Kaalkoot (Poison)

 Web series Review (Hindi)

A gem of a web series! As I watched Vijay Varma playing a cop, Ravi Shankar Tripathi, I was quite wary of his actions, expecting him to breakout into some kind of psychotic rage. It was such a welcome change to see this talented actor as a balanced human being. Anyway, I consider him to be the best of the lot right now.

The story is a hard hitting thriller on the patriarchal way of things. There is a victim of an acid attack played by Shweta Tripathi. Then there are men who consider themselves to be the saviours of society and see to it that young women are taught a lifelong lesson in obedience. Finally, we see fathers drowning their infant daughters in a pond. The pond is now polluted with the phosphorus from the bones of the dead and is poisoning the village! So much for sweet revenge.

The script by Arunabh Kumar and Sumit Saxena, who is also the director, is tight and each character is distinct. Gopal Dutt, the SHO and Yashpal Sharma playing Constable Yadav, were a perfect foil to Ravi’s character. At times though Ravi’s personal life encroached a tad too much into the story.

I am looking forward to this plethora of web series (Dahad, Kohrra) of the thriller genre, each one as good as the other!

Kohrra (Fog)

 Web Series Review (Hindi)

 

This web series on Netflix is one of the best I have seen yet. It is a thriller and a dark one sans humour. It instantly pulled me into its web of murder, revenge, addiction, power play, character flaws... so many layers. The actors are simply the best. The characterization has been looked at down to the last detail and I was living in the Punjab hinterland and its underbelly.

Savinderpal Vicky, who plays the role of policeman Balbir Singh, is one of those rare actors who get into the skin of the character effortlessly (it seemed).

Thank you Randeep Jha and the team of Sudip Sharma, Gunjit Chopra and Diggi Sisodia for bringing this hard hitting story to us. Looking forward to many such gripping tales in the future.

Korean Drama

 Web series (Review)

I was thinking…
Why have I not reviewed a single movie in the last so many months?
It’s not as if I haven’t seen a movie. In fact, I have seen movies and web series like never before. All thanks to the OTT platforms.
So back to the question… Why the no-review phase? No answer to that.

However, I shall go full throttle now.  Let's begin with Korean drama. Of late I have have been quite hooked to this. Here are reviews of several web series I saw and enjoyed. 

(Do recommend some that you have found interesting.)

The Glory – A hellish journey of a young girl who is bullied at school by her rich classmates. She comes back and exacts her pound of flesh and how!!! The story has snazzy twists and turns which keep you hooked. A not to miss thriller! The protagonist, Song Hye-kyo is one of my favourites now.

The Good Detective – Must watch this series if you like detective stuff. Good dose of humour too.

Stranger, Divorce Attorney Shin, Life – Watched all these mainly because the protagonist is Cho Seung- woo. What a wonderful actor! I assure you, you won’t be disappointed.

Extraordinary Attorney Woo – A must watch as the protagonist Park Eun-bin simply steals your heart as the brilliant autistic lawyer.

Through the Darkness- Gripping suspense drama dealing with the minds of serial killers.

Partners in Justice – Thriller revolving around forensic investigations.

Queenmaker – Corruption, Greed, Politics, Murder- you will find it all in this intense drama.

While you watch all of these and some more, I shall be back with my next lot very soon.