Vinay Waikul
Chaar Yaar Review: Dark, Deft And Deeply Rooted In Dosti
Chaar Yaar—as the title suggests —is a story about four friends who don't shy away from difficulties; they face them head-on. Set in 2000s Mumbai, the narrative is thrilling and entertaining, exploring themes of crime, theft, the underworld, and life's darker side. Plotline Set against the rustic, atmospheric backdrop of early-2000s Mumbai, the series follows four close childhood friends—Jay (Prayrak Mehta), Tony (Saqib Ayub), Saahil (Purav Jha), and Sameer (Naman Jain)—who are middle-class and struggling with empty bank balances. Their lives sp | Click Here...
Review Of Broken News: Broken But Not Irreparable
Broken News(Zee5, 8 Episodes) Starring Jaideep Ahlawat, Sonali Bendre, Shriya Pilgaonkar, Indraneil Sengupta, Taaruk Raina, Aakash Khurana and Kiran Kumar Directed by Vinay Waikul Rating: *** Broken News visits the lies and shenanigans of the newsroom with virulent frankness. But after five episodes , when the film’s heroine the journalist Radha Bhargava(played well by Shriya Pilgaonkar) return to the righteous path after straying into toxic territory represented by Jaideep Ahlawat’s cocky arrogant Dipankar Sanyal , the narrative should have quit while it was | Click Here...
Review of Aranyak: Raveena Tandon’s OTT Debut Is Impressive
Aranyak(Netflix) Starring Raveena Tandon, Parambrata Chatterjee, Ashutosh Rana, Meghna Malik, Zakir Hussain Directed by Vinay Waikul Rating: *** No comparison intended. But in Satyajit Ray’s classic Aranyer Din Ratri the forest held so much mystery and intrigue, it was almost like exploring a universe of foliage in search of the true meaning of life. The forest in Aranyak is also crammed with mysteries, as a series of murders occur in the thick of the forest. The gruesome goings-on in the greenery are attributed to a beast called the | Click Here...
Review of ALTBalaji’s MOM makes for an interesting watch in the wake of the Chandrayaan 2 episode
Kudos to Alt Balaji's scheduling team for launching its new space mission series, MOM (Mission Over Mars), at a time when everybody is talking about India’s recent moon mission (Chandrayaan 2). This curiosity should boost numbers, which Alt and most OTT players so badly need. As was with the above moon mission, where women scientists held the key, here too the story revolves around 4 female characters who are as different as chalk from cheese, but just one common desire of beating the Chinese to Mars binds them together. | Click Here...
Mission Over Mars will be ALTBalaji’s tribute to the scientists involved in this mission: Director Vinay Waikul
After rendering a phenomenal success in his last directorial venture for ALTBalaji’s The Test Case, Director Vinay Waikul is now all set to captain the ship of the interesting and very relatable series Mission Over Mars. Mission Over Mars as we know, is the intriguing story of four brilliant women scientists who chart the journey of ISA (Indian Space Agency) Mission On Mars right from its inception stage to the execution phase. M.O.M. has a great ensemble cast that includes Sakshi Tanwar, Mona Singh, Nidhi Singh and Palomi Ghosh along with a brigade of exceptional actors. | Click Here...