Aspirants

It might have this feeling of being a mix of movies like 3 Idiots, Dil Chahta Hai, Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara, etc., but Aspirants, the new TVF original, wins you over with the feel factor. There is a reason why movies like ZNMD and Dil Chahta Hai are on the repeat watch list of many… Continue reading Aspirants

Bombay Begums

One criticism that was held continuously against the movies made by Alankrita Shrivastava was that they were too female-oriented that men in those stories felt as insignificant as heroines in some of the mainstream masala movies. And one could also sense her trying to pitch too many things about women’s desires, which made her movies… Continue reading Bombay Begums

WandaVision

What amuses you the most by the time you finish watching all the nine episodes of the new Disney + original series WandaVision is how the storytelling expands, similar to how the screen aspect ratio expands. I paused watching the show in the middle of the first episode and wondered for a second whether I… Continue reading WandaVision

Mismatched

Mismatched, the new Netflix original that has YouTube sensation Prajakta Koli in the prominent role, is trying to go into the dilemmas of its characters. The emotional insecurities, the need for a relationship, etc., are getting etched out through various characters in the larger picture. But somewhere, I felt the canvas was far too small… Continue reading Mismatched