It is that time of the year when the entire entertainment industry heads out of the country. This year apart from the usual suspects—Kareena-Saif, Anushka-Virat, Deepika-Ranveer, Alia-Rabir—heading to ...
“There would no Housefull series without Akshay Kumar,” says ultra-successful producer Sajid Nadiadwala whose films have a way of turning into goldmines effortlessly. Housefull 4 was roundly condemned by many film critics. Nadiadwala kept quiet....
What’s it about women born on 19 November that makes them clutter-breakers of extraordinary dimensions? Zeenat Aman, Rehana Sultan and Sushmita Sen all 19th November-born scorpios. Fiercely independent , all there redefined the Hindi...
Enai Noki Paayum Thota(Tamil) Starring Dhanush, Megha Akash Written & Directed by Gautham Menon Rating: *** ½ (3 and a half stars ) There is a stirring synthesis of dread and exhilaration in the...
On Tuesday afternoon the indefatigable Priyadarshan selected his leading lady for Hungama 2 out of the many hopefuls who auditioned. It is none other than Pranitha Subhash, a prolific Bangaluru-born actress who has done...
It literally became a cliff-hanger for Varun Dhawan when a car perched precariously on a cliff for a stunt in Coolie No 1 went horribly wrong. Recounting the experience with...
Yeh Saali Aashiqui Starring Vardhan Puri, Shivaleeka Oberoi Directed by Cherag Ruparel Rating: *** ½ (3 and a half stars) By the time the film’s protagonist gets down to chasing his primary target of...
That Salman Khan is a huge Chiranjeevi fan is a well-known fact . They don’t only share a mutual admiration for each other’s work, but also share family ties.When Chiranjeevi’s...
Though a large section of the media lost interest in Lataji’s health the minute they realized she wasn’t going anywhere, her genuinely concerned fans keep inquiring ...
Hotel Mumbai Starring: Anupam Kher, Dev Patel, Armie Hammer,Nazneen Boniadi Directed by Anthony Maras Rating: ** ½ (2 and a half stars) Like all cinema on terrorism, this partially-gripping recreation of 26/11 terror...
In the sequel to the hit franchise KGF , Raveena Tandon will be playing a politician whose look and ideology would be inspired by Mrs Indira Gandhi. This fact is...
Commando 3 Starring Vidyut Jammwal, Gulshan Devaiah, Adah Sharma, Angira Dhar Directed by Aditya Datt Rating: *** ½ (3 and a half stars) The hero’s entry in this slick and taut anti-terror thriller is something...
Mudassar Aziz who has made some refined comedies in recent times including Happy BhaagJayegi is now facing a flurry of fury regarding a particular dialogue which was shown in the trailer of Pati Patni Aur Woh.The dialogue which...
Terror and terrorism are the crux of the evil in the two releases coming Friday. The verdict on debutant director Anthony Maras’ Hotel Mumbai, which attempts to recreate the events ...
In spite of loud health warnings and the medical advice to slow down the pace of his work, the Big B Amitabh Bachchan continues to slog it out with...
The ultra-prolific Priyadarshan is working fast and furiously on his sequel to Hungama, the hit 2003 comedy which starred Akshay Khanna and Aftab Shivdasani in the male lead. Hungama 2 has found its leading man. It...
There’s been a huge roar of approval for actress Parvathy Thiruvothu for calling out the by-now mythical misogyny of the Telugu blockbuster Arjun Reddy and its Bollywood twin KabirSingh during a roundtable chat moderated by ...
The fall-out with Akshay Kumar has gravitated filmmaker Neeraj Pandey towards Ajay Devgan which is not a bad thing at all. Pandey who had a noisy...
Here is one more warning for Bollywood to mend its ways before it’s too late . The Hollywood animation film Frozen has completely out-performed this week’s big Bollywood release Pagalpanti.Frozen released in Hindi ,...
First the iconic David Letterman , and now BBC America’s legendary Tom Brook , they both came to interview none other than Shah Rukh Khan. What’s with the ...
Aamir Khan’s fans are hugely impressed by his dedication to playing a Sardarji in Laal Singh Chaddha.Aamir has grown a real thick beard to look the part....
Kriti Kharbanda is being replaced in Rumy Jaffrey’s Chehre in spite of having shot for the film. A source close to the project reveals, “She has already shot some scenes ...
Everything that could possibly go wrong at the 50th International Film Festival Of India(IFFI) in Goa has gone wrong. The VIP invitees are talking in hushed...
They may make a great photo-op. But Rajinikanth and Kamal Haasan are certainly not coming together as political allies. In fact Rajinikanth, according to well-informed sources, may quit politics even before ...
Govinda is not amused with what Kartik Aryan has done to the iconic Ankhiyon se goli mare song from his 1998 hit Dulhe Raja. The remix version filmed on Kartik Aryan, Bhumi Pednekar and Ananya Pandey for the film Pati Patni Aur Woh has not gone down well with...
The very remarkable life of actor Shabana and and cinematographer Baba Azmi’s parents, the illustrious Kaifi and Shaukat Azmi is already a huge successful play Kaifi & I where Javed Akhtar and Shabana Azmi play her parents. We now hear there are ...
On Friday evening the legendary theatre personality, activist actress Shaukat Azmi left us.She was 93 and still spirited to the hilt when it came to her two favourite...
They may make a great photo-op. But Rajinikanth and Kamal Haasan are certainly not coming together as political allies. In fact Rajinikanth, according to well-informed sources, may quit politics even before ...
I enjoy meeting Akshay Kumar. We haven’t met for some time. He hasn’t changed at all over the years that I’ve known him. We’ve gone through...
Adhitya Varma(Tamil) Starring Dhruv Vikram, Banita Sandhu Directed by Gireesaya Rating: **(2stars) Adithya Varma is the third film based on Sandeep Vanga’s stormy ode to misogyny. And frankly, we don’t need one more version of the ...
A letter from the National Commission Of Women has persuaded Sony Entertainment to relieve Anu Malik of his services as a judge on Indian Idol. The music composer had...
One of the country’s most prolific and continually successful filmmakers Priyadarshan is currently in Goa heading the jury for the 50th International Film Festival Of India(IFFI). Priyan, as he ...
The Paagalpanti team is prepared for a critical backlash . John Abraham has already declared Anees Bazmi’s latest film as ‘critique proof’ which means film critics might as well save...
Hrithik Roshan is riding an all-time career-high after two back-to-back blockbusters in 2019 . First came Super 30, the bio-pic on mathematician Anand Kumar which belied all expectations by becoming a...
Aamis(Assamese) Starring Lima Das, Arghadeep Baruah Written & Directed by Bhaskar Hazarika Rating: *** ½ (3 and a half stars) ‘Meat’ in the phonetic Hindi and Sanskrit sound also means ‘beloved’....
The chilling trailer of Mardaangi 2 shows a brutal faceless serial rapist on a rampage in the small educational town of Kota in Rajasthan . The town has taken deep umbrage...
It looks like every major Bollywood superstar wants to play a nationalist warrior taking on a kohl-black invader from the Mughal era. Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Bajirao Mastani started the trend. Then came Ashutosh Gowariker’s Panipat where Maratha warrior Sadashiv Rao Bhau is...
Parineeti Chopra injured her shoulder while training to play badminton champ Saina Nehwal. She is now recuperating. But will soon get back to the game. I connected with Parineeti and she...
At one time , this was around 1999-2000, Akshay Kumar , then a very close friend of mine, was seeing Shilpa Shetty and Twinkle Khanna simultaneously. It was called two-timing back then. It’s still...
October came and went.And though the beautiful film fetched Varun Dhawan and his director Shoojit Sircar a truckload of acclaim , British-born debutante Banita Sadhu did not benefit from the glowing reviews at all. After ...
What’s it about women born on 19 November that makes them clutter-breakers of extraordinary dimensions? Zeenat Aman, Rehana Sultan and Sushmita Sen all 19th November-born scorpios. Fiercely independent , all there redefined the Hindi...
So Zeenat Aman is a year younger today.(laughs) If you want to put it that sweetly. Yes. One is just lucky to be alive healthy and...
One doesn’t know how far the system of patriarchy runs in the entertainment industry. But it sure runs deep. How else do we explain what happened ...
The Sairat director Nagraj Manjule’s first collaboration with Amitabh Bachchan Jhund has been plagued with problems from the outset. Firstly, the original producer opted out leaving the project in the lurch. Bhushan Kumar and T series had...
Vani Kapoor who is the inhouse heroine of Yash Raj Film(all her 5 film so far are Yash Raj Productions) was a target of terrifying trolling earlier week after she wore a ...
When it comes to making a film, Salman Khan has become quite a multi-tasker. Not only does he play the central character he also helps with the direction...
‘Sperm’ ceased to be a dirty word in Hindi cinema after Vicky Donor. Now in Karan Johar’s full-on sex comedy Good Newwz the word is given constant currency. Except that...
On a normal day when Lataji is home, there are hordes of curious fans and devotees standing on Peddar Road hoping to catch a glimpse of her.Now as news of...
The vultures in the media business are having a field day. In the last one week ever since India’s most beloved singer Lata Mangeshkar was hospitalized , the alarmists...
With Housefull 4 breaking records in spite of the yucky reviews, it is quite evident to Kumar Mangat and Aneez Bazmi the producer and director of Paagalpanti that there is a huge gap between ...
