Marina Lallawmawmi

Personally, I am not a fan of Vivek Agnihotri as a director, having watched Buddha in a Traffic Jam and having had no connect to the narrative. He is noble on intent but poor in execution. But I must say there are only a very few gutsy filmmakers left and coming out with a movie like The Kashmir Files warrants a salute. Diving into the story you realise how negligible your knowledge of the tragedy that Pandits faced. The movie is entirely based on accounts of real life and it horrifies you to say the least. I do feel the movie could have been made better by diving into the background of Kashmir a little bit. Nevertheless, it makes you glad that such a film is shattering box office records as well. Looking forward to many more movies about real tragedies.

I expected a lot from this movie but was left rather confused and disappointed. The only saving grace is Deepika as Alisha. She looks stunning and steals every scene. A phenomenal actress. The movie starts out as this slow paced intimate drama and then completely flips in the second half becoming a thriller. The dialogues are shallow and unsophisticated. You don't feel for the characters at all. In the end, you're just left confused.

Reboots of SATC have turned into something pitiful and cringey, especially with And Just Like That. The writing is sloppy, shallow and is as interesting as lukewarm water. They have tried to fit into the changing times going all woke and adding characters but these characters bring nothing new to the storyline. They're just there to check boxes. Also, might I add I was rather disappointed with the Miranda-Che storyline. Miranda loves Steve and she fought for her marriage only to confess that she isn't happy? Come on. Where has the once daring, wild, politically incorrect, fun, fashionable, funny SATC gone? I'm offended by the sort of political agenda displayed. Also, Samantha Jones' is sorely missed.

Bombay Begums attempts to be an important series so much so that it compromises on the story. None of the characters are written well and most of their individual struggles border on cliches. It doesn't help that they throw around fancy words like equity, venture capital, etc. Don't get me started on how poorly the men are written. By the third episode I couldn't bear it. This series left me feeling lukewarm and indifferent.

It was hard to relive the 2012 incident. The story flowed smoothly without much mess and confusion. It was handled in a sensitive manner as it should be because wounds are still fresh despite it being 8 years now. Loved the performances of the cast. All of them, esp Shefali Shah. Must watch.