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Waiting for "What are the odds?"

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19 May,2020 The only thing I look forward to right now ( apart from binge watching my ceiling fan) is Netflix's "What are the odds?" releasing tomorrow. The film has already been premiered in the some film festival and I searched the entire web for it but in vain. Recently , Netflix released the trailer of this quirky looking film and the probability that I would watch this film is ONE. The film stars Abhay Deol and  Yashaswini Dayama. The movie seems to be promising and quirky and I HOPE IT DOESN'T DISAPPOINT. The previous Netflix original starring Abhay Deol , "Chopsticks" was one of a kind and the expectations from "What are the odds?" are high. Stay tuned for a review tomorrow! For similar posts check out -  https://www.delightedhumans.com/

Netflix's Taj Mahal 1989 - Finding love the old school way

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"Love is nothing but the options available."- Taj Mahal 1989 The series is set in the late 1980s ; however , there are moments when one questions the era the series is based in. At some places , the stories felt way ahead of their time. Taj Mahal 1989 revolves around the ideas of love , politics and philosophy ( interestingly). Each character is well written and helps the story advance. Each story is very different from the other and yet the characters were woven so perfectly. I think the idea of "weaving" different stories into one got popular after "Masaan" ( if you haven't watched Masaan , this is probably the best time to watch it, we all are quarantined anyways). The story is set in Lucknow University, and if we analyse each character , we might find stark similarities between them and the people we know in real life - the reaction and the thinking patterns mostly. Rashmi , a student of Lucknow University ...