Mumbai Diaries seasons 1 and 2 unanimously received great reactions from critics and the audience alike. Th Nikkhil Advani show boasts good direction, cinematography, editing, and a fast-paced screenplay, and just like any other good medical drama, it kept the audience on the edge of their seat.

The first season had the makers recreate the November 26th attacks and how Bombay General Hospital inadvertently became the hotspot where all the drama and the showdown happened. Apart from the devastating scene at the hospital, there was also the recreation of the siege of Hotel Taj in Mumbai, which had overwhelming numbers of casualties, most of them among the staff who gave their lives to make sure the guests were safe. It ended on a somber note as the terrorists were neutralized both in the hospital and hotel, but many people were killed by the terrorists themselves; one of them being the mother of a lead character.