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Young Sheldon is a seven season long series directed and produced by Jon Favreau. He has directed some of the most famous Hollywood movies like Iron Man, The Jungle Book and The Lion King.  Young Sheldon is a prequel of the famous Big Bang Theory.  Jim Parsons, who plays the adult Sheldon in The Big Bang Theory, narrates the series and serves as an executive producer.   The story revolves around Sheldon Cooper's childhood, a bone fide genius, who lives in the East Texas. The main plot revolves around him in the initial seasons.  Sheldon Cooper had a twin sister Missy Cooper and an elder brother named George Cooper. Their father was a football coach at a local high school and their mother Mary Cooper was a home-maker. She was a devout Baptist and later started working as a church secretary. Another important character in the series was that of the maternal grandmother, addressed as Meemaw. There are several side characters that appear at regular intervals and their pr...

George Orwell was an English novelist, essayist and a journalist. Animal Farm and 1984 are two of his most famous novels. Both these novels are based on theme of totalitarian government, misuse of language and the limitations imposed on freedom.  The story of Animal Farm is set up in a fictious Manor Farm. It is like any other English farm owned by the drunken owner, Mr. Jones who runs the place along with some incompetent workers. All the animals of the farm are oppressed and unhappy. Realizing the unjust treatment they were receiving, all the animals soon decided to take the matters in their own hands and caused the rebel. The rebel was led by the two cunning pigs named Napoleon and Snowball. It was about time when the animals found themselves to be further unhappy and weak as compared to before. They were manipulated and gaslighted to the limit that they began to doubt their own understanding and memory.  Although it's a short novel, it is not a quick read, as the plot dema...

Thappad , directed by Anubhav Sinha, is a profoundly impactful film that resonates deeply with its audience. While the story appears simple on the surface, its layered writing delves into complex societal issues, evoking discomfort and anger as it challenges deeply ingrained norms. Starring, Tapsee Pannu, Naila Gerrewal, Pavail Gulati, Mara Sarao, the movie conveys an important message that even a slap is not to be tolerated in the name of social standing or marriage and the long-standing patriarchal mindset that dismisses injustices as "common" must be challenged and dismantled. Amrita Sabharwal, played by Tapsee Pannu, led a simple married life until the day she got slapped by her husband in an office party arranged at their home. This event changed the course of her life. What was more shocking and disappointing than the slap was how everyone, specially the women around her reacted to this incident.  Amrita's character is that of a 'traditionally perfect' daugh...

Red, White and Royal Blue, directed by Matthew Lopez, is a romantic comedy. Released in the year 2023, the movie revolves around, Alex Claremont-Diaz, the first son of the United States and Prince Harry of Britain. Both the characters are well-sketched and perfectly executed by Nicholas Galitzine and Taylor Zakhar Perez. The movie begins with a humorous scene where a multi-tiered royal wedding cake falls upon Alex Diaz and Prince Harry creating a ruckus. This first scene sparks an instant connection between the two leads, setting the stage for a friendship that evolves from playful banter and finally blossoms into an epic love story. The dialogues are witty and the well-timed comedy enhanced the narrative of the film. The cultural difference highlighted between the two societies adds depth to the story. The presidential election that happens  amongst all the chaos keeps the viewers guessing and hoping for a happy ending.  The movie has a two hour run-time. The direction, extra...

Train To Pakistan, written by Khushwant Singh was published in the year 1956. Since then it has been one of the most talked about novels written on the partition of India. It is a fiction story which talks about the loss of life and other horrors that people had to face on either sides of the border.  The story is set up in a small town called Mano Majra. There are several characters, all of them introduced in elaborate details but many of them absurdly left somewhere in between the story. Through his characters representation has been given to all the major communities. Khushwant Singh has portrayed the life of common people, of governmental officials, religious priests, police highlighting their differing view on partition. The author has made an effort to show how partition affected the lives of people coming from different backgrounds. There is a lot of detailing about each and every thing in the novel however on completing the novel one realizes there isn't much to the storyli...

Directed by Ananda L Rai, Raanjhanaa is a dramatic love story setup in the lanes of Varanasi and New Delhi. Kundan, son of a priests, falls in love with a girl named Zoya in his childhood days and from here starts his journey of winning over the girl which unfortunately he never could. After several days of  consistently pursuing and stalking her he finally gets her to talk to him. However, on realizing that he belonged to a different religion, Zoya instantly backed off, ending any prospects of love between them.  This however, was not the end for Kundan. He was still persistent in pursuing her. On realizing that this might be the end he threatens Zoya that he would slit his wrist if she doesn't agree to be with him. Zoya's father comes to know about this dramatic incident which happened publicly and she was sent to Aligarh city to finish her schooling from there.  After completing her 12th standard from Aligarh she moved to Delhi to purse her graduation from the famous J...