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| image          = Unpaused film poster.jpg
| image          = Unpaused film poster.jpg
| caption        = Release poster
| caption        = Release poster
| director      = [[Tannishtha Chatterjee]]<br>[[Raj Nidimoru and Krishna D.K.|Raj & DK]]<br>[[Nitya Mehra]]<br>[[Nikkhil Advani]]<br>[[Avinash Arun]]
| director      = [[Tannishtha Chatterjee]]<br/>[[Raj Nidimoru and Krishna D.K.|Raj & DK]]<br/>[[Nitya Mehra]]<br/>[[Nikkhil Advani]]<br/>[[Avinash Arun]]
| producer      = Raj & DK<br>Madhu Bhojwani<br>Monisha Advani<br>Baisakhi Nair<br>Sanjeevkumar Nair
| producer      = Raj & DK<br/>Madhu Bhojwani<br/>Monisha Advani<br/>Baisakhi Nair<br/>Sanjeevkumar Nair
| writer        = [[Devika Bhagat]]<br>Nitya Mehra<br>Reshu Nath<br>Vidur Nauriyal<br>Sanyuktha Chawla Shaikh
| writer        = [[Raj Nidimoru and Krishna D.K.|Raj & DK]]<br/>[[Devika Bhagat]]<br/>Nitya Mehra<br/>Reshu Nath<br/>Vidur Nauriyal<br/>Shubham<br/>Sanyuktha Chawla Shaikh
| starring      = [[Gulshan Devaiah]]<br>[[Sumeet Vyas]]<br>[[Saiyami Kher]]<br>[[Richa Chadda]]<br>[[Abhishek Banerjee (actor)|Abhishek Banerjee]]<br>[[Ratna Pathak Shah]]<br>[[Ishwak Singh]]<br>[[Geetika Vidya Ohlyan]]<br>[[Rinku Rajguru]]
| starring      = [[Gulshan Devaiah]]<br/>[[Sumeet Vyas]]<br/>[[Saiyami Kher]]<br/>[[Richa Chadda]]<br/>[[Abhishek Banerjee (actor)|Abhishek Banerjee]]<br/>[[Ratna Pathak Shah]]<br/>[[Ishwak Singh]]<br/>[[Geetika Vidya Ohlyan]]<br/>[[Rinku Rajguru]]<br/>[[Lillete Dubey]]
Lillete Dubey
| music          = [[Tanishk Bagchi]]<br/>[[Payal Dev]]<br/>Parth Parekh<br/>Shishir A Samant<br/>Gaurav Kadu
| music          = [[Tanishk Bagchi]]<br>[[Payal Dev]]<br>Parth Parekh<br>Shishir A Samant<br>Gaurav Kadu
| cinematography = [[Pankaj Kumar (cinematographer)|Pankaj Kumar]]<br/>[[Jay Pinak Oza]]<br/>John Jacob Payyapalli<br/>Navagat Prakash<br/>Kaushal Shah
| cinematography = [[Pankaj Kumar (cinematographer)|Pankaj Kumar]]<br>Jay Oza<br>John Jacob Payyapalli<br>Navagat Prakash<br>Kaushal Shah
| editing        = [[Sanyukta Kaza]]<br/>Sachin Kunal<br/>Sagar Manik<br/>Sumeet Kotian<br/>Dharmendra Kakarala<br/>Antara Lahiri<br/>Manas Mittal
| editing        = [[Sanyukta Kaza]]<br>Sachin Kunal<br>Sagar Manik<br>Sumeet Kotian<br>[[Dharmendra Kakarala]]<br>Antara Lahiri<br>Manas Mittal
| studio        = d2r Films<br>[[Emmay Entertainment]]<br>Pritish Nandy Communications<br>Reverie Entertainment<br>Pink Window Productions
| studio        =  
| distributor    = [[Amazon Prime Video]]
| distributor    = [[Amazon Prime Video]]
| released      = {{Film date|df=yes|2020|12|18}}
| released      = {{Film date|df=yes|2020|12|18}}
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'''''Unpaused''''' is an Indian Hindi-language anthology film consisting of five short segments directed by [[Raj Nidimoru and Krishna D.K.|Raj & DK]], [[Nitya Mehra]], [[Nikkhil Advani]], [[Tannishtha Chatterjee]] and [[Avinash Arun]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/hindi/2020/dec/09/watch--unpaused-trailer-friendship-hope-in-amazons-anthology-2233595.html|title=WATCH: 'Unpaused' trailer: Friendship, hope in Amazon's anthology|website=The New Indian Express|date=9 December 2020|access-date=20 December 2020}}</ref> With an ensemble cast, the stories revolved around lives of people impacted by the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/unpaused-on-amazon-prime-actors-creators-of-the-anthology-discuss-using-the-lens-of-hope-in-telling-their-stories-9129111.html|title=Unpaused on Amazon Prime: Actors, creators of the anthology discuss using the 'lens of hope' in telling their stories|last=Jhunjhunwala|first=Udita|website=Firstpost|date=20 December 2020|access-date=20 December 2020}}</ref> It premiered on 18 December 2020 on [[Amazon Prime Video]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thequint.com/entertainment/hot-on-web/amazon-prime-video-unpaused-critics-review-anthology-finds-hope-in-the-covid19-pandemic#read-more|title='Unpaused' Critics' Review: Anthology Finds Hope in a Pandemic|website=The Quint|date=19 December 2020|access-date=20 December 2020}}</ref>
'''''Unpaused''''' is an Indian [[Hindi]]-language [[anthology film]] consisting of five short segments directed by [[Raj Nidimoru and Krishna D.K.|Raj & DK]], [[Nitya Mehra]], [[Nikkhil Advani]], [[Tannishtha Chatterjee]] and [[Avinash Arun]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/hindi/2020/dec/09/watch--unpaused-trailer-friendship-hope-in-amazons-anthology-2233595.html |title=WATCH: 'Unpaused' trailer: Friendship, hope in Amazon's anthology |website=The New Indian Express |date=9 December 2020 |access-date=20 December 2020 |archive-date=18 December 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201218181550/https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/hindi/2020/dec/09/watch--unpaused-trailer-friendship-hope-in-amazons-anthology-2233595.html |url-status=live}}</ref> With an ensemble cast, the stories revolved around lives of people impacted by the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/unpaused-on-amazon-prime-actors-creators-of-the-anthology-discuss-using-the-lens-of-hope-in-telling-their-stories-9129111.html |title=Unpaused on Amazon Prime: Actors, creators of the anthology discuss using the 'lens of hope' in telling their stories |last=Jhunjhunwala |first=Udita |website=Firstpost |date=20 December 2020 |access-date=20 December 2020 |archive-date=20 December 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201220045655/https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/unpaused-on-amazon-prime-actors-creators-of-the-anthology-discuss-using-the-lens-of-hope-in-telling-their-stories-9129111.html |url-status=live}}</ref> It premiered on 18 December 2020 on [[Amazon Prime Video]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.thequint.com/entertainment/hot-on-web/amazon-prime-video-unpaused-critics-review-anthology-finds-hope-in-the-covid19-pandemic#read-more |title='Unpaused' Critics' Review: Anthology Finds Hope in a Pandemic |website=The Quint |date=19 December 2020 |access-date=20 December 2020 |archive-date=30 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220530134327/https://www.thequint.com/entertainment/hot-on-web/amazon-prime-video-unpaused-critics-review-anthology-finds-hope-in-the-covid19-pandemic#read-more |url-status=live}}</ref>
 
A sequel series titled ''[[Unpaused: Naya Safar]]'', with segments directed by [[Nupur Asthana]], Ayappa KM, Ruchir Arun, [[Shikha Makan]], and [[Nagraj Manjule]], and produced by Pink Window Productions, Early Man Film, Chalkboard Entertainment, The Three Film Company, and Aatpat Films, was released on Prime Video in January 21, 2022.


==Cast==
==Cast==
'''Glitch ([[Raj Nidimoru and Krishna D.K.|Raj & DK]])'''
*[[Gulshan Devaiah]] as Ahan Awasthi
*[[Gulshan Devaiah]] as Ahan Awasthi
*[[Sumeet Vyas]] as Sahil Khanna
*[[Saiyami Kher]] as Ayesha Hussain
*[[Saiyami Kher]] as Ayesha Hussain
'''Apartment ([[Nikkhil Advani]])'''
*[[Richa Chadda]] as Devika Khanna
*[[Richa Chadda]] as Devika Khanna
*[[Abhishek Banerjee (actor)|Abhishek Banerjee]] as Manish
*[[Ratna Pathak Shah]] as Uma
*[[Ishwak Singh]] as Chirag
*[[Ishwak Singh]] as Chirag
*[[Sumeet Vyas]] as Sahil Khanna
'''Rat A Tat ([[Tannishtha Chatterjee]])'''
*[[Rinku Rajguru]] as Priyanka
*[[Rinku Rajguru]] as Priyanka
*[[Lillete Dubey]] as Archna
'''Vishaanu ([[Avinash Arun]])'''
*[[Abhishek Banerjee (actor)|Abhishek Banerjee]] as Manish
*[[Geetika Vidya Ohlyan]] as Seema
*[[Geetika Vidya Ohlyan]] as Seema
*[[Lillete Dubey]] as Archna
'''Chaand Mubarak ([[Nitya Mehra]])'''
*[[Shardul Bharadwaj]] as Rafique (Auto Driver)
*[[Ratna Pathak Shah]] as Uma
 
* Shardul Bharadwaj as Rafique (Auto Driver)<ref>{{Cite web |title=An anthology film, Unpaused, relives the pandemic |work=Tribuneindia News Service |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/lifestyle/an-anthology-film-unpaused-relives-the-pandemic-183621 |access-date=14 July 2023 |archive-date=14 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230714182554/https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/lifestyle/an-anthology-film-unpaused-relives-the-pandemic-183621 |url-status=live}}</ref>
==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."<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/unpaused-review-fighting-the-pandemic-one-feel-good-story-at-a-time/article33371283.ece|title='Unpaused' review: Fighting the pandemic, one feel-good story at a time|last=Purkayastha|first=Debasree|work=The Hindu|date=19 December 2020|access-date=20 December 2020}}</ref> 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."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/unpaused-review-anthology-of-lockdown-stories-is-highly-recommended-3-stars-out-of-5-2340300|title=Unpaused Review: Anthology Of Lockdown Stories Is Highly Recommended|last=Chatterjee|first=Saibal|publisher=NDTV|date=18 December 2020|access-date=20 December 2020}}</ref>
 
Nandini Ramnath of [[Scroll.in]] praised the performances in the film but was critical of the treatment.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://scroll.in/reel/981356/unpaused-review-amazon-prime-video-anthology-film-finds-the-rainbow-in-the-covid-19-storm|title='Unpaused' review: Amazon Prime Video anthology film finds the rainbow in the Covid-19 storm|last=Ramnath|first=Nandini|website=Scroll.in|date=18 December 2020|access-date=20 December 2020}}</ref> 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."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/movie-review/unpaused-review-a-middling-anthology-7109676/|title=Unpaused review: A middling anthology|last=Gupta|first=Shubhra|date=19 December 2020|access-date=20 December 2020}}</ref> [[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."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/unpaused-movie-review-young-and-old-poor-migrants-and-the-lonely-rich-share-space-in-a-pleasant-pandemic-anthology-9123731.html|title=Unpaused movie review: Young and old, poor migrants and the lonely rich share space in a pleasant pandemic anthology|last=MM Vetticad|first=Anna|publisher=Firstpost|date=18 December 2020|access-date=20 December 2020}}</ref>
 
[[Anupama Chopra]], Editor-in-Chief of Film Companion, wrote, "The result is an uneven collection of shorts.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.filmcompanion.in/reviews/bollywood-review/unpaused-movie-review-amazon-prime-video-anthology-anupama-chopra/?utm_source=Wikipedia&utm_medium=Seeding&utm_campaign=Reviews|title=Unpaused Movie Review|first=Anupama|last=Chopra|date=18 December 2020|work=Film Companion|access-date=23 December 2020}}</ref>


==Soundtrack==
==Soundtrack==
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| released  = 11 December 2020<ref>{{cite web|url=https://music.amazon.in/albums/B08Q8483G7|title= Unpaused (Music from the Prime Original Series)|publisher=Amazon Music|date=18 December 2020}}</ref>
| released  = 11 December 2020<ref>{{cite web |url=https://music.amazon.in/albums/B08Q8483G7 |title=Unpaused (Music from the Prime Original Series) |publisher=Amazon Music |date=18 December 2020 |access-date=20 December 2020 |archive-date=11 December 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201211101901/https://music.amazon.in/albums/B08Q8483G7 |url-status=live}}</ref>
| recorded  = 2020
| recorded  = 2020
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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.
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.


{{Tracklist
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| length2 = 2:42
| title3  = Badarva
| title3  = Badarva
| extra3  = Madhubanti Bagchi
| extra3  = [[Madhubanti Bagchi]]
| music3  = Parth Parekh
| music3  = Parth Parekh
| lyrics3 = Ginny Diwan
| lyrics3 = Ginny Diwan
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| length7 = 1:58
| length7 = 1:58
}}
}}
==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."<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/unpaused-review-fighting-the-pandemic-one-feel-good-story-at-a-time/article33371283.ece |title='Unpaused' review: Fighting the pandemic, one feel-good story at a time |last=Purkayastha |first=Debasree |work=The Hindu |date=19 December 2020 |access-date=20 December 2020 |archive-date=19 December 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201219150559/https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/unpaused-review-fighting-the-pandemic-one-feel-good-story-at-a-time/article33371283.ece |url-status=live}}</ref> 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."<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/unpaused-review-anthology-of-lockdown-stories-is-highly-recommended-3-stars-out-of-5-2340300 |title=Unpaused Review: Anthology Of Lockdown Stories Is Highly Recommended |last=Chatterjee |first=Saibal |publisher=NDTV |date=18 December 2020 |access-date=20 December 2020 |archive-date=19 December 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201219184624/https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/unpaused-review-anthology-of-lockdown-stories-is-highly-recommended-3-stars-out-of-5-2340300 |url-status=live}}</ref>
Nandini Ramnath of [[Scroll.in]] praised the performances in the film but was critical of the treatment.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://scroll.in/reel/981356/unpaused-review-amazon-prime-video-anthology-film-finds-the-rainbow-in-the-covid-19-storm |title='Unpaused' review: Amazon Prime Video anthology film finds the rainbow in the Covid-19 storm |last=Ramnath |first=Nandini |website=Scroll.in |date=18 December 2020 |access-date=20 December 2020 |archive-date=19 December 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201219172525/https://scroll.in/reel/981356/unpaused-review-amazon-prime-video-anthology-film-finds-the-rainbow-in-the-covid-19-storm |url-status=live}}</ref> 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."<ref>{{cite web |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/movie-review/unpaused-review-a-middling-anthology-7109676/ |title=Unpaused review: A middling anthology |last=Gupta |first=Shubhra |date=19 December 2020 |access-date=20 December 2020 |archive-date=18 December 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201218073715/https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/movie-review/unpaused-review-a-middling-anthology-7109676/ |url-status=live}}</ref> [[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."<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/unpaused-movie-review-young-and-old-poor-migrants-and-the-lonely-rich-share-space-in-a-pleasant-pandemic-anthology-9123731.html |title=Unpaused movie review: Young and old, poor migrants and the lonely rich share space in a pleasant pandemic anthology |last=MM Vetticad |first=Anna |publisher=Firstpost |date=18 December 2020 |access-date=20 December 2020 |archive-date=18 December 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201218181834/https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/unpaused-movie-review-young-and-old-poor-migrants-and-the-lonely-rich-share-space-in-a-pleasant-pandemic-anthology-9123731.html |url-status=live}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 10:30, 2 March 2026

Unpaused
Release poster
Directed byTannishtha Chatterjee
Raj & DK
Nitya Mehra
Nikkhil Advani
Avinash Arun
Produced byRaj & DK
Madhu Bhojwani
Monisha Advani
Baisakhi Nair
Sanjeevkumar Nair
Written byRaj & DK
Devika Bhagat
Nitya Mehra
Reshu Nath
Vidur Nauriyal
Shubham
Sanyuktha Chawla Shaikh
StarringGulshan Devaiah
Sumeet Vyas
Saiyami Kher
Richa Chadda
Abhishek Banerjee
Ratna Pathak Shah
Ishwak Singh
Geetika Vidya Ohlyan
Rinku Rajguru
Lillete Dubey
Music byTanishk Bagchi
Payal Dev
Parth Parekh
Shishir A Samant
Gaurav Kadu
CinematographyPankaj Kumar
Jay Pinak Oza
John Jacob Payyapalli
Navagat Prakash
Kaushal Shah
Edited bySanyukta Kaza
Sachin Kunal
Sagar Manik
Sumeet Kotian
Dharmendra Kakarala
Antara Lahiri
Manas Mittal
Production
company
d2r Films
Emmay Entertainment
Pritish Nandy Communications
Reverie Entertainment
Pink Window Productions
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]

A sequel series titled Unpaused: Naya Safar, with segments directed by Nupur Asthana, Ayappa KM, Ruchir Arun, Shikha Makan, and Nagraj Manjule, and produced by Pink Window Productions, Early Man Film, Chalkboard Entertainment, The Three Film Company, and Aatpat Films, was released on Prime Video in January 21, 2022.

Cast[edit | edit source]

Glitch (Raj & DK)

Apartment (Nikkhil Advani)

Rat A Tat (Tannishtha Chatterjee)

Vishaanu (Avinash Arun)

Chaand Mubarak (Nitya Mehra)

Soundtrack[edit | edit source]

Unpaused
Soundtrack album by
Tanishk Bagchi, Payal Dev, Parth Parekh, Shishir A Samant and Gaurav Kadu
Released11 December 2020[5]
Recorded2020
GenreAmazon Original Movie Soundtrack
Length19:42
LanguageHindi
LabelAmazon Music
External audio
Official Audio Jukebox at 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. TitleSinger(s) Length
1. "Nayi Dhoop"  Zara Khan 3:21
2. "Ummeed Hai"  Jubin Nautiyal 2:42
3. "Badarva"  Madhubanti Bagchi 1:57
4. "Chaap Tilak"  Shishir A Samant, Sunil Kamath 3:10
5. "Nayi Dhoop" (Reprise)Zara Khan 3:19
6. "Mujh Mai Hai Tu"  Fiddlecraft, Gaurav Kadu 3:15
7. "Rastey"  Fiddlecraft, Gaurav Kadu 1:58
Total length:
19:42

Critical reception[edit | edit source]

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."[6] 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."[7]

Nandini Ramnath of Scroll.in praised the performances in the film but was critical of the treatment.[8] 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."[9] 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."[10]

References[edit | edit source]

  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". Tribuneindia News Service. Archived from the original on 14 July 2023. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
  5. "Unpaused (Music from the Prime Original Series)". Amazon Music. 18 December 2020. Archived from the original on 11 December 2020. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
  6. 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.
  7. 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.
  8. 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.
  9. Gupta, Shubhra (19 December 2020). "Unpaused review: A middling anthology". Archived from the original on 18 December 2020. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
  10. 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.

External links[edit | edit source]