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Ajeeb Daastaans: Take the sloppy with the smooth
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Direction: Shashank Khaitan, Raj Mehta, Neeraj Ghaywan, Kayoze Irani
Rating: (three stars)
BY VINAYAK CHAKRAVORTY
It is provocative, for the way it twists the very concept of love from being an emotion that demands unconditional sacrifice to a mere tool for realising selfish gains. It is flawed, too, for the way it struggles to utilise that unusual premise, while bringing alive its spread of relationship sagas.
Ajeeb Daastaans is a curious bag indeed, if only for its utterly wicked entertainment quotient, and also because it is a rare film coming out of mainstream Bollywood that looks at love as anything beyond a sacrosanct sentiment.
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The anthology is a lesser explored but a much loved film format and the OTT platforms has accelerated its growth. Netflix India has already presented two films in this space – LUST STORIES [2018] and GHOST STORIES [2020]. And now, it releases its third anthology, AJEEB DAASTAANS. Backed by Karan Johar’s Dharmatic Entertainment, it consists of four short stories. The trailer and the ensemble star cast have raised expectations. So does AJEEB DAASTAANS manage to entertain audiences? Or do the four stories of this film fail to entice? Let’s analyse.
1. Majnu (Directed and written by Shashank Khaitan)
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Ajeeb Daastaans Review: Konkona and Aditi s Geeli Pucchi stands out in this Netflix anthology
Ajeeb Daastaans Review: Konkona and Aditi s Geeli Pucchi stands out in this Netflix anthology
Ajeeb Daastaans comprises of four short stories and these tell the tale of five women. The film explores some issues very relevant to our society, especially Geeli Pucchi, starring Aditi Rao Hydari and Konkona Sen Sharma.
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Konkona Sen Sharma and Aditi Rao Hydari in short story Geeli Pucchi in Ajeeb Daastaans. Movie Name: Ajeeb Daastaans Director: Shashank Khaitan, Raj Mehta, Neeraj Ghaywan, Kayoze Irani
The most challenging part of an anthology - or film, for that matter - is to keep the viewers glued to the screens till the very end. For it to work, it is imperative that each story is gripping enough to hold the audience’s attention. Our experiences with some of the last anthologies like Lust Stories and Ghost Stories haven’t been quite pleasant, to be honest. However,