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Legendborn: A review of Tracy Deonn’s debut novel

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Bree Mathews' life comes to a halt when her mother dies in a car accident. The traumatising incident transforms the 16-year-old into what she calls an “after Bree” version while the old Bree holds on to the grief and loss of her mother, the latter puts up a strong face in front of the world. Things take a 360 degree turn when she joins a residential programme for high scholars, which happens to be her mother’s college too.  After the first day at school, Bree and her friend are joined by a group of new students at night at an officially illegal place where she witnesses an inscrutable event that leads her to question the death of her mother.  Will 16-year-old Bree be able to unravel the truth? This is not just one question that ponders in readers minds but a string of questions that follows after.  Legendborn, Tracy Deonn’s debut novel, keeps you at the edge of your seat until you find the answers that she wants you to find through Bree. Creating a world with the secret ...

LOOTCASE- A comedy that bounds to make you forget 2020 for a while

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 Imagine a typical middle-class Indian man going to a public toilet and coming out as a millionaire I bet after reading it or listening to him, every other Indian man who pees openly would start using a public toilet instead. If you're thinking that loot case could be the other "Toilet-Ek Prem Katha", then you might be a little wrong or completely wrong. Lootcase is a story of a man from going rags to riches and vice-a-versa for the other characters in the story while making you laugh.  The story starts, and we meet a normal-looking aam-Adami "Nandan" who is coming home after completing his shift and stops to pee. Any person who could be at his place would run fun fast home or blow a cigarette, but unlike any normal man, he bumps into the trash, and a suitcase fell. Intrigued by the same, he dares to open it up by looking at every possible direction for its owner. And, as he opens it, it seems like he has opened his fate too. The bag is filled with cash up to ...

Afsos(2020-)- A realization that life is an infinite loop

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Afsos is a black comedy, Nakul is a frustrated young man who has lost all hopes of becoming a writer. But, his life was never like this before, he was passionate to become a writer and to fulfil his dream he had even left his job. However, he failed at it and many of his relationships too. He didn't lose hope and goes back to do his previous work, but is sacked out. After being fired from a couple of jobs, he loses his patience. When his therapist suggestions and advice fails to change his situation, he decides to take his life. However, he fails at it too. Every time he tries to commit suicide, someone or the other person jumps into the scene and saves him on the cost of their lives. After being frustrated at his own destiny, he discovers an agency that can help him die. So, he signs a contract of his murder. Things change when a new day arises, and he is still alive. He is assured that he will be killed today, but would his destiny help him get rid of his life. Well, it doesn...

Raat akeli hai- A murder mystery not to be missed

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` Raat akeli hai is an irony in the movie “ Raat Akeli hai ” because here no one is alone, let alone the night. The film is set in Kanpur, and in the opening scene is a flashback to take the audience 5 years back then the present day. It is a gloomy night, indicating that something terrible is going to happen; we see a truck following a car, and then it crashes into it. The driver comes out only to kill the victims ruthless.  The film comes to the present day where another murder has taken place. An influential man of Kanpur, Thakur Raghubeer Singh (Khalid Tyabji), has been shot dead on his wedding night and in his own bedroom. And, no one in the house has heard a thing.  It is when Jatil (Nawazuddin) with other cops come into the picture to probe the murder. Jatil, as the name signifies is firm, and takes pride in saying it too. He announces to the family members that the case has come in his hands, and he will do anything to uncover the murderer. Everyone is in the circle...

Gulabo Sitabo- A story of a cat and a mouse trying to get their hold on the piece of cheese.

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Sometimes we drown so deep in the ocean of desires of wanting a materialistic thing, that we forget about relationships that matter more than worldly possessions. Mirza played by the versatile actor Sh. Amitabh Bachchan, in Gulabo Sitabo , learns this truth at the very end of the story. Gulabo Sitabo Movie on amazon prime , deals beautifully with the human mind where they showcase how a man can immerse so much into his/her desires and needs that he/she forgets that what is sustainable, worldly things or the relations.  Ayushmaan Khurrana, who plays Baankey, always try to remain in his comfort zone and is convinced that no filthy tactics of Mirza could make Begam evict his family or the other tenants from the Haveli. Hence most of the times, Bankeey comes up with excuses for not paying a meagre rent of 30 rupees to Mirza. Though,  it would be a great injustice to the film if the actors are given importance based on the screen appearance they have. Hence Juhi Chaturvedi, the ma...

YOU Series- Someone's stalking you, keep your eyes open and social media handles private!

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Did you ever have a feeling of a punching a person in his stomach and kissing him too? Well, after watching YOU series , these feelings might become prominent. Netflix presents another original show which promises to be thrilling and romantic at the same time, and exceptionally lives up to our expectation.  So, if you haven’t watched " You series " yet, then I must warn you that there are some spoiler alerts ahead! Joe or Joesph is a man who thinks that he has all the right to invade in the privacy of a woman just because  1) she came to his bookstore.  2) called him out by seeing his name on the badge that he is wearing.  And on these theories, our man starts to look up into the social life of the girl that we just mentioned. He finds her name and social media handles even before she pays the bill and comes to know that has to go on a life-saving mission. As he already knew her name is Beck(as she prefers to be called), it isn't difficult for him to get a sneak-peek...