Tag Archives: Paatal Lok

Review: ‘Maharaja’ (2024)

Posted on September 30, 2024 by

Spoilers abound; trigger warning: sexual violence In case you haven’t watched the film and don’t plan to, you can check out the plot description on Wikipedia. Maharaja was bad for two reasons. First, good films don’t lie to their viewers. … Continue reading →

Posted in Analysis, Culture | Tagged Jai Bhim, Maharaja, Paatal Lok, plot twist, refrigeration, sexual violence, Visaranai | Comments Off

Review: ‘Paatal Lok’ (2020)

Posted on May 15, 2020 by

I binge-watched Paatal Lok today, a show on Amazon Prime India about a cynical cop who is all too familiar with how the The System works and who gets a high profile case by chance – to investigate a conspiracy … Continue reading →

Posted in Culture | Tagged Amazon Prime India, Ayodhya, Bundelkhand, caste violence, communalism, gratuitous violence, Hathoda Tyagi, Hindi heartland, Jigarthanda, Neeraj Kabi, neo noir, Paatal Lok, Punjab, right-wing politics, Super Deluxe, trans-women, Uttar Pradesh | Comments Off