Samantar(Marathi, MX Original,9 Episodes) Starring Swwapnil Joshi, Tejaswani Pandit Directed by Satish Rajwade Rating: ***(3 stars) The writing is clearly on the prowl. Watching on of Marathi cinema’s leading actors Swwapnil Joshi fight blind faith...
The Platform(Spanish, with English subtitles, Netflix) Starring Iván Massagué,Antonia San Juan,Zorion Eguileor,Emilio Buale Coka,Alexandra Masangkay Directed by Galder Gaztelu-Urrutia Rating: **(2 stars) Responses to this eerily prophetic powerful but perverse parable on a Corona-like crisis...
State Of Siege 26/11(Zee5, 8 Episodes) Starring: Arjun Bajwa, Arjun Bijlani, Mukul Dev, Tara Alisha Berry Directed by: Matthew Leutwyler Created by Abhimanyu Singh Rating: ***(3 stars) Films on global terror attacks walk that very ...
Kareena Kapoor Khan’s best friend in the entertainment industry and her go-to person for all the gossip she wants and all the heartaches she gets, is indisputably Karan Johar. They ...
Taapsee Pannu Tells Subhash K Jha How She Is Coping With Corona Confinement How is the lockdown treating you? I am actually fine. Have found multiple things to...
Sections of the press are abuzz with rumours that Varun Dhawan’s wedding with Natasha Dalaal in Thailand in June has been cancelled due to the Corona when in fact...
The Banker(Apple Original) Starring Anthony Mackie, Samuel L Jackson, Nicholas Hoult Directed by George Nolfi Rating: **(2 stars) The Banker is admirable for dealing with the issue of racism in...
Subhash K Jha In Conversation With Guilty Director Ruchi Narain Guilty and its interpretation of the patriarchal adage, “She Asked For For It” reminded me of...
“Stay indoors, drink a lot of water because this virus goes to the lungs and follow the instructions given by the medical experts.There isn’t much else...
Shabana Azmi: “I came back from Budapest from shooting on 15 March and both (husband) Javed (Akhtar)and I have self-quarantined. We have been counselling whomever we can to maintain...
Prabhas who had been shooting in Georgia , USA for his next (untitled) film with director Radha Krishna Kumar is now in self-imposed quarantine. He is using the time to ...
While most Indians followed PM Narendra Modi’s advice to stay home on Sunday for the ‘Junta Curfew’ the ladies who have been gathering regularly at Delhi’s Shaheen Bagh to protest against ...
While India is battling Coronavirus by shutting malls, public spaces, theatres and parks and curbing large gatherings, a majority of Indian businesses too have issued work...
Aparshakti Kurrana(actor, Hotstar Special Kanpuriye): “All of us today need to take charge of our health and take preventive measures. Avoiding social gatherings such as going to the cinema is...
Special Ops (Hotstar, 8 Episodes) Starring Kay Kay Menon,Karan Tacker, Saiyami Kher, Muzammil Ibrahim,Meher Vij, Neeraj Pathak, Divya Dutta Directed by Neeraj Pandey, Shivum Nair Rating : ***(3 stars) Calling the film’s constantly-grimacing RAW agent hero Himmat Singh is not the most...
Singer-musician Adnan Sami had a lucky escape from being exposed to the Corona Virus. “I was to travel to Spain and Germany where my sasural(wife’s home) is . But we ...
Anup Jalota: “London se aaya mera dost, dost ko quarantine karo…Kanika knows that I m observing 14 days rule of self-isolation after international travel, set by the Indian Government. We both arrived from London...
Rohit Shetty’s cops universe just got bigger, what with the Akshay Kumar’s righteous cop Sooryvanshi all set to join Rohit’s Singham and Simbba in the Khaki franchise. Even as news of Sooryvanshi ’s delay hits...
Ek Villain the 2014 hit which featured Sidharth Malhotra as a reformed criminal avenging his beloved’s murder , is all set to get a sequel.The film was one of the...
The Uttar Pradesh government is not happy with the way singer Kanika Kapoor is trying to defend her reprehensible cover-up attempt for what was clearly a health-hazardous behaviour. After she went to...
She is the undisputed queen of melody. Lata Mangeshkar is to music what Picasso is to painting and Mozart to the symphony. Such talent and reputation comes with a...
With Nana Patekar’s NGO suing Tanushree Dutta for defamation, the actress who is rightly considered the pioneer of the MeToo movement in Bollywood, finds herself being pushed financially and emotionally into a corner by forces...
Salman Khan is a very restless soul. The enforced confinement due to the Corona Virus has made him determined to continue his work from home. While initially...
Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Gangubai Kathiawadi which was being shot on a 12-crore set at Film City(Goregaon, Mumbai) has ceased all shooting post the Corona Virus scare. If ...
Kanika Kapoor Irresponsible behaviour: Singer-Parliamentarian Baabul Supriyo Lashes Out on Kanika Kapoor Kanika Kapoor ‘Baby Doll’ Kapoor’s irresponsible anti-social behaviour has shocked and embarrassed the entire ...
While plans for the fourth instalment of Krrish 4 are being framed and the project will begin as soon as producer-director Rakesh Roshan recovers from his illness(contrary to...
After his fall-out with Kabir Khan and Ali Abbas Zafar, the Tiger franchise is rumoured to have fallen into the hands of Salman Khan’s current favourite filmmaker Prabhudheva. It is to be noted...
There are reports all over the internet suggest Raveena Tandon will play the former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi. But sources close to the project dismiss this line of thought as ...
Kannada superstar Yash’s eagerly awaited sequel to the 2018 blockbuster K.G.F: Chapter 2 is almost ready. “We have a couple fights to film between Yash and Sanjay Dutt and then we are done.We...
The virtual world—not to be confused with the real world—is abuzz with talk of The Great Big Split of 2020. It all started when earlier this...
7-year old Sitara is not only her superstar-father Mahesh Babu’s lifeline she’s also his favourite interviewer now. Sitara together with her best friend Aadya(director Vamshi Padipally;s daughter) conducted a video interview with Mahesh Babu...
Though she was already one by then, the first time I met Rani Mukherjee I couldn’t believe she was a star. Short, and pretty plain ,...
Singer Kanika Kapoor, who has tested positive for the novel coronavirus, is being slammed by everyone for not going into self-quarantine after returning to India from...
With the Caronavirus scare looming large over the Indian entertainment industry, release schedules are suffering major upheavals. The much-delayed Karan Johar production Brahmastra which was all set for a marathon final schedule to...
This isn’t the first time he’s doing it. Superstar Salman Khan is using his clout to repeatedly promote his brother-in-law Ayush Sharma(Khan’s younger sister Arpita’s husband) as a leading man....
If in Dabangg 3 we saw the mischievous side of Salman Khan bubble to the surface . Radhe Your Most Wanted Bhai would feature him as a cop who barely smiles. The serious cop out...
Amidst the Corona Virus scare we now hear of another sad development .The Big Fat Summer Bollywood Wedding of actors Richa Chadha and Ali Fazal has been called off.Scheduled for April(though never confirmed...
With the Corona Virus playing havoc with Bollywood schedules, some of the biggest forthcoming films find their future in danger,the bigger the more endangered.And among the big films on...
Now that Saaho has clearly and incontestably under-performed at the boxoffice, superstar Prabhas is moving ahead very cautiously. He has just completed an out-and-out romantic film entitled Jaan directed by Radha Krishna Kumar. For his next ...
Monstrous misinformation has become a way of life on the entertainment portals. But here comes the mother of all misinformation. Some Telugu portals have reported that ...
Kiara Advani who until a few years ago was a struggling for a place under the arclights is now an eminently sought-after name in Bollywood. Producer Karan Johar’s forthcoming comedy Mr Lele directed by Shashank Khaitan was ...
After the devastating debacle of Drive, Jacqueline Fernandez’s Netflix film with Sushant Singh Rajput, the actress has taken her career into her own hands. Not only has she moved South-wards with a ...
The Corona Virus is bound to have far-reaching repercussions on the entire Indian film industry. One hears from very reliable sources that Karan Johar’s Dharma Productions may drop two...
Because if he did say no to Love Aaj Kal, then Ranbir Kapoor is one lucky bloke. As the film heads towards being a critical and commercial...
If there is one affliction that Hrithik Roshan dread even more than the Corona Virus it is being attacked by Kangana Ranaut and her sister Rangoli. The unstoppable sisters made a...
The mid-May release of the Pawan Kalyan starrer Vakeel Saab , now seems unlikely. Sources reveal that a major schedule of the film was to be shot in the third week of...
Ayyappanum Koshiyum(Malayalam) Starring Prithvi Raj, Biju Menon Written & Directed by Sachy Rating: **** (4 stars) This startling product of the fecund Malayam film industry must not be missed for many reasons. Where do...
Seberg(Amazon Prime) Starring Kristen Stewart, Jack O’Connell, Anthony Mackie, Yvan Attal Directed by Benedict Andrews Rating: *** ½ (3 and a half stars) Allow me to make a confession....
The first and only time I met Sara Ali Khan was at the Screen awards many years ago. It was the year Sanjay Bhansali’s Black swept the awards .I was...
For the first time in her career the very beautiful Manisha Koirala plays a Parsi woman in a new Netflix film called Maska. The title comes from the ...
