The thing with the second season of Breathe: Into the Shadows is the way it underestimates the audience to be okay with its routine nature. The Abhishek Bachchan starrer series that has a central character with a split personality disorder is a dull package that tries to have the attire of a compelling thriller through… Continue reading Breathe: Into the Shadows – Season 2 Review | Apart From Naveen Kasturia, Everything Else About This Thriller Is Forgettable
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Bob Biswas
Even though he had only a little on-screen time in Kahaani, Bob Biswas, an undercover hitman, was a really memorable character from that Vidya Balan starrer. The idea to make a spin-off based on that character is indeed an exciting one on paper. The attire and body language of Bob Biswas was such that there… Continue reading Bob Biswas
The Big Bull
In the debate about the co-existence of OTT platforms and theatres, one can really use the example of The Big Bull and Scam 1992 to show how the medium matters. Both these creations are based on the real-life of Harshad Mehta. But The Big Bull is a two and half hour long movie, and Scam… Continue reading The Big Bull
Ludo
Through his recent movies like Barfi and Jagga Jasoos, Anurag Basu had managed to create a visual style that one can consider as a Desi Wes Anderson style of filmmaking. Jagga Jasoos, even though it was a debacle at the box office, it managed to create a fan following post its theatrical run as it… Continue reading Ludo
Breathe: Into The Shadows
The first season of Breathe, in my opinion, was a dud. It never felt like a series that got developed using the possibility of the series format. It was in a way constrained to just two tracks that had familiar or assumable trajectories. I am talking about the first season of Breathe in the review… Continue reading Breathe: Into The Shadows
Manmarziyan
Love triangles have always been a favorite of Bollywood and what is so refreshing about Anurag Kashyap’s Manmarziyan is the fact that it doesn’t constrain itself into the cage of morality or character sanctity. Through three flawed humane characters, this script by Kanika Dhillon reinvents the genre in a deeply affecting way. By addressing the… Continue reading Manmarziyan