Kothanodi (2015/ Assamese/ Thriller/ Horror/ Sonyliv) Four stories, adapted from folk lores, ranging from unsettling, bizarre, disturbing to outlandish, all wrapped up in brilliant spellbinding story telling in a dark rustic set up. Director – Bhaskar Hazarika Writer – Dr.Arup Patangia Kalita, Bhaskra Hazarika Cast – Adil Hussain, Kasvi Sharma, Zerifa Wahid, Kapil Bora, Asha […]
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Antim: The Final truth ( 2021/ Cinema release/ Action / Thriller/ Drama) The story revolves around a poor man turned gangtser and his tussle with the moneyed, goons, family, love, cops and morals. Based On – Mulshi Pattern by Pravin Tarde The biggest aspect that made me happy and hopeful for Antim was the fact […]
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Bunty Aur Babli 2 (2021 / Cinema Release/ RomCom) Director/Writer – Varun V Sharma Cast – Rani Mukherji, Saif Ali Khan, Siddhant Chaturvedi, Sharvari Wagh, Pankaj Tripathi I really do not understand if the studios are so bitten by the sequel bug, why the hell can’t they rope in the original team, specially the crew. […]
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Tryst with Destiny (2021/ Sonyliv / Anthology) A set of four stories about people from different strata struggling with prejudices, inequalities, aspirations, vices and their destinies. Director – Prashant Nair Writers – Avani Deshpande, Neeraj Pandey, Prashant Nair Analysis The anthology offers a great combination of subtlety, substance, message and engaging storytelling Besides the fact […]
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Cruella (2021/ Comedy/ Disney Hotstar) The film tells us the origin story of the famous Disney character Cruella De Vil. Director – Craig Gillespie Cast – Emma Stone, Emma Thomson, Joel Fry, Paul Walter Hauser, Emily Beecham I am no Disney fan and thereby when I read that Cruella is the origin story of a […]
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Portrait Of A Lady On Fire (2019/ Romance / Period Drama/ Prime Video) An exquisite and artistic story about female perspective depicting love and bonding amidst craving for freedom. Writer/ Director – Celine Sciamma Cast – Adele Haenel , Noemie Merlant, Sophie, Valeria Golino Plot In eighteenth century France, Marianne, a painter is commissioned to […]
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Sooryavanshi (Action/ Masala Entertainer / 2021/ Cinema Release) Director – Rohit Shetty Cast – Akshay Kumar, Katrina Kaif, Jaaved Jaaferi, Gulshan Grover, Jacke Shroff, Abhimanyu Singh, Nikitin Dheer, Vivan Bhatena, Sikander Kher, Kumud Mishra, Asif Basra and… Ajay Devgn, Ranveer Singh Rohit Shetty brings us the much awaited fourth instalment from his Cop Universe and […]
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Aamis (2019/ Thriller/ Sonyliv) An unusual story of love, passion and obsession that takes two individuals down a very unusual path! Director/ Writer- Bhaskar Hazarika Cast- Lima Das, Arghdeep Baruah Plot Nirmali (Das) is a doctor, a foodie and is dealing with a lonely life owing to her ever travelling doctor husband. Sumon (Baruah) is […]
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Rashmi Rocket (2021/ Drama/ Sports/ Zee5) Story of a sportswoman who finds herself at odds against exploitative rules, sports politics, gender inequality, patriarchal mindset and an apathetic system. Director- Akarsh Khurana Writers- Kanika Dhillon, Akarsh Khurana, Anirudh Guha, Lisha Bajaj Cast- Taapsee Pannu, Supriya Pathak, Priyanshu Painyuli, Abhishek Banerjee, Manoj Joshi, Supriya Pilgaonkar, Shweta […]
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Sardar Udham (2021/ Historical / Biographical Drama/ Prime Video) Director – Shoojit Sircar Writer – Ritesh Shah, Shubhendu Bhattacharya Cast – Vicky Kaushal, Amol Parashar, Banita Sandhu To be very honest, I had known nothing about the revolutionary Udham Singh except that he assassinated General Dwyer to avenge the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre. I am thankful […]
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