Rajeev Saxena
The big screen of the cinema would not have seen as many phases of change in 125 years as the web networks of OTT platforms have seen in their infancy. In three or four years, in addition to highlighting almost all aspects related to the world of crime from different angles, after long sustaining the weak vein of the Indian public such as indecent culture growing with abuse, family entanglements of the class media were resolved Also threaded into the plot and now, once again, a new process of searching for stories of the life of the metropolis has begun.
The web series ‘Modern Love Mumbai’ launched earlier this week on Amazon Prime. It’s in the news as a totally unique and enjoyable experiment by budding filmmakers, among the enlightened audience. In six days, this series has been noticed on social media more than anyone has probably ever gotten before.
Produced under the Pritish Nandy Communications brand, the ‘Modern Love Mumbai’ web series features six episodes, six stories and six directors. There was also a certain degree of novelty in the stories. Entitled Raatrani, Bai, Ek Cutting Chai, My Beautiful Wrinkles, Mumbai Dragons and I Love Thane, these six stories encapsulate the hustle and bustle of the metropolis in an interesting way with the weaving of social and family entanglements. been tested
Entitled ‘Bai’, the story is about the character of the abandoned son of a Muslim family, who since childhood is following a new path with the homosexual relationship. The boy, who is alone among all the older members of the traditional family, finds the affection of the older member Bai, who proves to be a comfort in his life, but due to his absence, he finds himself alone again.
‘Mumbai Dragons’.. The story narrates a strange mental conflict between a woman who does not speak Hindi and her son. The protagonist, who grew up in a different culture, falls in love with a dentist while undergoing dental treatment, forgetting even her mother’s love for her and her passion for singing. The beautiful offering of a happy ending to the story through a Sikh character who is a sentimental healer to a widowed mother is commendable.
‘I Love Thane’… The story shows attachment and love with more space than person. A relaxed culmination of confusion about love and mental conflict among the new generation of young people brings this story to its climax.
‘Raat Rani’ is the most engaging story in this web series. When the boy and girl who came to Mumbai from Kashmir, working under the same skyscraper, fell in love and came to marriage, they themselves did not know it. The heroine, separated from her husband at one point, has left no stone unturned in hiding the truth of never being behind a man by denying the perceived inconvenience of being a girl when riding a bicycle over the high overpasses of the city. metropolis.
Entitled ‘My Beautiful Wrinkles’, the story is based on the mutual attraction between an older but modern woman and a young boy who lives a lonely life in a metropolis. ‘Ek Cutting Chai’ is the story of an ambitious woman and man fighting for their survival in the hustle and bustle of life in Mumbai. A woman passionate about becoming a storyteller is shocked by an encounter with a stranger under the guise of having tea at a book launch event. After the marriage, her dreams of writing and publishing several books while raising her family and her children seem to have been lost somewhere.
