The director employs a desaturated color palette—browns, ochres, and deep blues. The "Jamuniya" (a purple/brown nightshade) becomes a recurring visual motif. The lighting in Season 2 is harsher, reflecting the scorching summer heat under which these brutal transactions occur. Every frame looks like a still from a Tarkovsky film set in Uttar Pradesh.
The past never fades. It waits.