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Dad On Rent: Some of the most macho leading men of Hollywood have done a film in which they had to cope with kids; the idea was comic; little tykes felling…

This legal drama has obviously been made to give Kajol a headlining role, since the work she has done for OTT so far has been ordinary. The way things are…

Tryst With Beauty: With Angwal Lalit Mohan Joshi has hit the documentary jackpot–a single film that is personal, poetic, social, political, historical, anthropological, and shot at a location that is so…

Fright Nights: When it comes to horror shows on Indian OTT platforms, restraint is not a word that would normally apply, but Adhura (on Amazon Prime) written and directed by…

Scottish Highs: Any film that uses Agatha Christie’s murder mysteries as a source of inspiration starts out at a disadvantage. There is an overfamiliarity with those kinds of plots, to…

Chef’s Kitchen: Today chefs have become celebrities and social media is full of ‘reels’ by people demonstrating culinary skills; recipes can be accessed at the touch of a computer or…

Secrets & Sex: Unbridled lust is the cause of so much trouble in the world, that a series of short films about the subject also need to capture the joy…

Damp Squib: There are bad films and there are boring films and then there’s a Tiku Weds Sheru (on Amazon Prime), the kind that leads to a rise in the sale…

All Fall Down: The movie industry is notorious for exploiting the vulnerable, and complaints have been usually buried, till the #MeToo movement blew the lid on the best-kept secret of…

Game Of Epics: When Ramanand Sagar’s series Ramayan was telecast on Doordarshan, the streets used to empty out; official functions and wedding rituals rescheduled.  The devout used to perform aarti in front…