The three legs on which a film (or any visually-narrated story) sits are the script, direction and editing. A whiz at all three, veteran Manoj Kumar (Upkar, Purab Aur Pacchim,…
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A thriller with a base in deep psychosis. Like many such dark stories, this one could have been laced with grip and the excitement of “What will happen next?” But…
In the non-crime genre, Gullak has been the market leader of sorts. Its feel-good ambience has often been appreciated by viewers despite the low-key laughs and the often-tepid level of humor like…
The director, Prosit Roy (the film Pari and the hyped series, Paatal Lok) is on his own trip of self-indulgence, a common happening when undeserved encomiums come one’s way. Having assisted on one…
When I interacted with actor Surya Sharma last year, he had informed me that the fourth season of Undekhi, the series for which he is best known, was being shot.…
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…
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…
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…
Police procedurals are not so common on the Indian web, and good police procedurals even rarer. Kohrra 2 is a vast improvement over its Season 1, with only one common character, sub-inspector Garundi (Barun…
