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India Today
20-05-2025
- Entertainment
- India Today
How ‘Black, White & Gray' raises the crime saga bar
(NOTE: This article was originally published in the India Today issue dated May 26, 2025)An intelligent filmmaker knows that all stories have been told already, and a fresh story means fresh storytelling. Case in point: the new Sony LIV Hindi series Black, White & Gray—Love Kills. Written, directed and edited by Pushkar Sunil Mahabal, the Rashomon-like six-episode series is part true crime mockumentary, part chase thriller, and full metafiction. What could have been a straightforward crime story is explored as a fake documentary looking into the aftermath of the crime, juxtaposed with its dramatic re-enactment. This style coaxes us to question the ethics of the true crime genre, and the intersections of caste, class and gender across which crimes A politician's daughter and the son of the politician's driver sneak out one night to have sex in a hotel. Later, CCTV footage suggests that the man has killed the woman and escaped with her body. The police allege that the man goes on to murder a cop and two others in his killing spree. The man has been absconding for two series is framed as a project by a western filmmaker visiting India. His mockumentary features interviews with friends and relatives of the victims, while the dramatic re-enactment shows what could have gone down between the man, the woman, and the three other victims. The filmmaker reveals his trump card at the end of episode one: he has tracked down and interviewed the of the most innovative Indian series in a long time, Black, White & Gray... is true gonzo filmmaking. At a time of despair in the Mumbai film industry over its products' staleness and commercial failures, Mahabal proves that imagination is all it to India Today MagazineTrending Reel
India Today
16-05-2025
- Entertainment
- India Today
The power of imagination
An intelligent filmmaker knows that all stories have been told already, and a fresh story means fresh storytelling. Case in point: the new Sony LIV Hindi series Black, White & Gray—Love Kills. Written, directed and edited by Pushkar Sunil Mahabal, the Rashomon-like six-episode series is part true crime mockumentary, part chase thriller, and full metafiction. What could have been a straightforward crime story is explored as a fake documentary looking into the aftermath of the crime, juxtaposed with its dramatic re-enactment. This style coaxes us to question the ethics of the true crime genre, and the intersections of caste, class and gender across which crimes occur.
Yahoo
19-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
You Bet Joe and Kevin Jonas Were in the House for Nick Jonas' Return to Broadway in ‘The Last Five Years'
Of course Joe and Kevin Jonas were in the house on Tuesday night (March 18) to support their brother Nick Jonas in his return to Broadway in The Last Five Years. The siblings were reunited on the stage with Nick's co-star, Adrienne Warren in a family snap at the kick-off of preview performances at the Hudson Theatre in New York. The show tells the story of a relationship's end from the perspective of aspiring novelist Jamie (Jonas) and struggling actress Cathy (Warren) in a Rashomon-like tale in which Jamie tells his side in chronological order and Cathy starts at the dissolution of their marriage and works her way backwards. More from Billboard Nick Jonas Felt a 'Cool Breeze' In a Place He Didn't Want to After Pants-Splitting Broadway Rehearsal Mishap It's Giving Country: Chappell Roan Goes Full '90s Twang on 'The Giver' JENNIE's 'Ruby' Debuts at No. 2 on Billboard's Top Album Sales Chart In the production in which Warren and Jonas are the only on-stage actors, Nick said in an Insta video earlier this week that returning to Broadway feels 'so intense. This is a very intense show. And I am honestly ready for it, but it's natural to feel a little nervous. So I think I'm trying to step into this with real focus and confidence, but it's a big show. And it's got a lot of fans all over the world.' The Last Five Years premiered in Chicago in 2001 before moving to New York for an off-Broadway run in 2002 and a second off-Broadway stint in 2013. In 2015, it was adapted into a rom-com starring starring Anna Kendrick and Jeremy Jordan. The current production will officially open on April 6 and run for 14 weeks, closing on June 22. It marks Jonas' return to Broadway 13 years after starring in the 2012 revival of the musical How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying. Watch Jonas and Warren take their first bows at the end of Tuesday night's show below. Best of Billboard Chart Rewind: In 1989, New Kids on the Block Were 'Hangin' Tough' at No. 1 Janet Jackson's Biggest Billboard Hot 100 Hits H.E.R. & Chris Brown 'Come Through' to No. 1 on Adult R&B Airplay Chart
