New Year Resolutions - Week 43 Achievements & Failures #TheLifesWay

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Week 43 - Sat 22 Oct 2022 - Fri 28 Oct 2022

1. Daily Walking - I saw the total amount of kilometres left to reach 1000 km so I bucked up myself post the Diwali festival and reached 25.42 kilometres this week. I was able to cross 780 km due to this effort during the course of this week. I definitely have strong willpower. 

2. Money - I am still tied up to a single paycheque kind of income at the end of every month. This way you can survive on Planet earth but can't become rich. You will have to get into the money mindset and growth mindset. I am definitely going to become rich as I have the potential to be one and I have to take off this dependency on a single source of income in the coming days. This is the area I need to focus on in 2023 for sure. I have to take out all the ifs and buts from my mind and work towards action and execution of stuff to increase my income multifold. 

3. Entertainment - I didn't watch any web series or movies during this time as you only watch them when you are getting bored. I intend to take binge-watching lightly in 2023 for two reasons - first I am not doing any reviews about them and secondly, I am not shooting any videos to review the same. Both of the things are not earning me anything so why waste time watching stuff that's not fetching me anything? 

4. School Fees - I paid the whole annual school fees to take some discount on the same but then the school accounts department was not accepting the respective discount. The flow of emails flies and still the issue remains. I think the better option is to give monthly fees and invest the amount of the annual fees in some assets which can fetch you interest on the same as they only give you a 5% discount whereas you can easily earn 7% of interest in your banks. 

5. Healthy Living - I was getting down to take rest by the afternoon and this led to lazy evenings with the body not being able to cope. I booked an appointment with the Doctor to get through all kinds of health checkups. With my age now of 42 years, I need to take regular health checks for sure. Money will come and go but health is something that can only go. You have to take conscious efforts to build a good healthy heart, body, mind and soul. 

Totally loved the Diwali festival as it brings a lot of lights, fun and desserts to the life. Wishing you all a very Happy Diwali! Enjoy the festival of lights! Cheers!!!

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SHERSHAAH #ShershaahOnPrime #Biographical #Movie @PrimeVideoIN

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Shershaah is a Hindi movie based on real-life war events that happened in the life of Captain Vikram Batra during the Kargil War who received the highest Military medal for a distinguished act of valour during war times - Param Vir Chakra. There are only 21 military persons who have received it to date. The movie was released on the Amazon Prime Video platform on 12-Aug-21. The movie is directed by Vishnuvardhan and this is his debut Hindi movie. You remember him from various great South Indian movies in Tamil and Telugu languages like Kurumbu, Pattiyal, Billa, Panjaa and many more. He also acted in some Tamil movies too. The movie is written by Sandeep Srivastava and produced by Karan Johar, Apoorva Metha, Ajay Shah, Shabbir Boxwala and Himanshu Gandhi. The production companies behind this biographical drama are Dharma Productions and Kaash Entertainment. The movie is 135 minutes long and can be watched with the family and going to inspire the next generation for sure. 

Shershaah stars Sidharth Malhotra as Captain Vikram Batra and Kiara Advani as his fiance - Dimple Cheema. The movie starts with the war scene and slowly goes into the flashback to showcase the childhood memories of Vikram as told by Vishal Batra who is the younger brother of Captain Vikram on a TEDx stage.  The movie shows the confidence of Vikram from early childhood in a family of 6 with his father and mother as teachers and 2 elder sisters. A reference to the show named Param Vir Chakra is made which inspired him to join the armed forces. Sidharth looks really good in all his scenes with or without an Army uniform. Kiara looked really beautiful as a Sikh girl. The only thing which I noticed is that they were not that comfortable with speaking the Punjabi dialogues. The songs are also in Punjabi language but I loved the music as it sets your heart buzzing. 

The initial story shows Vikram chasing Dimple in the university and trying to win her heart. He reminded me of Shahrukh Khan like a charm in DDLJ as he tries to use his charm in every day to day conditions. He then proposes her and faces the problem from her family as she is Sikh and he comes from a Hindu family. Meanwhile, the story moves as he becomes undecided because of various people choices in his family and surroundings. It's a copy-paste of the scenes from Lakshay another movie from the Kargil War. I felt in many scenes that I am rewatching Lakshay with less budget/graphics and not so great character actors. We have Nikitin Dheer, Himmanshoo Malhotra, Anil Charanjeett, Raj Arjun, Rakesh Dubey, Abhiroy Singh, Ankur Sharma, Atul Verma and many others in various army men roles. 

Vikram Batra reaches his first posting at Sopore, Jammy and Kashmire and the movie shows how he uses his charm to main friends with his Army colleagues and local Kashmiri people too. Using his sharp skills he saves the life of his immediate boss Captain Sanjeev Jamwal played by Shiv Pandit. He slowly wins the trust of even his Lt. Colonel Y K Joshi played by Shataf Figar. Just before the months of the Kargil war, he visits his home and meets Dimple and his best friend Advocate Amit Sood played by Sahil Vaid. Certain quotes as played in the original TEDx talk by Vishal Batra are shot with Sidharth and used in the movie. If you don't want to spend time watching the movie, then I recommend watching the TEDx talk. Some of the character actors in the movie doesn't look like army personnel and the production house could have taken some good versatile known actors to make this movie much better. This is the reason I mentioned that this one is a limited budget movie as compared to Lakshay. 

This movie has some good scenes in the end when Captain Vikram Batra's body is brought to his hometown and that part will bring tears to your eyes for sure. Also, the initial love story and the song thereof is also good. The movie dialogues are not that great to bring inspiration whereas most are taken from Captain Vikram Batra's life which you all know from the newspapers and Barkha Dutt's interviews. A lot of them are there in the TEDx talk by Vishal Batra who is also played by Sidharth Malhotra (identical twin brother) and you will get that from the voice at the start of the movie but the director tries to hide it till the end and only shares the real photos in the end. The interview that made Captain Vikram Batra popular is also shown where he narrated Yeh Dil Maange More! and that is the same thing we wanted as an audience with some good actors also working along with the main hero/heroine. 

The story had the potential to being something like Uri: The Surgical Strike to bring the great spirit of nationalism but somehow lags behind. I don't think it's on Sidharth or Kiara, it's more of the character actors who were not given enough context and could not perform up to the levels of Sidharth and Kiara. Even Shiv Pandit who played the role of Lord Shiva awesomely well in another web series on Netflix named Selection Day doesn't fit well in this movie. Overall this movie is a one time watch as it celebrates the life of Captian Vikram Batra and I really loved the 5 songs whose music directors are Tanishk Bagchi, Jasleen Royal, Vikram Montrose, B Praak and Javed-Mohsin. I can also say that this one is the best movie of Sidharth Malhotra and in some of the scenes, he displays the boy like charm as seen in Sushant Singh Rajput movies too. Shershaah is the code name given to Captain Vikram Batra during the Kargil war to communicate back to the base camp with Chanakya Lt. Colonel Y K Joshi. 

RATING 2.5/5

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The Family Man Season 2 @PrimeVideoIN #TheFamilyManOnPrime #Thriller #Crime

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It was a long wait but it was really worth it. The Family Man Season 2 arrived on 3-June-2021 on Amazon Prime Video online platform and I watched the whole 9 episodes in one evening. The web series keeps you glued to your mobile, tablet or TV screen and the story never lags behind. The wait for the second season has become longer due to the Tandav which was also launched on the Prime Video platform which raised a lot of questions about what to show and what not to show in the web series? Meanwhile, The Family Man keeps themselves glued to the right path with some verbal abuses here and there but didn't feature any religious agenda whatsoever. 

Manoj Vajpayee's character Srikant Tiwari is much more irritated along with becoming a commoner with a normal 9-5 job where he tries to fit in with a much younger generation. The kids are more grown-up and play a lot of tricks to make their way through their families. The kids have an important role to play as the girl gets kidnapped and a young love story is being shown too. Priyamani's character Suchitra was not given much screen space along with Arvind played by Sharad Kelkar. It's made obvious to what was not shown in Season 1 as she goes to a Counsellor played by Asif Basra who committed suicide during the Covid-19 times. It's still made unclear as she tries to tell the truth to her husband during the last few minutes of Season 2 setting a stage for Season 3 to be launched in future. The story will move to the North-Eastern states in Season 3. 

Season 2 is focused on Sri Lanka - Tamil Liberation Front and Indian's enforcement caught between the local government and the rebels. As the forces close on the rebels, they got attacked and had to go underground for some years before the group becomes active again from several parts of the world. London is showcased nicely in this series and even Saravanaa Bhavan which is a famous South Indian restaurant is showcased from the East Ham area and is now in other areas too. The story also takes certain ISI characters from the last season and ties us to create a new story along with explanations to the pending questions in flashbacks from episode to episode. The attack target is the PM Basu played by Seema Biswas as she supported the Sri Lankan President Lasit Rupatunga played by Abhishek Shankar. The main focus is on the life of the character Rajalakshmi Chandran (Raji) played by Samantha Akkineni. She is a trained soldier as well as a pilot who survived the attack and is hiding somewhere in Chennai in normal boring life before the Plan is activated by one of the leaders of the cause. Her background story of abduction and how she joined the rebel forces is being showcased along with the various problems faced by the women in the local transports is being showcased too. She is really swift in action sequences and is the heart of Season 2. 

Sunny Hinduja plays Milind which I totally missed in Season 1 as he gained fame and fortune due to his role as Sandeep Bhaiya from TVF's Aspirants 5 episodes series. If you have not watched the same, go on Youtube and watch the 5 episodes based on UPSC Aspirants life, which is worth going to again and again. A small glimpse of a hidden advert is shown for SaReGaMa's Carvaan audio player as the teams start collaborating on catching the antagonists and they fight over the songs from Kamal Hassan's Saagar movie and Chennai TASC force member wants to play some Tamil songs. 

The story really moves fast forward and also throws light on the events which happened in the past. The team continues to chase the rebels whereas they are always one step ahead and sometimes the TASC team matches them to gain information using some of their network and resources. It's really a nice second part of the series which will make you a lot happier at the end of the series but will leave with more questions that may or may not get clear in the next season. All the other characters have played their role well and also a lot of North Indian and South Indian differences are showcased as the TASC team reached Chennai and takes the help of the local enforcement officers leading to a lot of comic relief from the thrilling storyline. A small love connection is being developed between the character of JK and Umayal played by Sharib Hashmi and Devadarshini. The friendship shown between Srikant and JK is something that you will also want in your life as to someone with whom you can share your heart without being judged. I really admired all the sequences between them throughout Season 1 and 2. I think my heart desires someone with whom I can do so too. Overall, you won't go wrong with this one and will leave you wanting more action and wanting to revise Season 1 again. Maybe you should watch Season 1 now and Season 2 tomorrow. Cheers!!!

RATING - 4/5

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THE LAST HOUR @PrimeVideoIN #TheLastHourOnPrime #Crime #Thriller

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The Last Hour is the latest web series launched on Amazon Prime Video Platform on 14-May-2021 and I watched the same yesterday night in a single go. The location is something you will definitely like as it's some time whose name is not shown but you can see some posters with Gangtok written on the same. The 8 episode long series stars Sanjay Kapoor, Raima Sen, Shahana Goswami (Rock On fame), Karma Tapaka, Shaylee Krishen, Robin Tamang and some more characters. The introduction titles are really nice and showcase a lot of beautiful mountains getting covered in clouds and the valley of trees creating mysterious and terrifying effects with the background music that keeps you glued to the screen of your tablets, smartphone or even TV. 

Sanjay Kapoor plays a Senior Cop who has been transferred to the North East region to solve some of the cases of murder and rape. He comes across a young Shaman played by Karma Tapaka who glues the whole series together. I am still not sure why he practices Archery in the jungle where there is not even a single arrow fired during any of the fight sequences later in the episodes. It's just a lot of mysterious drama that has been created around him as a person. He could even see the dead Raima Sen who plays the wife of Sanjay Kapoor died in a car accident. Shaylee plays the daughter of Sanjay Kapoor who eventually falls in love with Karma and Karma is also attracted towards her. She looks really beautiful and there is a chemistry developing between the local cop Lipika played by Shahana and Arup. 

Karma's character Dev is able to talk to the dead within the first hour of their death and can tell who killed them or so which Sanjay's character Arup decides to use for catching up on all the criminals despite all the police and security forces available to them. Till the end of the series, they are not able to get hold of the criminals and then the series takes a turn which keeps you guessing as to what has happened and will there be a second season. The 8 episodes are a little bit boring as he goes and tells the guys who killed them and this goes on in all the episodes. One time just to showcase the strength of Arup as a senior cop, he solves the case without Dev telling him who is the murderer. There has been no showcase of why the policeman was corrupt in the first episode or maybe I must have missed the plot. 

This web series is a lot between the life, afterlife and reversal of time to recheck the series of events in past as well as future. Some of the characters can see the future, some can see the past, some can see the ghosts and some are just plain humans like me trying to understand what the director and story writer is trying to tell us and show us. Sanjay Kapoor's way of holding the gun doesn't seem like a policeman - he should have taken some lessons from Priyanka Chopra of Quantino fame or his own brother Anil Kapoor of 24 fame. If you remember the movie Baar Baar Dekho, you will feel the pain of watching this one with the story moving forward and backwards again and again. The police are just doing the work after reaching the spot later after the murder is completed and not able to catch just 2 guys who are all behind this drama played by Robin named Yama Nadu. There must be mysterious tales around Shamans in the northeast which the director tries to bring to the notice of people. Yama Nadu can see into the future of people and starts charging money as a fortune-teller. Dev has the power to see the last hour of any person dead which Yama Nadu wants so that he can change it and can also become immortal or at least change his death. 

This web series is not fully developed and the expectations due to the trailer are not fulfilled at all. It's not like ASUR and doesn't even have great execution. They could have compressed the story to 6 or fewer episodes and kept it mysterious with some great ending. A lot of time is spent in the afterlife version of yellow background with a boat coming to take the soul to the next birth or so with no conclusions. This is something you should watch at your own risk though the acting is good by Sanjay, Karma, Shahana and Kaylee. In the end, you will just think as to what the director wanted to showcase and why the police could not catch Yama Nadu? RATING 2/5

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#TheLifesWayReviews SHAKUNTALA DEVI @PrimeVideoIN #Biography #Drama #Movie

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It's happening now as some of the good movies are getting launched on the digital platforms and you can watch them from the leisure of your homes with whatever you want to drink and eat along with the same. Amazon Prime Video launched one on the life of Shakuntala Devi also known as the human-computer played by Vidya Balan on 31st July 2020. The movie is written and directed by Anu Menon and produced by Sony Pictures Networks India and Vikram Malhotra of Abundantia Entertainment. Vidya Balan has come on the silver screen after Mission Mangal was released in 2019.

Vidya Balan has showcased the life of Shakuntala Devi who was a world-renowned mathematician who could do a lot of mental calculations using Vedic Maths without any school education. Her life's journey from a young girl to a young woman and then falling in love and getting married and becoming a mother and putting her career on hold. Again starting from scratch and the life of the daughter Anupama played by Sanya Malhotra of Dangal fame as a touring kid and teenager along with her mother tells the story of frustrations and sacrifices one has to make when you are famous, mighty and rich.

Jisshu Sengupta plays the husband of Shakuntala Devi as Paritosh Banerji and looks handsome in all his scenes and acted very well and looks charming too. Amit Sadh too plays Anupama's husband Ajay Abhaya Kumar and a small-time is spent on the love story between the two. The movie is really good to watch with the whole family as it gives an insight into the life of Shakuntala Devi whose puzzle books were very popular when I was doing my engineering and later she also started working on astrology and cooking books.

The movie is 127 minutes long and is available on Amazon Prime Video and some of the songs are really peppy as the music director is Sachin-Jigar and the background score is provided by Karan Kulkarni. Biographical films are really close to my heart and I always try to watch if I am unable to read their biography in books or so. Vidya has lived the life of Shakuntala Devi and she has brought the same magic again as she was in Parineeta and various other movies.

It's a story about an ambitious woman who dares to reach the pinnacle of mathematics where women were not given the same level of respect. Then she struggles to leave her love of maths to fall in love and become a mother and once mother tries to direct her daughter as per her wishes or what she thinks will be good for her. She always finds a solution to any problem using her charm and courage and maths. The movie is a must-watch if you are Vidya Balan's fan or if you are a fan of Shakuntala Devi books. RATING 4/5

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#TheLifesWayReviews NAUKAR VAHUTI DA @PrimeVideoIN #Punjabi #Comedy #Movie

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Naukar Vahuti Da is a Punjabi Comedy movie on the likes of Chachi 420 a famous Kamal Hassan movie from 1997. The movie is directed by Smeep Kang and stars Binnu Dhillon and Kulraj Randhawa along with Jaswinder Bhalla, Upasna Singh and Gurpreet Ghuggi. The movie has all the right elements to touch your heart and also the cut to cut scenes are non-stop fun and laughter especially the ones between Binnu and Gurpreet and also Binnu and Jaswinder Bhalla. 

The story is about a husband and wife who gets separated due to some issues between them and she also threatens to take the custody of the child too. The father just to stay in touch with her daughter starts working in the wife's parents house as a driver. Sooner than later more people get involved in the driver's life played by an older Binnu Dhillon and the truth is caught by the daughter and they try to bring their family together once again. 

One thing is for sure that this movie is not only entertaining but also the comical timing of all these Punjabi stars needs no introduction. The movie is available on Amazon Prime Video platform for your viewing pleasure and can be watched with the whole family. It's also good to see that Binnu Dhillon is now acting in the lead role instead of a character actor where other singers/actors play the main lead. Kulraj looks beautiful in her role but has little to do in her character. Upasana does what she does best, plays the Kulraj father's sister who is the love interest of Jaswinder Bhalla who lives in their home on rent. The scenes between them are really full of comedy. Do watch the same this weekend if you have not still on Prime Video and go on a 120-minute comedy ride with Smeep Kang and Binnu Dhillon. RATING 3.5/5

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SHADAA @PrimeVideoIN #Punjabi #Comedy #Movie

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Shadaa means someone who is having trouble finding a wife in Punjabi language and that's what the whole movie is about and this is one of the best Punjabi movies I have watched and this one is 2nd top-grossing Punjabi movies (1st being Carry on Jatta 2) of all times. The irony is that the total revenue of the movie is just equal to the first-day performance of any Bollywood movie by Aamir, Salman, or Sharukh Khan and from the recent times from Tiger Shroff and Hrithik Roshan called WAR. 

Shadaa is written and directed by Jagdeep Sidhu (Nikka Zaildar fame) and stars Diljit Dosanjh and Neeru Bajwa in the lead roles. The movie was released on 21st June 2019 in cinemas and I watched the same on Amazon Prime Video platform some days back. Sonam Bajwa makes a special appearance in the opening song ''Tommy di Jeans''. Diljit plays Chadta, a wedding photographer who has gone past his 20s and now in his 30s and many girl parents have discarded him as a good groom. It's shown in the movie that they used to have around 45 chickens and are left with only 9 as they grilled and cooked all others to serve it to bride families who visit to see their boy. Ravinder Mand plays Jalandhar who works as an assistant in his photography business.

Neeru Bajwa plays Vanjhali, a wedding organizer but still unmarried due to her own choices and 2 years elder to Chadta. The movie is all about Chadta trying to woo Vanjhali during the various marriage events in Punjab and Rajasthan. The movie does offer a fresh perspective as earlier all Punjabi movie revolves after trying to find an NRI boy or girl to go to Canada or any other foreign countries. This movie doesn't use that theme though the marriage showcased have one of the NRI's involved. She is not given as much importance as the focus is more on the character of Chadta and his family but nonetheless, she brings the beauty and glamour on the screen.

The movie raises many questions despite being comedy on the equality rights between the bride and the groom's families which really touches your heart. Diljit is able to play his character amazingly well and the act with the plastic dolls will make you laugh out loud or maybe rolling on the floor. The comedy is mainly between the Chadta and his parents played by Anita Devgan and Hardeep Gill.  To add to the fire of his family and friends, a Pandit Ji tells that he won't be married in the next 7 births as has 365 marriages in his earlier birth and that's a funny story in itself. There are no extras used to bring in comedy scenes and being the focus on Canon cameras and photography, the photographs are showcased in great light along with several new ideas for pre-wedding shoots.

The movie really offers something unique and the love chemistry is totally amazing between the lead artists and we are seeing them again after the famous Jatt vs Juliet series of films. I totally love Punjabi films and the comedy punches in this one really made my stomach ache due to laughing non-stop. Enjoy the songs and the great locations from the Rajasthan - Jaipur and many other areas. It's the best 2 hours you can spend during any of these days to destress yourself and the best part is that even if you don't know Punjabi, Amazon Prime Video offers subtitles in many languages of your choice. RATING 4.5/5

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MIRZAPUR Season 1 @PrimeVideoIN #Mirzapur #Crime #Action #Thriller

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I have always heard about this web series called Mirzapur which everyone liked and somehow I was not able to watch it on Amazone Prime Video but yesterday on Saturday night I finished watching the same after starting the same on Friday. The first thing that I observed is the power-packed performances in Season 1 which was launched on 16th Nov 2018 by all the characters as though they are perfectly suited in the character they are playing. Pankaj Tripathi makes all the web series his own by his unique style and here in this one, he is the Bahubali of Mirzapur - Akhandanand "Kaleen" Tripathi. His son is played by Divyendu Sharma - Phoolchand "Munna" Tripathi who is standing in the college elections and does some acts which bring a lot of problems for the whole family. Kulbhushan Kharbanda plays Kaleen Tripathi's father Satyanand Tripathi who used to run this business and passed on to Akhandanand Tripathi. 

The rivalry is shown between the two parties as the separate was created by the grandfather between Kaleen and one of their bahubali Rati Shankar Shukla (played by Shubrajyoti Bharat) who was not given enough power as he wanted to keep all the power within the Tripathi family. So now Rati is taking care of the Jaunpur area and wants to acquire Mirzapur from the Tripathi family as an act of revenge. Because of one of the Munna's acts of firing in a marriage thereby killing the groom in action, the case comes into the hands of a lawyer Ramakant Pandit played by Rajesh Tailang whom you have also seen in Selection Day (Season 1 and 2). Shaji Chaudhary plays Maqbool Khan who is Kaleen Bhaiya's trusted henchman, advisor, and informer. 

Ramakant's family is showcased by our main heroes of the web series Guddu (Ali Fazal) and Bablu (Vikrant Massey) who gets some 5 minutes to either join the Kaleen Bhaiya clan and work for them or there can be some bad consequences when they beat Munna and his friends as they visit their family to take the case away from their lawyer's father. The journey they undertook using their brains and power of the guns and the social status rising after they join the clan is showcased in all these episodes. As Guddu and Munna are of the same age, they find themselves, again and again, going for the same stuff from the same girl, same business, and many other things which leads to a strong action thriller between them from time to time. 

As they say, Power can corrupt the minds of the saint also so Guddu and Munna are just human beings wanted to grab all the attention from the society. When their dreams break, all the hell broke loose and they go on to do the killing spree which leads to the final episode where a lot of loose ends are kept open for the Season 2 which I checked online is coming on 25th November 2020 on Prime Video. Season 1 is around 7 hours of blood, tricks, and understanding the business of Katta (hand made gun going for Rs 1500) and family politics around the families and the political drama, and also a police angle is entered in the last few episodes. 

Sheeba Chaddha plays the mother of Guddu, Bablu and Dimpi played by Harshita Gaur. Sweety Gupta played by Shriya Pilgaonkar plays the love interest of Guddu and Munna. Golu Gupta played by Shweta Tripathi is the younger sister of Sweety and evolving love interest of Bablu Pandit. Rasika Dugal plays Beena Tripathi, the second wife of Kaleen Tripathi and the stepmother of Munna. She has done a strong role as the wife of Tripathi and her life is going to be showcased in Season 2 further. Abhishek Banerjee is one person who is made to be cast in all the web series and here is he again as Subodh aka Compounder as Munna's best friend. A great acting performance by him as he really lives his character. Also, Aasif Khan is Prime Video's favorite star as he makes his way into some of the other episodes of all the web series, and here is acts as Babar Khan. 

The series has a lot of disturbing blood and throat-cutting sequences that are raw and never ever seen in any of the Indian web series before so it's not suitable for people with weak hearts. There is no skin show thanks to Ritesh Sidhwani and Farhan Akhtar who are the producers of this show along with Inside Edge. In one of the chasing sequences of Guddu and Bablu by the police department, Mavericks cricket commentary is played in the background. The series is created by Karan Anshuman and Puneet Krishna and the director is Karan Anshuman and Gurmmeet Singh. The 9 episodes will keep you on the edge of your seat as the action moves from characters to characters. This is worth your time if you want to know the socio-economic-political setting of the Purvanchal area in Uttar Pradesh and the carpet business of Kaleen Bhaiya - under the aid of which how he runs his other illegal businesses. 

The Season 1 ends at that moment where you want more as the newer equations are created as the Tripathi trio does show the whole world their power opening up for more rivalries in Season 2.  This is a web series which is totally raw, a lot of crime, a lot of illegal tradings and how much power can make and break you into someone you have never seen before. RATING 4/5

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Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan Season 2 @PrimeVideoIN #JackRyan #Thriller

Hi Friends, 

Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan is back in Season 2 with more action and a new story of financial transactions encompassing new regions of the world. The whole setup is moved from the Middle East to South America and Europe this time around with the backdrop of economic conditions of Venezuela and how the democracy is slowly converting into a dictatorship.

Jack Ryan played by John Krasinski wears a bearded look throughout Season 2. A series of new characters are showcased in this part as the location was a little different from the last season. Jordi Molla plays Nicolas Reyes as the President of Venezuela and Christina Umana as Gloria Bonalde who is getting popularity of the people as the contender in the upcoming Venezuelan Presidential Elections. Noomi Rapace (The girl who played with fire series fame) as Harriet, a mysterious character that is later revealed to be the German agent. Michael Kelly (House of Cards fame) plays Mike November as the CIA Station Chief in Venezuela and Wendell Pierce reprises as James Greer in this part of the series too.

If you have not watched the first season and directly watching Season 2, you will most definitely like this fast-paced season set in Venezuela but if you have watched Season 1, then you will be a little disappointed in this season. Though this one has everything from action, mystery, espionage, breaking from captivity, great locations, tyranny, and other things it's not as great as Season 1. But because of the popularity of the web series, many Hollywood stars are acting in this Season like Arnold Vosloo (The Mummy and Mummy Returns fame) who is a South African actor by the way. Tom Wlaschiha plays the role of Max Schenkel as one of the characters who keep racing from Venezuela to London and Jack Ryan follows him through.

In Season 2, it is difficult to identify who is the real enemy as many countries and companies are investing in Venezuela. Till the end, the web series will keep you on the edge of your seat as Greer gets caught by the enemy and Jack tries to save him using all his might. The season is highly enjoyable if you love the Spanish language as there are so many dialogues in the local language. Overall, Jack Ryan Season 2 is worth binging on Amazon Prime Video and you can watch the same this coming weekend in case not watched till now. RATING 3.5/5

Sawubona!

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#TheLifesWayReviews Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan Season 1 @PrimeVideoIN #JackRyan #Thriller

Hi Friends, 

My wife motivated me to watch this amazing Crime, Thriller, and Espionage kind of series on Amazon Prime Video and man I totally loved Season 1 where Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan tries to find this imaginative criminal named Suleiman. The series has 8 episodes and was released on 31st August 2018 so it's been there for a while. I earlier watched the movie on my flight from India to Johannesburg but didn't find it much interesting so I had an opinion about this web series without giving it any other chance. So are our perceptions built on first impressions and it takes a lifetime to break them too. 

Dr. Jack Ryan is played by John Krasinski who is a Financial Analyst in the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and a Marine Veteran earlier deployed in Afghanistan. The man not only looks great in this season but well built too. More reading told me that he is married to Emily Blunt and they were together in the movie A Quiet Place and also Director, Writer, and Producers. His strong personality is showcased greatly in the movie along with his conviction and self faith on truth and what's best for the greater good. 

Jack reports to his boss James Greer at T-FAD played by Wendell Pierce and together they go on a journey showcased for the viewers as they get glued on the edge of their seats. The first season is totally worthy of binge-watching and I spent my weekend on the same starting on Friday night and the first season ended by lunchtime on Saturday. Ali Suliman plays Mousa bin Suleiman and Dina Shihabi plays his wife role of Hanin Ali. Abbie Cornish plays the love interest of Dr. Jack Ryan as Dr. Cathy Muller. The chemistry between them is totally worth watching and keeps you engaged throughout the series as it slowly unfolds. Haaz Sleiman plays the younger brother of Suleiman along with several other artists who have played their part really well in the series. 

The story takes you on the life-changing events as Jack Ryan finds himself in action once again after a job behind a desk analyzing the financial transactions and overcoming his past inhibitions and the ability to speak up even in front of the POTUS for what he thinks is right. Go on the journey of how a series of financial transactions can lead to finding the location of the terrorists and what they are planning next? The overall acting and action mix together to create an enigma which audience will enjoy and the storyline never becomes tiring to watch. The events keep on happening in all the 8 episodes which makes you watch from one episode to another and you will definitely enjoy this thrilling ride of Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan in Season 1. RATING 4/5

Sawubona!

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#TheLifesWayReviews Panchayat @PrimeVideoIN #PanchayatOnPrime #Comedy #Drama

Hi Friends, 

Panchayat is a web series on Amazon Prime Video and I was waiting for the same but somehow got delayed to see the same as my family was busy using the TV for a long time and then I had to see the same on my laptop. I totally loved watching the series because of the acting of Jitendra Kumar, Raghubir Yadav, and Chandan Roy day to day workings of Panchayat Office in a remote village of Phulera, Uttar Pradesh, India. Neena Gupta, Faisal Malik, and Biswapati Sarkar play another important role in this web series. Each episode follows a new challenge thrown to Abhishek as a Gram Sachiv and its a roller coaster ride. 

The story revolves around Abhishek Tripathi played by Jitendra who completes his engineering exams and take up a job as an Office Secretary for Panchayat Office working for the village Pradhan Manju Devi (Neena Gupta) but the whole decision making is done by her husband or Pradhan Pati Brij Bhushan Dubey (Raghubir Yadav) who also gets a verbal beating from his wife from time to time on many of his decisions and actions. The chemistry between them reminds me of Mungeri Lal Ke Haseen Sapne TV serials where Raghubir Yadav plays a similar role with Ruma Ghosh as his wife. Neena Gupta gets her share of acting in the last 2-3 episodes primarily and what a performance! 

Abhishek characters take inspiration and advice from his best friend Prateek who works in a corporate sector and at various times he is the person behind many troubles Abhishek faces in these 8 episodes on Amazon Prime Video. As he continues to fight the system along with the personal challenges of staying in a village and how he adapts and learns about the same forms this situational comedy web series. He also starts preparing for MBA CAT exams and faces many troubles which he overcomes. Vikas (Chandan Roy) working as Assistant in the Panchayat office compliments Abhishek and helps him from time to time and brings in a lot of fun and laughter to the show by his cuteness and honesty. The camaraderie between the main characters is what's best portrayed in this series and the scene where they are challenged by nearby town goons and four of them go and beat them up. 

The web series is written by Chandan Kumar and Directed by Deepak Kumar Mishra and produced by TVF (The Viral Fever) who has created around 20 more youtube and web series since 2010. Panchayat is their 21st venture streaming now on to the Amazon Prime Video platform and what a lovely series they made. The overall web series is really hopeful and all the characters fit perfectly well and the series opens up for a second season to look forward to as the last episodes come with a beautiful mystery character. Go watch it this weekend! RATING 4.5/5

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#TheLifesWayReviews Paatal Lok @PrimeVideoIN #PaatalLok #Crime #Thriller

Hi Friends,

Paatal Lok was launched on Amazon Prime Video in India on 15th May 2020 and the very first day I binge-watched the whole series and really could not sleep after watching the same. The crime drama is worthy of your time for the superb acting performance of Jaideep Ahlawat as Hathiram Chaudhary who plays a Delhi Police Inspector and assigned the task of an investigation into the assassination attempt of a News Journalist named Sanjeev Mehra played by Neeraj Kabi. Just like his other characters in several web series Neeraj will have an extramarital affair with another reporter played by Niharika Lyra Dutt as Sara Matthews and the various equations between them till the end of the ninth episode. Ishwak Singh played the role of Sub-Inspector Imran Ansari beautifully and totally supports Hathiram in all his endeavors despite some of the comments marked by his colleagues from time to time on his religion. 

The web series goes into finding the flashback stories of all the four accused persons and how they became what they are and how they are joined together to do this assassination attempt. The web series is really real and raw in terms of the story outlined and showcased. I don't think any other web series has shown so much cruelty and real-life truth that is happening to the oppressed in various communities in various states of India on the name of caste, creed, and religion. I am still not able to take this out of my mind as to how politicians and people in power play with the lives of everyone around them. The dual-edged sword of media is showcased really well as they play with the sentiments of the accused and the victims from time to time for their benefits. Abhishek Banerjee has played the role of Hathoda Tyagi one of the main criminals and didn't have much to do other than showcasing some anger with his eyes. The others are forgettable and only their stories are being showcased using some other character artists. 

Gul Panag plays the wife of Hathiram and mother of Siddharth Chaudhary played by Bodhisattva Sharma but couldn't do any justice to her role. She doesn't seem convincing as a Haryanvi wife of Hathi Ram. Swastika Mukherjee plays the role of Sanjeev Mehra's wife Dolly and does her part well as she suffers from anxiety and depression. The web series has 9 episodes at an average length of 45 minutes each and took me around 6 hours to watch the same. I was too tired by episode 8 but carried on as I didn't want to watch it the next day and slept at 1am in the night.  

I don't think this is a mythological web series like ASUR as here the topic is just referred in 2-3 scenes and dialogues just to represent the events and attaching them to astrology and devils. It's just referred to do justice to the chosen name of the web series though I agree that Planet Earth is the place where heaven, hell and all other in-between places exist. The flashback stories of the criminals are really powerful and it is difficult to see those sequences. The web series has touched various topics behind all these crimes - the fight for land led to the rape, the fight for respect led to the murder, the fight for voice led to the backstabbing, the fight for love led to a place where you will be jailed for life.

The web series is produced by Clean State Films whose owner is a famous Bollywood actress Anushka Sharma and directed by Avinash Arun and Prosit Roy. The story is written by Sudip Sharma, Sagar Haveli, Hardik Mehta, and Gunjit Chopra. They have showcased the three states especially UP, Punjab, and Delhi where it all happens. Overall this web series requires courage to see the same but can be seen just for the acting of Jaideep and Ishwak and their camaraderie as they try to find the past of the criminals and above all the man behind this overall scheme of things. The chase from one end to another - one background to another - one state to another is really what will keep you glued to your seats in this Police-based crime thriller with various angles added and removed in the overall schemes of things. RATING 4/5

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