An Ordinary Review

Sam Bahadur is a biopic on one of India’s greatest soldier and the only Field Marshall, Sam Manekshaw. The movie is well researched and beautifully presented by director Meghana Gulzar. It stars Vicky Kaushal in the titular role and is supported by Sanya Malhotra and Fatima Sana Sheikh. The movie presents important and inspirational leadership lessons and this episode focuses on that. The movie is...

Fighter is an action blockbuster from director Siddharth Anand (War, Pathaan) under his own production banner Marflix. The film is an ode to Indian Airforce Pilots and their dare delivery in saving our nation’s borders. The movie stars Hrithik Roshan, Deepika Padukone and Anil Kapoor and supported by Karan Singh Grover, Akshay Oberoi and Rishabh Sawhney. #fighter #marflix #siddharthanand

This is a special episode where I have two equally passionate movie buffs Rajagopalan and Rajkin join me in reviewing the Malayalam blockbuster movie Kaathal - The Core starring Mammooty and Jyothika. The movie is directed by Jeo Baby whose body of work includes the award winning The Great Indian Kitchen. Kaathal - The Core deals with the sensitive topic around homosexuality and how it affects the...

The Railway Men, The untold story of Bhopal, 1984 is a limited series from the stables of Yash Raj Films. It is inspired by true events of the Bhopal Gas Leak Tragedy that happened on 2nd and 3rd December in 1984. The series focuses on the role of railway people in saving lives of passengers on the station and of the incoming train into Bhopal Junction. The series stars R Madhavan, Kay Kay Menon,...

Tiger 3 is the 5th movie under YRF spy verse and 3rd in the Tiger series. It stars Salman Khan, Katrina Kaif, Emraan Hashmi and Revathy in pivotal roles. The movie is a spy thriller involving RAW and ISI agents on a mission to save Pakistan from a rogue ISI agent trying to do a coup on the existing democratic government #yrf #yrfspyuniverse #tiger3

The Deepest Breath is a fabulous documentary on Netflix on the extreme sport of free diving. 🤿 The documentary traces the journey of Italian free diver Alessia Zecchini’s quest to break the free diving record and 100 meters barrier. It also traces the journey of Irish Steven Keenan who becomes a safety diver and sets up free diving camp in Dahab Egypt. He supports Alessia’s quest for the world re...

Jaane Jaan is an Indian adaptation of the famous Japanese thriller novel ‘The devotion of suspect X’ by Keigo Higashino. The novel has been adapted into movies in multiple languages. The Indian adaptation is by the acclaimed filmmaker Sujoy Ghosh (Kahaani, Kahaani 2, Badla) and stars Kareena Kapoor Khan, Jaideep Ahlawat and Vijay Verma in central roles. The movie is a murder mystery thriller focus...

Jawan is a mass entertainer by the superhit Tamil director Attlee. The movie stars Shah Rukh Khan, Nayanthara, Vijay Sethupati, Sunil Grover, Sanya Malhotra, Priyamani with Deepika Padukone in am extended cameo and Sanjay Dutt in special appearance. The movie focuses on key social messages around farmer suicides, corrupt practices in government hospitals, faulty weapons for Indian soldiers and so...

Kerala Crime Files is a Malayalam web series on police investigation of a crime of murder. The series is created and directed by Ahammed Khabeer and stars Aju Varghese and Lal in lead roles. The series is available on Disney Hotstar in India.

Hijack is a thriller series available on Apple TV+. The series stars Idris Elba and a predominately British cast including Archie Punjabi, Max Beesley and Neil Maskell. The limited series is about a flight from Dubai to London getting hijacked and how Idris Elba puts his corporate negotiation skills to its ultimate use to manage the delicate situation. #hijack #appletvplus #idriselba

Kohrra is a Punjabi crime drama web series available on Netflix. It is created by Sudip Sharma and team who are behind hit movies and web series like NH10, Udta Punjab and Paataal Lok. Kohrra means Fog or mist in English. The series stars Suvinder Vicky, Barun Sobti, Varun Badola, Manish Chaudhary and Rachel Shelly in main roles. #kohrra #netflix

Dahaad is a crime thriller series available on Amazon Prime Video. It is created by Reema Kagti and Zoya Akhtar, two very accomplished film makers whose movie Talash is one of the classics. The series stars Sonakshi Sinha, Vijay Varma, Gulshan Deviah and Sohum Shah in main roles. The series is about disappearance of young unmarried girls from poor background who wind up dead under mysterious circu...

Indiana Jones and the dial of destiny is the 5th and final instalment of the Indiana Jones movie franchise that started way back in 1981 with Raiders of the Lost Ark. Harrison Ford reprises his role as the famous action adventure, whip cracking archeologist who teams up with Phoebe Waller Bridge to save the dial of Archimedes from falling in the hands of Mads Mikkelsen who plays the villainous Ger...

Ghosted is a fun filled action thriller available on Apple TV+. The movie stars Chris Evans, Ana De Armas and Adrien Brody in primary roles. It also has cameos by Anthony Mackie, Sebastian Stan and Ryan Reynolds. #ghosted #appletvplus ​⁠

Sirf Ek Bandaa Kaafi Hai is a legal drama based on the famous Asaram Bapu case where an ordinary lawyer successfully convicts him under POCSO act for sexually assaulting a minor. The case gained popularity because of the Godman status and his high profile legal team that failed to defend him. The movie stars Manoj Bajpayee as the ordinary lawyer. The movie is available on Zee5 #sirfekbandaakaafiha...

Gaslight is a mystery thriller available on Disney Hotstar. The movie stars Sara Ali Khan, Chitrangada Singh, Vikrant Massey and Rahul Dev in main role. #disneyhotstar #gaslight ​⁠

Gulmohar is a family drama available on Disney Hotstar. The movie has an ensemble star cast led by the indomitable Sharmila Tagore, Manoj Bajpai, Simran, Amol Palekar, Suraj Sharma and with cameos by Talat Aziz and Vinod Nagpal. It is a story about the Batra family who are selling their ancestral home Gulmohar Villa and now it affects every person in the family. #gulmohar #disneyhotstar #spotify

Take Seven was a Jazz music event at Bangalore International Center (BIC) to commemorate International Jazz Day. The music festival had an ensemble collection of Jazz artists and bands You can get the details of the event at the BIC link https://bangaloreinternationalcentre.org/event/take-seven/

Murder Mystery 2 is a Netflix comedy thriller, which is a sequel to the 2019 hit movie Murder Mystery. Adam Sandler and Jennifer Anniston reprise their roles in the sequel, this time as full time private detectives. In this part they are supported by Mark Strong, Adeel Akhtar, Enrico Arce (Aka Arturo from Money Heist), Melanie Laurent, Kuhoo Verma and John Kani who was also there in the first part...

Beast is a wildlife thriller starring Idris Elba. It is a story of a father and his two daughters surviving the attacks from a rogue lion who is taking his revenge on humans after his pride was attacked by poachers. The movie is available on Amazon Prime #beast #idriselba #amazonprime

Luckiest Girl Alive is the movie based on a novel of the same name by Jessica Knoll. The movie is a story about an aspiring writer played by Mila Kunis who has done dark secrets within her that come tumbling out when a documentary film maker approaches her for a school incident that happened in her past. The movie also stars Finn Wittrock and Connie Britton in support roles. The movie is available...

The Swimmers is based on an inspiring true story of two Syrian sisters, the Mardini sisters who escaped war torn Syria to Germany to have a better life. The younger Yusra pursued and lived her dream of competing in Olympics in swiming. She represented Refugee contingent in Rio Olympics in 2016. The elder sister Sarah joined NGO to help fellow refugees. She has since been arrested under the charges...

Rorschach is a neo noir psychological thriller starring Mammooty. The movie has an interesting storyline and narrative style. In this episode I discuss the movie with Rajagopalan who is an actor, movie enthusiast, creative contributor to film making and a dear friend. The movie is available on Disney Hotstar. #rorschach #rorschachmovie #disneyhotstar

Govinda Naam Mera is a comedy thriller starring Vicky Kaushal, Kiara Advani, Bhumi Pednekar, Renuka Sahane, Dayanand Shetty and Sayaji Shinde. The movie is directed by Shashank Khaitan. It is available on Disney Hotstar #govindanaammera #disneyhotstar #comedy #thriller

Based on the book by Charles Graeber, this is a shocking story of the nurse Charles Cullen who killed 29 patients across hospitals in the US. The undocumented number is as high as 400. The movie stars Eddie Redmayne as Charles Cullen and Jessica Chastain as nurse Amy Loughren who helped the investigators in catching Charles. The movie is available on Netflix You can also catch the documentary Catc...