It takes very little for Kangana Ranaut and her sister Rangoli to get provoked. Their latest target of scorn is Tapsee Pannu who lately asked—not unfairly I’d say—why Kangana had not spoken about the Tapsee starrer Mission Mangal which was ...
Parineeti Chopra is now in London shooting for the Hindi remake of a very dark brooding intense British drama The Girl On The Train for which the marvellous...
The painfully young Saaho director Sujeeth is not scared of comparisons with Baahubali. “I understand Prabhas’ fans want to see a film that will equal Baahubali in scale and content. I hope Saaho doesn’t disappoint. ...
Even when Bollywood makes movies about powerful women they need the male presence to bolster the film’s boxoffice prospects. That’s a sad fact. Lately the supremely saleable Akshay Kumar has been promoting Mission Mangal ,...
Farhan Akhtar and his business partner Ritesh Sidhvani seem to have hit on a goldmine, literally.After making more money on the Hindi dubbed version of Kolar Goldmine Films(KGF)...
Mission Mangal Starring Vidya Balan, Tapsee Pannu, Akshay Kumar, Sonakshi Sinha,Nithya Manen, Kriti Kulhari Directed by Jagat Shakti Rating: ** ½ (two and a half stars) Inspiring,yes. But in an uncomfortably perspiring way. Mission Mangal, based on a true and truly commendable...
There was a time when the Sister was an important, integral almost mandatory part of Hindi commercial cinema. Blockbuster films like Choti Bahen(1959), Bhai Bahen(1959), Badi Didi (1969), Pyari Behna(1985) ,Anokha Bandhan(1982) and Bandhan(1988) were devoted entirely...
Batla House Starring John Abraham, Mrunal Thakur Directed by Nikhil Advani Rating: *****(5 stars) There is a strong storm brewing in our deeply polarized society . It’s not about the haves...
Ustad Amjad Ali Khan: “Lataji’s Ae mere watan ke logon is my favourite patriotic song.” Shabana Azmi: “Kar chale him fida jaan-o-tan saathiyon is the most...
Evaru(Telugu) Starring Adivi Sesh, Regina Cassandra, Naveen Andrews Directed by Venkat Ramji Rating: ****(4 Stars) No matter how cynical you are about suspense thrillers, the end-twist in Evaru(which very appropriately means ‘Who Are...
It doesn’t take great powers of deduction to figure out that Imran Khan who once was king in in Jaane Tu…YaJaane Na is now out of work.Nobody knows what went wrong with...
Just what are Sara Ali Khan and Kartik Aryan trying to show to the world by being seen together all over the place, but not admitting to being...
The Hindi film industry’s leading spokesperson Ashoke Pandit has just paid a flying visit to Kashmir after Article 370 was repealed. He is now back claiming all is...
Mahesh Babu and his wife Namrata Shirodkar’s 7-year old daughter Sitara is breaking the internet with her dance performance to her father’s song Paala pitta from the film Maharshi. Proud mother Namrata just can’t stop smiling. “She is quite...
When Sanjay Leela Bhansali heard the news that he had been awarded the National award for best music composer for his songs and background music in ...
In a shocking disregard for public sentiments singer Mika Singh trouped off too Karachi with his band and performed at the wedding off a Pakistani billionaire’s daughter’s wedding.Understandably ...