The premise of Khoj is almost like a one-act stage play – the little game of cat and mouse that transpires between the right and the wrong, the truth and the illusion, with both impressions unfolding through the lens of Ved. As a result, you see Ved agitated to a point wherein his efforts of proving the identity of his wife remain futile, even while being granted repeated chances by Amol. The writers are successful in creating an illusion in the minds of the viewers as well – is Ved losing his mind afterall, given that all the clues are pointed against him and his claims of Meera ‘Not’ being his wife. The writing at times, also borders on being juvenile – in a random scene, you see Amol playing a rapid fire game straight out of a compatibility test that you did once witness on the popular show Koffee With Karan. Yet, the premise is enough to keep you invested in the drama that does have its fair share of twists and turns.

There are a bunch of characters on the fray of his central characters that play an important part – Meera’s sister Aditi (Kriti Garg) who is able to recognise her sister, although being rather mysterious with her activities. Ved’s daughter Tia (Ebadat Hussain) being regularly unfurled from her boarding school, all with an intention to recognise her mother. A late entrant in the form of a psychologist Dr Nigam (Raviraa Bhardwaj) who assures everyone that Ved is indeed mentally ill, all of whom who keep the mystery in the drama alive. I must also admit that the writing did get a little repetitive but you don’t quite experience a lag, given the crisp lengths of every episode that in turn allows the intensity of the drama to remain intact. A sub-plot involving Ved hiring a private detective does open a list of possibilities, even as the writers successfully create a smokescreen towards the truth while keeping you guessing about Ved’s condition and Meera’s identity – two essential questions that often double up as POVs in the drama.

One of the big disappointments with the writing was ironically reserved for the final act. This is because the ultimate revelation felt like a cop-out after an interesting premise that could have taken the drama in any direction. I felt a little hard-done by the chain of events leading upto to the final act, something that felt too convenient and simplistic for my liking. It also reversed most of the buildup in the drama by making ado about nothing major really. That, while not quite accounting for the loopholes in the narrative that didn’t exactly tie things up, while leaving me with questions aplenty about the ultimate reveal. In that regard, the screenplay does falter but I cannot deny that I was decently invested in the drama that definitely had its moments to shine.