IMDb 9.6/10

To,
the ones who didn't watch.

Recently the fifth and sadly the last episode of Kota Factory got released and I still couldn't get over my feeling of how amazing I found it.
My six-days-long vacation was about to end (with no fulfillment of promises of watching many series and movies) ,when a message of shared youtube video popped up in my notification list. Sitting with my cousin, I was playing some random videos on TV. Before I could actually play that video, two more text of the same shared video came. Now my reason to watch that video got shifted to curiosity rather than out of boredom.

'Kota Factory EP01- Inventory' was the title (more got picturised in my mind as 'black and white something' as it is so :P). The narrator started with the word 'Kota' & as it moved forward, it awed completely with its serenity and chaos at the same time.
I think 'nostalgia' is the word that hits hard first as the story moves.
That guy, Vaibhav going to a new city, the knocking of the door of one institute and the next, the obvious conversation with the auto driver and the feeling of competitiveness while seeing those hoardings of toppers sitting by the window seat.. all were so recollecting, even now.
My gps location has never been to Kota, still I felt like living the whole story that the screen was showing. The episode somehow give that feeling of repentance for not pushing ourselves enough during those days of preparation.

I think the episode made everyone to relate including those also who haven't been to Kota or haven't prepared for JEE.

The story takes off from journey of Vaibahav joining 'Prodigy' to being in dilemma whether to join 'Maheshwari' (after his selection there).
Vaibahv shifting to a new empty room..transforming into a place to live in, settling down for whatever offered mess food (instead of that kachori), meeting his motivator in form of Jeetu Bahiya, acing in his coaching tests to reach top batch, meeting friends like Meena and Uday, falling for a girl and then again shifting to new hostel leaving all these behind is awe-inspiring.

His own rationality for not thwarting himself from letting go of all these things is something which made this series more unexpected, emotional and realistic.

I think the biggest tagline it brings along itself is "Change is a perpetual process. The better you adapt with it, the better you enjoy".