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A 2021 TV series with a solid star cast like Pooja Bhatt, Shahana Goswami, Amruta subhash & others fails to entertain. The five women from different walks of life trying to make it big in the competitive world. It had a lot of potential but the effort is wasted. NCPCR is asking Netflix to stopContinue reading “Bombay Begums”

I wasn’t much into the title which was not what I like but ‘the second lead syndrome’ is what attracted me & oh boy! it starts with a zing! The pace is good & the turns as you like it. Typical K drama where the pair have been together & broke up. The reason …notContinue reading “Love Alarm”

In Pink villa article by Afreen Khan she talks of these 6 dramas where the second syndrome is there. In the list I found that there is also a twist, to which I will come eventually. Record of Youth with Park Go Gum, Park So Dum & Byeon Woo seok all three struggling to makeContinue reading “Dramas you should watch”

For years now the Afghan snow was replaced by the fairness cream. The women all over swooned over it. How can a cream make you fair & also lovely just by using it regularly? But the marketing tagline did wonders. Recently it has been changed to ‘Glow & lovely’. Watching the show, ‘Rang Maza Vegala’Continue reading “Fair & lovely”

Looking at the popular show,’Strong girl Bong Soon’ I had liked all the three actors. They were so natural that I couldn’t imagine them acting. Park Bo-young is good & Park Hyung-sik is a cutie that dear Ji Soo had no chance. From ‘Moon Lovers’ to ‘Weightlifting fairy Kim bok so’ he delighted us. LaterContinue reading “The bad news..”

When I began with my first Chinese Series, “The Perfect Match” I was delighted to see the grandma handling all the business & keeping in check her daughter-in-laws & grandsons. Ailing or in hospital meant more visits by the family members. Then ‘Coffee Prince’ had another grandma challenging her grandson to start the first coffeeContinue reading “Women…”

Now, only the last two episodes remain. With a great potential that it had it has failed to maintain the interest of the viewers. The events are predictable & there is no surprise. The happily married with children fall for younger women who have no expectations. They are not guilty nor hesitant about expecting anythingContinue reading “Love ft. Marriage & Divorce”

The women I have been surrounded with have been strong, efficient & hard working. My grandmas & mother have steel in their bodies. They have stood the test of time. Any hurdles or calamities they faced they were never the weeping types. Being a woman is being feeble or weak.. No way! They have caredContinue reading “Women”

Finishing the show slowly had its merits to go for each & every character. I liked the way the story unfolded. The end was as expected & yet the closure is neat, each has a space that is important. Wi Ha joon as the popular baseball player has a small but good role. He wasContinue reading “18 Again”

Read about the demise of Mr Jagannath Kunte. He had been living apart from his family from 2006. He must have visited the river Narmada for umpteen times. He has documented his experiences in his various books. ‘Narmade Har’ among them is the most detailed account of his travel & experiences that made him whatContinue reading “Narmada Parikrama”