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As big city life buzzes around them lonely souls discover surprising sources of connection and companionship in three tales of love loss and longing.
As big city life buzzes around them lonely souls discover surprising sources of connection and companionship in three tales of love loss and longing.
As big city life buzzes around them lonely souls discover surprising sources of connection and companionship in three tales of love loss and longing.
drkavitha_k
18 Sep 2021
8/10
Leaves you longing for more
puranjanbasak
21 Sep 2021
9/10
Ankahi kahaniya
Ankahi kahaniya is a romantic anthology consisting of three stories by ashwini iyer tiwari abhishek chaubey and saket chaudhary. Here r the positives and negativesAshwini iyer tiwari segment abhishek banerjee is phenomenal. His expressions and dialogue delivery is unparallel. The bgm used is too good. Very soothing and apt. The supporting cast is good. But it lacks a bit of conviction. A bit more smarter writing was needed. But nitesh tiwari handled it pretty well in writing. I rate it 9 out of 10.Abhishek chaubey segmentthis is perfect. The writing is top notch. Delzad hiwale is so good. His eyes are magnetic. I found a bit of irrfan sir to be honest. This is not a comparison in anyway. Rinku rajguru is innocent and gives an earnest performance. Abhishek chaubey is a genius. His frames his vision is to some other level. A vishal bharadwaj school prodigy doing his job excellently. The editing is too good. The parallel lives of the protagonists are beautifully seamed up. This should not be missed. I rate it 10 out of 10.Saket chaudhary segment this is bit weak. Acting is unquestionable. Zoya hussain and kunal kapoor hv given their best. But the fault is in writing. It is so dialogue heavy that the moments become light. Visual grammar was necessary. The colour grading is good. But it is a good watch. I rate it 8 out of 10.
sanjeevanwar
17 Sep 2021
4/10
Better unsaid
Anwar Says In one of my review I had written last week that it seems you would hardly get something good to watch and write in September. Three known veteran film personalities trying an Anthology on Netflix the expectation got high but they would have been better left UNSAID.Abhishek Chaubeys creation the middle one of three short stories was the only one worth talking about. Producer chose not to name the stories. Set up in 1980s two hopeless young people liberate each other from their dark destiny and superbly played by Rinku Rajguru and Dilzad Hiwale one who played the younger Irfan in Hindi Medium. The excitement of watching movie in sweaty single theatre has been nicely conveyed.Ashwini Iyer Tiwarys story tried to show the loneliness a single man in a big city faces as if the viewers dont know. The lead Abhishek Banerjee tries to make you believe that you may find a companion in a mannequin. Not a bad story but very loosely said.The third one of Saket Chaudhary is a real pretentious asking more than enough on infidelity in spite of having top cast Kuna Kapur and Zoya Hassan Palomi Ghosh and Nikhil Dwivedi. The director who gave us two side effectsShaadi and Pyar couldnt contribute any effect in this story.Abhishek Chaubey the genius should come out of this Anthology business we are dying to watch more and more of his creations in continuation to Ishqia Dedh Ishqia Udta Punjab Sonchiriya ......NetflixanwarsaysAbhishekChaubeyashwiniiyertiwarysaketchaudhsryAnthologySeriesmovie2021reviewmoviereview.
sonudaredevil
17 Sep 2021
8/10
Superb cast and production team
Outstanding take on real human emotions and relationships
yaseerrizwan
17 Sep 2021
7/10
Impressive and interesting
Well made Abhishek Banerjee has delivered fine performanceWorth the time.
sweetsweta-74790
20 Sep 2021
6/10
Ashwini iyer story melts ur heart.
Feels good watching Abhishek Banerjee and Ashwini iyer has made it Beautiful. 2nd story direction is good. 3rd story should have given something more.
swamidebendra
22 Sep 2021
8/10
Magnificent
This anthology of three stories deserves a 8 rating undoubtedly.. theme script and Performances especially by Abhishek Banerjee are unparallel...One of the best in the indian ott market.
sameerlodaya
18 Sep 2021
5/10
Sad anthologies
Netflix has come again with anthologies but this time it was just 3The first 2 anthologies are very sad as the climax ended in a very sad mode.. all the 3 anthologies are very slow but they have good starcasts..the performances are just normal..third anathology is little reasonable and interesting and also have a good climaxIts for contemporary audiences who are found of different serious and deep stories but for normal audiences its a boredomIts your choice.
qui_j
19 Sep 2021
2/10
Drab stories of drab lives!
This collection of short stories around a central theme of loneliness falls flat It appears as if it were a vanity project for the producer or writer. The stories are not engaging but the casting appears to be good. It is not an appealing film at any level
lewisaldo
18 Sep 2021
8/10
Movie for the thinking crowd and not for the regulars
The best part of the movie has been the mood it has createdPhenomenal performance by Abhishek Banerjee who has single handed carried it on his shoulders and delivered on a very difficult subjectThe second part has captured the old movie theaters in a raw accurate mannerOverall a great movie but not for the regular Jonnys and mortal followersMovies like this I hope will save Bollywood and make way for some great performers a chance and take the industry ahead.Or else the southern Indian movies offer far better of options.
najeebspencershasan
26 Sep 2021
9/10
The best 2 parts
The first part was made me thinking that how can an actor be this expressive with a mannequin and then I realized thats the biggest test for an actor to show emotions even with a rock. The smartness of director here was the angles of the mannequin which almost makes you believe it will speak right away but not. Brilliant job for an actor and the director.The second part was more interesting because of unusual love angle and the freedom precedes over love. The actors definitely nailed it and yes from viewers point I could not see them together no no matter how romantic the scene was and I was really happy with the ending.The third part was suddenly you are in modern rich infedility angle which is shocking but just average. The story doesnt make sense at all. Why would someone go through all that. Anyhow the ending was once again freedom so maybe its not longing for love but longing for freedom.
kundan1609
17 Sep 2021
8/10
On Time Good to watch
Story line Good.Movie Speed Bit SlowInteresting OK OKGood movie with the average actors.Could have been even more better scripts and play.
yashy1109
23 Sep 2021
7/10
A Feel Good Movie
Not that good but at least better than that other anthology movies on Netflix.Saket Chaudhary3rd Story Ashwiny Iyer1st Story Abhishek ChaubeyReally liked tha cast and every actor did ones part perfectly.
arpit_gupta_imdb
18 Sep 2021
6/10
3 stories, all different!
1st Story 9 stars 2nd Story 4 stars 3rd Story 5 stars Average 6 stars.
amzy-50811
07 Oct 2021
10/10
Strictly for mature audiences
Loved every second of these anthologies. Like everyone in the comment section said it feel content but also keeps audience wanting more.
tulsi-das-khan
19 Sep 2021
1/10
Ankahi hi rehne dete Kahaniyo ko to sahi rehta
Netflix literally burning subscribers money by giving us such poor shows all over the year. Nothing good about the stories Abhishek Chaubeys story was watchable but thats about it.
anurag-04398
23 Sep 2021
10/10
Absolute speechless
The depth the portrayal of emotions and filming will leave you absolute speechless. All the 3 directors and actors did the great job of making the best out of the script. I was teary specially with the acting of Abhishek Banerjee. Thanks to OTT platforms that actors like him are not lost in the filthy bollywood nepotism.
srsachinsiva
18 Sep 2021
1/10
Extending the boundaries of weirdness
Every time you think Netflix cannot make more weirder story. Think again. It will prove you wrong every single time.
ishanigupta-80515
28 Sep 2021
10/10
Mixed emotions
I especially came here to write a review for Ankahi Kahaniya. I was so moved by the second story that I had tears in my eyes when it got over. First and third were beautiful as well but I was deeply touched by second story.All I realised was how we all need love. We just want to go wherever we get love. Love gives hope in this dark and dingy pretentious world. Love is the answer chahe vo mannequin mei miley ya kisi insaan mei. In the 2nd story when Manjari unfolded the packet in bus and saw cookies I couldnt stop myself from crying. How we love someone and never admit it but our actions always show our love and care.
madanmarwah
25 Sep 2021
6/10
Average fare in the three stories
The movie is three stories in one. I would like to call the three of them In love with a mannequin Elopement with a twist and Infidelity ke side effects . I would rate them 7 6 and 5 respectively making it an average of 6.The first one is a simple film where Abhishek Banerjee plays a bachelor salesperson in a textile retail shop who is obsessed with a female mannequin of the shop. He is shown taking out the mannequin for a date in the city. A very different and difficult role for him and Abhishek has done it convincingly.The second story has a young timid guy an usher in a local cinema hall who likes a girl who comes to see films there. They keep eyeing each other giving pathetic and helpless looks. Nothing happens even when they are in their private space. Probably a case of fear of getting caught FOGC. The film has a surprise ending.The third story is about infidelity in marriage. It is a story about two urban well to do couples say A and B. The wife A has an affair with the husband B and the unhappy wife B now goes to husband A to discuss and analyse why her husband is having the affair. Whew it gets messy and complicated. The listless thought process being discussed is that you cant live life as per your choice if you remain married and on the other hand separation is an extremely painful decision. The film tends to get monotonous and the dialogue doesnt help.
roshalphonso
26 Sep 2021
3/10
Sad fantasy stories
Except the second story the first 2 stories are just rubbish. In a real world I am wondering why even go through the pain of writing something like these. Time waster.
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Beautiful stories excellent performance by the cast. Why only 3 Probably a good thing when we have other anthologies with lovely stories and a few bad apples ruins the bunch. The mid story is distictly superior than the other two subtle tender exquisite. Good work by the team.