Performances by Nimrat Kaur and Amol Parashar make the rather unimaginative show watchable, observes Deepa Gahlot.
May offers a mix of original Web series and digital movie premieres on OTT.
Forget smarts or cheek, there's little novelty to be found in Jewel Thief's juvenile script, barring its now free usage of the F-word to make it sound all hip and adult, observes Sukanya Verma.
Crime Beat is engrossing enough to binge-watch, endorses Deepa Gahlot.
'...and say that if I don't wear a sari, they will unfollow me.' 'Today, if I have 2.9 million followers on Instagram, out of that, the majority is from the South.' 'Telugu has given me the most fame and money.'
There are a whole lot of cop-themed movies on OTT this week.
There's also Call Me Bae, Ananya Panday's OTT debut.
There is much in Oops! Ab Kya? that continues to linger till the cliff-hanger in the final episode. And yet, there's a great deal about the show that doesn't quite come together, observes Mayur Sanap.
Joginder Tuteja looks at the 10 Web series and movies (in alphabetical order) that have made the most impression.
After a character and film like this, at least for a while, everything else Vicky Kaushal does will look bland, asserts Deepa Gahlot.
With the rains pouring down on us, August offers yet another reason to stay home!
There aren't many original Web series or movies announced for June, but quite a few Bollywood films will have their digital premieres.
After 2020 and 2021 saw movies either been made for the OTT channels or releasing straight in the digital medium, 2022 too saw films arriving directly on OTT screens.
'I look at the people, yes. Co-actors, the makers, the crew.' 'Then I look at how it's different from what I've done before.'
The world is celebrating Raj Kapoor's birth centenary, but when was the last time you watched an RK film?
If approached with minimal expectations, Sikandar Ka Muqaddar offers enough suspense to justify an OTT viewing, observes Sonil Dedhia.
The actor was last seen in 2023's OTT film, Gaslight, and now returns to wow us in an OTT series.
'The largest listenership for Vividh Bharati outside the country is in Spain.' 'The labourers who go there for the tomato-picking season feel cut off from their country and listen to Vividh Bharati to overcome their loneliness.'
If Prakash Jha is able to transfer today's social and political reality onto the screen, the future seasons of Aashram might just get a much-needed dose of eyeball-grabbing power, observes Deepa Gahlot.
'Your family doesn't want you to come to this field because there's no direction, no formula.' 'It's not as if your career is settled and you will get work consistently.'
'While we've seen some standout series over the past year, few have been as captivating and binge-worthy as this.'
Like all of us, Bollywood's favourite pastime is to catch up on the latest shows and films on OTT.
The Miranda Brothers is short on humour, romance and real drama, observes Deepa Gahlot.
Deepa Gahlot lists some 2023 movies that you need to watch if you haven't already.
The story of Superboys Of Malegaon is so heartening that the film -- in the hands of an accomplished director like Reema Kagti -- is bound to be a worthy watch, feels Deepa Gahlot.
So far, her appeal's limited to OTT but with Kesari 2, the 26 year old charms the big screen as well.
There's been so much interesting content on OTT. Subhash K Jha picks his Best Original Feature Films on digital platforms.
A parliamentary panel has asked the Information and Broadcasting Ministry to submit a note on amendments needed in existing laws to clamp down on controversial content like the one involving YouTuber Ranveer Allahbadia. Members from different parties voiced concern over Allahbadia's crass comments at a YouTube programme and called for stringent measures to punish him and to ensure that such an incident does not recur. The committee's chairperson and BJP MP Nishikant Dubey shared their concerns at the meeting attended by Information and Broadcasting Secretary Sanjay Jaju and other senior ministry officials.
So what's coming up in October? Joginder Tuteja lists the releases of the month.
Since Kakuda is made for OTT, the film might find its audience of horror fans but it is not particularly scary, and not the least bit funny, observes Deepa Gahlot.
'You need patience. You need to focus and keep going.' 'That is true not only for the entertainment industry, but in every field.' 'Only then, the magic happens.'
Of late, war films -- particularly those that tell stories of the 1971 War and Kargil -- have been produced.
Just when it seemed that Bollywood had recovered with multiple big hits in 2023, it all came down in 2024 with a flurry of flops, disasters and mega disasters.
Riteish Deshmukh makes this medical drama watchable! exclaims Namrata Thakker.
After Sita Raman, this is a Dulquer Salmaan film that has won Divya Nair's heart.
When it gets to its silly climax where the dots are finally joined, you can't help but see how cheap these thrills are, sighs Mayur Sanap.
'If there's something that is more progressive and more modern, I would love to do it.'
Vinay Pathak, Divyenndu Sharma and Kusha Kapila are comfortable enough in their comic skins to play their parts with ease, observes Deepa Gahlot.
