July brought us some strange birds from the streaming platform, like Tarla on Zee5 which did to the culinary queen Tarla Dalaal what Shakuntala Devi had done to the mathematical...
Maamannan(streaming on Netflix) Rating: ** ½ Mari Selvaraj’s Maamannan, yet another South Indian film on a caste feud, is an extremely violent film, and it is...
As the date of release for director Amrit Rai’s OMG2 closes in, it is becoming progressively clear that the film won’t be able to make it on its release...
Mumtaz , the gorgeous diva of yesteryears, turns a year younger on July 31. For her fans the screen queen has this message: “I am thankful...
One Friday Night(Streaming on JioCinema) Rating: ** Manish Gupta’s One Friday Night could have been our own Fatal Attraction. Instead it ends up making the Other Woman more a...
David Dhawan’s smartest comedy to date, “Mujhse Shaadi Karogi” communicates the airy ambience of a beach party. A triangle with three absolutely non-intellectual protagonists, who do...
When Dhanush is good, he is so so very good he makes you forgive all the sins of his excesses which I suspect he indulges in...
Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahani Rating: ***** Wait! Do we see an upsurge in the number of men joining Kathak classes after Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani?Among the many...
Ever wondered why Hrishikesh Mukherjee’s resplendent musical Abhimaan (1973), the story of two singers who happened to be married to one another, has three voices singing for Amitabh...
Applause Entertainment announces collaboration with Andolan Films, spearheaded by Vikramaditya Motwane, to embark on an exciting journey of revolutionary storytelling. This collaboration will yield two ambitious...
The formidable Shabana Azmi has been invited by the Indian Film Festival Of Melbourne, to be hosted from 11 August 2023, to hoist the Indian flag....
Kaalkoot(8 episodes ;streaming on JioCinema) Rating: ** Watching this dark murky look at smalltown gender prejudices I got a nasty bout of déjà vu. Kaalkoot looks like the...
At 4 Hours 15 Minutes, J P Dutta’s LOC Kargil was the lengthiest Hindi film since Raj Kapoor’s Mera Naam Joker. “That’s because we wanted to tell the story...
Civilization, including Lata Mangeshkar herself ,considers Aayega aanewala from the film Mahal to be a turningpoint in Lataji’s career. 1949 is regarded as Lata’s breakthrough year. She had chartbusters in the films Barsaat,Andaz,...
There have been numerous interpretations of Romeo & Juliet the worldover.Nothing prepares you for this. The bludgeoning impact of director Manish Tiwary’s desi Varanasi must-see adaptation of Shakespeare’s...
1. It is Karan Johar’s zingiest brightest most splashy film to date. This time he doesn’t hold back letting loose on screen an armoury of colours, drama, music and...