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The Man & the Artist

Alaka Sahani comes up with a beautiful article. Ahead of the filmmaker Guru Dutt’s centenary on July 9, how his life & personality are reflected in his protagonists in Pyaasa & Kaagaz Ke Phool. What if Guru Dutt had lived a hundred years ?? What his films would be like ?? What would Bollywood lookContinue reading “The Man & the Artist”

Dear My Secretary (2025)

It is a Thai rom com drama. Based on the Korean drama ‘What’s wrong with Secretary Kim ?’ (2018). Directed by Pruesa Amaruji.Starring Jespipat Tilapornputt, Bua Nalinthip Sakulongumpal, Pitchatorn Santinatornkul. Thee Chonlathorn , a confident & accomplished CEO, is thrown off balance when his loyal secretary of nine years , Preem Primala, unexpectedly resigns. AsContinue reading “Dear My Secretary (2025)”

Judge Dee ‘s Mystery

Original title : Da tang di gong an. All of 32 episodes, it is engrossing & entertaining. Rated at 7.5 sometimes more, it blends Di’s romance perfectly with the case he is investigating. Right from the first episode we get a taste of his deductive skills. First he confronts fires , then the huge waves….Continue reading “Judge Dee ‘s Mystery”

A Furry Trail

The article in The Indian Express expresses the love for pets vividly. It starts with Mark Twain. ‘Large & intensely black, thick, velvety fur ; has a faint fringe of white hair across his chest ; not easy to find in ordinary light’ When his daughter Cara’s beloved black cat Bambino disappeared while she wasContinue reading “A Furry Trail”

The Apothecary Diaries

Maomao is kidnapped & taken to a strong fortress. She is locked inside the lab. But she is happy experimenting & reading a lot of books. Soon gets tired & misses everything she had before. She is treated to a box of snakes but later she seems to be enjoying their flesh!! Lord Jinshi isContinue reading “The Apothecary Diaries”

Mapping a Star

Reads the editorial in the Indian Express today. Can the work of a woman really be mapped ? She is remembered only due to her absence. Never credited for the work done. As Betty Friedan says ,’ The only way for a woman…. to find herself, to know herself as a person, is by creativeContinue reading “Mapping a Star”

Raid 2 (2025)

It is an Indian Hindi language crime thriller film. Directed by Raj Kumar Gupta. Starring Ajay Devgn, Riteish Deshmukh & Vaani Kapoor. Amay Patnaik, an honest & daring officer who seized over Rs 4200crores in his raids, gets transferred for the 74th time to the fictional town of Bhoj in MP. He tracks another whiteContinue reading “Raid 2 (2025)”

Raid (2018)

It is an Indian Hindi language crime thriller film. Directed by Raj Kumar Gupta. Starring Ajay Devgn, Saurabh Shukla, Ileana D’Cruz. It is based on the real life income tax raid conducted by the officers of Income Tax Department on Sardar Inder Singh in the 1980s, which distinguished itself from others for being the longestContinue reading “Raid (2018)”

Our Unwritten Seoul

The viewership climbed from 3.628% to 8.413% for the twelfth episode. Rightly so. It kept on rising. The 10th better than 11th. 7.7 to 6.9%, maybe marginal, but there. I must have cried buckets with the 10th. It is engaging, engrossing & tissue worthy. A full box is not enough. When life has taken aContinue reading “Our Unwritten Seoul”

Judge Dee ‘s Mystery (2024)

Also known as : Celebrated Cases of Judge Dee. Directed by Li Yun Liang. Screenwriter Chen Si Yu. Starring Zhou Yi Wei, Wang Li Kun, Zhong Chu Xi, Zhang Jia Yi. The story is about the legendary Di Renjie, who is known for his crime solving abilities. He conquered the imperial exams & is awaitingContinue reading “Judge Dee ‘s Mystery (2024)”