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Fatima Sana Sheikh To Star In Hindi Remake of Aruvi

Subhash K . Jha15 hours ago5th March 2021

2021 seems to be a significant year for female heroes in Hindi cinema . This Women’s Day audiences will see two important OTT products Netflix’s Bombay Begums and Alt-Balajee’s The Married Women with female heroes...

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Covidrama Flourishes In Netflix’s Homemade Quickies

Subhash K . Jha15 hours ago5th March 2021

Homemade(Netflix, Anthology of 17 ShortFilms) Rating: ** ½ The pandemic has given rise to lockdown films all over the world. In India we’ve seen films as diverse in mood and language as C...

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After Harshad Mehta It Is Abdul Karim Telgi In Applause Entertainment’s Scam Series

Subhash K . Jha16 hours ago5th March 2021

Applause Entertainment’s Scam 1992 The Harshad Mehta Story proved popular beyond all expectations. Scam 1992: The Harshad Mehta Story which is currently streaming on SonyLIV, witnessed immense love and fanfare unlike any other show has till date. It left...

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9 Hindi Films In Theatres This Month

Subhash K . Jha16 hours ago5th March 2021

March may prove decisive for the movie-theatre business in India. There are as many as 9 Hindi films being released in movie theatres this month. These include the horror-comedy Roohi with Janhni Patel and Rajkummar Rao and ...

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Haathi Mere Saathi: Elephants Are Saved. What About Us?

Subhash K . Jha16 hours ago5th March 2021

The trailer of Haathi Mere Saathi would have pacified Rajesh Khanna. This Haathi Mere Saathi has nothing to do with Mr Khanna’s 1971 blockbuster of the same title. This one has lots of elephants...

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Nagarjuna Speaks On Brahmastra

Subhash K . Jha16 hours ago5th March 2021

It’s always a pleasure to catch up with Telugu superstar Nagarjuna .He has just returned to Hyderabad after completing a Hindi film Brahmastra with producer Karan Johar and director Ayan Mukerjee, and...

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Pa Boney & Sis Khushi To Join Birthday Girl Janhvi in Patiala

Subhash K . Jha16 hours ago5th March 2021

Janhvi Kapoor is super-busy these days. While she has one release Roohi around the corner, she is shooting another film Good Luck Jerry in Patiala right now. So where does that leave her birthday plans?...

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“D COMPANY is the ASLI MUMBAI SAGA,” Ram Gopal Varma Takes On Sanjay Gupta.

Subhash K . Jha16 hours ago5th March 2021

Your D Company which opens a week after , looks a lot like Sanjay Gupta's Mumbai Saga.? Well , the subject matter is in the public domain and everyone will have their own interpretation...

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Newsbreak: Aamir Khan Shelves Mahabharat

Subhash K . Jha2 days ago4th March 2021

S S Rajamouli can breathe easy. When I last spoke to him he seemed a little concerned about Aamir Khan beating him to directing a screen version of the Mahabharat. After almost two years ...

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Amitabh Bachchan: Home & Raring to Get Back To Work

Subhash K . Jha2 days ago4th March 2021

Eye surgery cannot deter the Bachchan hurricane. Barely hours after surgery and his return home, the unstoppable mega-star is anxious to get back home. He is the only major star who has ...

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Alia Bhatt & Ajay Devgan Face The Camera Together For The First Time

Subhash K . Jha2 days ago

Ajay Devgan has a an extended guest appearance in Sanjay leela Bhansali’s Gangubai kathiawadi. The most interesting aspect of Devgan’s much-anticipated return to Bhansali’s cinema(they did the classic Hum…Dil De Chuke Sanam 22 years ago) is going to be his...

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Salman, Katrina To Promote Isabelle’s Film

Subhash K . Jha2 days ago4th March 2021

Though plans to incorporate a song-and-dance number by Salman Khan in Isabelle Kaif’s Bollywood debut Time To Dance has been dropped, one hears Isabelle’s sister Katrina and Katrina’s mentor and lifelong friend Salman would he actively promoting ...

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Ayesha Shroff: “Tiger Is The Most Loving Son & Clean-hearted Boy”

Subhash K . Jha2 days ago4th March 2021

Tiger Shroff celebrated his birthday on March 2 as quietly as possible,as he hates the whole cake-cutting ceremony. But then his team showed up at his home, and Tiger had no choice...

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Support For Rhea Chakraborty Grows In The Industry After Chehre Blackout

Subhash K . Jha3 days ago3rd March 2021

More and more of the entertainment industry’s big names are coming forward in support of Rhea Chakraborty. After a harrowing 2020 when Rhea and her family were hounded and brutally ...

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Fakenews: Sunil Grover To Return To Kapil Sharma’s Show?

Subhash K . Jha4 days ago2nd March 2021

Every few months the rumour about comedian Sunil Grover returning to the Kapil Sharma Show re-surfaces like a bad penny. One doesn’t know who starts these rumours or where these rumours come from. But the ...

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No Plans To Introduce Taimur’s Baby Brother

Subhash K . Jha5 days ago1st March 2021

There are overzealous reports in the media claiming that Saif Ali Khan and wife Kareena would introduce their new baby boy to the media through a virtual platform However a very close friend ...

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New OTT Guidelines Dismay Digital Filmmakers

Subhash K . Jha5 days ago1st March 2021

A majority of filmmakers in Hindi,specially those who are active on the digital platform have confidentially expressed huge dismay at the new guidelines for the streaming platform formulated by the...

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When R D Burman Made Vinod Chopra Call Up His Wife Asha Bhosle

Subhash K . Jha5 days ago1st March 2021

Like any possessive wife Asha Bhosle hated to see her husband work with any other woman. A hugely talented music composer R D Burman was allowed to work with only one other female singer by ...

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Southern Superstars Pave The Way For Movie-Theatre Revival

Subhash K . Jha5 days ago1st March 2021

Just when movie theatres across India were in the throes of despair, the Southern superstars have shown the way to salvation. First Tamil superstar Vijay with Master followed by Ravi Tejaa in the...

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Dia Mirza Finds Happiness Again

Subhash K . Jha6 days ago28th February 2021

It seems providential to me that Dia Mirza got married during the same week that Madhavan received his doctorate. They both made their debut together 20 years ago in Rehna Hai Terre DilMein. A film that I ...

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Will Hrithik Call It Truce With Kangana Ranaut?

Subhash K . Jha6 days ago28th February 2021

With Hrithik Roshan recording his statement at the Mumbai crime branch regarding a case involving Kangana Ranaut from 2016, the issue which many misguided souls thought dead, has been declared alive and kicking. A friend of Hrithik tells me he...

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Ravindra Jain India ‘Sur’ Das

Subhash K . Jha6 days ago28th February 2021

Some composers are born to create beautiful melodies even if they cannot see the world and its creation. Almost entirely blind, music composer Ravindra Jain was the ‘sur’ das of the film fraternity. Though...

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Sundeep Kishan On His First Sports Film Releasing 5 March

Subhash K . Jha7 days ago27th February 2021

Telugu star Sundeep Kishan is very kicked about his ready –for-release film A1 Express. “It is my first sports film, and that too about hockey, a sport that has been neglected for way...

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Applause Entertainment & MXPlayer’s Hello Mini 2 Is Fun For The Young

Subhash K . Jha7 days ago27th February 2021

Hello Mini 2(MX Player) Rating: *** Targeted at a particular audience Hello Mini in 2019 was a stalker’s best fantasy and city girl’s worst nightmare come true .When it came in 2019, it ...

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Map Of Tiny Perfect Things Is A Silly Time Loop Confection

Subhash K . Jha1 week ago26th February 2021

The Map Of Tiny Perfect Things(Amazon Prime) Starring Kathryn Newton and Kyle Allen. Directed by Ian Samuels Rating: ** No sillier film have I seen in recent times. Unless we...

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Salman Starts Shooting With Shah Rukh With Strict Covid Restrictions

Subhash K . Jha1 week ago26th February 2021

Salman Khan makes a guest appearance in the Shah Rukh Khan starrer Pathan. However if the truth be told, Salman wouldn’t like to shoot at all until the pandemic is over. “Salman is totally against shooting now...

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Sooraj Pancholi: “Isabelle & I Were Very Comfortable Together”

Subhash K . Jha1 week ago26th February 2021

It’s not been an easy time for Sooraj Pancholi, for long under scrutiny for the death of actress Jiah Khan. “I am over that now. In fact I laugh at those making a desperate ...

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No Name Yet, Says Saif

Subhash K . Jha1 week ago26th February 2021

For those wondering what Taimur’s kid brother is going be named , they would have to wait a little longer. I touched base with ecstatic father Saif Ali Khan asking...

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Subhash K . Jha1 week ago

Subhash K Jha Selects Shahid Kapoor’s 5 Finest Films From Ishq Vishq in 2003 to Kabir Singh in 2019, Shahid Kapoor has given us some deeply etched performances creating characters who were rendered interesting by the actor’s skills of endearment. So the Top...

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Rhea Chakraborty Blocked From Cheshire Poster

Subhash K . Jha1 week ago25th February 2021

All the talk about the Bollywood film industry supporting the traumatized actress Rhea Chakraborty and helping her to come out of the legal and media trial she faced for the death of...

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Subhash K Jha Selects His 10 Favourite Films Of The Ultimate Diva Sridevi

Subhash K . Jha1 week ago24th February 2021

* “Jaag Utha Insan” (1984): Though it was “Himmatwala” that launched her into stardom in Bollywood, it was this unsuccessful nugget of a film produced by Rakesh Roshan and directed...

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Former Bigg Boss Winner Vindoo Dara Singh Speaks On The Just Concluded Season Of Bigg Boss

Subhash K . Jha1 week ago

Are you a Bigg Boss buff? I do not watch TV shows, but every year, my family and I eagerly wait for Bigg Boss to begin and we don't miss an episode! This year,...

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Sridevi Starrer’s You Probably Missed

Subhash K . Jha1 week ago

1. Jaag Utha Insaan(1984): This , according to me, is the most neglected film of Sridevi’s vast and far-ranging oeuvre. She played a Brahmin girl in love with a Dalitboy(Mithun Chakraborty). Her dancing with the South...

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Nawazuddin Denies Being Part Of Tamil Star Vijay’s Next

Subhash K . Jha1 week ago24th February 2021

A report originating from the South states that Nawazuddin Siddiqui will play the arch-villain in Tamil superstar Vijay’s next, tentatively titled Thalapathy 65 . It is being directed by Nelson Dilip Kumar. Online portals claim Nawazzuddin is to play...

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Salman To Begin Work On Kabhi Eid Kabhi Diwali After Antim

Subhash K . Jha2 weeks ago23rd February 2021

For Salman Khan , family always comes first. One has lost count of the number of times he has given priority to family projects in the past over his other...

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5 Most Memorable Films On The Tawaif

Subhash K . Jha2 weeks ago23rd February 2021

We all know about Meena Kumari’s Pakeezah and Rekha’s Umrao Jaan. These two films epitomize the cinematic tawaif, a combination of poetess and seductress, steeped in the tragic metaphor of the candle that burns itself out while...

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No Controversial Name For Saif’s Second Son

SKJ Reporter2 weeks ago23rd February 2021

Remember the furore over Taimur’s name when he was given that name by his father? None of that this time.A source very close to Saif informs me that this time Taimur’s...

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Channel Apologizes To Shekhar Suman For Son’s False Suicide Report, Suman To Sue Nonetheless

Subhash K . Jha2 weeks ago22nd February 2021

The prevalent trend of fakenews hit a new low when the online edition of a news channel announced actor Adhyayan Suman’s ‘suicide’.Acting swiftly the channel’s online section where this monstrous misinformation appeared has sent Shekhar Suman an...

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Scam Wins Dada Saheb Phalke Award

Subhash K . Jha2 weeks ago22nd February 2021

Applause Entertainment’s Scam 1992 The Harshad Mehta Story has emerged the most successful webseries of 2020, wining bother critical and mass acclaim ever since it began streaming in October 2020. Scam...

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Court Dismisses Legal Suit Against Gangubai Kathiawadi

Subhash K . Jha2 weeks ago21st February 2021

Sanjay Leela Bhansali who is on the verge of completing his latest purported opus Gangubai Kathiawadi breathed a sigh of relief this week as the honourable court dismissed an injunction petition against the film. The real...

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Akshay’s Bell Bottom Beats Sooryavanshi To Release?

Subhash K . Jha2 weeks ago21st February 2021

With the Akshay Kumar starrer Bell Bottom being announced as a May 28 release, the chances of Sooryavanshi making it for its proposed April 2 release seems unlikely if not far-fetched. Sources say Sooryavanshi is likely to be shifted...

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Drishyam 2 Review: Drishyam Sequel Groans For Relevance

Subhash K . Jha2 weeks ago21st February 2021

Drishyam2(Amazon Prime) Starring Mohanlal, Meena, Ansiba Hassan,Esther Anil Rating: ** Sequels, by their very nature, are a redundant breed. They are made not because they must, but because they are the need of the hour. ...

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Vijay Sethupathi-Shahid Kapoor To Lock Horns In Raj-DK’s New Series

Subhash K . Jha2 weeks ago20th February 2021

While the release of webseries The Family Man 2 has been put on hold, for Operation Cleanup to avoid a Tandav, Amazon Prime Video has instructed its director Raj and DK to go ahead full-throttle with their new...

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No OTT For Salman Khan

Subhash K . Jha2 weeks ago

Salman Khan remains true to life when it comes to his words from his 2008 hit Wanted, “Ek baar jocommitment kar di toh main khud ki bhi nahin sunta” He has decided to release his next film Radhe India’s Most Wanted Bhai only in movie...

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Sooraj Barjatya’s Quickie With Amitabh Bachchan – Boman Irani, Thanks To Salman

Subhash K . Jha2 weeks ago

If Amitabh Bachchan and Sooraj Barjatya are finally coming together, we have Salman Khan to thank for it. Apparently Sooraj who has not directed a film since Prem Ratan Dhan Payo in 2015 , is now impatient to direct another film with his favourite actor Salman.But Salman is...

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Alia Bhatt To Shoot Big Song Sequence For RRR, May Sing Her Own Song

Subhash K . Jha2 weeks ago19th February 2021

While Alia Bhatt’s songs in Sanjay Bhansali’s Gangubai Kathiawadi are sung by Shreya Ghosal, there is every chance that Alia Bhatt will be singing for herself in S S Rajamouli’s RRR. …Again! Lest we forget Alia has earlier sung for...

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Meal, A Haunting Short Film On Communal Tensions

Subhash K . Jha2 weeks ago19th February 2021

Starring Adil Hussain,Ratnabala Bhattacherjee, Arun Mukherjee, Avishek Jain Directed by Abhiroop Basu Rating: *** It was by chance that I saw this highly relevant . though a wee self consciously radical, short film about a very troubled family in Kolkata fighting...

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No Fanfare, No Publicity, T Series Quietly Releases Bhansali’s Production

Subhash K . Jha2 weeks ago19th February 2021

Shockingly, a Sanjay Leela Bhansali production comes to movie theatres all across India this week without any pre-release publicity. The film Tuesdays & Saturdays is the debut launch film of Anmol Thakeria...

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Madhavan: “Receiving A Doctorate Felt Surreal…Please Stop Perceiving Actors As Idiots””

Subhash K . Jha2 weeks ago19th February 2021

Kindly note. It is Dr Madhavan from now on. Tamil star-actor R Madhavan has received the Doctor of Letters (D. Litt.) for his outstanding contribution to arts and cinema by DY PatilEducation Society, Kolhapur, at their...

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Will Roohi Bring Back The Audience?Director Confirms Release

Subhash K . Jha2 weeks ago18th February 2021

2021’s first significant theatre release is here. Roohi Afzana,now titled Roohi, an eerie airy horror-comedy featuring Janhvi Kapoor and Rajkummar Rao is all set to release in March 2021. Confirming this director Hardik says other details are now...