The industry runs on merit, irrespective of your background: Gunjan Utreja

TV Actor Gunjan Utreja Interview

Having donned many hats, actor & TV show host Gunjan Utreja shares his views on web shows, mental health, and nepotism. The actor’s latest music video Judaai, recently crossed 25 million views. Anurag Singh Bohra | Delhi Having worked in daily soaps, anchoring for award functions and hosting chat shows with celebs, what do you … Read more

Gulabo Sitabo review: A satirical jibe on human flaws

Gulabo Sitabo movie review

Anurag Singh Bohra | New Delhi A social satire or rather a dark comedy based on the backdrop of a Lucknow mansion redefines Indian cinema. Screenwriter Juhi Chaturvedi and director Shoojit Sarkar create a cinematic blend of Satyajit Ray, Basu Chatterjee, Sai Paranjpye, and Shyam Benegal style of filmmaking.  ‘Gulabo Sitabo,’ streaming on Amazon Prime … Read more

The OTT trend – Is mainstream cinema ready for multiple directors?

Multiple director trend in cinema

Anurag Singh Bohra | New Delhi With the advent of over The Top (OTT) platforms, the cinema has taken a turn for the best in India. From engaging plots to mind-boggling acting to the crisper narrative, all has changed in the last few years as OTT provides the freedom to explore and experiment to filmmakers. … Read more

Choked review: Anurag Kashyap’s brave attempt at revisiting demonetisation

Choked Netflix Review

Anurag Singh Bohra | New Delhi As the unlocking phase begins across India, it presents a unique timing for storytelling around a socio-political theme. Nihit Bhave and Anurag Kashyap this time bring up a social drama on the repercussions of the historic demonetisation from a middle-class perspective.  If Paatal Lok and Betaal offended the self-proclaimed … Read more

Art has always been a therapist for society: Zeeshan Ayyub

Zeeshan Ayyub

Mohammed Zeeshan Ayyub, who played the iconic role of Nisad in Anubhav Sinha’s Article 15 speaks at length on the future of cinema, theatre, the importance of literature, and the ongoing lockdown owing to coronavirus pandemic.  According to you how can theatre sustain itself in the ongoing lockdown? There’s no particular solution to it at … Read more

Are Paatal Lok residents the real criminals or do culprits live in Swarg Lok: Neeraj Kabi

Neeraj Kabi Paatal lok actor Interview

Anurag Singh Bohra | New Delhi Actor Neeraj Kabi, popularly known for playing DCP Parulkar in Sacred Games talks about his new web series Paatal Lok, theatre, and his admiration for Irrfan and Rishi Kapoor. Paatal Lok is your first collaboration with Amazon Prime. How was the experience of working with director duo Avinash Arun … Read more

Paatal Lok Review: An eye-opener for journalists and society

Paatal Lok Review amazon Prime

Avinash Arun and Prosit Roy have managed to extract landmark performances  Anurag Singh Bohra | New Delhi When everyone is seeking escapism, a dark-gritty web show dares to question the status quo.  Paatal Lok, a crime thriller produced by Anushka Sharma is being hailed as an answer to Sacred Games. However, there’s a lot more … Read more

My best qualities come from my upbringing in the armed forces: Gul Panag

Gul Panag talk About Patal Lok New Web series on Amazon Prime

Anurag Singh Bohra | New Delhi Gul Panag speaks at length about her new web series Patal Lok, podcast series Special Mission, Instagram live interview series, fitness, the ongoing pandemic, and the economic crisis looming overhead.  Q. Paatal Lok is your second collaboration with Amazon Prime after The Family Man. How was the experience of … Read more

OTT is the new medium, we have to be adaptive with time: Sudipto Ballav

Anurag Singh Bohra | New Delhi Sudipto Ballav, who was recently seen in Extraction, is known for playing dark characters in South Indian cinema. The actor speaks about his experience of working alongside Chris Hemsworth and his willingness to work in Bollywood masala films. Q. How was the experience of working with Sam Hargrave in … Read more

Hundred review: A light-hearted take on sexism at home, workplace

hundred hotstar web series review

Lara Dutta and Rinku Rajguru treat the audience with their soulful performances Anurag Singh Bohra | New Delhi At times binge-watching may not serve the purpose during a prolonged quarantine, especially when most web content is based on dark genres it doesn’t give the feel-good escapism in the present times. “Hundred” a new action-comedy series … Read more