This is review of Sujoy Ghosh's short film Ahalya.

I loved the modern interpretation. It was even more interesting to see how it is connected with the original story line. this one made me think about what was the thinking and the rationale and what message the movie intends to give. Left me with mind puzzling possibility.

What I liked about this movie is the message it carries and the way you can interpret it. There are multiple interpretations possible.

(1) Ahalaya and Gautam Sadhu are trapping people and making them in to dolls. Why are they doing it? Maybe because they are evil and possess evil powers. This is where they are bad.

(2) All the people that come to this haunted house gets converted in to doll, but why are people coming to this place? Maybe all of them came with different needs, but in the short film they couldn't cover that.

And now coming to the interpretation that really appealed to me, even though they say this is a modern take on Ahalaya's story, I feel the way it is presented is really good.

(3) Men rape/molest women and we have seen umpteen cases in the recent past, the main sufferer has been women, similar to Ahalaya's story where because of Indra, she was cursed to turn in to stone. So, here Gautam Rishi (Sadhu) and Ahalaya try to test morality of man by trying to seduce them and see if they give in. To create a protective shield, Ahalaya is blessed by Gautam Rishi that anyone who tries to get intimate with her will turn in to doll. That's the punishment. So, if Indra Sen wouldn't have given in to the temptation of enjoying time with Ahalaya, he wouldn't have turned in to doll.

Ahalya - https://youtu.be/Ff82XtV78xo

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Loved the modern interpretation. It was even more interesting to see how it is connected with the original story line. this one made me think about what was the thinking and the rationale and what message the movie intends to give. Left me with mind puzzling possibility.

What I liked about this movie is the message it carries and the way you can interpret it. There are multiple interpretations possible.

(1) Ahalaya and Gautam Sadhu are trapping people and making them in to dolls. Why are they doing it? Maybe because they are evil and possess evil powers. This is where they are bad.

(2) All the people that come to this haunted house gets converted in to doll, but why are people coming to this place? Maybe all of them came with different needs, but in the short film they couldn't cover that.

And now coming to the interpretation that really appealed to me, even though they say this is a modern take on Ahalaya's story, I feel the way it is presented is really good.

(3) Men rape/molest women and we have seen umpteen cases in the recent past, the main sufferer has been women, similar to Ahalaya's story where because of Indra, she was cursed to turn in to stone. So, here Gautam Rishi (Sadhu) and Ahalaya try to test morality of man by trying to seduce them and see if they give in. To create a protective shield, Ahalaya is blessed by Gautam Rishi that anyone who tries to get intimate with her will turn in to doll. That's the punishment. So, if Indra Sen wouldn't have given in to the temptation of enjoying time with Ahalaya, he wouldn't have turned in to doll.

Ahalya - https://youtu.be/Ff82XtV78xo

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We normally travel to spend time with family, be with nature or just explore the new place, the unknown.

Off late, we have seen a trend of people clicking more selfies, doing check-ins and posting photos and videos. Be in the moment when you travel, enjoy and cherish it.

Create your memories irrespective of others liking, sharing or commenting on your digital memories. The whole obsession around social media and the dark side of it is covered really well in Netflix series Black Mirror's episode titled Nose Dive.

This comedy sketch by SNG takes a did at the selfie crazy nation and its obsession to trend on social media.

More like Social Travel https://youtu.be/nYSOyMA23T0

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Sex is taboo word in India especially in front of kids where we normally tend to say that babies are gift of God when asked how babies are born. The delicate age of 7 to 12 comes with lots of inquisitiveness and questions, if not answered correctly, it will leave your kid uneducated.

There is an art and science to have sex chat with your kids while covering following topics: - Masterbation, Pregnancy, Condoms, Periods and Homosexuality. Can you explain these with simple analogy of cricket, technology and things around us?

Beauty lies in the simplicity with each of these are explained in a fun way without getting vulgar in Sex chat with Pappu aur Papa.

Brilliant performances by Kabir Sajid, Anand Tiwari, Sanjeeda Shaikh, Alka Amin and Sachin Pilgaonkar. It's made possible with the well written screenplay by Gopal Datt and Devang Kakkad. Awesome concept from Anand Tiwari and Amritpal Bindra. This webseries is Directed by Ashish Patil.

After the story for each episode is completed, don't miss the common myths and Facts about each topic and a song.

Sex Chat with Pappu & Papa https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2imrR-RdpM9hXOy0k385aqn8WG_-77_W

This series has been dubbed into 5 Indian languages https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEDnP0ud0ZBj_7oFjnuswz39kArtlNtZH

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Sex is taboo word in India especially in front of kids where we normally tend to say that babies are gift of God when asked how babies are born. The delicate age of 7 to 12 comes with lots of inquisitiveness and questions, if not answered correctly, it will leave your kid uneducated.

There is an art and science to have sex chat with your kids while covering following topics: - Masterbation, Pregnancy, Condoms, Periods and Homosexuality. Can you explain these with simple analogy of cricket, technology and things around us?

Beauty lies in the simplicity with each of these are explained in a fun way without getting vulgar in Sex chat with Pappu aur Papa.

Brilliant performances by Kabir Sajid, Anand Tiwari, Sanjeeda Shaikh, Alka Amin and Sachin Pilgaonkar. It's made possible with the well written screenplay by Gopal Datt and Devang Kakkad. Awesome concept from Anand Tiwari and Amritpal Bindra. This webseries is Directed by Ashish Patil.

After the story for each episode is completed, don't miss the common myths and Facts about each topic and a song.

Sex Chat with Pappu & Papa https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2imrR-RdpM9hXOy0k385aqn8WG_-77_W

This series has been dubbed into 5 Indian languages https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEDnP0ud0ZBj_7oFjnuswz39kArtlNtZH

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Can someone offer you good luck? It's not blessings, not prayers and as they say in the short film not a black magic. What price are you willing to pay for it?

The four letter word that excites and attracts most human beings, Free is the cause of many addictions as well as sufferings that we have today. I am not going in to the whole contraversy around social media.

The premise of this short film is the price one has to pay to get good luck post the free trial is over. How we get excited by free or free trial and ignore what happens post that. Why do we rely on someone else giving us good luck than our own ability?

Tina Desai has played the role of Jenny really well. Kunal Roy Kapoor maintains his poker face as a salesman of Good luck. Darshan Jariwala does his job as cop.

This is written and directed by Sujoy Ghosh, seemed a little incomplete and unexplained. Without understanding the logic and rationale as well as how the entire thing works, it limits the experience.

Overall, I loved the Teen Paheliyan experience, we should have more of these. Star has done it in the past, where they had roped in big name directors to make 40 to 50 mins films. There is definitely a big audience base for it now.

Thank You Sujoy Ghosh for the entire experience. Looking forward to more intense ones.

Good luck: http://www.hotstar.com/movies/good-luck/1000210995

Copy: http://www.hotstar.com/movies/copy/1000210998

Mirchi Malini: http://www.hotstar.com/movies/mirchi-malini/1000210996

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Humanoids or Robots are the most complex piece of programming and creation by human beings, but we have a lot to learn from them about the simplicity with which they follow the basic rules of human interactions and relationships.

This topic is covered in multiple movies like iRobot, Robot, Anukul or as old as Terminator 2.

Humans are the most complex creation of God. While we have created Robots, we have programmed them with relationship quotient, but we don't follow the same due to the clutter in our minds. We can learn lot from them to
lead harmonious life.

Vikrant Massey is very expressive actor, he is the heart of this short film. Surveen and Anupriya play the role given to them.

The short film could have been tighter, but it's good experiment dealing with the complex topic.

Wait for the twist in the end.

Copy: http://www.hotstar.com/movies/copy/1000210998

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Have you heard of Gastrologer? What happens when your special ability becomes the cause of big loss? These questions are explored in Part 1 of 3 part series of this podcast special on Sujoy Ghosh's short films trilogy Teen Paheliyan.

Have you watched these short films? What's your feedback? Please let me know.

Mirchi Malini has Paoli Dam in the lead role who is able to tell individuals past and future by tasting food prepared by them. She is the talk of the town who suddenly goes off the main scene and surfaces after 2 years, creates special invites for her comeback and invites 4 ladies from different walks of life. Something mysterious and exciting.

Why are these ladies chosen? Why did Mirchi Malini go off radar for 2 years? What's the reason for her comeback? What dark secrets do these ladies have? There is twist in the end of the film, which is consistent with the other 2 films in the trilogy.

This according to me is the weakest amongst the 3 short films. Lacks logic, doesn't have connected timeline and misses some obvious points.

Mirchi Malini - http://www.hotstar.com/movies/mirchi-malini/1000210996

What questions did you have after watching this short film? What's your review? What did you like and didn't like about this short film?

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News reporting or journalism is a serious business. In the world were fake news is easily spread through WhatsApp, Facebook, Twitter etc. We really need reporters to take their jobs seriously and bring us the news that matters to us. Not the news about man biting dog or chip being fixed in the latest currency.

The other and very important aspect is about delivering the news, since it's a serious business, do we have a common belief that it should be delivered also in a very serious manner? Shouting to kill other noise around, being always in attention, or issuing warnings like "chain se sona hai to jaag jao" may be some of the ways we have seen, but the most engaging way to reporting news is adding humor and Entertainment to it without losing essence.

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver does this really well. Each episode is very well researched, presented in a great way by John Oliver and it raises the entertainment bar quite high.

We do have couple of shows in India like On Air with AIB and EIC Outrage, good efforts. Last Week Tonight remains to be the Gold/Platinum/Diamond standard even in the 5th season it's currently in.

Last week Tonight with John Oliver https://www.youtube.com/user/LastWeekTonight

On Air with AIB http://www.hotstar.com/tv/on-air-with-aib/6200

EIC Outrage https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLox1kfMm75BzUCg7nbJ_u7q6ik_aBcotI

Have you watched these shows? What's your feedback? Do we have other Indian or international shows that I am missing out on? Please let me know.

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We as human beings have the most basic need of being heard. We would like to have someone to listen to our sorrows, pain, happiness, achievements, frustrations, excitement etc.

With so many innovative and unique services being offered, how would you like to have the ability to get a Listener?

Kumud Mishra plays the lead role in this otherwise simple tale with a twist.

Have you watched it? Leave your feedback and review.

Listener https://youtu.be/35kqxX6AEGA

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