Overview

• Saare Jahan Se Accha is a six-episode period espionage drama that premiered on Netflix on August 13 and follows an undercover R&AW agent’s mission in 1970s Pakistan.
• Critics have highlighted lead and supporting work by Pratik Gandhi, Sunny Hinduja and Suhail Nayyar as the series’ greatest strength.
• Reviewers praise the show’s authentic period detail and tense atmosphere but express concerns over uneven pacing, a rushed finale and familiar spy-thriller tropes.
• Social media reaction on X has been mixed, with some viewers calling it “magnificent” and others dismissing it as just another spy drama.
• Positioned among a wave of patriotically framed 1970s spy projects timed for national holidays, the series is being assessed on its ability to stand out and potentially expand into a broader spy universe.