A 2018 Mystery thriller that could have been better. With solid cast of Anna Kendrick,Blake Lively, Henry Golding & others. Stephanie gets friendly with Emily. Emily’s husband Sean is in London. Emily asks her friend to babysit her son & disappears. Stephanie then takes to her vlog & distributes flyers to find her friend. EmilyContinue reading “A Simple Favour”
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Anaamika
It is a 2014 Indian thriller drama directed by Sekhar Kammula. It stars Nayanthara in the titular role. With Vaibhav Reddy, Pasupathy & Harshvardhan Rane it makes the cast. A remake of Hindi film ‘Kahaani’ by Sujoy Ghosh, it is a little different. Shot in Telugu & Tamil simultaneously, the Tamil was titled ‘Nee EngeContinue reading “Anaamika”
Our Education
The newspaper article made me think of what our education means to our students. They are disillusioned.A civil engineer caught snatching gold chains in the city of Nasik! He had no other work!! Shobhit Mahajan is a professor of Physics & astrophysics at University of Delhi. When students approach him for guidance, he is atContinue reading “Our Education”
The Match
It was no match. Indians just could not compete well, they lost to Pakistan the very worst possible way. None of the World cup matches were this bad. The body language of the Pakistanis was positive from the very beginning. But Kohli’s boys are known to pull off magic at the end. Unfortunately it wasContinue reading “The Match”
The K2
Song Yoon -ah has given a brilliant performance. As the step mother she is cruel. But she is vulnerable. If she married him as the potential Presidential candidate & wished to live in the Blue house, Wasn’t she dismayed to find he had no feelings for her?? Plus he visited his first wife, none otherContinue reading “The K2”
The K2
Into the 7th episode & the father meets his daughter only because he has promised that. Anna is his unfortunate daughter who is being heavily guarded & not allowed to meet him. She is traumatised by her mother’s death, believing she is responsible for it. The flash in her eyes triggers all those fearful memoriesContinue reading “The K2”
Do Kaliyan
It is a 1968 Indian Hindi language film by R. Krishnan & S. Panju. It is a remake of the 1965 Tamil film. It is based on the 1961 American Film ‘The Parent trap’. This film is based on Erich Kastner’s 1949 German novel “Lottie & Liza” It was a major hit & revitalised theContinue reading “Do Kaliyan”
Princess Mako
The princess is the first child & elder daughter of Prince Fumihito & Princess Kiko. She married Kei Komuro, a lawyer, on 26th October 2021. As the result of her marriage, she gave up her imperial title & left the imperial family. It is required by the Imperial household law. After a lot of turmoilContinue reading “Princess Mako”
Little Things
It is an Indian romantic comedy streaming TV series created by Dhruv Sehgal. It stars Mithila Palkar with him. With four seasons & 29 episodes it makes a great viewing. It is simple & sweet. The everyday events are packaged in a small episode. I first saw Mithila in ‘Girl in the City’, what stoodContinue reading “Little Things”
Go Back Couple
It is a 2017 drama starring Jang Na ra & Son Ho-jun. It begins with their wedding & then Divorce! The dreams of ‘happily ever after’ just disappear. They are standing outside the court & he pleads her to see their son sometimes. I have a very strong feeling of the ‘Familiar Wife’ but thereContinue reading “Go Back Couple”