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In the good old days, it was going to school leaden with a packet of sweets to be distributed in the class. Entering every class & giving sweets to the teacher, I believe was a brave move. Today at an age of.. of course old enough I wonder if it would have been possible byContinue reading “Birthday Party”

Finally it is over. Slow & unpredictable. With such good actors the story should have ended happily. I kept thinking of Dr Andrea from ‘Hospital Playlist’. He was slow on the uptake but his proposal was swoony! Again ‘Mood of Day’ had him all aggressive. Also Moon Ga young looks one to go along, fine.Continue reading “The Interest of Love”

At the penultimate episode, suddenly the things start moving fast. What was it that made them drag? I wonder. In ‘The interest of Love’ Ms Park has come back & Ms Ahn has been missing for four years. Mr Ma has got married. Ms Ahn now knows that her mother had an affair & notContinue reading “The 15th episode”

A feature film that made us sit up & enjoy the journey of the protagonist. Sania Malhotra in the lead is a delight to watch. She never professes but chooses her own way to live after her husband’s untimely demise. The producer Guneet Monga who took 14 years to make the film under Sikhya Entertainment,Continue reading “Pagglait”

At the 14th episode & the viewership appears to have dropped. The blend of comedy & sageuk have been alternating throughout the series. The story is fictional but the grip is missing. The mysterious death of the crown prince & the incompetent King are at the middle of the story. The prince’s close & loyalContinue reading “Secret Royal inspector & Joy”

Revisiting the first episode again was a revision. I was trying to figure out what comes next. It was not available on Netflix so I was squinting & watching the mobile screen patiently. No more. The effort that Moon Ga young goes through just because she is ‘ugly’ is painful. She is one of theContinue reading “True Beauty”

Watching him in the ongoing South Korean drama which is hilarious. I am being very bold here. The cut throat competition in the education system is there. But as a star maths teacher he falls hard for a student’s mother. He provides private tution to the bright student & he gets free meals or mealsContinue reading “Jung Kyung ho”

‘Guddi’ the old Hindi movie had this iconic song by Vani Jairam. Debutant Jaya Bhaduri was appreciated & so was the singer.In 1972 Mian Tansen award for the Best film Playback singer of ‘Classical Song’ in films for ‘Bole re Papihara’ given by Sur Singar Samsad, Mumbai speaks volumes. Vani Jairam born as Kalaivani ,Continue reading “Bole re Papihara…”

Only two episodes remain. The end remains illusive. She has disappeared & it can really go anyway now. After having a dinner with Mr Ha & knowing his feelings she makes her decision, anyways. She wants to put her feelings & happiness first. Then running away to Seoul from her family wasn’t her choice? AfterContinue reading “The Interest of Love”

A 2022 Indian Hindi language crime thriller film. Directed by Abhishek Pathak. It stars Ajay Devgn, Akshaye Khanna, Tabu, Shriya Saran, Ishita Dutta with others. It is a remake of 2021 Malayalam film of the same name & a sequel to the 2015 film ‘Drishyam’. Made on a budget of 50 crore it garnered est.Continue reading “Drishyam 2”