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Nakaab (2021)
Cringe fest
This crap of a series doesn't even deserve a review.
It is a competition of who is the worst actor, for me mallika Sherawat and eesha gupta are joint winners.
Sandeep Aur Pinky Faraar (2021)
pleasant surprise
Credit should be given where due. I had seen a review on youtube which highly recommended this movie, not a big fan of either of the lead protagonists, so I tuned into this movie with zero expectations. The opening sequence itself had me hooked and I got up only after having finished watching the movie. The story is gripping in parts but could have had a better ending. The antagonist and the actual scam could have had more details. The cinematography is A-one and the performances put in by Jaideep Ahlawat, Neena Gupta and Raghuveer Yadav are commendable. One of the few movies in which Parineeti Chopra and Arjun Kapoor are decent.
Grahan (2021)
Weekend binge worthy
I had tuned into watch this series as I appreciate Pawan Malhotra's acting and I really believe that he should make more appearances, with the OTT revolution I am sure he would get more work to his liking.
The cast has put in an honest performance, wamiqa gabbi is a pleasure, Anshuman Pushkar and Zoya Hussain are dependable and consistent as expected. The supporting cast is good as well and realistic. It's just the the pace of the story is a bit slow, something which could've had been completed in 4-5 episodes has been stretched to 8 episodes.
The big reveal can be guessed around the 6th episode.
This series is another case where in even before the release, controversies as to what it may depict were raised, my 2 cents of advice to everyone who raises such hue and cry, watch the content before passing a judgement.
Aspirants (2021)
Overrated...
The Series is well as the title of my review goes, overrated. TVF has given gems like panchayat, trippling and gullak (my favourite) , but Aspirants missed the mark by a huge margin. Navin Kasthuria put in an honest effort but is restricted by the range he possesses , Shivankit as Guri is a delight, Shwetketu is the best amongst the tripod gang lending a degree of authenticity to his character. Yes, "Sandeep bhayya" did a swell job but then he didn't have a lot of talent to compete with. The story plot was paper thin, the characters lacked depth and I would request TVF to rather charge money for a series than shove their sponsors right up our faces. I swear I will not purchase even a single course from Unacademy even if they are the only one's providing it.
Indian audience needs to mature and set their standard higher, if they rate everything as 10 then there won't be any difference between a great product and a mediocre one. Aspirants is mediocre at best.
What made Gullak, Panchayat and Trippling good shows was the fact that they had good actors and good stories. For Aspirants neither is present.
Madam Chief Minister (2021)
A masala movie with the caste angle thown in
Given the stellar star cast, I had high expectations from this movie. I had expected it to delve into the caste dynamics of the Uttar Pradesh.
The movie had a decent start but soon it turned out to be just another masala film wherein every person in the galaxy is against the rise of a woman and would try his/her best to bring her down. Movie touches on the issues of caste system but very superficially in the form of set pieces which one might have already seen in many web series last year. I wished they could have show something real like article 15. The rise of the protagonist to the seat of CM is shown to be so easy it that would make you want to try your luck in the next state elections.
Acting wise Manav Kaul is given very little to do, Saurabh Shukla is restrained and sleep walks through the role , Richa Chaddha is good in parts but her weird wig and fake UP accent would distract you.
Watch article 15 again instead.
Dheet Patangey (2020)
A good attempt
I watched this movie with the least of expectations and boy was I so wrong.
It's a simple story which tugs your heart at the right places. The music is good especially the Eidi song.
You would end up rooting for these underdogs, thanks to the OTT platforms that we are able to watch such movies which have their heart in the right place. It has its set of flaws but they can be ignored as the message which the movie conveys super cedes everything
1962: The War in the Hills (2021)
If only there was some sort of vision
From the very onset it is quite visible that the web series lacked vision.
Another example of an opportunity to show a piece of history gone a begging because of shoddy treatment, lackluster screenplay and amateurish acting.
There wasn't any need for the Love Stories,the discussions between the top brass lack intensity and are a joke. The less I speak about the Chinese side...the better...
Just on the 3rd episode and I have already given up on the fact that this series would salvage itself