writer [Varun Badola](https://www.edgepedia.org/varun-badola) had long collaborated on Indian television, where Sengupta worked on shows including *Balika Vadhu* and *[Apharan](https://www.edgepedia.org/apharan)*. They conceived the story about twenty years before production but held it back, judging that television, which they described as conservative and open-ended in format, could not carry it; streaming made an episodic story with a beginning, middle, and end possible.[3](https://about.netflix.com/en/news/in-yeh-kaali-kaali-ankhein-director-sidharth-sengupta-spins-a-tale-of-love) • [7](https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/trends/features/yeh-kaali-kaali-ankhein-director-sidharth-sengupta-interview-netflix-political-thriller-7942041.html)
The title is the name of a song from *Baazigar*, the 1993 [Shah Rukh Khan](https://www.edgepedia.org/shah-rukh-khan) film, and Sengupta called it an ode to the pulpy thrillers of that era, citing Vijay Anand and the writer duo Salim-Javed as inspirations.[6](https://www.indulgexpress.com/amp/story/entertainment/cinema/2022/Jan/26/the-gestation-period-helped-the-show-reach-its-potential-says-anahata-menon-38701.html) • [3](https://about.netflix.com/en/news/in-yeh-kaali-kaali-ankhein-director-sidharth-sengupta-spins-a-tale-of-love) The series is produced by Edgestorm Ventures Pvt Ltd (Jyoti Sagar and Sidharth Sengupta), with music by Shivam Sengupta and Anuj Danait.[3](https://about.netflix.com/en/news/in-yeh-kaali-kaali-ankhein-director-sidharth-sengupta-spins-a-tale-of-love)
## Reception
Critical response to the first season was mixed. [The Indian Express](https://www.edgepedia.org/the-indian-express) gave it 3.5 out of 5, calling it kitschy pulp fiction done right and praising its balance of dark humor with action-thriller elements.[16](https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/web-series/yeh-kaali-kaali-aankhein-review-pulpy-netflix-show-tahir-raj-bhasin-haseen-dillruba-7721484/lite/) NDTV gave it two stars, judging it not deep or dark enough for its premise.[12](https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/yeh-kaali-kaali-ankhein-review-the-series-starring-tahir-raj-bhasin-shweta-tripathi-and-anchal-singh-is-a-letdown-2-stars-2708230/amp/1) On Rotten Tomatoes the season holds a 40% Tomatometer from five critics against a 72% audience score.[9](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/yeh_kaali_kaali_ankhein/s01) IMDb users rate the series 7.0 out of 10.[8](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14160712/)
Season 2 reviews were also divided: [Hindustan Times](https://www.edgepedia.org/hindustan-times) called it a fast-paced thrill ride while noting the newness had faded, and Digital Mafia Talkies criticized plot holes and weak characters.[4](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/yeh_kaali_kaali_ankhein/s02) The Cinema Express review found the second season lost the first season's edginess, with the plot thinning as Vikrant shifted into damage control.[15](https://www.cinemaexpress.com/amp/story/hindi/review/2024/Nov/22/yeh-kaali-kaali-ankhein-season-2-review-tahir-raj-bhasins-show-pitfalls-into-predictable-terrain) In mid-2022, Ormax's Stream Track placed the show among the most-buzzed Hindi streaming shows, with a buzz score of 12.[17](https://www.ormaxmedia.com/data/library/StreamingOriginals-MidYearReview-Jan-Jun2022.pdf)
## References
1. [Yeh Kaali Kaali Ankhein (2022–), Kent Film Office](https://kentfilmoffice.co.uk/filmed-in-kent/2024/11/yeh-kaali-kaali-ankhein-season-2-2024/)
2. [Yeh Kaali Kaali Ankhein, Netflix](https://www.netflix.com/in/title/81173113)
3. [In 'Yeh Kaali Kaali Ankhein', Director Sidharth Sengupta Spins a Tale of Love, Power and Deceit, About Netflix (4 January 2022)](https://about.netflix.com/en/news/in-yeh-kaali-kaali-ankhein-director-sidharth-sengupta-spins-a-tale-of-love)
4. [Yeh Kaali Kaali Ankhein: Season 2, Rotten Tomatoes](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/yeh_kaali_kaali_ankhein/s02)
5. [Double the Desire, Twice the Twists: 'Yeh Kaali Kaali Ankhein' Season 2 Unleashes November 22 Only on Netflix, About Netflix (28 October 2024)](https://about.netflix.com/en/news/yeh-kaali-kaali-ankhein-season-2-to-launch-on-november-22)
6. [The gestation period helped the show reach its potential, says Anahata Menon, Indulge Express (26 January 2022)](https://www.indulgexpress.com/amp/story/entertainment/cinema/2022/Jan/26/the-gestation-period-helped-the-show-reach-its-potential-says-anahata-menon-38701.html)
7. [Sidharth Sengupta on 'Yeh Kaali Kaali Ankhein': "Television is too conservative for a story like this", Moneycontrol (18 January 2022)](https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/trends/features/yeh-kaali-kaali-ankhein-director-sidharth-sengupta-interview-netflix-political-thriller-7942041.html)
8. [Yeh Kaali Kaali Ankhein (TV Series 2022–), IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14160712/)
9. [Yeh Kaali Kaali Ankhein: Season 1, Rotten Tomatoes](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/yeh_kaali_kaali_ankhein/s01)
10. [Yeh Kaali Kaali Ankhein | Season 3 Coming Soon | Netflix India, YouTube (10 December 2024)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fYPG1KH2Si4)
11. ['It Is Still In The Writing Phase': Tahir Raj Bhasin Shares Update On Yeh Kaali Kaali Ankhein Season 3, Khel Ja (2026)](https://khelja.in/it-is-still-in-the-writing-phase-shaque-actor-tahir-raj-bhasin-shares-update-on-yeh-kaali-kaali-ankhein-season-3-fpj-exclusive/)
12. [Yeh Kaali Kaali Ankhein Review: The Series Starring Tahir Raj Bhasin, Shweta Tripathi And Anchal Singh Is A Letdown, NDTV (14 January 2022)](https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/yeh-kaali-kaali-ankhein-review-the-series-starring-tahir-raj-bhasin-shweta-tripathi-and-anchal-singh-is-a-letdown-2-stars-2708230/amp/1)
13. [Director Sidharth Sengupta: Yeh Kaali Kaali Ankhein is a complete masala entertainer, The Indian Express (2022)](https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/web-series/director-sidharth-sengupta-on-yeh-kaali-kaali-ankhein-its-for-masses-made-with-the-sensibilities-of-netflix-audience-7743032/lite/)
14. [Netflix Drops the Thrilling 'Yeh Kaali Kaali Ankhein' Season 2 Trailer: Where Obsession Gets Deadly, About Netflix (13 November 2024)](https://about.netflix.com/en/news/netflix-drops-the-thrilling-yeh-kaali-kaali-ankhein-season-2-trailer)
15. [Yeh Kaali Kaali Ankhein Season 2 Review: Tahir Raj Bhasin's show pitfalls into predictable terrain, Cinema Express (22 November 2024)](https://www.cinemaexpress.com/amp/story/hindi/review/2024/Nov/22/yeh-kaali-kaali-ankhein-season-2-review-tahir-raj-bhasins-show-pitfalls-into-predictable-terrain)
16. [Yeh Kaali Kaali Ankhein review: This is what Haseen Dillruba wishes it was, The Indian Express (15 January 2022)](https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/web-series/yeh-kaali-kaali-aankhein-review-pulpy-netflix-show-tahir-raj-bhasin-haseen-dillruba-7721484/lite/)
17. [Streaming Originals Mid-Year Review Jan–Jun 2022, Ormax Media](https://www.ormaxmedia.com/data/library/StreamingOriginals-MidYearReview-Jan-Jun2022.pdf)
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