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Exclusive review – Dark 7 White is an intriguing political drama, is amongst the best OTT web series this season

Posted on November 25, 2020November 25, 2020
byJoginder Tuteja

Crime stays on to be one of the most preferred themes for Indian OTT web series currently. While there have been stories about gangsters [Mirzapur 2, Mum Bhai], scam [Scam…

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Exclusive review – Bicchoo Ka Khel has Divyendu Sharma have loads of fun, is a tribute to pulp fiction from the 80s/90s

Posted on November 22, 2020November 22, 2020
byJoginder Tuteja

Back in the 90s when I was a student, I remember picking up a few novels written by Surendra Mohan Pathak. This was mostly on my train journey between Delhi…

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Review – A Simple Murder has a zany plot, entertains right through

Posted on November 21, 2020November 21, 2020
byJoginder Tuteja

‘It’s all about a mouse, after all’ It’s amazing to see how writers Prateek Payodhi and Akhilesh Jaiswal put together a zany plot where it’s a mouse that sets the…

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Music Review Ludo

Posted on November 18, 2020November 18, 2020
byAnish Mohanty

While director Anurag Basu and composer Pritam Chakraborty’s association began with the latter scoring the title track for many of the TV shows directed by the former, the first film…

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Movie Review Sir

Posted on November 18, 2020November 18, 2020
byAnish Mohanty

Diwali is usually a very exciting time for those who like to go to a theatre to watch films. Every year, a bunch of big films hit the theatres, vying…

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Exclusive review – MumBhai – An engaging crime thriller that reminds of Shootout franchise and RGV’s gangster-cop dramas

Posted on November 14, 2020November 17, 2020
byJoginder Tuteja

An encounter cop (Angad Bedi) turns out to be a super cop as he gets on an exercise to cleanse up the city of Mumbai. His mentor? A gangster himself,…

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REWIND Yeh Zindagi Ka Safar: Daboo Malik’s first film album remains his best till date

Posted on November 11, 2020November 11, 2020
byAnish Mohanty

Being the son of composer Sardar Malik, Daboo Malik had an inclination towards music but he was more interested in facing the camera as an actor. In the 80s and…

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Laxmii review: Fast-paced narrative and terrific performance by its leading man drive this engaging horror-comedy

Posted on November 10, 2020November 10, 2020
byAnish Mohanty

Since the lockdown happened, many feature length films, that were initially scheduled for a theatrical release, started coming out on digital streaming platforms. The Akshay Kumar – Kiara Advani starrer…

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Exclusive movie review – Taish – Tense dramatic affair with style and substance

Posted on October 29, 2020November 13, 2020
byJoginder Tuteja

The very beginning of Taish, which has been presented in a movie as well as six episode (and much longer) series format, says it all. In the washroom lobby of…

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Footfairy review: A taut thriller that rides on the brilliance of its leading man

Posted on October 24, 2020October 24, 2020
byAnish Mohanty

In the late 80s and the early 90s, many filmmakers of repute started making feature length films for Doordarshan. These films featured prominent actors and technicians from the film world…

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Exclusive review – Comedy Couple – A relatable romcom that also reflects the current times

Posted on October 22, 2020October 22, 2020
byJoginder Tuteja

Being a resident of Gurgaon, I could pretty much relate to the world shown in Comedy Couple, a made-for-OTT film which has just premiered on ZEE5. A young couple [Saqib…

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Laghushanka Review: This delightful short film uses humour as an effective tool to drive home an important message

Posted on October 21, 2020October 21, 2020
byAnish Mohanty

Nocturnal enuresis is a medical condition in which an individual suffers from involuntary urination. Most people call identify this condition with the term ‘bed wetting’. While very young children suffering…

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Exclusive review – 376 D opens up debate on whether men are protected by law when from sexual assault

Posted on October 18, 2020October 19, 2020
byJoginder Tuteja

Are men protected by law from sexual assault? Are only women who can be subjected to gang rape? As a man, how do you really fight it out in the…

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Exclusive review – Scam 1992 – Style, substance, sensationalism – Pratik Gandhi nails it all in this Harshad Mehta story

Posted on October 16, 2020October 19, 2020
byJoginder Tuteja

Let the fact be stated here. By all means, Scam 1992 is not just one of the best web series offerings to have come from the OTT world in 2020,…

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Exclusive review – Ginny Weds Sunny – Yami Gautam shines in this feel good predictable film that lends a sense of deja vu

Posted on October 10, 2020October 19, 2020
byJoginder Tuteja

Exclusive review – Ginny Weds Sunny – Yami Gautam shines in this feel good predictable film that lends a sense of deja vu First things first. Ten years back, Ginny…

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Exclusive review – Bahut Hua Sammaan – A delightful spoof cum satire with a strong retro feel

Posted on October 10, 2020October 19, 2020
byJoginder Tuteja

Wow, now where did this one come from? In the times when there is a flurry of films arriving on the OTT medium due to theatre lockdown, Bahut Hua Sammaan…

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Serious Men – Sudhir Mishra’s Nawazuddin Siddiqui starrer has an audacious idea punctuated by implausible plot points

Posted on October 3, 2020October 19, 2020
byJoginder Tuteja

Audacious, is what one could well term the core idea behind Serious Men which has been put together by Sudhir Mishra. If not for the conviction that the filmmaker has…

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Movie review – Nishabdham – This Madhavan-Anushka Shetty thriller keps you guessing with ample twists and turns

Posted on October 3, 2020October 19, 2020
byJoginder Tuteja

Horror, thrills, suspense, drama, romance, jealousy, possessiveness, loyalty and a lot more comes together in Nishabdham, a film that mixes quite a few genres and brings on a myriad of…

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Aapke Aa Jaane Se review: Manu Rishi Chadha delivers a terrific performance in this very well-made short film

Posted on October 3, 2020October 21, 2020
byAnish Mohanty

Around two years back, a video featuring Sanjeev Shrivastava, a professor from Bhabha University in Bhopal, went viral. in the video, Professor Shrivastava was seen dancing to a popular Bollywood…

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Movie review – Khaali Peeli – Ishaan Khatter and Ananya Pandey end (pointless) nepotism debate with this fun popcorn entertainer

Posted on October 2, 2020October 19, 2020
byJoginder Tuteja

It is easy, really easy, to challenge masala movies when it comes to sense, sensibilities and logic. However, scratch the surface and you would know that it isn’t really as…