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Trying to navigate the age of Peak TV and streaming to figure out which shows are worth your time Streaming with Suchin is here to help. Tune in for all the reviews of the latest Indian streaming shows and get the most bang for your binge.

  • Khakee: The Bihar Chapter Web Series Review | Suchin Mehrotra | Film Companion
    5 min 8 sec

    Khakee: The Bihar Chapter starring Karan Tacker, Avinash Tiwary, Abhimanyu Singh, Jatin Sarna, Ravi Kishan, Ashutosh Rana, Nikita Dutta, Aishwarya Sushmita, and Anup Soni is fun, wellcrafted entertainment that keeps you invested and scratches that gangster swag itch many of us. To know more about the web show, listen to the full review by Suchin Mehrotra.

  • Vadhandhi Web Series Review | S. J. Surya | Laila Mehdin | Pushkar–Gayathri | Film Companion
    5 min 58 sec

    Wellintentioned as it is, Amazon Prime Videos latest Tamil original series Vadhandhi makes for a serviceable, blunt and uneven ride. Heres Suchin Mehrotras review of the latest show.

  • Faadu Web Series Review by Suchin Mehrotra | Pavail Gulati | Saiyami Kher | Film Companion
    5 min 23 sec

    For too long have we been deprived of moving, meaningful movie love. Stories on screen that make us pine and feel, relate and aspire. Those that make us feel whole and then shatter us into pieces. But is SonyLIV’s Faadu the long overdue love story we so desperately deserve To know more about the web show, heres the full review by Suchin Mehrotra.

  • Taaza Khabar Web Series Review & Analysis by Suchin Mehrotra | Film Companion
    6 min 2 sec

    The last time YouTube sensation Bhuvan Bam dived into creating a web series the result was the remarkably ambitious, admirably… ludicrous slapstick Youtube comedy series Dhindora back in 2021 which went on to become an absolute smash hit. But unlike Dhindora, Taaza Khabar isn’t an outrageously overthetop comedy but a relatively more grounded, conventional rags to riches story. Listen to the full review by Suchin Mehrotra.

  • Farzi Web Series Review by Suchin | Shahid Kapoor vs Vijay Sethupathi
    7 min 12 sec

    Engaging as it is, Farzi sees filmmaker duo Raj DK at their bluntest and least inventive. Check out Suchin Mehrotras review of the series starring Shahid Kapoor, Vijay Sethupathi and Raashi Khanna.

  • The Night Manager Web Series Review By Suchin | Anil Kapoor, Aditya Roy Kapur | Film Companion
    6 min 8 sec

    Starry, easy to digest, well executed, and unsubtle The Night Manager starring Anil Kapoor, Aditya Roy Kapur, and Sobhita Dhulipala is effective event TV. Check out Suchin Mehrotras review of the Disney Hotstar show here.

  • Indian Matchmaking Season 3 Web Series Review by Suchin Mehrotra | Film Companion
    6 min 23 sec

    The Messiah of Matrimony. The Jesus of Jodis. The Angel of Arranged Marriage. The Queen of Compromise. The Emperor of Adjustment. The Fakir of Flexibility. The Nicolas Cage of Nuptials. The Shakira of Shaadis. The Mogambo of Monogamy. Sima Aunty is back for Season 3 of Netflixs Indian Matchmaking, people

  • Garmi Web Series Review by Suchin | Tigmanshu Dhulia | Film Companion
    5 min 16 sec

    Created and directed by Tigmanshu Dhulia, Garmi follows the murky world of student politics. It is just another promising Sonyliv series that refuses to live up to its potential. To know more about the web show, listen to the full review by Suchin Mehrotra.

  • Dahaad Web Series Review by Suchin | Film Companion
    7 min 52 sec

    Zoya Akhtar and Reema Kagtis Dahaad sacrifice suspense at the altar of social commentary. Check out Suchin Mehrotras review of the Prime Video series here Dahaad starring Sonakshi Sinha, Vijay Varma, Sohum Shah, and Gulshan Devaiah. 

  • Delhi Crime: Season 2 Review | Shefali Shah | Rasika Dugal | Rajesh Tailang | Gopal Datt | FC
    7 min 8 sec

    Is Delhi Crime season 2 a worthy followup or an unnecessarily forced franchise, diluting the impact of a great show Check out Suchin Mehrotras review of the Netflix Indias series here. 

  • Jamtara: Season 2 Review by Suchin Mehrotra | Monika Panwar | Sparsh Shrivastava | Film Companion | @Netflix India ​
    6 min 15 sec

    Netflixs Jamtara returns for a far stronger, more selfassured, and straightup smashing second season says Suchin Mehrotra. Listen to the full review to know more.

  • Good Bad Girl Web Series Review | Samridhi Dewan, Gul Panag, Vaibhav Raj Gupta | Vikas Bahl | Film Companion
    6 min 2 sec

    Good Bad Girl is a deliciously promising but uneven dark comedy. Check out Suchin Mehrotras review of the Good Bad Girl on Film Companion.

  • FC Critics pick the Best Hindi Streaming Shows So Far | Film Companion
    48 min 46 sec

    On the fiveyear anniversary of the Indian streaming space, FC critics Rahul Desai, Suchin Mehrotra, and Prathyush Parasuraman debate and discuss the best Hindi streaming shows so far. What’s on your list 

  • Ghar Waapsi Review | Vishal Vashishtha | Dice Media | Streaming with Suchin | Film Companion
    6 min 6 sec

    Disney Hotstars Ghar Waapsi is a thoughtful, sensitive quarter life crisis series. Listen to the Suchin Mehrotras review to know more.

  • Maharani 2 Web Series Review | Huma Qureshi | Subhash Kapoor | Sohum Shah | Amit Sial | FC
    6 min 9 sec

    Between its seedy, violent world, power hungry characters, some crackling dialoguebaazi and imaginative insults and a undeniably entertaining underdog story of a female leader putting men in their place, Maharani 2 has much going for it with all the base elements for a thrilling ride. Listen to Suchins full review here.

  • The Fabulous Lives of Bollywood Wives 2 Review | Streaming with Suchin | Netflix India
    4 min 43 sec

    The Fabulous Lives of Bollywood Wives Season 2 sees our favourite folks return for more overlapping bantering, bickering, brunching and deliciously chaotic friendship. But is it the guilty pleasure show we deserve

  • Four More Shots Please Season 3 Review | Kirti Kulhari, Sayani Gupta, Bani J, Maanvi Gaagroo | Film Companion
    5 min 54 sec

    Over its ten long humorless episodes, season 3 of Four More Shots Please starring Kirti Kulhari, Sayani Gupta, Bani J, and Maanvi Gagroo rarely rises above ambient viewing. Heres the full review by Suchin Mehrotra.

  • Best Indian Shows of 2022 | Suchin Mehrotra | Film Companion
    8 min 32 sec

    It’s been a pretty disappointing year for Hindi cinema, but a fairly encouraging one for Indian streaming shows. We may not have had many game changers, but the overall level and diversity of storytelling on offer was something to be thankful for. Listen on to find if your favourite show made the cut, and what shows you missed in 2022.

  • Trial By Fire Web Series Review by Suchin | Film Companion | Netflix India
    8 min 10 sec

    Trial By Fire follows the true story of the Uphaar Cinema tragedy in Delhi in 1997. Created by Prashant Nair and Kevin Luperchio, this Netflix series follows Neelam and Shekhar Krishnamoorthy played by Rajshri Deshpande and Abhay Deol a married couple who lost both their children in that fire. Based on a 2016 book of the same name written by the real Neelam and Shekhar, this sevenepisode series chronicles their three Decade long judicial fight for justice, against the Ansal brothers rich Delhi industrialists who owned the theater. To know more about the film, listen to the full review by Suchin Mehrotra.

  • Class Web Series Review by Suchin Mehrotra | Film Companion
    7 min 19 sec

    Netflix India’s Class is a deeply frustrating, sorely missed opportunity. A takedown of the rich and privileged never felt so dull. Check out Suchins review of the series here.

  • Happy Family Conditions Apply Web Series Review by Suchin | Film Companion
    5 min 37 sec

    Amazon Prime Videos delightful Happy Family Conditions Apply, starring Ratna Pathak Shah, Atul Kulkarni, Ayesha Jhulka and Raj Babbar, is an oldfashioned comfort watch with a newage maturity and sensibility. Check out Suchin Mehrotras review of the comedy series.

  • Jubilee Web Series Review by Suchin | Film Companion
    8 min 19 sec

    Amazon Prime Videos sprawling new series Jubilee, directed by Vikramaditya Motwane, shines brighter in its individual parts than their sum. Check out Suchins review of the series here.

  • Tooth Pari Web Series Review by Suchin Mehrotra | Film Companion
    5 min 44 sec

    A Bengali vampire falling in love with a nervous dentist who faints at the sight of blood Now, tell me, isnt that a glorious oneliner that you just want to sink your teeth into Netflix Indias latest original series Tooth Pari, starring Tanya Maniktala and Shantanu Maheshwari, gives us an unlikely love story set in a world of monsters and magic, specifically vampires and witches. 

  • TVF Tripling - Season 3 Web Series Review | Sumeet Vyas, Maanvi Gagroo, Amol Parashar | Film Companion
    5 min 14 sec

    Chandan, Chanchal, and Chitvan played by Sumeet Vyas, Maanvi Gagroo and Amol Parashar respectively are back for more spunky sibling adventures and leisurely life lessons. But what does season 3 of TVF’s Tripling Season 3 have to offer Check TVF Tripling Season 3 web series review by Suchin Mehrotra.

  • Breathe: Into The Shadows S2 Web Series Review | Abhishek Bachchan, Amit Sadh, Nithya Menen | Film Companion
    5 min 39 sec

    So desperate is Breathe: Into The Shadows Season 2 starring Abhishek Bachchan, Amit Sadh and Nithya Menen to be suspenseful and twisty, that it seems quite okay with not making sense. Check out Suchin Mehrotras review of this web series on Reviews and More by Film Companion. 

  • CAT Web Series Review by Suchin Mehrotra | Randeep Hooda | Film Companion
    6 min 10 sec

    Netflixs latest Indian original series CAT, starring Randeep Hooda, offers the illusion and empty packaging of a tense crime thriller with none of the substance. To know more, Watch the full review by Suchin Mehrotra.

  • Rocket Boys Season 2 Web Series Review by Suchin | Jim Sarbh, Ishwak Singh | Film Companion
    5 min 57 sec

    In Rocket Boys season 2, history takes precedence over humanity. Check out Suchins review of the second season of the SonyLIV series here.

  • Pop Kaun Web Series Review by Suchin | Film Companion
    5 min 19 sec

    Farhad Samjis Pop Kaun, starring Kunal Kemmu, Johny Lever, late Satish Kaushik, Saurabh Shukla, Rajpal Yadav, is an enjoyable madcap comedy with the right level of playful imagination and sparkling silliness. Check out Suchin’s review of the Disney Plus Hotstar series here.

  • Saas Bahu Aur Flamingo Web Series Review by Suchin | Film Companion
    7 min 43 sec

    In Saas Bahu Aur Flamingo, starring Dimple Kapadia, Radhika Menon, and Angira Dhar, youll be taken on a wild ride through the lives of three very different women. From the moment I started watching, I was hooked this series is a scorching, scattered hot mess that will leave you flustered, frazzled, frustrated, confused, engrossed, and besotted, often all within a single episode. 

  • Mismatched S2 Web Series Review by Suchin Mehrotra | Prajakta Koli | Rohit Saraf | Rannvijay | Film Companion
    6 min 5 sec

    When Mismatched season 2 shines, its more to do with our need for more young adult stories and romances on streaming, rather than any kind of standout storytelling. Heres the full review of Mismatched season 2 by Suchin Mehrotra.

  • Shoorveer Web Series Review | Suchin Mehrotra | Film Companion | Makarand D | Regina C
    5 min 1 sec

    Shoorveer is a watereddown Hollywood series made for Bollywood audiences who don’t watch Hollywood movies, with all the tropes and none of the craft. Listen to the full review to know more.

  • Dr. Arora Review | Kumud Mishra | Imtiaz Ali | Streaming with Suchin | Film Companion
    5 min 26 sec

    There’s a lot to love about what Sony LIVs Dr. Arora is trying to do. But its gentle triumphs get lost in a painfully uneven, overstuffed plot. Heres Suchins review of the series created by Imtiaz Ali.

  • Indian Matchmaking Season 2 Review | Streaming with Suchin | Film Companion
    6 min 10 sec

    Indian Matchmaking Season 2 once again offers up a delicious mix of people in search of love. You invest in some, relate to others, and are annoyed by many, and that cant not be a triumph heres Suchins review on season 2 of the Netflix reality series.

  • Tamil Rockerz Explores the Ugly side of Stardom | Web Series Review | Arun Vijay | Vani Bhojan | FC
    6 min 15 sec

    Tamil Rockerz is an absolute winner as both a pulpy investigation thriller and a thoughtful behind the scenes look at mainstream cinema and stardom. Check out Suchins review of the Tamil series here.

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