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The era, the youth, their fears & fights remain the same all over the world. Especially Asians who have the common thread of ethnicity are more alike. The smart elder sister Bo-ra is disturbed because her boyfriend shared a kiss with her best friend. They tried to comfort her saying it did not mean anythingContinue reading “Reply 1988”

The next episode brings the pair closer than before. The layers are gradually being removed & their true self being revealed. The snobbish, proud,arrogant,pretty girl who had a worst kind of childhood starts blooming in the presence of the brothers. The castle & her beauty had the’Great Expectations’ feel in the beginning. But a motherContinue reading “It’s okay to not be okay”

By the end of 6th episode the families are getting more & more entangled. Also I now know how many members are in a particular family. The bonding is stronger for four & the fifth ie Father & son who shifted later to this street or lane are a bit different. The child is quietContinue reading “Reply 1988”

Why 2? simple. The first I did not find on netflix. It is the story of three friends who have three girlfriends & how they go about it. The three girls are greedy, very down to earth & there is no love of affection as such. May be they only want to show that theyContinue reading “Pyar ka punchnama 2”

The masks are falling apart & then the bare situation is being dealt with. This episode is’The cheerful dog chases the chicken’. The move to the writer’s house,no the castle brings in the problems that were swept under the carpet till today. To deal with one’s emotions is the first & a difficult task! WhenContinue reading “It’s okay to not be okay”

I had seen it halfway & not liked what I saw. To get lost in drugs or alcohol when rejected was something I have never liked. Why not confront the situation & find a neat solution? Here Johnny is already married & has three sweet daughters. Yesterday I sat & finished it finally. On theContinue reading “Walk the line”

Going through the list of the unusual heroes in the K- dramas I realised that I have seen all ,except one. So I began with the drama which had been on my list for too long! ‘Reply 1988’ a throwback on the 80s without net & cell phones. It was as if I am livingContinue reading “The unusual heroes..”

The first episode has Rain in the role of a huge industry & in search of a good campaigning ad. He chooses a celebrity for it. In the ad agency where our leading lady works her work is used without giving her credit. She is also fired. She leaves & meets with an accident. TheContinue reading “Diamond Lover”

This lock down is giving me the opportunity to catch up on those films that I may have missed in my busy schedule. Yesterday saw this film by Abhay Deol. He is known to do off beat films & here he does not disappoint. He is the protagonist who is undergoing the pain of breakContinue reading “One by two”

Coming to the final episodes there are no surprises but the relationship brings in pain. A lot of it. The lead suffer & so do we. Why aren’t we forthcoming? why do we hide behind words, people & situations? A dissolution of the contract would be so simple. We tend to complicate & bring inContinue reading “Full house”