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The Taiwanese Series written by Mag Hsu & directed by Winnie Chu is a 2011 series. The Japanese by the same name & is also named ‘I don’t love you yet’ is a 2019 series. The episodes were available on You tube but I had not seen the last episodes. Yesterday after finishing the 16Continue reading “In Time With You”

In the city of Seoul a few young people are asked about dating & the information collected is supposed to give some pointers. Of the people Ji chang -wook & Kim ji-won have met a year before but lost touch. Today they have fond memories & both wish that if they meet again they willContinue reading “Lovestruck in the City”

As she names the student 13 as Ha ru, his visibility increases. Her fiance then starts getting irritated. He normally doesn’t like to be followed. His father’s pressure makes him take her notice, unwillingly. When she declares that he need not feel pressured or engaged. Other girls are around him. Ha ru ‘s handsomeness isContinue reading “Extraordinary you”

A 2020 South Korean film starring Park Shin-hye & Jeon Jong-seo. In 2019, 28 year old Kim seo yeon loses her cellphone while travelling to visit her Sick mother. In her run down childhood house she finds a decade old cordless phone. She gets a call from a young woman who says she is beingContinue reading “The Call”

I selected this show for several reasons. It is one of the most about show of 2019. Plus it has Shin Sung-rok in it. The lead pair of Lee Seung-gi & Bae Suzy are the main attraction no doubt. It is an action thriller. The action starts in the opening sequence where Cha Dal-gun isContinue reading “Vagabond”

A Marathi short film by Varun Narvekar. It features Dr Mohan Agashe & Siddharth Jadhav in an ad for ‘Chitale Bandhu’. It tries to change the point of view of looking at the Ganesh Festival in Maharashtra. Agashe is a stingy old man. He drives away the sena that collects donation for the sarvajanik GaneshContinue reading “Avaghe Dharu Supanth”

Varun Narvekar has done an excellent job. The veteran actor Satish Alekar with his grand son have made it a must watch. His grandson has started a cafe in jan but due to lock down it was locked. The lighting suggests Diwali, so it has opened again to empty tables. The visitors are a noContinue reading “Stretch Your limits”

The production house managed to have two excellent actors at two locations. National award winner Arundhati Nag & Marathi actress Neena Kulkarni, a theatre stalwart in conversation. Aayushi Lahir whose presence has made it worth watching. A world of difference the presence of a friend makes in the testing times. How the bedridden gets upContinue reading “Raabta”

A short film by Manav Gohil addresses the rising Rate of unemployment amid Covid-19.He gets a call & is informed about a cut down of 40% in his firm. He is advised to look for a job. He tries to be cheerful in front of his wife & daughter. But in a room alone heContinue reading “It’s all right”

Another short film by Nandita Das shows why it’s wrong to assume that women are safe at home. When she gets a call, ‘Bahut dard ho raha hai Didi..’. Her eyes are on the lap top & she is answering the phone. She automatically says ,’Wrong Number!’ Instead of the helpline this woman has givenContinue reading “Listen to her”