There has hardly been a time when the world has been conflict free, and reports from the frontline have been brought to readers and viewers sitting safely away from home. …
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Pot Luck: It’s interesting to see how many real life figures from contemporary history are being discovered by makers of web series. Matka King, the period drama set in 1960s …
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Murder In Khandala A cosy mystery set in and around a Khandala cottage, seems like a change of pace for audiences bludgeoned by crime shows on OTT platforms. There is …
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The Good Fight: The issue of marital rape is still a legal grey area in India, which gives Shashant Shah’s six-episode series, Chiraiya (On JioHotstar), the ammunition to attack outdated social norms …
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Sonny Dearest: The new show on Amazon Prime Video has Mona Singh shed the dour persona she had been made to adopt in recent project. In Maa Ka Sum, she plays …
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Into The Fire: If inspiration is to strike, why not pick the best idea? Soumik Sen’s series Jazz City (on SonyLiv) owes a tiny debt to the classic Casablanca. His version of the cynical …
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One Man’s Army: The political drama directed by Prakash Jha, takes the idea of revenge as a dish best served cold to the next level. In Sankalp, a man who …
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The Epstein Papers are causing explosions of scandal every time the name of a famous person is revealed. The notoriously corrupt and corrupting sex offender hanged himself in prison, and …
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Dull Romance: He has a speech impediment, that is hinted at in the title Do Deewane Seher Mein. She is burdened with enough complexes to sink a small boat. The film, …
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The Other Punjab: The first season of Kohraa (2023), an intense police procedural, was set in Punjab, the dark side of which is not usually seen on screen, making it one of …