Unpaused
Release poster
Directed byTannishtha Chatterjee
Raj & DK
Nitya Mehra
Nikkhil Advani
Avinash Arun
Written byRaj & DK
Devika Bhagat
Nitya Mehra
Reshu Nath
Vidur Nauriyal
Shubham
Sanyuktha Chawla Shaikh
Produced byRaj & DK
Madhu Bhojwani
Monisha Advani
Baisakhi Nair
Sanjeevkumar Nair
StarringGulshan Devaiah
Sumeet Vyas
Saiyami Kher
Richa Chadda
Abhishek Banerjee
Ratna Pathak Shah
Ishwak Singh
Geetika Vidya Ohlyan
Rinku Rajguru
Lillete Dubey
CinematographyPankaj Kumar
Jay Oza
John Jacob Payyapalli
Navagat Prakash
Kaushal Shah
Edited bySanyukta Kaza
Sachin Kunal
Sagar Manik
Sumeet Kotian
Dharmendra Kakarala
Antara Lahiri
Manas Mittal
Music byTanishk Bagchi
Payal Dev
Parth Parekh
Shishir A Samant
Gaurav Kadu
Distributed byAmazon Prime Video
Release date
  • 18 December 2020 (2020-12-18)
Running time
113 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi

Unpaused is an Indian Hindi-language anthology film consisting of five short segments directed by Raj & DK, Nitya Mehra, Nikkhil Advani, Tannishtha Chatterjee and Avinash Arun.[1] With an ensemble cast, the stories revolved around lives of people impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.[2] It premiered on 18 December 2020 on Amazon Prime Video.[3]

Cast

Glitch (Raj & DK)

Apartment (Nikkhil Advani)

Rat A Tat (Tannishtha Chatterjee)

Vishaanu (Avinash Arun)

Chaand Mubarak (Nitya Mehra)

Critical reception

Debasree Purkayastha of The Hindu mentioned that the film has "a stirring ensemble of slice-of-life tales that dwell on the common themes of loneliness, love and hope."[5] Saibal Chatterjee from NDTV wrote: "As a freewheeling rumination on loneliness, distress and lingering hope, the anthology, buoyed by a slew of terrific performances, is a pertinent commentary on a pandemic and its depredations."[6]

Nandini Ramnath of Scroll.in praised the performances in the film but was critical of the treatment.[7] Writing for The Indian Express, Shubhra Gupta noted that the film mixes different themes like loneliness and isolation "with news that has made headlines in this terrible virus-laden year, with average results."[8] Anna M. M. Vetticad wrote: "Unpaused is important because it serves to chronicle this slice of history. It helps that it is also an enjoyable, insightful affair."[9]

Soundtrack

Unpaused
Soundtrack album by
Tanishk Bagchi, Payal Dev, Parth Parekh, Shishir A Samant and Gaurav Kadu
Released11 December 2020[10]
Recorded2020
GenreAmazon Original Movie Soundtrack
Length19:42
LanguageHindi
LabelAmazon Music
External audio
audio icon Official Audio Jukebox on YouTube

The music was composed by Tanishk Bagchi, Payal Dev, Parth Parekh, Shishir A Samant and Gaurav Kadu with lyrics written by Rashmi Virag, Kunaal Vermaa, Ginny Diwan, Traditional and Gaurav Kadu.

Track listing
No.TitleLyricsMusicSinger(s)Length
1."Nayi Dhoop"Rashmi ViragTanishk BagchiZara Khan3:21
2."Ummeed Hai"Kunaal VermaaPayal DevJubin Nautiyal2:42
3."Badarva"Ginny DiwanParth ParekhMadhubanti Bagchi1:57
4."Chaap Tilak"Traditional (Amir Khusrau)Shishir A SamantShishir A Samant, Sunil Kamath3:10
5."Nayi Dhoop" (Reprise)Rashmi ViragTanishk BagchiZara Khan3:19
6."Mujh Mai Hai Tu"Gaurav KaduGaurav KaduFiddlecraft, Gaurav Kadu3:15
7."Rastey"Gaurav KaduGaurav KaduFiddlecraft, Gaurav Kadu1:58
Total length:19:42

References

  1. ^ "WATCH: 'Unpaused' trailer: Friendship, hope in Amazon's anthology". The New Indian Express. 9 December 2020. Archived from the original on 18 December 2020. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
  2. ^ Jhunjhunwala, Udita (20 December 2020). "Unpaused on Amazon Prime: Actors, creators of the anthology discuss using the 'lens of hope' in telling their stories". Firstpost. Archived from the original on 20 December 2020. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
  3. ^ "'Unpaused' Critics' Review: Anthology Finds Hope in a Pandemic". The Quint. 19 December 2020. Archived from the original on 30 May 2022. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
  4. ^ "An anthology film, Unpaused, relives the pandemic". Archived from the original on 14 July 2023. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
  5. ^ Purkayastha, Debasree (19 December 2020). "'Unpaused' review: Fighting the pandemic, one feel-good story at a time". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 19 December 2020. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
  6. ^ Chatterjee, Saibal (18 December 2020). "Unpaused Review: Anthology Of Lockdown Stories Is Highly Recommended". NDTV. Archived from the original on 19 December 2020. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
  7. ^ Ramnath, Nandini (18 December 2020). "'Unpaused' review: Amazon Prime Video anthology film finds the rainbow in the Covid-19 storm". Scroll.in. Archived from the original on 19 December 2020. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
  8. ^ Gupta, Shubhra (19 December 2020). "Unpaused review: A middling anthology". Archived from the original on 18 December 2020. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
  9. ^ MM Vetticad, Anna (18 December 2020). "Unpaused movie review: Young and old, poor migrants and the lonely rich share space in a pleasant pandemic anthology". Firstpost. Archived from the original on 18 December 2020. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
  10. ^ "Unpaused (Music from the Prime Original Series)". Amazon Music. 18 December 2020. Archived from the original on 11 December 2020. Retrieved 20 December 2020.

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