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'Aspirants Season 3' on Amazon Prime Video
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‘Aspirants Season 3’ Series Review: TVF Finally Gets It Right

The third season of the popular TVF series pits its robotic protagonist against a more complex and real-world aspirant

BY Rahul Desai
Nana Patekar in a still from 'Sankalp'
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‘Sankalp’ Series Review: The Grassroots Allure of Prakash Jha’s Storytelling

The 10-episode political drama stars Nana Patekar as a Patna-based kingmaker on a collision course with one of his former devotees

BY Rahul Desai
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‘Hello Bachhon’ Series Review: Hey Teacher, Leave Them Kids Alone

The TVF series flattens and buries the real-life story of a clutter-breaking Indian educator

BY Rahul Desai
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‘Bandwaale’ Series Review: A Bland and Dusty Musical Comedy

The endless 8-episode series revolves around a small-town poetess who struggles to break free from societal shackles.

BY Rahul Desai
Emraan Hashmi in 'Taskaree'
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‘Taskaree: The Smuggler's Web’ Series Review: New Wine In An Old Bottle

Starring Emraan Hashmi, the Neeraj Pandey-helmed series falls into old habits despite exploring uncharted territory.

BY Rahul Desai
A still from 'Single Papa'
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‘Single Papa’ Series Review: Kunal Kemmu's Comedy is a Flimsy Revision of the Man-Child Template

Despite a fun cast, the six-episode Netflix comedy is happy to be a rehashed portrait of single parenthood.

BY Rahul Desai
A still from 'Real Kashmir Football Club’
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‘Real Kashmir Football Club’ Series Review: The Sport of Good Storytelling

The eight-episode series, inspired by true events, succeeds at simplifying a modern Kashmir tale through sports, humanity and balanced writing.

BY Rahul Desai
Manoj Bajpayee in 'The Family Man 3'
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‘The Family Man 3’ Series Review: A Dip In Form, But Good Enough 

Season 3 of the homegrown spy thriller has its moments, but there are signs of narrative gentrification  

BY Rahul Desai
Huma Qureshi in 'Maharani'
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'Maharani' Season 4 Review: Huma Qureshi Confidently Steers The Strongest Season Yet

In its fourth season, 'Maharani' wants to dwell in the realm of rhetoric and not action.

BY Prathyush Parasuraman
Arshad Warsi in a still from 'Bhagwat Chapter One: Raakshas'
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‘Bhagwat Chapter One: Raakshas’ Movie Review: Arshad Warsi Anchors An Overfamiliar but Potent Crime Thriller

Akshay Shere’s police procedural stays busy and sociopolitically alive to the India we live in today.

BY Rahul Desai
A still from '13th'
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‘13th’ Series Review: Another Brick in the ‘Kota Factory’ Wall

The TVF-coded drama about a former student and his mentor launching an ed-tech startup has the personality of an algorithm

BY Rahul Desai
A still from 'Andhera'
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‘Andhera’ Series Review: Will The Real Darkness Please Stand Up?

The 8-episode horror show trades mental health metaphors for paranormal inactivity.

BY Rahul Desai
A still from 'Saare Jahan Se Accha'
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‘Saare Jahan Se Accha' Series Review: Pratik Gandhi's Espionage Drama Is Lost In Translation

The six-episode spy thriller is compromised by its own mixed identity

BY Rahul Desai
A poster of 'Court Kacheri'
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‘Court Kacheri’ Series Review: A Performative TVF Dramedy That Loses A Case to Itself

Starring Pawan Malhotra and Ashish Verma, the 5-episode TVF series resembles a sweet-talking man who becomes a red flag

BY Rahul Desai
'Salakaar' on JioHotstar
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‘Salakaar’ Series Review: Double the Heroism, Double the Mediocrity in Mouni Roy's Espionage-Thriller

Inspired by real events, 'Salakaar' shows an invincible Indian spymaster humiliating Pakistan across two timelines

BY Rahul Desai
Vaani Kapoor in 'Mandala Murders'
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‘Mandala Murders’ Series Review: In Vaani Kapoor's Mytho-Thriller, Ambition is Defeated by Accessibility

The eight-episode series, starring Vaani Kapoor and Vaibhav Raj Gupta, is original to a fault

BY Rahul Desai
Rajshri Deshpande and Vineet Kumar Singh in 'Rangeen'
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'Rangeen’ Series Review: A Black Comedy That’s Too Busy Admiring Itself

The absent-minded nine-episode series, starring the likes of Vineet Kumar Singh and Rajshri Deshpande, revolves around a journalist who becomes a gigolo

BY Rahul Desai
Amit Sial in 'The Hunt: The Rajiv Gandhi Assassination'
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'The Hunt: The Rajiv Gandhi Assassination' Series Review: Welcome Back, Nagesh Kukunoor

The Sony LIV series details the three-month manhunt following the assassination of India’s ex-Prime Minister.

BY Rahul Desai
A poster of 'Mistry'
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‘Mistry’ Series Review: Ram Kapoor Stars in This Uninspiring Remake of ‘Monk’

Starring Ram Kapoor, the official adaptation of the Emmy-winning ‘Monk’ is incurious and functional

BY Rahul Desai
A still from 'Stolen'
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‘Stolen’ Movie Review: Abhishek Banerjee Stars in a Sharp and Perceptive Survival Thriller

Karan Tejpal’s film is frank enough to question its own reflection in the mirror.

BY Rahul Desai