Ray

Ray(Netflix Series)

Netflix's Latest antalogy gets you through the lens 4 different short stories of Satyajit Ray into a series which gets you the mysterious mindset of human. 

EP1: Forget Me Not - 4 Star ⭐⭐⭐⭐

Ali Fazal Kills it all in the role of a flambouyant businessman and a cruel human being , this episode & story explores story of a women being played on and betrayed and the complete revenge system and portrays part of life where the same business man turns dementia patient . The fate of a human who once was compared to an computer to a lady who silently accepted betrayal her way and all the pain and the tabels turning in life is beautifully portrayed . It is a worth watch from acting to plot all and all a winner. 

EP2: Bahurupiya -  3.5 Star ⭐⭐⭐.5

A man in desperate search of attention , love and affection but is hurled abuses on a daily basis finds a way take revenge on the person who demeans him a lot  regularly i.e his boss in the process he starts loving being the baharupiya and uses his mind in a mysterious way to play identity swap games but life has something unpredictable for him . This episode is well directed , Kay Kay menon is mindblowing as the baharupiya , plot is engaging and has the curosity factor to it . This story is also worth the watch. 

EP3:Hungama Kyu Hai Barpa-4 Star⭐⭐⭐⭐

One of the rare gem of a kind duo Manoj Bajpaye & Gajaraj Rao and their fun banter and exchange is something to look out for , there is humour , sweet talks and right comic notes between the both when they meet twice on a train .They have a object common to their fates both they they meet and the way its presented creates excitement & fun in the narration and the way the story ends is something that will definetly lite up smiles on your faces. its a duo you cant miss . 

EP4: Spotlight- 2 Star ⭐⭐

This story shows irrevelance of a star irrespective of his fame & following v/s a mysterious religious leader called didi who has way more popularity & craze , the star played by Harshvardhan kapoor is insecure about the same and also curious on this . On the other hand Radhika Madan who plays didi in real is nothing close to what the star considers her as , the 2 characters meet and have a conversation and the climax is something to look out for . Coming to acting Harshvardhan dosent seem to be in his character  and the whole portryal feels unreal , the story also feels immature , Radhika Madan has definetly done a great job but all and all this story dosent simply stand out and fails to impress. 

Haseena Dilruba

Haseena Dilruba
Starts Off Promising,Ends Disappointing 2.5 Star ⭐⭐.5
First half has a feeling of something new & intresting, 2nd half is all Slow,mediocre & random and the climax finally kills all the points the film had earned sustaining till the end .Film tries to sail through Thriller , Romance , Entertainment but fails at all of it creating a mess . No doubt the film tries to be something new , something out of the box but as it depends on illogical writing and randomly switching plot it fails bigtime . Vikrant Massey is definetly a star performer in the film , Tapsee Pannu has also done a decent Job , Harshvardan Rane also stands out in his act but again very less screen space for a character that was important .Many scenes in the film lack common sense. The film in first half definetly looks very intresting and engaging starting from the depection of early marriage days to the point when a 3rd person enters in, but from the 2nd half the film looses its track which is sterotypical and random, investigation also stays mediocre and the climax is out of the world illogical and beyond any scope left to be accepted as reality . The whole thriller point for which you wait until the end is like a mere joke and as usual the film ends like a typical bollwyood film proving that the film is nothing new , nothing out of the box . overall a total disappointment from a film that had lot of expectations . 

Six(HotStar Quix)

Six(Hotstar quix)
Very Loosely & Poory Written Series , Complete disappointment 1 Star ⭐
A Short murder series streaming as part of Hotstar Quix comes out as an complete disapointment starting from its writeup , execution to its climax all . The episodes are numbered from 1 to 6 as per the no of suspects and finally episode 7 the climax . There is nothing much here offered to the audience , seems like a random attempt to create a series . Mandira Bedi has been average as the investigating officer , among the suspecs only actor that shines is Dipanita Sharma . Overall you will be glad you missed this .   

Sherni(Amazon Prime)

Sherni(Amazon Prime)

Finest & real to life authentic depection with a Super Solid Impact 4 Star ⭐⭐⭐⭐

Based on the controversial killing of tigress Avni of Maharastra ,This Man Vs Animal drama stands out for its real to life presentation of how a Dfo struggels to create coexistence & save a tigress in between all the politics that goes on in the village over this issue and how the politicians provoke & bluff people in the name of tigress for their own benifit . The legnth of the movie could have been reduced but is overlooked by tight screenplay and plot . There is no extra ordinary build up ,its goes on simple and smooth with a lot of genuinity , even for the climax when you expect something else the film does not ignite false hope to the viewer and showcases the blind truth and shame of where we are heading to for our own benifit .Vidya Balan excels in her role and with ease has done her best ,Vijay Raz has also been amazing rest follows an superb ensemble cast all of them have done a great job  .The film has a slow pace but nothing to blame as this one is not a regular commercial film ,its a niche film and it pretty well caters its purpose , Coming from Newton film director Amit Masurkar has yet another realistic film in his pocket . A Worth Watch .

November Story(D+Hotstar)

Sunflower(Zee5 Series)
Rating:3.5 Star ⭐⭐⭐.5
Binge Worthy: Yes ✅
Show Stealers: Sunil Grover,Mukul Chadda, Girish Kulkarni
Best Duo : DG & Tambe (Ranveer Shorey & Girish Kulkarni )
This one is a thrilingly humorous dark comedy series drives on a entertaining plot and characters which are real to life , the quirky humour consistently keeps you entertained with fun and moments to laugh out loud on. The way murder mystery unfolds is something to look out for and keeps you engrossed with thrill till its end , meanwhile parlell stories running in between at few points add to boredom and could have been eliminated because at a few points the plot derails to entirely something else for a while and then comes on track . All and all the series has more of humour in its dark form , a few reality checks on society & its mentality , thrill on the murder mystery  and a bombastic performance by the ensemble cast  starting from Mukul Chadda who plays Mr Ahuja in the craziest way possible, Sunil Grover as  Sonu with his impeccable comic time , Girish kulkarni as Inspector Tambe  the fun cop , Ranveer Shorey as inspecor DG the badass cop , Hilariousy cute Aaachal played by Saloni Khanna , Radha Bhatt as Mrs Ahuja the unexpected , Ashish Vidhyarti as the judgemental chairman of sunflower society and all the other characters . Over all its definetly binge worthy , pickup ur popkorns and take a crazy journey through Sunflower which will entertain you throughout . Climax has a scope for Season 2 and the mystery to unviel , lets wait for another amazing season .

Sunflower(Zee5 Series)

Sunflower(Zee5 Series)
Rating:3.5 Star ⭐⭐⭐.5
Binge Worthy: Yes ✅
Show Stealers: Sunil Grover,Mukul Chadda, Girish Kulkarni
Best Duo : DG & Tambe (Ranveer Shorey & Girish Kulkarni )
This one is a thrilingly humorous dark comedy series drives on a entertaining plot and characters which are real to life , the quirky humour consistently keeps you entertained with fun and moments to laugh out loud on. The way murder mystery unfolds is something to look out for and keeps you engrossed with thrill till its end , meanwhile parlell stories running in between at few points add to boredom and could have been eliminated because at a few points the plot derails to entirely something else for a while and then comes on track . All and all the series has more of humour in its dark form , a few reality checks on society & its mentality , thrill on the murder mystery  and a bombastic performance by the ensemble cast  starting from Mukul Chadda who plays Mr Ahuja in the craziest way possible, Sunil Grover as  Sonu with his impeccable comic time , Girish kulkarni as Inspector Tambe  the fun cop , Ranveer Shorey as inspecor DG the badass cop , Hilariousy cute Aaachal played by Saloni Khanna , Radha Bhatt as Mrs Ahuja the unexpected , Ashish Vidhyarti as the judgemental chairman of sunflower society and all the other characters . Over all its definetly binge worthy , pickup ur popkorns and take a crazy journey through Sunflower which will entertain you throughout . Climax has a scope for Season 2 and the mystery to unviel , lets wait for another amazing season .

The Family Man(Season2)

The Family Man(Season2)
Rating: 4 Star ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Binge Worthy: Totally ✅
Show Stealers: Manoj Bajpayee,Samantha A
Best Duo: Srikanth(Manoj) & JK(Sharib) with thier funny banter all throughout
This Season of Family man yet again created by Raj & Dk stands out with a strong write up, tounge in cheek humorous moments , superior acting , spot on charecterization and build up & an engaging plot to thrill out on till its end . Manoj Bajpayee as a middle class man working for TASC drives the series with his acting , witt and impeccable timing , the way his character & personality is designed works out best for the story & its setup . Another star this season who has with all ease captured the limelight with her acting is Samantha Akkineni in quite yet ferocious & powerful avatar as Raji , she has rocked it all throughout . The series quite well balances multiple layers of a story where Family life , work life , social life of secret agents have been portrayed , the issues in srikanths family life  as inheritied from season 1 continues where he has disagreements with his wife , the corporate life switch over is humorously presented .The balance of patriotism,Thrill & humour with detail in the story drives from the start to the climax which has a lot to offer , supporting cast too has done a wonderful job and added a lot of binge value to the series . Finally the series ends presenting future scope for TASC & Srikanth where over the advantage of pandemic situation the next attack is planned . Seems like Family Man Season 3 is definetly cooking up .

Radhe

Radhe-Your Most Wanted Bhai
Extremely High Level Meme/Spoof Material in the name of film,Kuch b matlab absolute Kuch bhi ,out & out  disaster 0.5 star 1/2⭐
This film has no head or tail , nor a story , things just keep happening randomly , Stunts are more like thumps up ad with Bhai driving his jeep in the air and apparantely coming out to jump into a helicopter , Bhai crashing into a building glass and passing in faster than thunder, Bhai miraclously pops out  safe from a helicpoter that has crashed in ground and what not. Director Prabudeva has not left any stone unturned to make a pathetic film , no scenes make sense , Songs are still acceptable but again not the dance, Dialouges are big time dud & sound more like spoof dialouges , New Characters keep coming up in the name of plot and eventually die in 10 mins , film has zero impact , only 1 scene makes you emotional i.e the scene in the drug rehabiliation center . Villan is nothing more than a bhagoda in the entire film though Randeep is a excellent peformer  he is wronly placed in this film to deliver at  just 5% of his potential ,Disha Patani has nothing to do than being a cute girlfriend at points and again with extremely bad acting. The Climax seems like a joke , bhai becomes iron man towards the end saving from a crash to getting trashed left & right with iron rods & achieving more power , all and all this is a film you will be glad you missed watching , and if you have watched you will be puzzeled what you have ended up watching . Totally not recommended . 

The Priest(Malyalam)

The Priest(Malyalam)
Thrill,Mystery,Suspense,Horror well glued with drama and edge of the seat thriller experience 3.5 Star ⭐⭐⭐.5
The Movie comes out to be experimental & fresh content with terrific performances,the film starts off as a suspense crime thriller keeping you curious in the investigation and slowly then moves towards horror blowing you out with unexpected twists & turns , the priest flawlessly played by Megastar Mammooty is so well characterized ,he is mysterious ,he has swag and he drives the investigation at front foot and convines us all through .Nikhila Vimal has got the charm she just beautifies every frame she is in and has brought out the best on screen . All apppause to the versatile and super performer the child artist Baby Ameya who has nailed all the shades of the character Ameya .The first half almost goes as whodunit thriller and there comes a twist in the 2nd half when you realise there is a story beyond this , and it makes you more curious .What fails a bit is the transition between horror and thriller where the film losses on its track. But otherwise this is a film that keep you emgaged and glued to your seats out of curosity . BGM & Cinematography is top notch . Dont expect a lot from the horror genre ,the film is a new try its something experimentaly & worth watching for a thrilling experience all together . 

Udaan(Amazon Original)

Joji(Amazon Original)
Top Notch Cinematography & Sound Design, a film with a mood & life ,Brilliant Crime Drama 4 Star ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Inspired by  Shakespeare’s ‘Macbeth’ this film is a simple crime drama made with beauty ,the cinematography is worth mentioning for those uplifting natural visuals and the vicinity wonderfully setup as per the demand of the film , the BGM is perfect to the mood , the characterisation , detailing , plot & screenplay seamlessy stitched to be an amazing film alltogether , the story of the film has a realistic touch in every sense may it be every character , sub character ,situations , emotions all linkup beautifully & naturally . Coming to performances Stellar performance by Fahadh he just steals the show rest follows the other actors who have given their best . The Sound design of the film needs  special mention as it has been so wonderfully done you feel the aura of the film through its transition . This is a classic cinema , a niche film which stands out from regular films . You definetly need to watch this movie for every aspect of it  from its making to its story telling in a realistic way .The title Joji is named after the character who is the youngest son in the family he is mysterious , unpredictable ,evil minded but plays it innocent,he is looking for his freedom and has his own plans . The final sequence of the film is hilarious ,no spoilers to state watch this terrific film yourself and experience something new . 

Joji(Malyalam)

Joji(Amazon Original)
Top Notch Cinematography & Sound Design, a film with a mood & life ,Brilliant Crime Drama 4 Star ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Inspired by  Shakespeare’s ‘Macbeth’ this film is a simple crime drama made with beauty ,the cinematography is worth mentioning for those uplifting natural visuals and the vicinity wonderfully setup as per the demand of the film , the BGM is perfect to the mood , the characterisation , detailing , plot & screenplay seamlessy stitched to be an amazing film alltogether , the story of the film has a realistic touch in every sense may it be every character , sub character ,situations , emotions all linkup beautifully & naturally . Coming to performances Stellar performance by Fahadh he just steals the show rest follows the other actors who have given their best . The Sound design of the film needs  special mention as it has been so wonderfully done you feel the aura of the film through its transition . This is a classic cinema , a niche film which stands out from regular films . You definetly need to watch this movie for every aspect of it  from its making to its story telling in a realistic way .The title Joji is named after the character who is the youngest son in the family he is mysterious , unpredictable ,evil minded but plays it innocent,he is looking for his freedom and has his own plans . The final sequence of the film is hilarious ,no spoilers to state watch this terrific film yourself and experience something new .