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Bhool Chuk Maaf Movie Review Rating:

Star Cast: Rajkummar Rao, Wamiqa Gabbi, Sanjay Mishra, Raghubir Yadav, Seema Pahwa, Zakir Hussain, Ishtiyak Khan

Director: Karan Sharma

Bhool Chuk Maaf Movie Review(Photo Credit –Facebook)

What’s Good: Sparkling performances and dialogues

What’s Bad: Too many repetitive sequences in the second half

Loo Break: I don’t think so!

Watch or Not?: This film was to be released in theatres, then on Ott, and is finally in movie halls. Either way, it’s okay to watch it once!

Language: Hindi

Available On: Theatrical release

Runtime: 121 Minutes

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Banarasi Babu has been used twice as a film title, with Dev Anand and Govinda playing three quirky characters in the respective 1973 and 1998 films (Dev had a double role). But the quirky quotient those reel-life individuals had is no match for that of Ranjan Tiwari (Rajkummar Rao), the mercurial babu from Benares here,...

Every single review of Gram Chikitsalay, without fail, has compared this saucy, sassy, smart, and savvy series to that overrated satire on rural development Panchayat.

It’s like comparing City Of Joy with Do Bigha Zameen just because they are both about rural migration. In spirit, theme, and execution, Panchayat and Gram Chikitsalay are poles apart. At the risk of inviting furious frowns, I would say Gram Chikitsalay with its firm grip on the plot propulsion and characterizations, is leaps ahead of Panchayat, and if at all it has sought inspiration from the earlier village fable, then good: every work of art comes from a place of inspiration.

Not that Gram Chikitsalay is fully vaccinated against ailments. There are passages where the village folk take all the time in the world to get to the point. It’s okay for them. But for us to be subjected to their languorous...

Gram Chikitsalay Review: Panchayat’s Distant Cousin But Under Immense Pressure To Perform! ( Photo Credit – Amazon Prime Video )

Gram Chikitsalay Review: Star Rating:

Cast: Amol Parashar, Vinay Pathak, Anandeshwar Dwivedi, Akash Makhija, Akansha Ranjan Kapoor, Garima Vikrant Singh

Creator: Deepak Kumar Mishra

Director: Rahul Pandey

Streaming On: Prime Video

Language: Hindi

Runtime: 5 episodes of 30 minutes each.

A few years ago, when the entire country was fighting Covid and the lockdown, an easy, breezy social dramedy, Panchayat, won the hearts of the audiences for its honest and simplistic storytelling. 5 years later, Tvf decided to create another world keeping the basics intact and called it Gram Panchayat. The trailer of this series set the premise of the show very clearly; in fact, it was a brilliantly done trailer. But does the web series hold the essence? Read our review to find out!

The basics of this web series are simple: A privileged...

Here’s When & Where You Can Watch Gram Chikitsalay Online!(Photo Credit –Instagram)

Panchayat creator Deepak Kumar Mishra’s brand new series Gram Chikitsalay is set to hit our screens very soon. Produced under the banner of The Viral Fever (Tvf), the series is created by Mishra, written by Vaibhav Suman and Shreya Shrivastava, and directed by Rahul Pandey.

The series brings to life a young city doctor’s uphill battle to revive a forgotten rural health clinic. The show features a talented ensemble cast led by Amol Parashar and Vinay Pathak, alongside Akansha Ranjan Kapoor, Anandeshwar Dwivedi, Akash Makhija, and Garima Vikrant Singh in pivotal roles.

Gram Chikitsalay will premiere exclusively on Prime Video in India and over 240 countries and territories worldwide on May 9, 2025. The show was officially announced on social media, with a caption that read, “Bhatkandi jaane ke liye taiyaar ho jaiye #GramChikitsalayOnPrime, New Series, May 9.”

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TV actor Akash Makhija popularly known for featuring in shows like ‘Sargam Ki Sadhe Satii’, ‘Har Mard Ka Dard’, ‘Half Girlfriend’ among others, is delighted to share screen space with Bollywood star Alia Bhatt. He says: “I’m delighted to have a chance to work along Alia Bhatt. She is one of the actress any actor […]...

‘Half Girlfriend’ actor Akash Makhija is excited to be cast in the upcoming show ‘Nirmal Pathak ki Ghar Wapsi’. He says: “I’m really excited to join the cast of the series. The show has been produced by makers of Bollywood films like ‘Jolly Llb’, ‘Chumbak’. It is a very simple and heart warming story. Away […]...