Web Series Review

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 …

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, …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Psycho Out: A magpie is a noisy bird attracted to shiny objects but in police parlance, a prison informer who spies on his cellmates for the cops is given that …

Song ‘n’ Dance: If Hai Junoon and other such shows aimed at the youth are to be believed, then all today’s youngsters aspire to is taking part in talent contests and reality …

Village Wooing: Clueless young man from the city lands up in a village to take up a new work assignment, meets a bunch of eccentrics and oddballs, learns how the …