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Subhash K . Jha20 hours ago13th April 2021

Thunder Force(Netflix) Starring Melissa McCarthy, Octavia Spencer, Bobby Cannavale, Pom Klementieff, Taylor Mosby, with Melissa Leo, and Jason Bateman Directed by Ben Falcone Rating: *** Warning: Do not go by the reviews which have been...

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Satish Kaushik On Turning 65 & Minding Kids During Corona

Subhash K . Jha20 hours ago13th April 2021

Actor-filmmaker Satish Kaushik who turned 65 on 13 April is not un happy about celebrating his birthday during times of Cornova, "This is my second consecutive lockdown birthday . Last year being at home I celebrated virtually with friends Anil Kapoor ...

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OTT Release For Sooryavanshi?

Subhash K . Jha20 hours ago13th April 2021

With a partial lockdown and night curfew being re-introduced in Maharashtra the future of movie-theatre releases appears not only bleak but doomed. While all those films which had announced their release dates...

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Facts About Chupke Chupke As It Turns 46 On April 11

Subhash K . Jha2 days ago12th April 2021

1. Chupke Chupke was a comedy of errors, a remake of a 1971 Bengali film Chhadmabeshi about a man who must pose as his wife’s chauffeur to hide his identity from her brother-in-law. It ...

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“It’s The Biggest Win Of My Life,” Adarsh Gourav On Losing The BAFTA To Anthony Hopkins

Subhash K . Jha2 days ago12th April 2021

For all of us who were hoping to see Adarsh Gourav win the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) award for his stunning portrayal of an underdog’s revenge on Capitalism in The...

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The Tattoo Murders, Lowbrow Thrills

Subhash K . Jha2 days ago12th April 2021

Tha Tattoo Murders(Disney-Hotstar, 7 Episodes) Starring Meera Chopra, Tanuj Virwani Directed by Shravan Kumar Tiwari Rating: ** One * star for the solid effort put in by the two main actors to make this sleazy potpourri of sex...

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Huma Qureshi On Playing Rabri Devi In New Webseries

Subhash K . Jha2 days ago12th April 2021

Looking at the first teaser of SonyLiv’s forthcoming political drama Maharani it is clear as daylight that the series is based on Rabri Devi’s ascent to the Chief Minister’s throne after her...

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Fans Of Original Pink Disappointed by Vakeel Saab

Subhash K . Jha2 days ago12th April 2021

Vakeel Saab , Telugu superstar Pawan Kalyan’s first release in three years after the disappointing Agnyaathavaasi in 2018,is anything but an official remake of Aniruddha Roy Chowdhury’s 2016 cult hit Pink . As the trailer had aptly indicated, the ...

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Riz Ahmed Is Not The First Muslim To Be Nominated For An Oscar

Subhash K . Jha3 days ago11th April 2021

First rule of trumpet-blowing. Never blown your own. Second rule: before blowing make sure you have the facts right. Even basic research is lacking in the effort to be the ...

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Jathi Ratnalu Movie Review: The Real 3 Idiots

Subhash K . Jha3 days ago11th April 2021

Jathi Ratnalu(Amazon Prime) Starring Naveen Polishetty, Priyadarshi, Rahul Ramakrishna, Faria Abdullah Written and directed by Anudeep KV Rating: *** When was the last time I had so much fun watching a film about a bunch of nitwits bungling through...

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Satish Kaul Dies Of Covid

Subhash K . Jha3 days ago11th April 2021

Not many remember Satish Kaul as Rehana Sultan’s handsome lover in the 1973 drama Prem Parbat where he played the sexed-up forest ranger Rehana ran to for sex when her aged husband Nana Palsikar was asleep. It was a bold...

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Amit Sharma, “Football Players From Worldover To Play In Maidaan”

Subhash K . Jha4 days ago10th April 2021

“Badhai Ho, you have tested Negative,” I pun-joked with filmmaker Amit Sharma whose new ambitious venture Maidaan promises to do for football what Lagaan did for cricket and ChakDe for hockey. Amit who has now fully recovered from Covid laughs ...

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Madhavan Is Much Better, Looks Forward To Resuming Work

Subhash K . Jha4 days ago10th April 2021

Tamil-Hindi star-actor R Madhavan, quarantined at home with Covid, can’t wait to get back to work. “Just a few more days to go, then I can get back to working on Rocketry,” says Madhavan about...

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Marathi Well Done Baby Fails To Hold Attention

Subhash K . Jha4 days ago10th April 2021

Well Done Baby(Amazon Prime) Starring Amruta Khanvilkar, Pushkar Jog, Vandana Gupte Directed by Priyanka Tanwar Rating: * ½ Marathi cinema has made great headway in terms of themes performances and execution. But the fascination bordering on fixation with...

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Happy Birthday, Swara Bhaskar

Subhash K . Jha5 days ago9th April 2021

It is perhaps no coincidence that two of my favourite people from the Hindi film industry Jaya Bachchan and Swara Bhaskar are born on the same day. It is perhaps no coincidence that two of my...

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FWICE sets up monitoring team to ensure new Covid guidelines compliance.

Subhash K . Jha5 days ago9th April 2021

The Federation of Western Indian Cine Employees (FWICE) has issued a fresh set of guidelines to be followed by members of the film industry in view of the partial lockdown imposed in...

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Jaya Bachchan: 5 Performances You Don’t Know About

Subhash K . Jha5 days ago9th April 2021

At one point in her career(circa 1973-75) Jaya Bhaduri was a bigger star than Amitabh Bachchan.Her much-lauded performances in the obvious films Abhimaan, Uphaar, KoraKagaz, etc need no recommendation. But what about the Jaya Bhaduri master-performances which you have ...

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Alia Bhatt Teams Up With Pawan Kalyan(though not in the way we would like)

Subhash K . Jha5 days ago9th April 2021

No no not what you think. They are not doing a film together. However from Friday when Telugu superstar Pawan Kalyan’s Vakeel Saab opens in movie theatres all across Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, the Telugu version of the ...

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Aditya Narayan, “I’m Back Home From Hospital”, To Get Back On Indian Idol

Subhash K . Jha5 days ago9th April 2021

Singer-entertainer Aditya Narayan is back home after being hospitalized for Covid19. “I am feeling much better. My wife is also much better, though the virus has left her weak,” says Aditya as he...

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Will Deepika Padukone Play Sita ?

Subhash K . Jha5 days ago9th April 2021

Once upon a time Deepika Chikhalia inscribed her name into history by playing Sita Maiyya in Ramanand Sagar’s long-running serial Ramayan. Now another Deepika, Padukone, may step into the same role ...

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The Brilliant Joji Confirms Fahadh Faasil To Be Indian Cinema’s Greatest Actor

Subhash K . Jha6 days ago8th April 2021

Joji(Malayalam, Amazon Prime) Starring Fahadh Faasil ,Unnimaya Prasad,Baburaj ,JojiMundakayam ,Sunny PN Directed by Dileesh Pothan Rating: **** Is Fahadh Faasil India’s greatest living actor? In film after film he proves himself a fearless peerless seamless actor who merges into his characters ...

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Soumitra Chatterjee’s Wife Passes Away, Sharmila Tagore Grieves

Subhash K . Jha6 days ago8th April 2021

Deepa Chatterjee , wife of the legendary Bengali actor Soumitra Chatterjee who passed away in November 2020, joined her husband in his heavenly abode on April 3 after a prolonged illness. Sharmila Tagore who knew the ...

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Neena Gupta Was Recommended by Amitabh Bachchan

Subhash K . Jha6 days ago8th April 2021

The cast of Vikas Bahl’s Goodbye just got more interesting. Besides Amitabh Bachchan and Rashmika Mandannna who play father and daughter, the incredible Neena Gupta has now joined the cast as Mr...

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Is Alia’s Role in RRR Going To Be Expanded?

Subhash K . Jha6 days ago8th April 2021

There is good news for Alia Bhatt all the way from Hyderabad. Sources close to S S Rajamouli’s RRR inform me that Alia’s role is in for a major rehaul. “There’s a...

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The Serpent Review: A Serpentine Stunner On The Life & Crimes Of Sobhraj

Subhash K . Jha6 days ago8th April 2021

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 episodes of The Serpent, not...

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Arjun Rampal-Konkona Sen-Aparna Sen Complete Film

Subhash K . Jha7 days ago7th April 2021

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 cinematic experiences of 2021....

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Happy Birthday, Ramu …And I Know The Satya About You

Subhash K . Jha7 days ago7th April 2021

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. These two apart, Ramu is a...

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Lucky Is A Morbid Monotonous Meditation On Muliebrity

Subhash K . Jha7 days ago7th April 2021

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 to gauge the feelings of ...

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Sonu Sood:“Don’t Scam In My Name, I’ll Give You A Job Instead”

Subhash K . Jha7 days ago7th April 2021

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 to dupe poor people....

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Nagarjuna: “Wild Dog Belongs On The Big Screen”

Subhash K . Jha7 days ago7th April 2021

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 times. But we were ...

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Dharmendra: “Now On To A Second Dose of Covid”

Subhash K . Jha1 week ago6th April 2021

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 no side effects at ...

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Sometime Other Than Now Mid-Life Crisis

Subhash K . Jha1 week ago

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 mean every film about...

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Wild Dog Nagarjuna Revvs Up The Action Genre

Subhash K . Jha1 week ago5th April 2021

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 anti-terror cell known as ...

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“She Played Bad Women But Was An Angel,” Dharmendra On One Of His Favouite Co-stars Shashikala

Subhash K . Jha1 week ago5th April 2021

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 topic. “We have done ...

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Lata Mangeshkar Sends Her Best Wishes To Aditya Narayan: “Now Even The Young Are Getting The Virus”

Subhash K . Jha1 week ago5th April 2021

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 the guidelines, not wearing...

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Lalit Pandit Tells What Composing “Munni Badnaam Hui Darling Tere Liye” Meant To His Life.

Subhash K . Jha1 week ago5th April 2021

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 To His Life. What...

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Kartik Aaryan’s Best Performance Is Largely Unseen

Subhash K . Jha1 week ago5th April 2021

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 capable of. We can...

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Shashikala No More: Hindi Cinema’s Favourite Badwoman Is No More

Subhash K . Jha1 week ago5th April 2021

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 super-talented, Lalita Pawar and Shashikala made a career...

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Rocketry, The Trailer Tiggers Off A Chain Of Deep Thoughts

Subhash K . Jha1 week ago4th April 2021

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 very versatile, very Tamil ...

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Cherry Is That Dark Film You Don’t Want To See

Subhash K . Jha1 week ago4th April 2021

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 are expected to invest...

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Chhichhore Is Not The Best Hindi Film Of 2019, Article 15 Is

Subhash K . Jha1 week ago4th April 2021

Many in the film industry feel Anubhav Sinha has paid his price for being a vocal opponent of Government policies. His brilliant political drama Article 15 from 2019, hands-down the finest film of...

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Parveen Babi’s 5 Finest Movies

Subhash K . Jha1 week ago4th April 2021

Subhash K Jha Picks Parveen Babi’s 5 Finest Unfairly , she was always compared with Zeenat Aman and even labelled the Poor Man’s Zeenat. In truth Parveen was a better actress who never got the opportunities that Zeenat did, never...

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Godzilla Vs Kong, Is This What The World Braved Covid For?

Subhash K . Jha2 weeks ago3rd April 2021

Godzilla Vs Kong Starring Alexander Skarsgård, Millie Bobby Brown, Rebecca Hall, Brian Tyree Henry, Shun Oguri, Eiza González, Julian Dennison, Kyle Chandler, and Demián Bichir Directed by Adam Wingard Rating: ** Two overgrown mechanical monkeys battling it out against ...

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Irul: Fahadh Faasil’s Terrific Sinister Act Obfuscated By An Unconvincing Plot

Subhash K . Jha2 weeks ago3rd April 2021

Irul(Netflix) Starring Fahadh Faasil, Soubin Shahir ,Darshana Rajendran Directed by Naseef Yusuf Izuddin Rating: ** ½ Being a Fahadh Faasil fan, I really wanted to like this thriller. And in parts, I did. But on the whole, the delicate adroitly-drawn structure required...

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Madhavan On Coping With Covid

Subhash K . Jha2 weeks ago3rd April 2021

R Madhavan whose Rocketry trailer was received by movie lovers with great gusto on Thursday has been down with Covid 19. Now his mother has also tested Covid positive.Speaking on the trauma Madhavan says, “As of now I’m feeling...

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Ok Computer: Nothing OK About It

Subhash K . Jha2 weeks ago3rd April 2021

OK Computer(Disney-Hotstar) Rating: 0 stars Hold me back.Please. I want to touch the feet of all the geniuses who have contributed to this magnum-dopus. And I do mean dopus…when an...

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Anupama’s Rupali Ganguly On Getting Covid

Subhash K . Jha2 weeks ago2nd April 2021

Rupali Ganguly has been detected with Covid 19. She connected with me after the tests showed her to be positive. I joked about the bin bulaye mehmaan at her doorstep and she laughed, “Wohi to dekhiye na, Subhashji. Mujhe kahan se ho gaya mujhe samajh mein nahin aa raha hai(I don’t know where...

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Happy Birthday, Kapil Sharma

Subhash K . Jha2 weeks ago2nd April 2021

Stardom has not been easy on Kapil Sharma. He got it overnight, and then he nearly lost it. There was a time when he was really troubled , so troubled that his...

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“Maybe it was just two minds thinking the same idea at the same time,” Seema Pahwa On Similarities between Her Film & Pagglait

Subhash K . Jha2 weeks ago2nd April 2021

The controversy surrounding the similarities between two recent films Seema Pahwa’s Ram Prasad Ki Terahvi and and Umesh Bist’s Pagglait has now snowballed with Ms Pahwa claiming that Umesh Bist shot his film in the same haveli in Lucknow where Ms Pahwa’s film was shot. Umesh Bist in a chat...

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Haathi Mere Saathi: Doomed By Length ?

Subhash K . Jha2 weeks ago2nd April 2021

Rana Daggubati’s dream project Haathi Mere Saathi in three languages has run into heavy weather , and not just because of the Covid situation. It seems the decision to release the Tamil and Telugu versions of...