It was by chance that I found this film on Jio Hotstar, having not seen or heard much about it in these promo-heavy film-release days. That it is directed by Anusha Rizvi, whose earlier film Peepli Live was adorable, helped. Despite not boasting any big stars, the movie, with its simple, stage play like storytelling,... Continue Reading →
Dhurandhar – My Flash Review!
Dhurandhar is scripted, directed, and produced by Aditya Dhar, whose earlier directorial outing was Uri: The Surgical Strike. If the "Josh levels" were high in that film, Dhar takes them even higher in Dhurandhar. Although the film opens with a long disclaimer stating it is purely a work of fiction, most viewers can tell that... Continue Reading →
The Family Man (Season 3) – My Flash Review!
The previous two seasons of The Family Man were quite engaging, so I was eager to watch Season 3, which dropped on Amazon Prime over the weekend. After covering the Pak–ISIS terrorism angle in Season 1 and the LTTE/Sri Lankan strife in Season 2, show creators Raj and DK turn their focus to the North... Continue Reading →
The Hunt: The Rajiv Gandhi Assasination Case – My Flash Review!
I was in Chennai on my summer vacation break in May 1991 when the dastardly and gruesome assassination of Rajiv Gandhi happened. In the very early hours of that day, I was woken from deep sleep to hear the breaking news. Since then, I have closely followed every detail of the investigation that ensued. I... Continue Reading →
Kesari Chapter 2 – My Flash Review
The tagline for Kesari Chapter 2 states that it is an untold story of Jallianwala Bagh. Indeed, it is because we have not read about this story or its main protagonist, Sankaran Nair, in our history books. Therefore, first, kudos to the makers for dusting this story from the archives and presenting it as a... Continue Reading →
Chhaava – My Flash Review!
Against the usual norm of a hero introduction scene, Chhaava begins with a scene that introduces the villain. The villain here is Aurangzeb, often referred to in this film simply as Aurang, the last of the famous Mughal kings who ruled India. When the film’s promos started appearing, I thought it was another film based... Continue Reading →
Dhoom Dhaam – My Flash Review!
It is always a good idea to watch any film without any expectations. You mostly watch it casually, and more often than not, the film ends up being good. That’s what happened with this film – Dhoom Dhaam, which is streaming on Netflix. Boy meets Girl in a typical arranged marriage setting, and the marriage... Continue Reading →
Lucky Baskhar – My Flash Review!
This film with the title scripted as Lucky Baskha₹ was originally made in Telugu by Director Venky Atluri and I watched it in Tamil on Netflix. The title and its graphics tell that the film is about money and the hero’s tryst with it. A few minutes into the movie, it reminded me of at... Continue Reading →
G.O.A.T – My Flash Review!
G.O.A.T dropped on Netflix sometime this week and since I had not watched it on the big screen, I caught up with it over the weekend. This is what I felt at the outset. Director Venkat Prabhu narrates the overall outline of the story and gets a nod from Vijay to go ahead. The next... Continue Reading →
IC 814 – The Kandahar Hijack – My Flash Review & More!
The IC 814 flight hijack incident is one that is too embedded in the collective consciousness of a whole generation of Indians who were old enough to see it unfolding back in December 1999. As a nation, if there are few events for which we have not achieved closure, this would certainly be among the... Continue Reading →
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