When we say that a television show is “realistic,” what do we mean? Must the drug corners on The Wire resemble the streets of Baltimore? Do the mimetic set pieces on Mad Men engender more cinéma vérité than its sexual politics? How representative must The West Wing be of the West Wing, or Empire of hip-hop, or MASH of Korea, or The Hills of hell? And does realism even equate with quality?
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Bollywood Producers Experiment With Releasing Films On Streaming Platforms
In normal times, Bollywood star Amitabh Bachchan’s movie Gulabo Sitabo, billed as a family comedy, would have premiered on April 17 in more than 2,000 theaters across movie-mad India. But with cinemas shuttered since the end of March, when a countrywide lockdown was imposed due to the coronavirus pandemic, the producers of the much-awaited film have opted to bypass the traditional box office altogether.
Gulabo Sitabo will premier this Friday on streaming platform Amazon Prime Video, which having acquired the global rights to the film for an undisclosed sum, will make it available across 200 countries globally. In India, the film’s digital reach will cover 4,000 cities and towns.
‘Panchayat’- Web Series
New world beckons. A Hero is reluctant. A Journey begins.
‘Panchayat’ is a modern day ‘Malgudi Days’ and ‘Yeh jo hai zindagi’ kind of fare with endearing characters and no nonsense storytelling. The key feature of this web series how economically the director narrates the story with absolutely no frills (other than the intermittent drone shots). As the main character Abhishek Tripathi adjusts to the new world, the audience get to know the village and its people. Each episode is short and sweet, with a physical element (chair, tree, flag etc) intertwining with a person’s struggle to overcome a negative emotion (ego, fear, regret etc) and is perfect for binge watching.