The Serpent(Netflix, 8 Episodes) Starring Tahar Rahim as Charles Sobhraj,Jenna Coleman as Marie-Andrée Leclerc,Billy Howle as Herman Knippenberg, Amesh Edireweera as Ajay Chowdhury ·Directed by Tom Shankland, Hand Herbots · Rating: *** ½ It is hard to sit through 8 serpentine...
In the sweltering heat of Delhi, Aparna Sen who last directed a version of Rabindranath Tagore Ghaire Bhaire entitled Ghawre Bairey Aaj is now readying her next feature film which promises to be one of the finest ...
I know Ram Gopal Varma for a longer time than I know almost anyone else in the film industry,except Shabana Azmi and Sanjay Leela Bhansali whom I have been friends with from much longer....
Lucky -Brea Grant,Hunter C. Smith,Dhruv Uday Singh, Yasmine Al-Bustami Directed by Natasha Kermani Rating: ** This is one helluva frustrating angering film. Angering, because it seems too closely trapped in its own rage ...
Super-philanthropist Sonu Sood is enormously distressed by a chap from Muzaffarpur Ashish Kumar Singh defrauding an unsuspecting victim of Rs 60,000 by using Sonu’s name. Says Sonu Sood, “It is really sad when they try...
In spite of the Covid upsurge, Nagarjuna’s new action adventure Wild Dog has opened to encouraging response. Says Nag, “We always knew it wouldn’t be an opening like normal...
The iconic veteran actor Dharmendra wants to reassure his fans that the Covid vaccine is absolutely safe. “I took my first dose last month. There were...
Sometime Other Than Now Starring Donal Logue, Kate Walsh Directed by Dylan McCormick Rating: ** Love stories about couples past 50 are always welcome. But this doesn’t...
Wild Dog(Telugu) Starring Nagarjuna, Sayami Kher , Atul Kulkarni Directed by Ashishor Solomon Rating: *** ½ No trial, no jury….only fury ….That could sum up Nagarjuna’s role as the encounter-friendly cop from the imaginary ...
When the ever-affable Dharmendra returned my call on Sunday evening he was deeply grieved. “I just heard Shashikala is no more,” he mumbled sadly before I could raise the ...
The Nightingale Lata Mangeshkar is worried about the spike in Corona numbers. “It’s become much worse, and we are to blame for it. So many people are not following...
Lalit Pandit, The Composer Of Munni Badnaam Hui Darling Tere Liye , Tells Subhash K Jha What Composing This, The Most Popular Item Song Of Hindi Cinema, Meant...
Silvat(Zee5) Starring Kartik Aaryan, Meher Mistry Directed by Tanuja Chandra Rating: **** If you haven’t seen this 2018 digital film which you can easily locate on Zee5, you haven’t seen what Kartik Aaryan is ...
The two most hated screen women in the North belt of India were Lalita Pawar and Shashikala. And we can’t really blame our emotional audiences for despising these women. Both...
The story of rocket scientist Nambi Narayanan’s rise to being India’s biggest scientist hero and the following fall of grace, had to be told. I am glad the...
Cherry Starring Tom Holland, Ciara Bravo Directed by Anthony Russo & Joe Russo Rating: ** This darkest-of-dark films based on a true story makes you wonder why we...