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If you watch the first 2 episodes of Tandav, you will realise how social media hashtagging works. And you will also realise why this show is so poorly rated on IMdB :)

Tandav is a good show. Not great. The first episode especially is poorly directed and makes it look like a wannabe political party bashing show. I almost stopped there! But it builds up. The tension and the drama unfolds. The direction gets better. The acting gets better. Even the stone-faced Sunil Grover becomes menacing and gels into the character. Rest of the actors are seasoned so anyways their acting cannot be questioned. But Dimple Kapadia outshines everyone else. She is outstanding!

Again, the direction could have been much better. And the plot too at some places was either very straighforward or unnecessarily complex. Some parts just did not make sense "why was this shown"! The saving grace for this show has to be the starcast and the performances.

Nevertheless, a show you should watch once. I just hope the producers come up with Season 2.

What a nice beautiful show! Brings back the memories of 90s. The portrays a time when people things aren't as straightforward as now, and the language of love is mostly spoken by eyes than words, even though the protagonists (especially the college students) are very hep and forward thinking. Loved the story of Sarita and Akhtar and Akhtar's friendship with Sudhakar. The show is at just the pace it is supposed to be. Exactly how it was in the 90s. Slow and steady. Brilliantly done Netflix!

What a Spectacular movie! I never thought anyone, even Peter Jackson, could beat the class of The Lord of the Rings Trilogy. Well, The Hobbit is well on its way!

I watched the movie in 3D and though it doesn't have that great 3D effects, the overall product is a masterpiece. The graphics and soundtrack are at par with LOTR and I wouldn't be surprised if Peter Jackson wins a new set of Oscars for these.

For those of you who don't yet know, the movie is a prequel to the LOTR trilogy. It begins with the story of Bilbo Baggins and has many scenes which you will remember from LOTR. The connection between the two franchises is superb. The movie is a little more light hearted at places which is great and it manages to make you smile and even laugh at many instances. The action is awesome and you can easily compare it with LOTR - in short, the movie feels very familiar and yet very original.

9.5/10. Waiting for Part-2.