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It is a 2016 Japanese TV series. Reiji Samejima is a successful businessman in his 30s who falls for one of his employee. Misaki Shibayama has recently joined & is unaware of the commotion she has created. Inexperienced, he is taught to go about it. It is hilarious. Competent at his work he is atContinue reading “The Most difficult Romance”

A 2022 film directed by Rick Jacobson.It features Laura Marano as the Manhattan hairdresser Izzy, who is given the opportunity to work at the wedding of Prince Thomas, played by co-star Mena Massoud. She comes across as a fresh breeze. All her costumes become her. She is pitch perfect. The others just follow. For aContinue reading “The Royal Treatment”

With the first ever lady leaving from the mythological tales is Ganga. She left immediately after child birth. Reason? Her husband asked why she let her child in the river. He had promised not to ask ‘why?’ Not wanting a baby girl a woman leaves the hospital & they can’t trace her. She got overContinue reading “…And she left.”

Into the 7th episode of season 2 & the baddies are crowding. There has been a gun fight & two people are seriously wounded. Asking for Dr Kim it reminds one of ‘Doctors’ where the baddies refused to get their boss treated by a lady doctor. The male doctor has some past issues to resolveContinue reading “Dr Romantic”

The first episode of this Korean drama of 2020 is racy. Both the leads are fantastic. The story gripping. With two more lawyer shows namely, ‘Vincenzo’ & ‘Lawless Lawyer’, the premise is familiar yet the treatment is different. Ju Ji -hoon brings honesty to the role. His sincerity is heartwarming. His latest show ‘Mount Jiri’Continue reading “Hyena”

I am walking on the street with my child in my arms. It is late at night & the street is dark. Whenever vulnerable why do have the child , when my children are big enough to have their own children?? There is a broken, ancient house. I can hear a couple talking on aContinue reading “Interpreting the dream”

A 2021 American romantic comedy film directed by Kimmy Gatewood. It stars Shlesinger, Ryan Hansen, Margaret Cho & Rebecca Rittenhouse. Right from the title we know what to expect. Yet the lying person appears so genuine, that we fall for it. So did the lead. She has written the screen play on her experience whereContinue reading “Good on Paper”

The title was fetching. Without reading anything about it I wanted to see it for myself. It is a 2021 psychological drama written & directed by Maggie Gyllenhaal. Based on a novel of the same name by Elena Ferrante. Film stars Olivia Colman, Dakota Johnson, Jessie Buckley, Dagmara Dominczyk, Ed Harris with others. The womanContinue reading “The Lost Daughter”

With Ayushman Khurana & Vaani Kapoor it was going to be an experience. It is. Dealing with a transgender, not an easy topic. The jeering , social stigma is all there. The acceptance is the question. Ayushman’s family of dadaji, sisters, father who form a compact family. He owns a gym & wants to participateContinue reading “Chandigarh Kare Aashiqui”

It is a 2022 Hindi series. Only eight episodes. It has a politician’s daughter relentlessly pursuing a man of her choice. She will do anything to get him. His love for the other girl is a dream. Director Siddharth Sengupta manages to keep you rooted on your seats. A true thriller. But the gore sometimesContinue reading “Yeh Kaali Kaali Ankhein”