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Released in March 2020, I had been meaning to watch it. But I feared that the scenes today make me cringe. Yesterday while watching it I was elated. It is a beautiful poem to watch. Without going overboard or being bold it touches a very sensitive subject delicately. Kudos to Rohena Gera who has writtenContinue reading “Is love Enough? SIR”

It is a 2010 Indian- Japanese drama directed by Aparna Sen. It stars Rahul Bose, Raima Sen,Moushumi Chatterjee & the Japanese actress Chigusa Takaku. Story by Kunal Basu. A young mathematics teacher in a village marries his japanese pen friend over letters & remains true & loyal to her throughout his life, never actually meetingContinue reading “The Japanese Wife”

I take the fun quizzes for the fun of it but it throws up some amazing & amusing results. Recently ‘Pinkvilla’ put up a quiz for the two heart throbs ..Lee Min ho & Hyun Bin which I naturally cleared with flying colours but what I found funny was I took up a quiz forContinue reading “The Quiz”

From episode 11 onwards it is changing it’s genre to thriller. But it is entertaining. Now I am in the 13th episode & the lead pair are together. She admits that she had been hiding her feelings & all is well. In the school Mr Shim is as always bothered by his students. He feelsContinue reading “School 2017”

A film by Jnana Prabodhini, an educational group based in Pune. The film explores the relationship between a grandfather & his grandson. Dr Mohan Agashe & Virajas Kulkarni. In his youth, the grandfather had been to London where he met Sylvia. Now she has written a letter to him from Munich. She has planned toContinue reading “Sylvia”

Now the story is actually warming up. All the three pairs have been given weightage & their point of view put forth. Kim Min seok has put in twelve years of effort. So Joo-yeon learns about it when he comes back from his compulsory military training. He was with her for the playground which aContinue reading “Lovestruck in the City”

The Marathi short film by Swaroop films is a tear jerker. Odh or the longing is a story of an old man who longs for company. His daughter has settled in the US. He visits the doctor & finds that his reports are normal. His ailing friend asks him to keep his morale. Returning backContinue reading “The Longing”

A short film by Madmidaas Films throws light on issues like labour, classism, truth & humanity. Directed by actor -director Adeeb Rais. It stars Neena Kulkarni,Ahsaas Channia, Akshar Kothari, Adeeb Rais & others. A small village in Maharashtra, Manor where a construction worker falls down & gets hurt. He is admitted to the hospital whereContinue reading “Dafan”

The student X is known to us. Now he has to face the dilemma of the Maths competition for which he records his conversation with the principal. It makes them arrange it again. The fair competition has Song Dae hwi coming first as expected. He is friendly with Sejeong & his girl friend hates it.Continue reading “School 2017”

Walking on egg shells Shin manages to take him to the movies. His parents have nothing left to do but watch. At the theatre too many people are watching so creating a good impression has gone out of the window. The movies nor his reluctance to remain behind hit her. She is wrapped in herContinue reading “Run On”