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ROCKET BOYS - V View Reviews #60

Rocket boys is a masterpiece series on two extraordinary men from the history of science. Dr Homi Jehangir Bhabha and Dr Vikram Ambalal Sarabhai. They were visionary, ambitious, intelligent, patriots, scientists who shaped modern India. They both were joined by one more ignited mind in the 5th episode A PJ Abdul Kalam. The trio successfully took us to the world of space programs. They dreamt big. Their atomic and space programs shaped modern India. We know only that they were great scientists with India's first space program and first nuclear weapon but this series saw things from their angle and managed to dive deep into that era in the most entertaining way and retelling history with a human touch. They dived into the world of physics, space and nuclear energy. This series covers span over twenty years in the lives of Homi Bhabha,  Vikram Sarabhai and their contemporaries like CV Raman, Jawahar Lal Nehru and others. This series successfully transported us into that eventful era o...

RUDRA:THE EDGE OF DARKNESS - V View Reviews #59

Rudra:The Edge Of Darkness is a debut of Ajay Devgn and Raashi Khanna into the world of OTT. It is a psychological crime drama thriller. The whole series is made keeping Ajay Devgn's persona in mind. The story revolves around him and the criminals. He is the country's favourite on-screen super cop. Here he plays DCP Rudraveer Singh police in a special unit that fights criminals. He gets into the psyche of the heinous culprits and solves the crime. He is different because he deals with peculiar psychologically disturbed criminals. To him, the job is above everything, above the rule book or the family. So his professional life and his personal life is in mess. However, the story of the series begins with his suspension being revoked as the crime in the city of Mumbai are on rising. He deals with serial killers, paedophiles, rapists, deranged officers in different episodes. Each episode has a different case, a new threat and a new villain. In the first episode, he meets the genius...

THE FAME GAME - V View Reviews #57

Madhuri Dixit with the magic that she exuded in the 90s is still much alive. She makes her OTT debut with this series The Fame Game. Here she plays popular Bollywood actress Anamika Anand. She looks gorgeous and stunning. Everything looked perfect in her life from the world outside until one day after an award show, she goes missing without a trace. Her phone, wallet and other essentials were still in her room. There is no ransom call either. Is it a murder, kidnap or suicide, the mystery deepens. ACP Shobha Trivedi (Rajshree Deshpande) is assigned to investigate this high profile case. Anamika's husband, her mother, kids, staff are investigated. Soon the cop realises that the family members are hiding secret not only from them but each other as well. During the investigation, the audience sees the other side of the glamour world.  Fame is not everything. She is the sole breadwinner of the family, there is a marital issue, domestic problem, financial crisis, troubled children, stal...

THE GREAT INDIAN MURDER - V View Reviews #56

Since the name of Ajay Devgan was associated with this series, I was too curious to watch, secondly, the promos were very appealing and finally, Prateek Gandhi, who played the role of Harshad Mehta excellently in the series "Scam 1992 Harshad Mehta Story' was also one of the reasons for my eagerness to watch this series but great names always do not make the show great.  The Great Indian Murder is based on Vikas Swaroop's novel 'Six Suspects'. The series could have been named the same. Vikrant Rai aka Vicky was an industrialist and a politician's son with a casanova lifestyle and made many enemies due to his nature. He was celebrating his acquittal in the rape and murder of two young girls at a farmhouse in Chattarpur. In the midst of the celebration, he is shot dead. There are six suspects. Mohan Kumar ( Raghubir Yadav) is a retired bureaucrat, Andamanese boy Eketi( Mani PR) is in search of a statue of his tribe God Ingitai, Bollywood star Shabnam Saxena ( Pao...

UNPAUSED: NAYA SAFAR - V View Reviews #55

Five filmmakers joined together to make short films with a backdrop of covid 19 pandemic. The first season was released in December 2020, a tale of simple human emotions, loneliness and the people's eagerness to socialise, whereas this season stress more on the work front and the importance of family. The pandemic changed the situation of the economy and the employment of people upside down. How the people face it is beautifully shown. This series is all about hope, love and a second chance to celebrate life. THE COUPLE::(By Nupur Asthana) Akruti( Shreya Dhanwanthary) and Dippy(Priyanshu painyuli) are in lead roles. It is a story of an affluent couple in a high rise building, both are working in a corporate pink slip environment and their relationship. Crisp writing, good chemistry and strong performance are its good points. WAR ROOM:(By Ayapaa KM) Sangeeta(Geetanjali Kulkarni) is in a lead role. It is a story of a widow school teacher at a Covid crisis centre. Her tragedy amidst h...