#LudoOnNetflix - #AnuragBasu tries to make different films from what the other Hindi filmmakers create.

The problem is, he watches movies of filmmakers like Tarantino, Guy Ritchie, Iñárritu and tries to emulate them. Most of the times he blatantly lifts scenes and calls them as tributes to the filmmakers. Fortunately there are no such high-profile lifts here - at least I couldn't figure out any. But time will tell.

Just like in #AmoresPerros - where lives of disparate characters collide in a car crash, Anurag creates a story featuring 4 different story lines and how they all get connected, using a Ludo board game analogy.

After all his sophisticated thinking he probably feels that his audience has low comprehension skills. So he goes out of his way to explain the purpose and meaning of the film rather than letting the audience figure out themselves. His presence as Yamraaj and the Ludo analogies are yawn-worthy. The music too prompts the viewer in advance on how to receive a scene - Watch out, this scene is going to get funny now, etc.

His skills as a Director of Cinematography are noteworthy - especially the predominant use of 4 Ludo colours - red, yellow, green and blue - in many places.

Underwhelming when compared to his #Gangster and #LifeInAMetro.