20 Oct 2024

Raat Jawaan Hai – A Must Watch Friendship Hug!

Raat Jawaan Hai – A Must Watch Friendship Hug!

Dil Chahta Hai & Zindagi Na Milegi Dobra Friendship Meets An Ultimate Adventure Called Parenting!

Raat Jawaan Hai is a refreshing and heart warming series focussing on adult friendships and raising children. Three friends Avinash, Radhika and Suman are juggling the challenges of parenting while their spouses focus on winning the bread. Their friendship helps them navigate life, marriage, parents, self-identity, career and other challenges that emerge on the way.

Anjali Anand as Radhika is the energy and outspoken cult leader. Barun Sobti as Avinash gives a perfect portrayal of ‘stay-at-home-dad’ blending his humour and insecurities. Priya Bapat as Suman is the hesitant one but the emotional anchor of the trio.

Highly relatable to the urban couples, it touches your heart with humour, feelings and profound thought. Special credit to the writer – Loved the rural uncle who refused a life because he has to get 10K steps on Fitbit. Or the lines like: We are exactly like our kids. Just potty trained!

Brilliantly written, wonderfully acted and beautifully directed, ‘Raat Jawaan Hai’ is a must watch!

CTRL Movie Review
6 Oct 2024

CTRL: Promising Idea Gone Out Of Control

CTRL: Promising Idea Gone Out Of Control

CTRL has all the right ingredients but its a stale dish on arrival! 

AI
GenZ 
Ananya Panday
Social Media
Talented Director

All the above elements fail to make a compelling and refreshing story. The movie seems a packaged product designed to fill the Netflix shelves of new content. 

Teenagers Nella and Joe are the GenZ couple living a dream life on social media. The influencers blissful life gets punctured when Joe is caught cheating – live on camera of course! 

Nella gets Geet’s ‘Jalaa Do Saali’ inspiration from AI App where Joe’s images and videos are erased from her digital footprint and possibly life – The Eternal Sunshine of Spotless Mind!  But the AI Avatar is not a noble friend philosopher and guide – it takes over her data, privacy and soul for sinister gains. The evils of technology, data security and digital life are showcased – even prompting us to switch off our cameras and microphones. 

Ananya is effortless in her GenZ avatar – her third outing on GenZ, social media and evils of technology after the very recent ‘Call Me Bae’ and ‘Kho Gaye Hum Kahaan’. While the movie maybe a project to showcase Ananya’s talents, it has nothing new to offer. 

Full credit for getting the look and feel of the movie right but the impact is missing. 

Vikramaditya Motwane is a genius but he fails to convert a good idea into a credible movie!

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Sector 36 Movie
20 Sep 2024

Sector 36 Review: Dark, Gruesome & Spine-chilling Watch

Sector 36 is not for the faint hearted. It is a disturbing tale of child abuse, murders, organ trade, necrophilia and cannibalism.

Inspired by the infamous Nithari Killings of 2006, writer Bodhayan Roychaudhury and director Aditya Nimbalkar concoct a gripping story that leaves a strong impact. Paedophile businessman Bassi’s Sector 36 bungalow is a playground for his sexual escapades. His servant Prem not only captures the acts of his boss, but he rapes and butchers the kids as well. He relishes their organs and even sells the body parts. Macabre and disturbing – Right?

A failed kidnapping and convenient coincidences bring him in the radar of inspector Ram Charan Singh, who eventually gets Prem who relishes his confessional like a KBC hot seat! Watch the movie for this highly impactful interrogation scene where Vikrant Massey and Deepak Dobriyal deliver a masterclass in acting – reminds of Robert De Niro / Al Pacino in Heat and Nawaz / Vicky in Raman Raghav. This scene will outlive the movie like Pyar Ka Punchnama monologue!

Vikrant Massey gives yet another stellar performance after 12th fail. He showcases his versatile art on Bodhayan’s canvas. Clearly in his purple patch! Deepak Dobriyal is equally impressive but his character could have been even stronger – his transformation from lazy corrupt copy to a spirited passionate truth seeker was too convenient. The movie has the apt dark gloomy look including the perfect opening sequence! Excellent cinematography.

Sector 36 – A great watch!

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