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"Unpaused".
Watched English movie "Unpaused".
This movie is directed by Raj & DK, Nitya Mehra, Nikkhil Advani, Tannishtha Chatterjee and Avinash Arun. Written by Devika Bhagat, Nitya Mehra, Reshu Nath, Vidur Nauriyal, Sanyuktha Chawla Shaikh. Produced by Raj & DK, Madhu Bhojwani, Monisha Advani, Baisakhi Nair, Sanjeevkumar Nair. It stars Gulshan Devaiah, Sumeet Vyas, Saiyami Kher, Richa Chadda, Abhishek Banerjee, Ratna Pathak Shah, Ishwak Singh, Geetika Vidya Ohlyan, Rinku Rajguru, Lillete Dubey. Music by Tanishq Bagchi, Payal Dev, Parth Parekh, Shishir A. Samantha, Gaurav Kadu. Cinematography by Pankaj Kumar, Jay Oza, John Jacob Payyapalli, Navagat Prakash, Kaushal Shah. Film runs for about 1 hour 53 minutes and was released in 2020. I watched it with Aditi on 13th May 2021 on Amazon Prime.
This movie is a collection of 5 short stories. The stories revolve around the lives of people impacted by COVID-19 pandemic.
Glitch
This story happens in 2030 when people haven't gone out of the house for years. Everything is virtual. Computer selects Ayesha (a COVID warrior) and Ahan (a non-warrior) for a date. Is it a glitch
The apartment
After 5 girls accuse her husband of sexual harassment, ashamed, Richa decides to commit suicide, twice, when the Doorbell rings. Will she, won't she?
Rat-a-tat
Lillete, an irritated, angry and complaining senior citizen, has a young neighbour (Rinku). Rinku has a rat problem.
Vishaanu
A Rajastani worker is stuck in Mumbai with his wife and son. Where will he stay? How long can he survive? Does he and his wife have an unknown side?
Chand Mubarak
Ratna a paranoid, lonely old lady takes a ride in Rafiq's auto rickshaw. Can she stand him, or anyone else?
All these stories are with the backdrop of Covid and the way behavioral changes have occurred in its aftermath. The stark realities. However despite these outward changes the human heart and emotions are the same. They crave for company and friendship. Despite the social restrictions, they surface. But they surface in peculiar ways. Each story has a female protagonist.
The actors are all established and they deliver powerful performances. Be it Richa Chaddha, Lillete Dubey, Rinku Rajguru, Geetika Vidya Ohlyan, Abhishe Banerjee or Ratna Pathak Shah. Each one delivers convincingly. 4 ot of 5 stories have a happy ending.
Special mention for Geetika's performance. When her horseman tells her that they have to leave, her expressions are priceless. The happiness and comfort replaced by harsh reality in 5 seconds.
First story appears weak as compared to others.
Recommend watching.
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