Bandon Me Tha Dum (Hindi for ‘all them gutsy men’) is an exhilarating web series on the Voot platform taking the viewer through a roller coaster ride of emotions. This cricket documentary directed by ace director Neeraj Pandey is a … Continue reading Voot Series Review: Inspiring Bandon Me Tha Dum is a must-watch for cricket fans
PANCHAYAT 2 (Amazon Prime Video) I had rated Panchayat Season 1 as 4.5/5 and truly believed that with such unglamorous village settings and simplistic plotline focused on government red tape, that would be the peak. Almost shockingly, Panchayat Season 2 … Continue reading Amazon Series Review: Panchayat 2 is gold standard, outdoes even its brilliant prequel
Modern Love Mumbai on Amazon Prime Video is a collection of varied love stories that play out with Mumbai, food and songs as its backdrop. The love stories range from age no bar, gender no bar, caste no bar to … Continue reading Amazon Prime Series: Fatima, Yann Yann, Meiyang and Chitrangada shine in Modern Love Stories Mumbai
While watching Runway 34, the movie forces a debate in your mind – should an experienced ranger, while dealing with an extreme crisis, stick to the rule book or go with the ‘human instinct’? Is there a need to do … Continue reading Runway 34: Devgun’s human instinct or rule book drama is worth a one time watch
Context: Global Press from time to time and & ace footballer Mesut Ozil’s recent opportunistic accusations on India as a country oppressing Muslims. Is it true? Let’s start from the basics. Just like a few terror incidents cannot be made … Continue reading Politics: Are Mesut Ozil and select global press right to label India as an oppressive state?
It took Bollywood 24 years (since her debut) to give Sakshi Tanwar a role at par with her talent. Sakshi is to Mai, what Shefali Shah was to Delhi Crime. In Mai, a grieving mother, housewife and old age home … Continue reading Netflix Series Review: Sakshi Tanwar’s is majestic in gritty thriller Mai
The Background In less than one and a half decades, the IPL (Indian Premier League) has grown to become the world’s biggest festival. You will struggle to find another global event that involves more people, emotions, sustained engagement, occurs more … Continue reading Hotstar Movie Review: Kaun Pravin Tambe is engaging and thought-provoking
The last fortnight has been music to the ears of Indians, as TV channels barely had much internal negative news to cover and had bad news from all over Asia to beam into Indian homes. Suddenly I felt like an … Continue reading Politics: Neighbour’s Envy, Owners Pride
Ever since the war broke out between Russia and Ukraine, India finds itself at the epicentre of global geopolitics, thanks in no small measure to some astute and tactical leadership by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi led government. My observations: … Continue reading Politics: India’s leadership flexing muscles as it finds itself in the epicentre of global peace
With The Kashmir Files reportedly running on 4000 screens globally, and RRR on 8000 screens, it is fair to say Indian cinema is engaging one billion-plus ie 15% of the world currently. Add the craze from a heart-wrenching Jai Bhim … Continue reading Movie Review: Rise Rush Relish RRR on the big screen!
Avijit Das Patnaik 