Posts by: Shruti Das

Shruti Das -May 25, 2021

Hollywood’s love for adaptation of novels into films had seen both bad and good days over the decade A good novel, when translated into film – may or may not necessarily bring out its essence. This is a debate that Hollywood has been facing since ages. In the last decade, the film industry’s fascination to […]

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Shruti Das -May 18, 2021

As F.R.I.E.N.D.S reunion is about to make its way, fans all over the world are overwhelmed and can’t keep calm One big couch, six friends and endless memories – that’s how F.R.I.E.N.D.S fan would like to describe their favorite sitcom. What began in 1994, still resonates with millions all over the world. The show, which […]

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Shruti Das -May 17, 2021

Netflix’s Cinema Bandi is an endearing tale of an auto driver embarking on a movie-making journey What does one need to make a movie? For starters, a renowned or acclaimed writer who can churn out a story – and not just any story, one which will be written keeping in mind the ‘success formula,’ the […]

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Shruti Das -May 10, 2021

Amid the ongoing global pandemic, here’s revisiting the end of the world flicks and what they teach us about surviving a catastrophe A deadly virus takes the world in its grip. It’s contagious, and that’s what is keeping humans confined to their houses, because danger lurks everywhere; no one knows who is going to be […]

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Shruti Das -April 27, 2021

With an explosive surge in Covid-19 cases in India, OTT platforms like Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Hotstar, have once again resurfaced as the key source of entertainment to those confined at homes 68-year-old Shekhar Singh* had been, like most of the other homebound people in the country, feeling hopeless at times. His retirement plan included […]

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Shruti Das -April 19, 2021

Netflix’s Ajeeb Dastaans explores class division, homosexuality, patriarchy, casteism – all through the prism of human ties, and love Two people meet; fall in love and lives happily ever after. Such stories may look good on-screen, engage and entice you – but are often far from reality. In the real world, human relationships are layered […]

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Shruti Das -April 7, 2021

Bengali film industry never shies away to take a political stance, but it comes with a price A land ruled by a greedy and brutal king sees the light of the day when two humble men (and not heroes, mind you!) comes into rescue. The corrupt, famine-stricken rural land needs ‘magic’ — which these two […]

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Shruti Das -April 1, 2021

Movie-theatres are back in action with a line-up of big releases, but where are the movie-goers? When Roohi was about to hit the theatres on March 11, it had a lot on its shoulders. Starring Rajkummar Rao and Jhanvi Kapoor, the film was the first big banner one which dared to opt for a theatrical […]

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