Lights Off: The sci-fi-paranormal horror series, Andhera, starts by introducing the idea that darkness is devouring the city, which is entirely believable. Then goes into a dizzying maze of subplots from which…
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Web Series Review
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Spy v/s Spy The deadpan spy, whose facial muscles move only when he is in disguise, is code named Salakaar (advisor) in Faruk Kabir’s web series of the same name. The show (on…
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Bicker Central: There are the overdone kitchen sink dramas that are still popular on television, and then the small family comedies, of which a large chunk of the has been…
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Sci-mytho-fi: In the end credits of Mandala Murders, Mahendra Jakhar’s novel The Butcher of Benaras is named as the source material. The synopsis of the 2014 book reveals an interesting plot, in which the…
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Landing On Earth: If not mainstream Bollywood, at least through streaming platforms urban India is getting a look at how rural India functions. The Panchayat seasons and a few others like it,…
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Mumbai’s Monk: The series, Monk on which the new show Mistry is based, came out in 2002; almost a quarter of a century ago, it was cute to have a male…
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Phulera Politics: It couldn’t last—the rural paradise that is Phulera, in UP, had to encounter violence and wickedness, which happened by the end of Season 3. The popularity of this…
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Across The Spectrum: Those who have never suffered from gender dysmorphia would probably not be able to understand what trans people go through. In Transit, the four-part documentary series (on Amazon…
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The Middle Circle: If there has been something missing in the streaming space it is stories about ordinary middle class people, leading ordinary lives. The assumption is that people want…
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The Good Lawyer: A snooty lawyer for a large law firm, tells Madhav Mishra (Pankaj Tripathi) that they value his services, because he has an “aam aadmi chehra.” Mishra appears…