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It is a 2022 Indian Hindi comedy-horror film directed by Anees Bazmee. It is a sequel to Bhool Bhulaiyaa made in 2007. Slated to release it got stuck due to Covid19. Kartik Aryan & Tabu have done an excellent job. But the original had a zing that is missing here. Bade Pandit, Chotte Pandit appearContinue reading “Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2”

A 2019 Korean drama which deals with coming of age for three students in particular. Look at the posters & they are all so happy. But in the series they are bogged down by expectations & hardships that are real life. The new home room teacher is a new bie & treated as such. KangContinue reading “At Eighteen”

Season 2 started streaming recently. Bhumi by Aaditi Pohankar is the same. Yet, something is different. Her confidence is on the rise for sure. She talks & looks almost the same, yet… Imtiaz Ali never ceases to surprise. But could have been better. The character of Sasya developed in the first season was sidelined towardsContinue reading “She”

Award winning Hindi short film that is superb. By Big Fat films, produced by Ravinder Jeet Dariya & directed by Sanjay Matthews & Jyoti Bajaj. Starring Divya Dutta, Padmini Sardesai, Rakesh Kukreti, Vivek Madaan with others. In eleven minutes it finishes the story. It is a common place happening. In the rush of things, weContinue reading “Zuni”

The lead pair is making good progress. Their app helps to get orders & their friends help to deliver. But Jang ga goes all the way to foil their plans. Ingredients are mixed with Chinese & the spot inspection finds it. Also the partnership gets cancelled. This month’s payment is made but there are noContinue reading “Strongest Deliveryman”

A Royal stag Barrel select short large film. It stars Padmapriya, Abir Chatterjee with others. A love story ensues over a series of phone calls. The pianist learning the instrument by his master falls for his daughter. She is outgoing & very charming. IIM graduate she is into pottery. As she handles some wrong numbersContinue reading “Maya”

‘Shala sutli, pati phutali’…. this Marathi song sung by Kunda Bokil is an iconic song. Our education would be incomplete without this rhyme. Written by Yogeshwar Abhyankar & music by Shrinivas Khale. ‘Aathavanitli gani’ are the songs in our memory. We may not really remember the words but the image is clear. The child returningContinue reading “Shala Sutli”

Around the 10th episode it takes a turn. The lead pair root for each other. Kang Soo finds his mother suddenly & cries his heart out. She had left his father, who died of cancer. She is running a stationery shop. If he is friends with Hyun soo, how he never met his mother? HisContinue reading “Strongest Delivery man”

Beautifully written, directed & enacted. The director -writer make it a drama worth watching. The finale drew in the most viewers. They must have felt it should not end here. Incidentally Kim Kyu tae is the same director who made ‘Moon lovers…’ which we have not been able to forget. Specially & specifically the end!Continue reading “Our Blues”

A 2022 Malayalam mystery film directed by K. Madhu. It stars Mammootty as CBI officer Sethurama Iyer. It is the fifth installment of the CBI series. Considered as the most difficult case in Sethurama Iyer’s career, it revolves around a basket killing of several people connected to each other. Conspiracy behind the killings & howContinue reading “CBI 5 : the brain”