The scene opens with a man riding a scooter and throwing acid at a girl. on the other side, Ravi Shankar Tripathi a sub-inspector in Uttar Pradesh police is unsatisfied with his post and police work. He will resign from the post by giving his resignation letter to the Station house officer via Constable Sattu Yadav.
In the meanwhile, The case of acid attack is registered and Ravi is on the case. Ravi is not very serious about solving the case as this case was forcefully given by SHO and Parul and Ravi's photo is being exchanged for marriage.
The story revolves around finding the culprit behind the acid attack. The success ratio of finding it is very low only 2 people are arrested out of 28 cases in the past in acid attacks.
The show centers on the lives of a motivated police officer who manages his work and family commitments while attempting to solve an acid attack case.[5][6]
Saibal ChatterjeeofNDTV rated 2.5 stars and wrote "Kaalkoot, comes close on the heels of two investigative thrillers (Amazon Prime Video's Dahaad and Netflix's Kohrra) that have raised the bar for the genre, a comparative assessment is inevitable, if odious."[8]
Shubhra GuptaofThe Indian Express wrote "“Kaalkoot’ would have been much better if it were tighter: the writing makes the scanty material stretch too much, and you find yourself getting impatient at the long loops."[9]
Archika Khurana from The Times of India rated 3.5 stars stating "‘Kaalkoot’ is a thought-provoking and sympathetic series that doesn’t shy away from uncomfortable truths."[10]
A critic from Rediff.com stated "Like any other good show, the nuanced storytelling in Kaalkoot offers more than just surface-level entertainment as it compels you to ponder on harsh realities of our society."[11]
