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Starry, easy to digest, well executed, and unsubtle - The Night Manager starring Anil Kapoor, Aditya Roy Kapur, and Sobhita Dhulipala is effective event TV. Check out Suchin Mehrotra's review of the Disney+ Hotstar show here.

Engaging as it is, Farzi sees filmmaker duo Raj & DK at their bluntest and least inventive. Check out Suchin Mehrotra's review of the series starring Shahid Kapoor, Vijay Sethupathi and Raashi Khanna.

Netflix India’s Class is a deeply frustrating, sorely missed opportunity. A takedown of the rich and privileged never felt so dull. Check out Suchin's review of the series here.

Trial By Fire follows the true story of the Uphaar Cinema tragedy in Delhi in 1997. Created by Prashant Nair and Kevin Luperchio, this Netflix series follows Neelam and Shekhar Krishnamoorthy played by Rajshri Deshpande and Abhay Deol - a married couple who lost both their children in that fire. Based on a 2016 book of the same name written by the real Neelam and Shekhar, this seven-episode series...

The last time YouTube sensation Bhuvan Bam dived into creating a web series - the result was the remarkably ambitious, admirably… ludicrous slapstick Youtube comedy series Dhindora back in 2021 which went on to become an absolute smash hit. But unlike Dhindora, Taaza Khabar isn’t an outrageously over-the-top comedy but a relatively more grounded, conventional rags to riches story. Listen to the fu...

It’s been a pretty disappointing year for Hindi cinema, but a fairly encouraging one for Indian streaming shows. We may not have had many game changers, but the overall level and diversity of storytelling on offer was something to be thankful for. Listen on to find if your favourite show made the cut, and what shows you missed in 2022.

For too long have we been deprived of moving, meaningful movie love. Stories on screen that make us pine and feel, relate and aspire. Those that make us feel whole and then shatter us into pieces. But is SonyLIV’s Faadu the long overdue love story we so desperately deserve? To know more about the web show, here's the full review by Suchin Mehrotra.

Netflix's latest Indian original series CAT, starring Randeep Hooda, offers the illusion and empty packaging of a tense crime thriller with none of the substance. To know more, Watch the full review by Suchin Mehrotra.

Well-intentioned as it is, Amazon Prime Video's latest Tamil original series Vadhandhi makes for a serviceable, blunt and uneven ride. Here's Suchin Mehrotra's review of the latest show.

Khakee: The Bihar Chapter starring Karan Tacker, Avinash Tiwary, Abhimanyu Singh, Jatin Sarna, Ravi Kishan, Ashutosh Rana, Nikita Dutta, Aishwarya Sushmita, and Anup Soni is fun, well-crafted entertainment that keeps you invested and scratches that gangster swag itch many of us. To know more about the web show, listen to the full review by Suchin Mehrotra.

So desperate is Breathe: Into The Shadows Season 2 starring Abhishek Bachchan, Amit Sadh and Nithya Menen to be suspenseful and twisty, that it seems quite okay with not making sense. Check out Suchin Mehrotra's review of this web series on Reviews and More by Film Companion. 

Over its ten long humorless episodes, season 3 of Four More Shots Please starring Kirti Kulhari, Sayani Gupta, Bani J, and Maanvi Gagroo rarely rises above ambient viewing. Here's the full review by Suchin Mehrotra.

Chandan, Chanchal, and Chitvan played by Sumeet Vyas, Maanvi Gagroo and Amol Parashar respectively are back for more spunky sibling adventures and leisurely life lessons. But what does season 3 of TVF’s Tripling- Season 3 have to offer? Check TVF Tripling - Season 3 web series review by Suchin Mehrotra.

Good Bad Girl is a deliciously promising but uneven dark comedy. Check out Suchin Mehrotra's review of the Good Bad Girl on Film Companion.

When Mismatched season 2 shines, it's more to do with our need for more young adult stories and romances on streaming, rather than any kind of stand-out storytelling. Here's the full review of Mismatched season 2 by Suchin Mehrotra.

Netflix's Jamtara returns for a far stronger, more self-assured, and straight-up smashing second season says Suchin Mehrotra. Listen to the full review to know more.

The Fabulous Lives of Bollywood Wives Season 2 sees our favourite folks return for more overlapping bantering, bickering, brunching and deliciously chaotic friendship. But is it the guilty pleasure show we deserve?

Is Delhi Crime season 2 a worthy follow-up or an unnecessarily forced franchise, diluting the impact of a great show? Check out Suchin Mehrotra's review of the Netflix India's series here. 

Between its seedy, violent world, power hungry characters, some crackling dialoguebaazi and imaginative insults and a undeniably entertaining underdog story of a female leader putting men in their place, Maharani 2 has much going for it with all the base elements for a thrilling ride. Listen to Suchin's full review here.

Tamil Rockerz is an absolute winner as both a pulpy investigation thriller and a thoughtful behind the scenes look at mainstream cinema and stardom. Check out Suchin's review of the Tamil series here.

Indian Matchmaking Season 2 once again offers up a delicious mix of people in search of love. You invest in some, relate to others, and are annoyed by many, and that can't not be a triumph - here's Suchin's review on season 2 of the Netflix reality series.

There’s a lot to love about what Sony LIV's Dr. Arora is trying to do. But its gentle triumphs get lost in a painfully uneven, overstuffed plot. Here's Suchin's review of the series created by Imtiaz Ali.

Disney+ Hotstar's Ghar Waapsi is a thoughtful, sensitive quarter life crisis series. Listen to the Suchin Mehrotra's review to know more.

Shoorveer is a watered-down Hollywood series made for Bollywood audiences who don’t watch Hollywood movies, with all the tropes and none of the craft. Listen to the full review to know more.

On the five-year anniversary of the Indian streaming space, FC critics Rahul Desai, Suchin Mehrotra, and Prathyush Parasuraman debate and discuss the best Hindi streaming shows so far. What’s on your list?