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Merry Band Of Phulera: The fictional village of Phulera in UP, where TVF’s Panchayat is set, is a fairy-tale village, untouched by the lawlessness, casteism and misogyny that marks so much…

The Movement’s Alive: There are certain realities of women’s existence in India that everyone is aware of, even if they are privileged enough nor to have experienced discrimination or violence…

Summer Of Adulting: They are all Daddy’s Darlings, spoiled, privileged brats, but also sweet and cheerful; like all teenagers, more interested in fashion and boys than in books. If they…

Hostel Horrors: For the new generation it is probably the Harry Potter books set in a boarding school that provide a glimpse into a world of privilege (though Hogwarts is…

Forest Frontier: The new web series, Poacher (Amazon Prime Video), directed by Richie Mehta (Delhi Crime), shows once again that the country would have been hollowed out by apathy and corruption, were…

Love All: The Modern Love series, based on true romances, proved to be successful in its American version, and also in the Indian offshoots. Dharmatic Entertainment’s new unscripted series, Love Storiyaan, picks the same…

All Copped Out: The creator of Bollywood’s cop universe makes a web series, you expect swag to hurtle out of the screen. Rohit Shetty’s Indian Police Force takes itself much too seriously…

Heartbreak Scam: If there is a lucrative field left unregulated, conmen will inevitably worm their way in. The wedding industry in India, according to figures provided by Amazon Prime Video’s…

Lost Childhood Before every film there’s a disclaimer saying no animals were harmed during the making of the film, but there’s nothing for children, says a casting agent First Act,…

Back To Gangland: Had Shehar Lakhot been made at the start of the OTT boom, there might have been some incentive to watch it. Now, after dozens of small town shenanigans involving…