Series Archives - Planet Bollywood

Exclusive review – Samantar 2 – An excellent tale about the battle between destiny, fate and actions

Posted on July 11, 2021August 5, 2021
byJoginder Tuteja

Is it all written in the destiny? Can you work towards the change in fate? Do actions take precedence over destiny and fate? These are some of the questions that…

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Review – Ray is a mixed bag where mind games form a common theme

Posted on June 27, 2021August 5, 2021
byJoginder Tuteja

The coming together of real and surreal is what binds the four stories in the latest anthology on Netflix, Ray. Is everything that you see is truly real, or what…

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Exclusive review – Grahan boasts of a very good story but patchy narrative and uneven performances

Posted on June 26, 2021August 5, 2021
byJoginder Tuteja

How do you feel as a viewer when the storyline is interesting and you want to know what happens next, but the narrative is patchy and performances uneven? It hurts,…

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Review – Indori Ishq throws a pleasant surprise, hits you hard with its emotional violence

Posted on June 13, 2021August 5, 2021
byJoginder Tuteja

In the current OTT space when youngsters come together for a web series, it is expected to be fun-n-frolic with frivolous elements thrown in. However, the very promo of Indori…

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Review – Sunflower is an intriguing dark comedy thriller

Posted on June 12, 2021August 5, 2021
byJoginder Tuteja

There is a scene in the pre-climax of Sunflower where two cops whisper into each other’s ears about the possible murderers. Both Ranvir Shorey and his junior Girish Kulkarni seem…

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Review – Manoj Bajpayee and Samantha Akkineni breathe fire in Raj & DK’s well crafted geo-political action thriller The Family Man 2

Posted on June 6, 2021June 7, 2021
byJoginder Tuteja

Finally there is a web series which truly explores the geo-political conflict twice over and that too rather successfully. If the first season took on ISIS agents, the second focuses…

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Exclusive review – The Married Woman – Beautifully depicts love between soul-mates that goes beyond the gender

Posted on March 13, 2021April 7, 2021
byJoginder Tuteja

Time and again, one has been led to believe that sexual orientation of an individual isn’t developed; it is more biological in form. However, A Married Woman brings in a…

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Review – 1962: The War In The Hills is shockingly boring

Posted on February 27, 2021April 7, 2021
byJoginder Tuteja

How can someone really do this to the epic war that was fought between India and China back in 1962? Not that many on this side of the new millennium…

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Crashh – An emotional web series for the family audiences

Posted on February 16, 2021February 17, 2021
byJoginder Tuteja

‘Zindagi Kaisi Hai Paheli Haye….’ It’s the sound of this evergreen song from Anand that acts as a ‘sutradhar’ of sorts in the 10 episode web series Crashh that has…

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Exclusive review – Jeet Ki Zid is special for Amit Sadh’s bravura act and heart stopping ‘surgical strikes’

Posted on January 23, 2021January 23, 2021
byJoginder Tuteja

He is someone who hasn’t got up on his feet ever since he was hit by five bullets on the nature field. He has been on a wheel chair ever…

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#TutejaTalks – Tandav review – Saif Ali Khan and Dimple Kapadia rock the show in this Ali Abbas Zafar political drama

Posted on January 16, 2021January 16, 2021
byJoginder Tuteja

First things first – Though Ali Abbas Zafar directed Tandav may belong primarily to Saif Ali Khan and Dimple Kapadia, the moment that stays with you right through and actually…

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#TutejaTalks – Exclusive review – Gullak is a delightful little mini-series of a loveable family

Posted on January 14, 2021January 14, 2021
byJoginder Tuteja

It is always a pleasure to see something on screen that actually reminds you of your middle class roots. Something which is relatable and, as the adage goes, slice of…

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Exclusive review – Paurashpur – A deadly account of kingdoms and patriarchy from the 16th century

Posted on January 4, 2021January 4, 2021
byJoginder Tuteja

This is a kingdom where a Raja rules with an iron fist, his first born is destined to be his successor, the Maharani calls the shots for all matters related…

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Exclusive review – Criminal Justice: Behind Closed Doors is a gripping drama, raises an uncomfortable debate around marital rape

Posted on January 4, 2021January 4, 2021
byJoginder Tuteja

It was tough for me to gather my thoughts and pen down the review of Criminal Justice: Behind Closed Doors. Right from the first episode itself, I knew that it…

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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, 2020December 2, 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, 2020December 2, 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, 2020December 2, 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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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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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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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,…