Hello!
Since I've been home, since the beginning of the month, I've spent most of my time watching things with my Dad. Web-series for most part and I figured I'd share some of my recommendations.
Scam 1992: The Harshad Mehta Story
If you grew up in the 90s, Harshad Mehta is a name that was all over the headlines. He was a stock broker credited with the largest bull runs in the Bombay Stock Exchange. His antics brought the term 'scam' into the Indian lexicon. This show tells the story of Harshad Mehta's rise and fall and it is so richly nuanced and wonderfully directed and acted!
Highly recommend! This show is streaming on Sony Liv.
Apart from my objection to the term 'boys' used to describe these men and their calculated, greedy and heinous acts, everything about this Netflix documentary is just FABULOUS!
Over three episodes we see some of the biggest scams, cons and thefts committed by three (they took off the Satyam episode for God-knows-what reason!) of India's biggest corporate crooks- Vijay Mallya, Subrata Roy (of Sahara India) and Nirav Modi.
Each episode tells us a bit about the men themselves, their meteoric rise to fame and fortune and then the nitty-gritties of their scam/ con/ fraud. It is very nicely done and very gripping!
Highly recommend!
A thrilling, edge-of-your-seat ride involving a team of secret agents working against the clock to stop a terror attack. Yes, we've seen shows like this on OTT platforms over the past couple of years starting with the brilliant 'The Family Man', so you may not find the premise unique, but the show itself is good!
It is well paced with strong performances and a solid storyline. Crackdown is streaming on Voot.
The Head is another suspenseful and intrigue-filled series streaming on Hotstar. The Head tells the story of a team of ten scientists + support staff living in a research station in Antarctica through their brutal winter. After the summer team does not hear from these folks for three weeks, they show up to investigate.
Things are very wrong. Seven dead bodies are found. Who snapped and killed everyone? Will the summer team be able to solve this mystery and save themselves?
Highly recommend this multi-lingual show with a great storyline!
A hilarious story of a dysfunctional family! Do I need to say any more? An old father in Allahabad is desperate to see his children, so he fakes his illness, which makes his two warring sons- Badke and Chutke rush home. His only daughter- Chutki- also comes home from the US.
Also, look at the cast! Super talented actors and hilarious dialogues!
Pariwar is streaming on Disney+ Hotstar.
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