Top Indian Web Series That You Must Check Out!

                            This year there have been very few good movies that have left a lasting impression. Pink was my favourite movie of the year. But Bollywood was not the space to look out for. The one category that has boomed last year is web series. YouTube is an amazing platform and people like TVF are doing phenomenal work out there. Their content is well thought of and they know the pulse of the audience, especially the youth. Not only the content but even their product placements are subtle but at the same time leave a lasting impression. A win-win...

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Ventilator- A breath of fresh air!

Ventilator is a marathi movie directed by Rajesh Mapuskar. He is the same director who gave us Ferrari Ki Sawaari starring Sharman Joshi. Although it wasn't a box office hit , it was a very well made film and touching film. The title , the ensemble cast and the trailer were good enough reasons to catch this one in the theatres. So is this movie good enough or you would need a ventilator at the end of this one ? Read on to find out. One of the senior members of the Kamerkar family, Gajanan Kamerkar slips into coma due to brain hemorrhage and is kept on life support (a ventilator!). The entire Kamerkar joint family rushes to Mumbai to...

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Pink !

The trailer of the movie was pretty interesting and it seemed like a "hatke" movie , as most of the movies associated with Shoojit Sircar are (Yahaan, Madras Cafe , Piku,  and Vicky Donor). Although it's directed by debutant Aniruddha Roy Chowdhury, Shoojit Sirkar contributes to the story. Plus it has Amitabh Bachchan in the lead. Are these reasons enough good enough or are there way better reasons to watch this one ? Read on to find out. To answer the above question in short: You MUST watch it. For the rest read on. For the uninitiated let's start with the plot. Three girls (played by Taapsee Pannu, Kirti Kulhari...

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Code Mantra : Tantra Yantra and Mantra - Gets all three right!

The best plans are the ones you don't plan! I had to attend a conference in Thane and a day prior I checked if there is something to do after that. There were lots of good movies but then it had been ages since I had seen a Marathi play. Unfortunately (or I can now say fortunately retrospectively), the only play I could watch was called Code Mantra. A Google search showed up results for a Gujju play by the same play but there were no reviews of the Marathi play (Now there would be one :) ;)). I wasn't that keen cause "Ek Sunday ki keemat tum kya jano Ramesh babu." and I wanted to invest my time wisely. But I thought I would take the chance....

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Poster Girl - Is it as good as the Poster Boyz?

Poster Girl is a sequel to the marathi movie Poster Boyz releases in..  Directed by the same director i.e. Samir Patil, it's technically not a sequel as they don't have any plot continuity. The first part dealt with the novel topic of awareness and misconceptions about vasectomies in the rural male population. It was a nice concept and pretty well executed. Does the second part deliver as the first one?  Read on to find out. The plot is based in a small village in western Maharashtra called Paragao-Tekawde, ill-famous for female feticide to such an extent that there are no girls in the village. So much so that even the...

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The Intern!

The plot is simple and so are the conversations the characters have. But yet the movie keeps you glued. Robert De Niro is superb as the 70 year old intern and plays the character with utmost sincerity. This is one of those feel-good movies which leaves you entertained and uplifted by the end of it. I don't remember the last time I saw a movie on my laptop uninterrupted without being distracted. The best of creations are the simplest of them all. This movie exemplifies the same and so  will the review for this one do.Do watch this one for sure!! ...

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The Man Who Knew Infinity Trailer and The Inconsequential Bollywood Rant!

The trailer for the biopic on the life of Indian mathematician S. Ramanujan released recently. The movie is slated to release in April 2016 and I am eagerly awaiting this one. We have such great stories in India, unfortunately the storytellers here fail to take notice. All they come up with is this: and this and finally these ones:  It's strange how Hollywood directors can make excellent movies on the simplest of plots (Bridge of Spies for example) and we screw up the best of plots (Attacks of 26/11 for example)! It's a pity that no GOOD filmmaker has thought about a 26/11 movie yet (RGV has, but then he no...

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Natsamrat (2016) Marathi Movie Review: To Watch or Not to Watch- that is the question!

Click to read the full review :Natsamrat - Full movie revie...

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