
Kshitij Rawat
Independent Film, TV Critic, and Writer
Kshitij never consciously aspired to be a movie critic. He arrived there by instinct, and stayed by conviction. He has been reviewing and writing on films and television since 2017. He has developed a voice shaped as much by curiosity as by critique. Growing up in different parts of the country, he has been exposed to a variety of cultures, something that informs his work. He pays attention to how the story travels and connects. He is attentive to how stories translate and resonate. His writing has appeared in The Indian Express, WION, and Lifestyle Asia. Currently, he is working as an independent film and TV critic and writer.
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| Cast: | Keri Russell, Rufus Sewell, David Gyasi, Ali Ahn, Rory Kinnear, Ato Essandoh |
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The Diplomat S03
Drama, War & Politics (English)
Who really stole the doomsday weapon Poseidon?
Fri, October 17 2025
The Diplomat season 3 on Netflix ramps up the tension with a missing Russian submarine carrying the doomsday-capable Poseidon torpedo and shocking betrayals that could upend global diplomacy. Oh, it could also destroy and Kate and Hal’s already fragile marriage.
It’s fitting that The Diplomat on Netflix ends its third season not with an explosion, but with something quieter, and infinitely more dangerous. A silence loaded with betrayal. For a show built on diplomatic finesse and political tension, The Diplomat season 3 brings its most devastating twist yet: the realisation that even love, loyalty, and diplomacy are just different dialects of manipulation. Let’s dive into The Diplomat season 3 story and ending, explained here, cast, and more.

| Director: | Akshay Shere |
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| Cast: | Arshad Warsi, Jitendra Kumar, Ayesha Kaduskar, Tara Alisha Berry |
Bhagwat Chapter One: Raakshas
Thriller (Hindi)
What really happened to the missing girls?
Fri, October 17 2025
Bhagwat Chapter 1: Raakshas dives into the dark underbelly of small-town India. ACP Bhagwat (Arshad Warsi) hunts a charming killer (Jitendra Kumar) inspired by the real-life Cyanide Mohan case. It begins as a routine missing-persons inquiry. But it spirals into something more chilling. The season 1 has set the stage for more twisted “chapters” to come.
Some tales require more than telling. They require you to feel them. Bhagwat Chapter 1: Raakshas begins with that very invitation. And from the very first frame, the film establishes the tone of a tale that is as disturbing as it is real. Let’s dive into Bhagwat Chapter 1: Raakshas ending, which is explained here, as well as its release date, cast, a brief review, and more. Before you proceed, make sure you have seen the movie, as this piece contains deep spoilers for the show. So watch the movie first, and then come back. Here’s your spoiler alert!

| Director: | Anshuman Jha |
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| Cast: | Arjun Mathur, Paresh Pahuja, Zoha Rahman, Rasika Dugal, Tanmay Dhanania, Garrick Hagon |
| Writer: | Bikas Ranjan Mishra |
Lord Curzon Ki Haveli
Comedy, Thriller (Hindi)
Who was in the trunk all along?
Sat, October 11 2025
A darkly comic mystery where colonial guilt meets sexual tension, booze, and escalating paranoia.
If you’ve ever stared at old British buildings from the colonial era that are scattered throughout hill stations such as Shimla and Mussoorie, and thought, “I bet something deeply absurd and faintly colonial is going on in there,” then Lord Curzon Ki Haveli exists to confirm your suspicions. Within minutes of the movie, we are in the territory of posh dread and psychological warfare, except this time, the ghosts are postcolonial. A mystery movie laced with dark comedy, it throws four Indians into an English countryside dinner party and watches them unravel.

| Director: | Rishab Shetty |
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| Cast: | Rishab Shetty, Rukmini Vasanth, Jayaram, Gulshan Devaiah, Ramitha Shailendra, Pramod Shetty, Naveen D. Padil, Rakesh Poojari, Prakash Thuminad, Deepak Rai Panaje |
| Writer: | Rishab Shetty, Anirudh Mahesh, Shanil Gowtham |
Kantara: A Legend - Chapter 1
Action, Drama, Fantasy (Kannada)
What happens to Berme in the end?
Mon, October 6 2025
Kantara: Chapter 1 ends in a divine showdown. It offers nexpected twists to hints of larger battles ahead, the finale sets the stage for an even bigger story to unfold.
There are films that end with closure, films that end with questions. And then there’s Kantara: Chapter 1, which ends with a divine tiger, a scheming princess, a possessed king, and Rishab Shetty turning into a ball of fire before shapeshifting into a goddess’s wrath. Yes, subtlety packed its bags early in this movie. And chances are you walked out of the theatre blinking and muttering, “Wait, what just happened?”

| Director: | Neeraj Ghaywan |
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| Cast: | Ishaan Khatter, Vishal Jethwa, Janhvi Kapoor |
Homebound
Drama (Hindi)
Do Chandan and Shoaib survive their long trek back home?
Fri, September 26 2025
It has been ten years since Neeraj Ghaywan blessed us film buffs with Masaan. A decade later, here we are. And Ghaywan is back with another film. This, too, feels like a long time coming. Let’s explore the Homebound movie, its story, and its ending, which are explained here.

| Cast: | Kajol, Jisshu Sengupta, Kubbra Sait, Alyy Khan, Sheeba Chaddha, Sonali Kulkarni |
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The Trial S02
Drama, Crime, Mystery (Hindi)
Does Noyonika finally choose Rajiv or Vishal?
Fri, September 19 2025
It has been two years since the inaugural season of The Trial released. It is a remake of American legal drama The Good Wife. Like the first season, The Trial season 2 is also something of a thriller with multiple twists and turns. Let’s probe into The Trial season 2 web series story and ending, which are explained here, the fate of Noyonika, the character played by Kajol, and more. Much of season 2 of this legal thriller revolves around the fallout from the season 1. As you know (and if you don’t perhaps watch the first season before reading this), Noyonika’s husband Rajiv (Jisshu Sengupta) was involved in what we call a ‘sex scandal’, which is Indiaspeak for having an affair and then being discovered by the general public. Noyonika had been out of the work force for quite some time and had to take a job with a law firm thanks to her old law school friend Vishal (Alyy Khan), who is also a partner.

| Director: | Danish Renzu |
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| Cast: | Saba Azad, Soni Razdan, Zain Khan Durrani, Taaruk Raina, Sheeba Chaddha, Shishir Sharma, Lillete Dubey, Chittaranjan Tripathy, Armaan Khera, Bashir Lone |
Songs of Paradise
Music, Drama, Family (Hindi)
Who really burnt down Noor Begum’s records?
Mon, September 1 2025
Songs of Paradise traces the life of Kashmir’s first female playback singer Raj Begum, albeit through a fictionalised tale.
Biopics are volatile beasts. Too deferential, and they end up mummifying their subjects in sepia-toned sainthood. Too irreverent, and they trivialise a life that originally clawed tooth and nail for attention. Songs of Paradise, Prime Video’s ode to Kashmir’s first female playback singer Raj Begum (fictionalised here as Zeba/Noor Begum), navigates this tightrope with unexpected ease. Let’s dive into Songs of Paradise story and ending, which are both explained here. What starts as the aspiration of a young Kashmiri girl in the 1950s (with the courage to sing when women were instructed to keep silent) in this Danish Renzu movie is, by the end, a generational echo. The flames which engulfed her recordings become the flames that illuminate the way for her granddaughter. The past is not lost as long as someone is still humming its melody.

| Director: | Faruk Kabir |
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| Cast: | Naveen Kasturia, Mouni Roy, Mukesh Rishi, Purnendu Bhattacharya, Ashwath Bhatt, Surya Sharma, Sidharth Bhardwaj, Kuldeep Sareen, Janhavi Hardas |
| Writer: | Sanjay Bhattacharya |
Salakaar
Action & Adventure (Hindi)
Does Adhir Dayal foil General Zia’s nuclear plan?
Fri, August 8 2025
Spanning two timelines (1978 and 2025) Salakaar follows a dangerous game of espionage between India and Pakistan, where hidden agendas and a looming nuclear threat could change the course of history. In this world, every handshake hides a secret, and every secret could start a war. Let’s probe into that shocking finale.
If you came to Salakaar for a straightforward spy story, bless your heart. You must be new here. The Salakaar web series, now streaming on JioHotstar, isn’t content with just tossing you into the morally murky waters of Indo-Pak espionage. Oh no, it hurls you headfirst. Let’s dive deeper into Salakaar JioHotstar web series‘ ending, which is explained here. The Salakaar plot plays out across two timelines (1978 and 2025), mixing historical what-ifs (basically Salakaar‘s true story part) with enough cloak-and-dagger drama to keep you interested. There are nuclear blueprints, Chinese funding, fake families, and a general who quotes Faiz but bans poetry in public. There’s also the little matter of a bomb that could alter South Asia’s future.
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