Review of Showtime Web Series by Karan Johar, Emraan Hashmi, Shriya Saran and Rajeev Khandelwal
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Cast: Emraan Hashmi, Naseeruddin Shah, Shriya Saran, Mahima Makwana, Rajeev Khandelwal
Director. Archit Kumar
Language: Hindi
as opposed to marked luck by accident By Zoya Akhtar and meticulously Anniversary by Vikramaditya Motwane, Show timeFrom the kitchens of Karan Johar’s Dharmatic Entertainment, it’s off to a rather restless start. There is the voice of filmmaker and Naseeruddin Shah who talks about how cinema is a religion rather than just a profession. And suddenly we see a broken windowpane, a giant photograph right through the glasses, angry film producer Raghu (Emraan Hashmi) and the inevitable fanzback that brings all the pieces together.
The restlessness maintains itself in the flashback as well, when journalist Mahika Nandi (Mahima Makwana) pressures (read bribes) Raghu to give a four-star rating to Raghu’s new film in exchange for a new phone. He’s tense and anxious, and it’s hard to decipher what he’s thinking at that moment. Is it against his ethics or is he too tempted to do so? Considering the army of critics who have hijacked social media, one review has gone viral with comments popping up on the screen and subscribers getting over 20K is far from over.
About egos and tantrums
Rajeev Khandelwal plays the superstar Armaan and his character gets a fun yet solid introductory shot. It’s nothing but larger than life, it’s actually sleeping and refusing to wake up. He is almost in the same mindset as Govinda Happy end, who want to like both multiplexes and single screens. There is a creative tussle between him and the producer, and the scene shows that the bigger the star, the more fragile the ego.
Nasiruddin Shah does it again
Why did Nasiruddin Shah not patent the narrative of leaving wives and children before? The stalwart actor has played both a loving and indifferent husband and father in his many outings in the past, Masum that Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara that Chief Hun Na till today Show time. He is the ultimate anti-family man and the best bet for the makers to show him as someone who is not only guilty but also wrong.
Soul and the stars of Showtime
Show time Leans more towards Raghu Khanna’s attitude than the undying spirit and passion of Victor played by Shah. His labor of love recently bombed as it ran for four hours, and Hashmi believes in giving the audience two hours of raunchy entertainment. It is also ironic that he wants to bribe the reviewers but also criticizes the box office collections to their face when they criticize his film. It’s not a narrative flaw, but the gritty reality of the industry that lurks beneath the sheets, and Hashmi carries off Raghu’s self-effacement and charisma well. Makwana’s gritty role is essayed by a film critic who became the scion of a sprawling and iconic film studio, now wooing investors and struggling to finish their films. Director Archit Kumar takes several close-ups of Makwana, especially the shaking of her leg, which reinforces her restlessness. He is fierce, but equally fragile.
The inevitability of vulnerability
Khandelwali’s character is a walking blind thing and we are left to find out whose star the actor will portray with all his juiciness. His abode is called Jannath, and the name is a strikingly accurate resemblance to Ahem Ahem… He thinks of himself as a god, is fiercely insecure about his wife (an underutilized Shriya Saran) and his co-star from the storied history. And again, these are not wild stretches, but can be an alarming nuance of Bollywood bigotry.
Show time divided into two parts. The final episode ends with a scandal that spreads the conflict to future episodes. It’s called the Shit Show. Fortunately, the show is anything but.
Rating: 3 (out of 5 stars)
Showtime now airs on Disney Plus Hotstar
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Cast: Emraan Hashmi, Naseeruddin Shah, Shriya Saran, Mahima Makwana, Rajeev Khandelwal
Director. Archit Kumar
Language: Hindi
as opposed to marked luck by accident By Zoya Akhtar and meticulously Anniversary by Vikramaditya Motwane, Show timeFrom the kitchens of Karan Johar’s Dharmatic Entertainment, it’s off to a rather restless start. There is the voice of filmmaker and Naseeruddin Shah who talks about how cinema is a religion rather than just a profession. And suddenly we see a broken windowpane, a giant photograph right through the glasses, an angry film producer Raghu (Emraan Hashmi) and the inevitable fanzback that brings all the pieces together.
The restlessness maintains itself in the flashback as well, when journalist Mahika Nandi (Mahima Makwana) pressures (read bribes) Raghu to give a four-star rating to Raghu’s new film in exchange for a new phone. He’s tense and anxious, and it’s hard to decipher what he’s thinking at that moment. Is it against his ethics or is he too tempted to do so? Given the army of critics who have hijacked social media, one review has gone viral with comments popping up on the screen and subscribers getting over 20K is far from over.
About egos and tantrums
Rajeev Khandelwal plays the superstar Armaan and his character gets a fun yet solid introductory shot. It’s nothing but larger than life, it’s actually sleeping and refusing to wake up. He is almost in the same mindset as Govinda Happy end, who want to like both multiplexes and single screens. There is a creative tussle between him and the producer, and the scene shows that the bigger the star, the more fragile the ego.
Nasiruddin Shah does it again
Why did Nasiruddin Shah not patent the narrative of leaving wives and children before? The stalwart actor has played both a loving and indifferent husband and father in his many outings in the past, Masum that Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara that Chief Hun Na till today Show time. He is the ultimate anti-family man and the best bet for the makers to show him as someone who is not only guilty but also wrong.
Soul and the stars of Showtime
Show time Leans more towards Raghu Khanna’s attitude than the undying spirit and passion of Victor played by Shah. His labor of love recently bombed as it ran for four hours, and Hashmi believes in giving the audience two hours of raunchy entertainment. It is also ironic that he wants to bribe the reviewers but also criticizes the box office collections to their face when they criticize his film. It’s not a narrative flaw, but the gritty reality of the industry that lurks beneath the sheets, and Hashmi carries off Raghu’s self-effacement and charisma well. Makwana’s gritty role is essayed by a film critic who became the scion of a sprawling and iconic film studio, now wooing investors and struggling to finish their films. Director Archit Kumar takes several close-ups of Makwana, especially the shaking of her leg, which reinforces her restlessness. He is fierce, but equally fragile.
The inevitability of vulnerability
Khandelwal’s character is a walking blind thing and we are left to find out whose star the actor will portray with all his juiciness. His abode is called Jannat and the name is a strikingly accurate resemblance to Ahem Ahem… He thinks of himself as a god, is fiercely insecure about his wife (an underutilized Shriya Saran) and his co-star from the historical. And again, these are not wild stretches, but can be an alarming nuance of Bollywood bigotry.
Show time divided into two parts. The final episode ends with a scandal that spreads the conflict to future episodes. It’s called the Shit Show. Fortunately, the show is anything but.
Rating: 3 (out of 5 stars)
Showtime now airs on Disney Plus Hotstar
