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Reviewed Maidaan

Ajay Devgan and team scores a GOAL at the footbal

Some stories need to be told, some stories need to be watched and some characters need to be remembered. Maidaan is such a story which celebrates the golden age of Indian football and remembers the life of the great Indian football team coach Syed Abdul Rahim. Amit Ravindernath Sharma’s sp...Read more

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Reviewed Animal

Works in parts!

Finally watched the most talked about film of current month, the blockbuster ANIMAL.The film has placed "Superstar" Ranbir Kapoors film career right on top at Bollywood after few not so great years. The film inspite of being huge success has got extreme reactions and ignited debates from critics...Read more

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Reviewed Sam Bahadur

Josh is High-"SWEETIE"!!!

The armed forces have always fascinated the common man and filmmakers across the world. In India also a number of remarkable films have been made on army/war but no biopic as such has been made keeping a legendary armed force man, and so Meghna Gulzar takes the plunge on arguably the biggest nam...Read more

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Reviewed Tiger 3

Salman again packs a punch as Tiger in YRFSPY!!

Finally watched Tiger 3 in theatres, though a bit later than planned. Though I had read some mixed reviews I wasn't sure about how it is, but I am glad that I watched it on the big screen as I enjoyed it fully. Yash Raj has made the SpyUniverse a huge Desi-born high-action-oriented franchise ...Read more

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Reviewed Theeran Adhigaram Ondru

An excellent edge of thriller!!

Theeran Adhigaaram Ondru-Tamil-with English subtitles -YouTube.The Hindi dubbed version is also available on DisneyHostar and YouTube. Of late the Hindi movies channel has had a huge overdose of South Indian dubbed action films, many of which don't look appealing. However, some of them are so sl...Read more

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Reviewed Jawan

JAI JAWAN JAI PATHAAN!

Finally watched the most talked about Bollywood film of recent times JAWAN and it is full-on entertaining with ignorable glitches! 2023 has been the year of Shahrukh Khan and after the blockbuster PATHAAN, he is again back with a more action packed version here. Atlees Grand Actioner is a ...Read more

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Reviewed Mumbai Mafia: Police vs the Underworld

Guns of Mumbai!!!

Mumbai underworld has always been a fascinating topic in Indian films, novels and discussions. Now with the current trend in web series, the Bombay Mafia as it was known is showing its presence on OTT as well. Along with Hanslal Mehta's Scoop, Netflix has created an international crew documentar...Read more

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Reviewed kohrra

Dark and Misty Murder Mystery!!

So Kohrra is a dark unsettling murder mystery set in Punjab and available on Netflix. The series is about the murder of a young NRI guy and how the police try to solve the case and connect many disturbing dots as well. Nowadays, in this ocean of web series on various platforms, we have been obse...Read more

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Reviewed Scoop

Uncomfortable yet gripping!!!

OTT in India has given many makers the platform to present stories they could not show in movies or serials. There is no denying fact that there is a flood of web series nowadays and many are not worth watching. However, there are others who not only make for interesting watches but also show so...Read more

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Reviewed Jubilee

Reliving golden era of films!!

Bombay Film industry or Bollywood as it is referred to now is part of most Indians' life since its inception. Vikramaditya Motwani's brilliant web series JUBILEE on Amazon Prime is set in Bombay( Lucknow and Karachi as well) in the late 1940s to early 1950s and makes a deadly amalgamation of rea...Read more

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Reviewed Rocky Aur Rani Ki Prem Kahani

KJO is back in top form!

The Karan Johar has been on the Bollywood power list for almost a quarter of a century. His dad's banner Dharma production remains one of the biggest banners of the Hindi Film industry, but for a while, there was some negativity getting attached and he was not exactly at his peak. Today after wa...Read more

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Reviewed Oppenheimer

Nolans masterpiece!

Finally caught the biggest film of the year-Oppenheimer, at the big screen. Christopher Nolan grand biographical, as we all know is about the genius of the same name, and who was instrumental in creating the first nuclear weapons. The film is all about Oppenheimer leading the Manhattan Project u...Read more

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Reviewed Lion of the Desert

A compelling historical actioner!

Finally watched this grand action English film "Lion of The Desert-Omar Mukhtar ", which was in my bucket list since long. This Moustapha Akkad film is based on the great Libyan freedom fighter- Omar Mukhtar who formed a formidable Arab force against the powerful Italian army. The film was funde...Read more

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Reviewed Vikram Vedha

A good Hindi remake of a cult Tamil film!

With the release of Vikram Vedha-after a long time, a big Hindi action film has hit the screens. Though an official remake of the great Tamil film(which I guess most of us have already enjoyed on OTT as well) of the same title, yet there was anticipation for its release. Like the Tamil version, ...Read more

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Reviewed Runway 34

Ajay Devgan does justice as director and actor!

After a few months of its release watched Ajay Devgan's Runway 34 on Amazon Prime. The plot as evident from the promos is about a MAY DAY while flying and the investigation thereafter. The film is inspired by a few real-life incidents and is also based on Tom Hanks Sully. However, credit goes to...Read more

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Reviewed Delhi Crime 2

A great sequel of a gritty series!!

Delhi Crime 2 on Netflix was one of the most awaited sequels of OTT. The reason was that the first season of Delhi Crime got international acclaim and huge popularity in India as well. The second season takes the characters of the first season on a new crime saga in the capital city of Delhi. Th...Read more

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Reviewed Delhi Crime

Unforgettable Web Series About A Shocking Inciden

In India, rape and crime against women are prevalent menaces which hit a new low with one of the most brutal incidents which shook the country – the 2012 Delhi gang rape. The horrifying incident showcased demons in civil society and to what extent demented minds can harm innocent lives. In the p...Read more

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Reviewed Vikram Vedha

Amazing Indian crime thriller with mythology touc

After the trailers of the Hindi remake of Vikram-Vedha started doing the rounds, a lot of film buffs who somehow had missed the original 2017 Tamil thriller are watching it on OTT. I also watched it-though couldn't find a great Tamil print with English subtitles, so had to watch the slightly edi...Read more

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Reviewed Viceroy's House (Partition: 1947)

Gurinder Chadha's gritty tale in well made!!

India just celebrated 75 years of its independence. It is also 75 years of the partition and birth of Pakistan, that the subcontinent saw whose impact still looms large on us. Gurinder Chadha's Partition 1947, also titled Viceroy's House(released in 2017) on Netflix is a gritty tale of the saga ...Read more

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Reviewed Laal Singh Chaddha

Aamirs Khans remake is heart warming though flawe

Finally watched arguably the most discussed Bollywood film of 2022-Lal Singh Chadha today. I will like to discuss and share my personal thoughts strictly on the film and nothing with the debates happening. As we all know, Aamir Khan's grand film is the official remake of Tom Hanks's multiple aca...Read more

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