Vijay Varma’s disgruntled sub-inspector goes all out to find the culprits behind a brutal acid attack on Shweta Tripathi, uncovering the dark realities of patriarchy in the trailer of JioCinema’s upcoming police procedural series Kaalkoot.

Dropped by the streamer on Monday, the two-minute-eight-second-long trailer is set against the backdrop of a horrifying acid attack case in a small town. It revolves around lackadaisical police sub-inspector Ravi Shankar Tripathi who got a rude awakening when he discovers that the victim of the brutal attack is the same girl his mother wanted him to marry. Driven by a newfound purpose, Ravi takes it upon himself to investigate the crime and find the perpetrators. However, the task turns out to be tougher than what it had initially seemed because of the widespread gender bias and systematic oppression existing in society.

Watch the trailer here:

Directed by Sumit Saxena, the series also features Shweta Tripathi Sharma, Yashpal Sharma, Gopal Datt and Seema Biswas.

“I believe Kaalkoot will be a transformative experience for anyone who watches it. The show digs deep into our souls, challenging how we see ourselves and reveals the hidden sides of humanity, the parts we often overlook,” said Vijay while talking about the show.

Shweta Tripathi Sharma, who portrays the acid attack victim in the series, described the show as a coming-of-age drama of a cop. “It is about a cop who is trying to become a ‘man’. And in the process, he investigates a crime which makes him question the very meaning of the word - Man. What does it mean to be a man? And is that definition right? What is the right definition? And how that definition affects society and affects the existence and value of a woman?”

“This is a cop crime drama where solving a crime forces the protagonist and also the audience to investigate their own lives, their own behaviour and their own belief system,” she added.

Kaalkoot will be streaming on JioCinema from July 27.