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2020 · Prime Video premiere · Hindi · 1h 53m · Comedy, Drama · CBFC U/A

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Filmi Score

Very good

7 reviews

1 exceptional3 very good2 good1 mixed

What the critics say

Critics call this pandemic-set anthology uneven in quality and pacing across its five segments, but most single out strong performances and at least two or three standout stories worth watching.

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Summary

Unpaused (2020, Hindi) has a Filmi Score of 66 from 7 critic reviews, is rated 12+ by Filmi (CBFC: U/A), and streams on Prime Video in the US.

An anthology that brings five unique creators and filmmakers to tell stories about love, happiness, friendship, new beginnings, second chances and a glimmer of hope - set and filmed in the times of the COVID-19 lockdown.

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Cast & crew

Directed by Nikkhil Advani & Raj Nidimoru & Krishna D.K. & Nitya Mehra & Avinash Arun & Tannishtha Chatterjee · written by Nitya Mehra & Shubhum & Devika Bhagat & Tarun Dudeja & Ishita Moitra & Reshu Nath & Vidur Nauriyal & Sanyuktha Chawla Sheikh · music Tanishk Bagchi & Naren Chandavarkar & Payal Dev & Gaurav Kadu & Parth Parekh & Ashutosh Phatak & Shishir Samant & Benedict Taylor

Cast

Gulshan DevaiahLead

Saiyami Kher

Richa Chadha

Ishwak Singh

Sumeet Vyas

Rinku Rajguru

Lillete Dubey

Abhishek Banerjee

Geetika Vidya

Ratna Pathak Shah

Shardul Bhardwaj

Komal Chhabria

Full crew

Production designSaini S. Johray · Vahi Shaikh · Priya Suhas · Tiya Tejpal · Vijay Ghodke · Onkar Khot · Divya Jain · Saloni Porwal

CostumeSheetal Sharma · Sachin Lovalekar · Reann Moradian · Harpreet Singh Sawhney · Aastha Sharma

LyricsRashmi Virag · Kunaal Vermaa · Ginny Diwan

MakeupShrikant Desai

Summary

Unpaused (2020, Hindi) has a Filmi Score of 66 from 7 critic reviews, is rated 12+ by Filmi (CBFC: U/A), and streams on Prime Video in the US.

Where to watch

PRIME VIDEOWatch now

What the critics said

7 reviews · the critic’s own number where they gave one

Five of 7 · the critic’s own number where they gave one

NDTV

Saibal Chatterjee · 18 Dec 2020

Unpaused Review: Anthology Of Lockdown Stories Is Highly Recommended Read it there →

Published · 3/5 Filmi’s reading 85

The Hindu

Debasree Purkayastha · 19 Dec 2020

Finds Unpaused a warm, well-observed anthology, naming three of its five segments personal favourites strong enough to be full features, with only… Read it there →

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Umesh Punwani · 18 Dec 2020

Unpaused Movie Review: Just Pause Everything & Watch This Delightful Piece Of Cinema! Read it there →

Published · 3.5/5 Filmi’s reading 76

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Anna MM Vetticad · 18 Dec 2020

2.75/5, stated in the text — not a formal rating. Read it there →

Stated in text Filmi’s reading 76

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Anmol Jamwal · YouTube · transcript read · 18 Dec 2020

The critic ranks all five segments of the anthology from weakest to strongest, praising 'The Glitch' and 'Chand Mubarak' highly while calling… Watch it there →

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Nandini Ramnath · 18 Dec 2020

Sees Unpaused as uneven: praises sharp performances and admires the final segment's affecting, life-affirming close, but faults other stories for… Read it there →

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The Indian Express

Shubhra Gupta · 18 Dec 2020

Unpaused review: A middling anthology Read it there →

Published · 2/5 Filmi’s reading 45

How this number was made. We read every review and derive a 0–100 reading from each — including where the critic printed a number, which stays first on its row, because it’s theirs. The Filmi Score is the mean of 7 readings; 4 of those rows also carry the critic’s own rating, shown beside ours. Rubric v2.1, computed 26 Oct 2026. Any critic can ask us to remove a derived reading.

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What is Unpaused's OTT release date?

Unpaused arrived on OTT on 18 Dec 2020 on Prime Video in India.

Where can I watch Unpaused?

Unpaused is streaming on OTT: Prime Video (India, the US, the UK and Canada). Availability comes from JustWatch and is checked every Friday.

What did critics say about Unpaused?

Unpaused has a Filmi Score of 66 (Very good), the mean of 7 readings of critic reviews, one per review. Readings run from 45 (The Indian Express) to 85 (NDTV). Every review and how it was scored is listed below.

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