Crooked Politics: The show about an illiterate woman forcibly handed the position of chief minister of Bihar, by her incarcerated husband, obviously inspired by Laloo Prasad Yadav and Rabari Devi,…

When Love Hurts: The bitter legal battle that came to be known as the Shah Bano case, was one that had far reaching consequences. In a conservative society, accepted norms…

The Hills Are Alive: A white tulip appears in the snow. A child who finds it, disappears during a magic show. The boy’s father (Mir Sarwar) is a politician so…

Screen Junkies: That teens are addicted to their smartphones and social media has been a concern of late, particularly when it impacts their minds in a negative way. However, it…

Woman Uninterrupted: Films and shows like Ally McBeal, Bridget Jones Diary and Fleabag make the single woman a pathetic, ridiculous creature desperate for male attention. Single Salma, directed by Nachiket Samant, gives its protagonist a…

Now that Maddock has its own horror comedy universe, it was only a matter of time that critters shared space across films. Thamma, directed by Aditya Sarpotdar, decides to have…

Women’s Zone: Any woman who has been to a beauty parlour –salon, if it’s fancy—knows that when she enters, she leaves her inhibitions behind, and enters a female only universe,…

A Cop’s Life: The show opens with a terrified young woman running in a forest, bring chased by a car. The sequence ends with her murder. Search: The Naina Murder…

Trunk Tale: There have been films set mostly in a single location, and one that takes place almost entirely in an isolated mansion is relatively rare. The premise lends itself…

Wedding Wreckers: The title does evoke some curiosity, which the promo quickly dispels. Sunny Sanskari Ki Tulsi Kumari is a romcom with the  template of My Best Friend’s Wedding and The Wedding Singer, in which the…