Web Series Review

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…

Gone Guys: Science fiction has not yet caught in a big way on in the Indian OTT or cinema space. It is Korean serial Signal that offered up the opportunity of adapting…

Anybody who wants to make a comedy about a loony family and a dysfunctional hotel should watch Fawlty Towers or Schitt’s Creek—not necessarily for inspiration, but to absorb some great comedy vibes. The…

Noida Nightmare: The lack of censorship on streaming platforms means that a show like Tribhuvan Mishra CA Topper can get made. On the surface it is about a man forced to become…

RAW Action: “Commander aata hai to Bawander aata hai,” he declares– this RAW guy, who zooms about on a motorbike that has ‘Mavrick’ stamped on it and registration number 0101.…

Murder In Goa: The tagline for 36 Days is ‘Secrets are injurious to health.’  The secrets point to an inordinate amount of dysfunction in a small cluster of villas tucked away somewhere…

Bitter Medicine: There is not enough outrage, when kids die after drinking substandard cough syrup. Or a pharma company is accused of manufacturing improper drugs and another of exporting faulty…