With six stand-alone episodes Zindaginama brings together an incredible cast including Shreyas Talpade, Prajakta Koli, Lillete Dubey, Priya Bapat, Shweta Basu Prasad, Sumeet Vyas, Tanmay Dhanania, Shivani Raghuvanshi, Anjali Patil, Yashaswini Dayama, Mohammad Samad, Shruti Seth and Sayandeep Sengupta. Each story intricately weaves together and focuses on mental health stigma. Check out this review to see if this series is worth the watch!
[00:00:00] Six different directors, six different stories, but all held together by the same fragile thread, the delicate topic of mental health and how it must be addressed.
[00:00:09] Applause Entertainment puts together a series of sensitive topics that we normally tend to sweep under a rug.
[00:00:15] The powerhouse production company from the house of Bidla shoves the rug aside and forces us to see through today's new normal vision of sensitivity and Medicare.
[00:00:23] With well-known artists and craftsmen at the helm, Zindaginama is a good attempt to start conversations about mental health issues.
[00:00:31] Hi, I'm Umar Qureshi, your filmy therapist guiding you on Showbox, available on YouTube, Spotify and all leading audio channels.
[00:00:39] You can also seek me on Instagram, on OQspot and on Showbox. So let's start this session of review.
[00:00:45] As a creator of the concept, Nirja Bidla had a vision for Zindaginama to be a conversation starter if nothing else.
[00:00:52] For people to discuss, be aware of mental health and all the trappings that go with it.
[00:00:57] Even referring to families of those affected who suffer as much if not more than the patient.
[00:01:02] It may open a door to introduce affectations of the mind into therapy sessions and a road to recovery.
[00:01:08] This is achieved by using a stable of superb directorial talent like Aditya Sarpudar, Mitakshara Kumar,
[00:01:14] Sukriti Tyagi, Danny Mamik, Rakish Handilya and Sahan.
[00:01:18] They've all picked separate issues and directed separate episodes.
[00:01:22] So there is Bhavar, about a woman's fear of intimacy and how lesser literate family around deal with it.
[00:01:28] Also what it can lead to. Touching upon a panic attack that can be caused by the male gaze.
[00:01:34] 1 plus 1 is about anorexia and eating disorder caused by societal pressures
[00:01:39] and peer pressure about weight being synonymous with good looks.
[00:01:42] 2 Swagatam is about paranoid schizophrenia and imaginary fears that can almost kill you.
[00:01:48] Also the insensitivity of people around in dealing with a genuinely split mind.
[00:01:52] 3 Purple Dunia is about a new age disorder that goes largely unnoticed today.
[00:01:57] An addiction to gaming because the affected thinks the world is too straightjacketed and he or she can
[00:02:03] only win in the virtual world.
[00:02:05] 4 Gaged is about gender identity and the distress it causes.
[00:02:08] 5 The Daily Papacho is about anxiety and overwhelming emotions that can trigger panic attacks and how
[00:02:15] kindness and understanding can help the afflicted.
[00:02:18] Zindagi Nama has an ensemble cast across anthologies.
[00:02:21] In Swagatam, Shriyas Talpade and Anjali Patal.
[00:02:25] In Caged, Sumit Vyas and Muhammad.
[00:02:27] In Bhavar, Shweta Basu Prasad and Priya Bapal.
[00:02:31] In the Daily Papacho, Shivani Raghuvanchi and Sayandeep Sen Gupta.
[00:02:35] In 1 Plus 1, Prajakta Kohli, Yashavini Dayamma and Lileth Dube.
[00:02:39] In Purple Dunia, Tanmay Dhananya, Shruti Seth and Urmila Kothare.
[00:02:44] Just a few names that flit across the screen in this serious look at mental health using the
[00:02:49] age-old tool of cinematic storytelling.
[00:02:52] While it's a very important topic of our times, Zindagi Nama may at the very least scratch
[00:02:56] the surface of the masks we live under.
[00:02:58] Hiding, biding, fearful because of peer pressure.
[00:03:02] All stories have their own ups and downs and dealt with differently.
[00:03:06] Some deep, some lacking depth.
[00:03:08] But the point is made.
[00:03:09] Still full marks to Samir Nair and his team to start this conversation.
[00:03:13] Because this is such an important topic and because each mental health issue is so real
[00:03:18] and so paramount, to evaluate each separately would be unfair.
[00:03:22] To rate a show like this would be unfair too.
[00:03:24] I just advise, watch it with someone you love and don't forget to cuddle.
[00:03:28] That's the real Zindagi Nama.
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