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Good one though it leaves hanging in a limbo
Just couldn’t resist watching this film and nice to know I could watch it like a new release because it was a brand new release yesterday on Netflix. It‘s format is one of those films inspired by the superb “Searching” made way back in 2018 by Aneesh Chaganty. I loved AK vs AK by Vikramaditya Motwane and this film is good despite its conclusion which isn’t entirely bad or weak but fails to offer a proper closure. Wonder if there was a sequel as the film is much shorter than conventional Hindi films.
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The movie does address the issue of privacy and how we are gradually submitting ourselves to technology. I was put-off by the language initially but then this is the truth. This is how a lot of our young gen is speaking. Netflix’s subtitles aren’t accurate and so a lot of the foul language actually translated by Netflix is wrong. I hope the translators could fix that. It has been happening with a lot of non-English film these days.
Another feather in the cap for the up an rising star Ananya Pandey. The concluding scenes with Ananya longing for the happy days she had was poignantly and beautifully done. Btw, there are some catchy songs and one “Ay Ahat”, lovely too.
It’s only 1.5 hours long. I would say, go for it.
