Web Series Review

Cheat Sheet: The first season of Mithya, adapted from the British series, Cheat, had an interesting (if confusing) back and forth format, for what was basically a revenge plot. The second season, Mithya: The…

All In The Mind: For years, till a certain awareness crept in, the word “mad” or “paagal” was the catchall for every kind of mental illness. Now thanks partly to…

Travails Of Parenting: Many a harried urban parent would consider the lives of the three friends in Raat Jawaan Hai a fairy tale. They are supposedly crushed under the burden of parenthood,…

Grisly Gaon: A doctor in a Maharashtra village says that there is a proper hospital in the nearby town, but the villagers would rather go to faith healers and shamans…

Whack-A-Terrorist: When Fauda (2015) was produced by Israel, the West Bank was marred by hostility between Israel and Palestine. The situation is explosive now, which could not have been anticipated by the…

Bella  In Versova: If Emily can go to Paris and do little more than pose in gorgeous outfits, surely Bella “Call Me Bae” can come to Mumbai and wear lovely…

Unlikely Heroes: In the midst of a plethora of OTT shows on fights against terrorism, if anything, Anubhav Sinha’s new series (on Netflix) proves that heroes don’t have to be…

The Dashing Duo: One of the enduring mysteries of the Hindi film industry is why the Salim-Javed writing team broke up. In the three-part docuseries, Angry Young Men, produced by their…

Detective At Large: Sherlock Holmes is reportedly the most portrayed fictional character in films and television, and the appeal of the eccentric pipe-smoking, violin-playing “consulting detective” just never goes away.…

Training Times: There is a certain formula to be expected in all campus dramas. Naam Namak Nishan is different only to the extent that the young men and women are not in…