Is Love Enough? - Sir

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Film: Sir

Language: Hindi

Year: 2018

Genre: Romantic drama

Director: Rohena Gera

Cast: Tilottama Shome, Vivek Gomber Geetanjali Kulkarni

Streaming Platform: Netflix

Some characters touch a chord and you couldn't help but fall in love with those. Ratna and Ashwin are one such.

Widowed Ratna (Shome) hails from a remote village in Maharashtra was hired as a house help by Ashwin's (Gomber) fiancee. Incidentally the wedding is called off, the reason being infidelity on fiancee's part. Ashwin confesses to being not in love with her. He proposed to her because she stood by him during a difficult time of his brother's illness and subsequent death.

He was depressed for a few days until Ratna tells him about her marriage and being widowed at young age. Until then there was no conversation between them. Slowly they built a rapport of friendship and eventually falling in love. But there is a huge class difference between them. Will they be able to break the shackle? If so will it be relationship of equality? 

The Captain

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Film: The Captain

Cast: Zhang Hanyu, Oho Ou, Du Jiang

Genre: Thriller

Language: Chinese

Year: 2019

The film is based on real life incident of Sichuan Airlines flight 8633. The plane took off from Chongqing Airport and supposed to land in Lhasa. On air the windshields of the cockpit shatters forcing the crew to make an emergency landing in Chengdu International Airport. Despite harsh weather, plummeting temperature, turbulence the crew smoothly and deftly handles the situation. We know what happens. 'T' who enjoys airport, flights, flying, all and sundry loved the movie to the T.

The White Tiger

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Film: The White Tiger

Year: 2021

Language: English

Genre: Drama/Crime

Director: Ramin Bahrani

Cast: Adarsh Gourav, Rajkumar Rao, Priyanka Chopra

Streaming Platform: Netflix

"The moment you recognize what is beautiful in this world, you stop being a slave"

We've heard many negative remarks on book of the same. The majority of people's opinion was that it showed India in bad light. Though we've not read Adiga's book so far, read many articles by him regarding various subjects. We're prepared for something like Slumdog Millionaire. It is better than that.

The film starts with entrepreneur Balram Halwai (Adarsh) writing an Email to Chinese premier Wen Jiabao seeking an appointment and simultaneously narrating his story.

Having been unable to utilize the scholarship and study further due to his father's untimely death, Balram starts working in a tea shop. Now his dream is to work as a chauffeur to Ashok (Rao), village bigwig's son who has just returned from USA with his wife Pinky (Chopra). He blackmails his way into becoming Ashok's personal driver in Delhi. He develops close relationship with Ashok's family who treats him with respect. An incident on Pinky's birthday and it's ramifications makes him to believe he is expendable to his master.

Will he be able to break the rooster coop?

A film that makes you uncomfortable and questions whether you have been an oppressor at some point in time.

A beautiful must watch film

Peaky Blinders-2

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TV Show: Peaky Blinders

Season: 2

Genre: Historical crime drama

Cast: Cillian Murphy, Sam Neil, Helen McCrory, Annabelle Wallis, Tom Hardy

Director: Colm McCarthy

Streaming In: Netflix

You don’t parley when you’re on the back foot.” Thomas Shelby

Season 2 picks up few years later in 1921. Having conquered Birmingham, Thomas Shelby hopes to move up in the crime world. He wants to take over horse-racing in England. He plans to ship liquor to America, which was prohibited at the time. This season we get introduced to Alfie Solomon (Tom Hardy), May Carleton, and Michael Grace.

Consisting of only 6 episodes it is the shortest season. Again, great work done in bringing the 1920's alive.

Pitta Kathalu

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Film: Pitta Kathalu

Language: Telugu

Cast: Amala Paul, Lakshmi Manchu, Sanjith Hegde, Shruti Haasan

Directors: Nag Ashwin, Nandini Reddy, Tharun Bhascker, Sankalp Reddy

Genre: Anthology

Streaming: Netflix

Touted as the Netflix's first original Telugu film, Pitta Kathalu (Short stories) is an anthology film consisting of four stories.

Ramula story of a young small town Telengana girl and her useless boyfriend. And how a local politician takes advantage of their vulnerability to her political gain.

Meera story of a young wife and her struggle to deal with her much older husband that is both suspicious and eccentric

X Life story of a young ambitious man who is evil enough to take over the world with his futuristic technology.

Pinky, story of an upcoming writer's illicit affair with his ex-wife.

The first two stories were okay. X Life is senseless and boring. Why Sanjith Hegde chose this role?  Below average film which one can skip easily.

Peaky Blinders-1

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TV Show: Peaky Blinders

Season: 1

Genre: Historical crime drama

Cast: Cillian Murphy, Sam Neil, Helen McCrory, Annabelle Wallis

Director: Otto Bathurst/Tom Harper

Streaming In: Netflix

"All religion is a foolish answer to a foolish question."-Tommy Shelby

If it wasn't for Hippie Sabotage's Devil Eyes we wouldn't have bothered to pick this show. Sure it was in Netflix for sometime.

The story set in 1919 post-world War 1 in Birmingham, England. The war veteran Shelby brothers try to make a living as bookmakers, racketeers, and gangsters. Though second brother, Thomas Shelby is the head of the family and has big dreams for the future. When crate of guns goes missing Peaky Blinders come under the scrutiny of detective Chester Campbell.

A visual treat with sets, costume, cinematography and swag.

I Care a Lot

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Film: I Care a Lot

Director: J. Blakeson

Cast: Rosamund Pike, Peter Dinklage, Eiza Gonzalez

Genre: Dark Comedy/Thriller

Streaming On: Netflix

"I've Been Poor. It Doesn't Agree With Me."

Marla Grayson (Pike) is a dubious court-appointed legal guardian of several vulnerable elderly citizens. Using her influential network of people she swindles their assets lawfully. While doing so she comes across Jennifer Peterson, a senior citizen who allegedly has no kin of her own. This leads Marla to get entangled in a mafia world.

Pike won Golden Globe for this role and rightly so. She plays this sinister, ruthless woman to the T with child-like innocence. If you enjoyed Gone Girl you ought to like it too. It is nice seeing Peter Dinklage for the first time after GOT finale. He plays Roman pitted against Grayson beautifully.

The film makes us question the authenticity of guardian system in US.