Being part of Amazon is Prime Video's biggest strength, and challenge

Sudip Sharma’s Paatal Lok grips you from the word go. The down-and-out Inspector Hathi Ram Chaudhury’s investigation into the assassination attempt on a famous news anchor surprises and shocks in equal measure. It is well written and perfectly cast. Not surprisingly, it is on every list of the top 10 streaming shows in 2020.

From convincing filmmakers to do shows for online, to having a slate with some of the best films and shows, Amazon Prime Video has come a long way since it came to India four years ago. In the world of streaming, if Netflix is seen as a