Two of the most successful Gen-X actors Kartik Aryan and Ayushmann Khurrana have suddenly hiked their price after a string of successes, and that’s perfectly fine since ...
“I’ve Received No Recognition Or Award From Any Government,”Arun Govil Whom The Nation Has Re- Discovered As Lord Rama In Ramanand Sagar’s Ramayan, Speaks To Subhash K Jha . Arunji how do you look...
Nupur Asthana, the feisty ferociously individualistic director of the hugely enjoyable new season of the digital series Four More Shots Please, Talks To Subhash K Jha Four More Shots...
Sunny Leone has her hands full during the lockdown. In fact she is busier now than she was before the lockdown. Says Ms Leone, “The lockdown is definitely not easy. But it’s ...
To answer director Shoojit Sircar’s question on how intimate scenes will be shot after the virus scare is a over, a major director whose heroine-oriented film...
Sohail Makhlai whose last film Knock-out was released eight years ago, finds his new project Dhaakad stuck because of the Corona virus.. Speaking exclusively to this writer Makhlai who has in past...
When you over-do the public image-building exercise under the misguided persuasion of your marketing team, you are bound to fall flat on your face. So it ...
On April 24, Varun Dhawan turns a year older. The plan was to announce a new special song from Coolie No 1 on his birthday as a lead-up to...
Writer-Director-Editor Apurva Asrani who is peacefully ensconced with his live-in partner music curator Siddhant Pillai in Goa,speaks to Subhash K Jha on the lockdown How are you coping with the lockdown? The 1st week we had been dealing...
After a young girl was tested positive for the Coronavirus, a posh highrise in suburban Mumbai Oberoi Springs which houses several Bollywoood actors and directors has been completely sealed off . The building’s residents ...
By the Grace of God (French: Grâce à Dieu) · Starring Melvil Poupaud ,Denis Ménoc Swann Arlaud · Directed by Francois Ozon · Rating: ** ½...
In the Netflix film She , the Gully Boy actor Vijay Varma is cast as a low-level sleazy gangster who repeatedly abuses the female protagonist. How difficult was it for Vijay to play...
“I’ve never been at home for so long, and now I wish I never have to do this again,” a dear filmmaker friend tells me on ...
Telugu superstar Mahesh Babu is using the prolonged lockdown period to bond with his family. “I’m doing a lot of reading exercising and resting and spending some...
Sharad Kelkar, the actor with the golden baritone voice and the towering personality seen most recently as Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj in Tanhaji, is confined to his home with his wife television actress Keerti Kaekwad ...
So far it’s always been family-first for Salman Khan. Why else would he allow his brother Arbaaz to direct a project as prestigious as Dabangg 2? Salman’s...
October Actress Banita Sandhu Who Lives With Her Family In Britain Tells Subhash K Jha About Life During The Lockdown Hi where are you and how are you coping with the lockdown in the the UK? I am ...
With Buniyaad making a grand comeback to national television, interest in cast of the film has been revived all over again. Unlike Ramanand Sagar’s Ramayan where many of the actors ...
The Mard Ko Dard Nahin Hota actor is making the best of the lockdown. “I’ve been working non-stop for 6 months more or less away from home, for me it’s a good...
Hasmukh(Netflix,10 Episodes) Starring Vir Das, Ranveer Shorey, Manoj Pawa, Suhail Nayyar, Ravi Kissan Directed by Nikhil Gonsalves Rating: *** 1/2 (3 and a half Stars) It’s like Lata Mangeshkar being hired to play a bad singer.It takes a very brilliant actor to play a ...
Girlfriend Chor(MX Player, 5 Episodes) Starring Sishir Mishra, Sonali Sachdev, Mayur More, Diksha Juneja Rating:*** 1/2 (three and a half stars) When it’s not busy being over-cute this 5-episode series about a young lovelorn but loveless chap...
In her time there was no woman in India as desirable as Hema Malini, She was loved by many. But she loved only one. At least three prominent...
We all swear by his swagger in Zanjeer, Deewaar, Amar Akbar Anthony and Satte Pe Satta. But if you want to see Amitabh Bachchan’s finest performances try these. Bemisaal(1982): Based on a Samresh Basu novel Bemisal is the story of...
The lockdown is treating Baabul Supriyo well. He says, “When you are in a room with a tiger , you don’t decide what needs to be done. The tiger decides...
Dipika Chikhlia is better known as Sita Maiyya in Ramanand Sagar’s stupendously influential serial Ramayan which has made an unexpected comeback in our lives. In an interview with Subhash K Jha, Dipika talks about the importance of being Sita ...
A statement about stars vulgarizing charity by flaunting it, has put Shatrughan Sinha in the hot spot. In a interview with me he said, “It is downright offensive and...
The Roads Not Taken Starring Javier Bardem. Elle Fanning,Laura Linney,Salma Hayek Directed by Sally Potter Rating: *** The Spanish Javier Bardem is among the most influential actors of contemporary times....
These films flopped when they were released. But they have great recall value. See them now and you’ll know why. Raj Kapoor’s Satyam Shivum Sunderam: The Indian film that...
The credit for getting Kangana Ranaut’s venom-spewing sister off Twitter goes to an upright clear-thinking woman Farah Khan Ali who is the daughter of yesteryears’ star Sanjay Khan and an ...
Are you, your sister and your Dad fully recovered? My sister Shaza has fully recovered, I have a slight cough .Papa(producer Karim Morani) is still in hospital.He should return...
Four Mores Shots Please(Amazon Video) Starring Kirti Kulhari, Maanvi Gagroo, Bani J, Sayani Gupta Directed by Nupur Asthana Rating: ****(4 stars) In a series sparkling with chic quips and sparkling one-liners, there...
You celebrated your birthday on 9 April ‘virtually’ on the phone with your friends ? Yes! My whole family got on a Zoom call. That ,...
Salman Khan is using this time of isolation at his farmhouse in Panvel in the outskirts of Mumbai, to do things he has never had the time to do. One...
Every set , no matter how lavish and elaborate , comes with an expiry date. So it is with a heavy heart that we must report ...
With the future of movie-theatre business plunged into deep uncertainty many Bollywood producers are now thinking of releasing their pending films on the digital patform. However...
The rest of the world may hate China for what it has gifted to the world. But Bollywood, it seems is still very much in love with ...
On Thursday the film fraternity woke up to the shocking news that Twitter had closed down Kangana Ranaut’s sister Rangoli Chandeli’s account after her highly objectionable ...
Okay, we all know songs have always been an intrinsic part of Hindi cinema. Our actors sing when they are happy, sing when they are sad…there’s...
The trailer of Netflix’s big bang actioner Extraction(earlier titled Dhaka) with Chris Hemsworth in the lead was dropped a few days ago. The bad news is...
It has come to light that S S Rajamouli, one of Indian cinema’s most successful directors , has contributed a paltry Rs 10 lakhs to a...
Actor Neil Nitin Mukesh has been home with his wife and little daughter for more than two weeks now. He says he is still in a state of disbelief ...
Tigertail(Netflix) Starring Tzi Ma, Joan Chen, Christone Ko Directed by Alan Yang Rating: *** ½ Tigertail is a very sad film. Its protagonist Pin-Hui(Tzi Ma) is...
Actor-extraordinaire Nawazuddin Siddiqui’s life has changed after the nationwide lockdown. In an exclusive conversation with this writer Nawazuddin spoke of the change he feel as a...
Being Amitabh Bachchan is not easy. The mega-star has been missing his work in quarantine while his fans are missing his Sunday Darshan. But more than...
Thappad actor Pavail Gulati is making the best of the lockdown. Speaking from his home Pavail says, “I am in isolation with my two cats who...
The indefatigable Shatrughan Sinha can’t stop laughing at the suggestion that his daughter Sonakshi has been shooting during the lockdown. “Kahan shooting ? Kaun si shooting?...
Seasons Greetings(Zee5) Starring Lillette Dubey, Celina Jaitley, Azhar Khan , Shree Ghatak Rating: ***(3 stars) Meant to be a tribute to my great much-missed friend Rituparno Ghosh, Seasons Greeting is glutted with clotted emotions , all trying...
Love Wedding Repeat(Netflix) Starring Sam Claflin as Jack,Olivia Munn as Dina,Eleanor Tomlinson as Hayley,Joel Fry as Bryan, Tim Key as Sidney,Aisling Bea as Rebecca, Jack Farthing as Marc, Allan Mustafa as Chaz, Freida Pinto as Amanda...
Paresh Rawal is not worried about his son Aditya’s career, even if Aditya’s acting debut has been released in the midst of a worldwide lockdown. Says Paresh, “My son’s film Bamfaad ...
Filmmaker Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra, music composer A R Rahman and poet-lyricist Prasoon Joshi created the wonder-song Masakali in 2008 for the film Delhi 6. Now another version of the song turns the creation into a desceration. The...
