Paatal Lok was premiered on Amazon Prime Video on 15 May 2020.
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Paatal Lok received eight nominations at the inaugural Filmfare OTT Awards, and won five awards – Best Actor, Best Series, Best Original Story, Best Screenplay and Best Direction.
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Paatal Lok is a police-based investigative thriller inspired by the traditional concepts of Svarga, Dharti and Paatal, as metaphors for the different classes of India and the four estates.
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Paatal Lok gave the script to Jaideep, who read two or three episodes of the script at night, and Jaideep eventually met Sudip and Karnesh Sharma, the following day to read the entire script.
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Paatal Lok later came to Mumbai, for the audition process, which eventually worked well, although the actor joined the shoot, post completing her portions in Dil Bechara.
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Paatal Lok was released through Amazon Prime Video on 15 May 2020, with the first episode being released earlier, on 14 May.
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Paatal Lok opened to rave reviews, with many calling it India's best Hindi-language series.
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Paatal Lok was referring to a scene where a Sikh man is shown raping a woman, as a few other men watch on.
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Paatal Lok tweeted that the series must be banned for maligning "religious harmony".
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