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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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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 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
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.
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 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 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 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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