Year: 2017

“Oh my God! Is Shashiji really gone? I did some of my most enjoyable and unforgettable films with him. But before that, I remember when I was studying at the...

There seems to be a newly-discovered air of liberalism blowing through the stuffy corridors of  the  CBFC office. The board members have not only become more liberal they’ve also developed...

In the wake of the death threats  and warnings  of physical harm by radical elements , the entire film industry came forward  to rally around Deepak Padukone. Only one actress refused to ...

The Robot sequel cryptically entitled 2: 0  has finally  found a release date. And  it’s  April  27, 2018…The week that Baahubali was released in 2017. In fact  sources from the team verify that the date...

After a  year  of  embarrassing  controversies and  incredible  setbacks Kapil Sharma is all set to make  a comeback with his feature filmFirangi which features him as an innocent villager grappling with the Colonial...

The very beautiful Nargis Fakhri is in Mumbai again, but just for a few days. Where  have you been?You’ve missing from  the hub of Bollywood for a good one year? It’s closer to two  years.Where have I ...

Without naming him, Farah Khan has called Kapil Sharma “mannerless”—does she mean  ill-mannered?-- for inviting her to his film’s premiere through an sms message. The “mannerless” tweet  refrains from naming...

Starring Sunny Leone , Arbaaz Khan, Aarya  Babbar, Salil Ankola, Sudha Chandran Directed  by Rajeev Walia Rating:  (0 stars) If God, CBFC and  Karni Sena(not necessarily in that order) had  permitted we’d be watching  Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Padmavati  this week But the  Gods below in all their...

Raj Babbar Who Was  On  Parliamentary Committee To Question Bhansali, Speaks  on Padmavati Controversy There is no politician as cleanspeaking as  Raj Babbar in this country. The  fact that Babbaris also an actor of immense stature   helped  him understand Snajy Leela Bhansali’s...

While Saif Ali Khan and Amrita Singh’s first-born failed  to make her  debut in a KaranJohar film she will nonetheless do her second film with the banner she was destined to make her debut with. Says...

 Dev Patel Is Nominated For Best Supporting Actor(Ouch) By now  it is common knowledge that  young Sunny Pawar who played the childhood version of Dev Patel’s character in  Garth Davis’  Lion  , completely...

The legendary Dilip Kumar who  has been in and out of  hospital for some years now, is again unwell, this time  with bronchial pneumonia. Worried and yet in  control of the  situation the...

Shabana Azmi and  Javed Akhtar were to fly to Kuala Lampur on  Wednesday to be felicitated  by the Prime  Minister  of Malaysia Najib Razak as Asia’s power couple for exemplary contribution  to the field of art and  entertainment. However  Shabana landed  in Kuala Lampur solo. “Javed ...

Starring: Kapil Sharma, Monica Gill,Ishita Dutta, Anjan Shrivastava, Edward Sonenblick Directed  by: Rajiev Dhingra Rating: ****(4 stars) In  his second  --and far  superior to the  first—outing as a feature-film star,Kapil Sharma  has a special skill. He kicks ass.Literally. With...

Kapil Sharma is neither nervous nor anxious. He  is  just curious as  to how audiences will respond  to  his second feature film. You see, Firangi is  not what Kapil’s audience expects from him.  “It’s ...

  It doesn’t  have a  single  shot  of Rani Padmavati showing any  sign of affection or even empathy towards her adversary Allauddin Khilji. Throughout the film, as Ranveer’s Khilji  tries  to  break down the...

They have been an  off and on couple for  five years now. More off than on, since Nargis a self-confessed gypsy  was unable to pin herself down  to  Bollywood and  her relationship with the Chopras....

Another  “special friendship”  in  Bollywood has  bitten the dust. Arjun Kapoor and Suniel Shetty’s daughter Athiya Shetty who worked together in this year’s comedy hit Mubarakan  have parted ways. Sources say  the  duo has  decided to concentrate on their individual careers...

Every day Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein and Oscar-winning actor  Kevin Spacey  must be waking up—provided  they get any sleep at all—wondering who’s  going to accuse them of sexual misconduct next . Scores ...

The Padmavati controversy  which  refuses  to  die down  will now enter the  parliament.  We have  it from very reliable sources that the winter session of parliament when it begins  on December 15, will...

A brand new avatar of the Kapil Sharma Show is being planned by Kapil Sharma and his parent channel Sony Entertainment. Bigger, brighter and funnier than before the new Kapil Sharma...

 

Sanjay Mishra Speaks  To Subhash K Jha On His Struggle, Triumph, Dreams  & Desires Congrats, another triumph in Kadvi Sach. Your performance has again been unanimously hailed as magnificent.Was it hard playing blind,impoverished and  yet unvanquished? The weather ...

All the advertisement for a  condom brand featuring Bipasha Basu and her  husband Karan Singh Grover  has been withdrawn from Bigg Boss , thanks to host Salman Khan who is at heart a conservative to the point of being prudish....

Inflation is  for losers. For  the successful, the sky is  the limit. Varun Dhawan  proves it. With a track-record of  only hits to his credit since his debut in his mentor Karan Johar’svStudent ...

What are your thoughts on turning 6​5​? I feel blessed and very happy. I am surrounded by my loved ones. I’ve  completed 466 film scores. Out of these 400 are Hindi...

The International  Film Festival  Of India (IFFI) has been instructed by the honourable Kerala High Court to screen Sanal Sasidharan’s  controversial Malayalam film S Durga.The process  of screening  the  film seems to be moving ahead,what  with  the IFFI jury resolving...

There are  reports in certain sections of  the media that Ajay Devgan was  offered the role  of Allauddin Khilji in Sanjay Bhansali’s Padmavati. A  source close to Bhansali Production dismisses this talk as “irrelevant PR” “Ajay Devgan  was  never  offered  Padmavati. The  Allauddin Khilji role...

Arjun Rampal couldn’t be happier. And  it’s not just because it was his birthday on November 26.​ On  November 25​ was  my sister Komal’s birthday. She is  exactly a year  younger and ...

Who started the fire?  Well,technically it’s that ingenious  journalist who on that one bored afternoon some months ago, decided to write a desk piece on how Sanjay Leela Bhansali (SLB) has shot a...

Sridevi’s iconic status just got a boost. A  doll named after her adorns  a restaurant  in  Singapore. ​The name  of  the eatery  is Delhi ​Restaurant on Race Course Road in...

Movie: S Durga Starring: Rajshree Despande, Kannan Nayar Directed by: Sanal Sasidharan Rating: *** ½ (3 and a  half stars) The  first 15 minutes of  this  jolting experiment with truth and nails, seems  completely  unrelated  to...

This is the story of film and television actor Aashish Choudhary’s plunge to the nadir of depression , when in the 26/11 terror attacks in Mumbai he lost his sister and brother-in-law. Today as...

As  the Padmavati protests turn violent and now,gruesome , the  film industry has resolved  to  fight back in  a  big way. Distinguished members  of the fraternity feel outraged. Says Shabana Azmi, “The  nation is ...

It  was  going to be the  biggest  crossover from politics to cinema of  the  year. But now it looks  unlikely that Kamal Haasan  would activate his own political party any time in...

You won’t be hearing Kangana Ranaut shooting  off  her  mouth against Hrithik Roshan andKaran Johar when her  next  film, the prestigious historical Manikarnika releases in April 2018. The makers  of Manikarnika are determined  to make all the right moves. Which ,essentially means,...

It’s do-or-die  for the Sexy Durga  director. He is determined to make that  the organizers  of  the International Film Festival Of India(IFFI) comply with the honourable Kerala High Court’s  decision to show his film....

Starring: Kenneth Branagh, Judi Dench, Johnny Depp, Penelope Cruz, Willem Defoe, Michelle Pfeiffer Directed by:  Kenneth Branagh Rating; ** ½(2 and a half stars) Unless  you are the bloke  who recently re-envisaged and ravaged  Ittefaq ...

In this week’s release Julie 2,in a love affair replicating the alleged  real-life liaison between actress Nagma   and ace-cricketer Sourav  Ganguly, there is  a scene of lovemaking between the actress played by Rai Laxmi and  the  cricketer ...

There  is no likelihood  of Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s beleaguered epic  being released  in December. The producers  have  decided to wait until the  Gujarat elections before  taking a call  on  a release date....

Starring: Shefali Shah, Manish Choudhary Directed by: Neeraj Ghaywan Rating: ***(3 stars) It is easy to rave about a film that  champions the middleclass housewife’s cause with such intense  enthusiasm. Juice, is the  new film—or shortfilm, if you must insist—by NeerajGhaywan who...

Post a nasty run-in with  the paparazzi at an event on Monday  the Bachchans  are seriously thinking of curtailing Aaradhya’s public appearances. According  to a source close to  the Bachchan parivar, “Aaradhya has been...

There were reports  on Monday claiming that the CBFC has refused  to  give preferential treatment to Padmavati for censor certification.But sources from the Padmavati team  want to know when they’ve asked for or got preferential treatment   from the CBFC....

On  The Eerie Silence  In The Film Industry Over Padmavati Never one  to mince words, Shatrughan Sinha now lashes out at folks from his own fraternity—cinema  and  politics—on the Padmavati...

Movie: Julie 2 Starring: Rai Laxmi, Ravi Kishan, Aditya Shrivastava, Pankaj Tripathy Directed by: Deepak Shivdasani Rating: ***(3 stars) Films  about the movie  industry tend to demonstrate  the sleazy side of showbiz . But with  a gentle touch. Julie...

Deepika Padukone made it on  Bigg Boss to promote Padmavati in spite of  the sordid threats  to her life. And she indulged in a  delightful sparring match with her host . One of the questions Deepika was asked by Salman was,whom...

By Devyani Nandy​ It seems  the  CBFC’s 68-day rule for getting films certified is  infinitely mouldable . Just barely two weeks after CBFC  declared it won’t break the 68-day rule, films are allegedly...

In a surprising and delightfully hope-giving move, the very elegant Simi Garewal, a self-proclaimed diehard fan of Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s cinema, has stepped forward  to mediate  peace  with the highly influential Maharani Padmini of Jaipur on behalf  of...

Deepika Padukone was all set to attend  the Ivana Trump Summit in Hyderabad when the  poop  hit the ceiling. But contrary to reports she didn’t chicken out from  attending the prestigious Summit after death...

Movie: Ajji Starring Sushma Despande, Sharvani Suryavanshi, Sadiya Siddiqui Directed  by  Devashish Makhija Rating: ****(4 Stars) It’s  not so much  the horror of  a 10-year old girl’s rape that  hits you , and hits you hard, in this...