Overview
- Hindustan Times reports that social media users panned the episode’s heavy reliance on AI and VFX, saying it diluted the scene’s effect.
- Posts directed at producer Ektaa Kapoor asked the team to stop “misusing” AI and to favor more restrained visual execution.
- The debated segment shows a fiery confrontation with a dragon and a river‑set face‑off, which many viewers described as rushed and cartoonish.
- Coverage notes no official response from the show’s makers to the backlash at the time of publication.
- Despite the criticism, Naagin 7 placed No. 2 in Week 1 TRP ratings for 2026, and lead Priyanka Chahar Choudhary topped a Week 2 buzz list.