I chose to watch the bilingual in Marathi, not Hindi. The essence of many a dialogue can be lost completely in translation. Having watched both Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior (2020) and Chhaava (2025), I …
The series is said to be inspired by Ratan Khatri, the matka king of Mumbai. Khatri was the kingpin of the matka, a form of betting, which became one of the most lucrative …
The first film, Ginny Weds Sunny, appeared on OTT. It wasn’t great but decent. The era being that of Covid, the producer chose to see only the fact that it was …
It is futile to state that the film could have been funnier, studded with more gags and—maybe—crisper like a slice of bread toasted to perfection. Because what we do get …
Some series, we obviously know, will go on for future seasons. And the best part? They do not need cliffhangers in the way their story unfolds. Correction: stories unfold. A slim red …
This film is directed by the pioneer of not just successful but classy comedies (Hera Pheri, Hungama, Garam Masala) in India—Priyadarshan—but also of horror comedies with Bhool Bhulaiyaa (2007). Akshay Kumar, his …
This movie is—if I may term it so—a disgrace to the two films we have seen with the tagline Ek Prem Katha. The first was the exceptional Gadar—Ek Prem Katha in 2001, which …
A slimy property broker sells a single property to two people at the same time. What happens when the parties, one a hep ‘today’ urban couple who are living in, …
The series follows the Prakash Jha “tradition”: a good film followed by some mediocre ones. So far as my viewing his films down the years is concerned, I loved Mrityudand, Gangaajal and Raajneeti and …
One may not completely agree with the end. I will not describe the last 20 minutes of this six-episode wonder as it can seem to be a shade anti-climactic for …
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