Spanish TV series Elite by Carlos Montero and Daro Madrona has been translated into Hindi by Netflix India as Class
Most of the action takes place at Hampton International, a prominent school where the rich and powerful of the Indian capital send their children to.
Dheeraj Kumar Valmiki (Piyush Khati), Saba Manzoor (Madhyama Segal) and Balli Sehrawat (Cwaayal Singh), three working-class transfer students, come to Hampton International on scholarships after their old school burns down.
Her students’ initial hostility quickly turns into a complex combination of contempt, sexual exploration, suspicion, and longing. We can answer your question whether Delhi actually has a Hampton International School.
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Class: Is Hampton International a real school in Delhi?
No, Class’s Hampton International School doesn’t actually exist in Delhi. Although there is a Hampton International in Pak Kret, Thailand, it is a family run preschool.
Elite’s students go to Las Encinas, another made-up institution. One of the series’ directors, Ashim Ahluwalia, explained in an interview why Delhi was chosen over other locations in India such as Mumbai, the country’s financial hub.
According to Ahluwalia, who spoke to Deadline, “I chose Delhi because the difference between the haves and have-nots is so vast and it differs from Mumbai in that it is geographically separated.”
“Everyone in Mumbai somehow gets along. I went to a good school, but it was nothing compared to some of the wealthy institutions in Delhi where students come to class with bodyguards.
Ahluwalia observed the openly displayed class struggle in Class, although as a teenager she didn’t attend a super exclusive school like Hampton International or Las Encinas in south Mumbai. This experience influenced his decision to work on this project.
Because it’s a culture he’s familiar with, he said, “I’ve always been fascinated by doing anything with kids, especially affluent urban teenagers.
“Even though the school I attended had many differences from that shown in Elite or this series, there were still elements of class warfare.
Although I had never considered doing a series before, I felt it would be a fun endeavor to work on.
The fact that these adaptations are often perceived as disjointed by Indian audiences is one of the strongest arguments against them. It is a common criticism of the content created by Netflix India.
Ahluwalia drew attention to the unfairness of such claims, pointing out that Bollywood often creates a universe that is more fanciful than actual.
He claims that the kind of exorbitant wealth portrayed on the show really does exist. Simply put, it has never been shown on screen.
Class: action
The Netflix series Class forces you to examine society’s distorted mirror of how society sees you and how it treats its fellow members. Caste has plagued Indian society for centuries and discrimination based on caste and class still exists today.
People from wealthy families still look down and avoid making friends with people from different backgrounds. Discrimination is despicable to the point where impressionable young children begin to pick it up. Like their elders they speak and walk.
The series, which is a remake of the Spanish Netflix original Elite, examines the class and caste differences between three children from less affluent households and three children from extremely affluent families who enroll in the former’s school.
The privileged kids find it strange getting along with the new ones, and things are thrown off balance at school.
The first episode of “Class” begins with a girl allegedly dying in an accident. Dheeraj, who is being questioned about his role in the murder of his classmate, is present at the scene. Dheeraj begins by recounting the events leading up to his enrollment at Hampton International School.
South Delhi, where the rich and privileged congregate, is a far cry from Dheeraj, Saba and Balram’s hometown of Nurpur. Dheeraj, Saba and Balram are members of lower-middle class households and attend a school established by the Ahujas, a prominent family in the city’s real estate industry.
Due to the devastation caused by the fire that destroyed Dheeraj, Saba and Balram’s school, nicknamed Balli, Ahuja pays the tuition and enrollment of the three students at Hampton International School.
In addition, Ahuja’s children attend the same school. When the verdict goes against him, Ahuja tries to use it to mitigate the sentence in the event of an accidental fire at the school. The children also know Ahuja’s reasons for carrying out this charitable campaign.
High achievers Dheeraj, Saba and Balli could be closer to their goal of leaving their current lives behind if they were accepted into one of the best institutions in town. They are all aware that continuing with their current lives will prevent them from achieving their goals.
They are aware that they are a non-profit organization, but this inclusion is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Saba wants to be a diplomat; Dheeraj wants to join the IAS; Balram, nicknamed Balli, is content with his existence as a social media influencer and hopes to eventually become a supermodel.
Balli is the only one of the three who isn’t ashamed of himself or who he is. Balli speaks only rudimentary Delhi Hindi, which is something of a spectacle for the children of wealthy families who have never met a confident lad like Balli.
Class: Episodes
The children of the above-mentioned wealthy real estate developer Veer and Suhani Ahuja are rich in wealth, but Suhani does not feel part of the family because she is always seen as an outsider. Veer, on the other hand, occasionally displays arrogance and behaves like a good boy.
He tries to balance what he feels he should be doing with understanding his sister and pleasing his parents. The children in the class are all older than fifteen, a raging swamp of hormones and don’t have to worry about anything because of their parents’ wealth.
Yashika competes with Saba, a new student, for a scholarship that she is vying for. On the other hand, Koel is dating Sharan, a classmate, and they are an odd couple. Although Koel is physically attracted to Balli, he doesn’t seem able to let go of Sharan either.
Attraction, lust, and sexual contact with other people can be used to represent the lifestyle of the rich and carefree, who have nothing to lose in the long run because they can fall back on their parents’ money. These children are treated generously by their parents.
The only children who understand the value of money are Dheeraj, Saba and Balli as they grew up with the idea that money has to be made.
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Class: Last episode
The other main characters, who have already been introduced, Suhani, Veer, Koel, Sharan, Yashika and Dhruv, are shocked to see academically gifted lower-middle class children enrolling in their school.
The brunt of all the jokes made about Dheeraj, Saba and Balli is that they are all aware that these three are charity cases. The three don’t mind the mockery as they understand that it comes with territory and that their main goal when they go to school is to study hard rather than make friends.
When he’s not at school, Dheeraj works as a waiter at his brother’s restaurant, and Saba helps her father with the bookkeeping of the tailor shop he owns, which makes the cashmere scarves. On the other hand, Balli is a popular influencer who organizes events and parties part-time.
Unlike the other students in their class, they lead their lives together. They have lofty goals, but their means of attaining them are not so lofty. The three new kids are borderline bullied by them, but soon some of them take a liking to them and start hanging out with each one individually.
Class: review
Dheeraj, Saba and Balli aren’t surprised at the classism exhibited by the rich kids and their language, but they choose to ignore it. The school’s swimming coach and principal are Dhruv’s parents. He competes with the high expectations his father has of him to win an Olympic medal.
Teenager Dhruv doesn’t want to be a swimmer because he’s frustrated. He feels himself losing control of his life as pressure from his father mounts. Balli being able to see through Dhruv and make him feel comfortable and Dhruv begin to understand each other.
A petty drug dealer named Faruq is introduced by Balli Dhruv. Dhruv understands that using narcotics allows him to relax and calm down while Faruq keeps company.
Faruq and Balli help Dhruv calm down despite being new to using such substances. Veer is Dhruv’s closest sidekick, but he seems to have lost contact with him and is unable to communicate with him.
He is attracted to Faruq and starts looking him up on various social media accounts, proving that Dhruv is gay. Dhruv is a college student who is unable to share his feelings or sexual orientation with anyone close to him for fear of rejection. He keeps his passion for men to himself and doesn’t tell his best friend Veer about it.
Neeraj, a relative of Dheeraj, organized a protest against Ahuja to pressure the local authorities to file a lawsuit against this wealthy individual. Neeraj is certain that Ahuja started the fire that resulted in the deaths of numerous children.
His charitable activities following the fire caused much controversy, but it was all just a front for his company’s claims management and PR. However, Neeraj is upset at being jailed for inciting violence while becoming the target of investigation.
Caste discrimination against Neeraj and Dheeraj bothers Neeraj, the older brother, more than Dheeraj.
Rather than engage in caste-based conflicts that no one has benefited from before, Dheeraj believes people should work hard at school and build their own reputations. Only diligent effort can lead one to success. Neeraj intends to assassinate Ahuja to avenge the children’s deaths in the school fire.
Piyush Khati (Class): Series premiere
Piyush Khati promotes the Class series on his Instagram.
Class: cast
• Gurfateh Pirzada as Neeraj Kumar Valmiki
• Madhyama Segal as Saba Manzoor
• Cwaayal Singh as Balli Sehrawat
• Ayesha Kanga as Yashika Mehta
• Chayan Chopra as Dhruv Sanghvi
• Chintan Rachchh as Faruq Manzoor
• Naina Bhan as Koel Kalra
• Moses Koul as Sharan Gujral
• Zeyn Shaw as Veer Ahuja
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