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 ...
Hellaro(Gujarati) Starring Shraddha Dangar, Jayesh More Directed by Abhishek Shah Rating: *****(5 stars) Once in a decade or maybe twice , if we are lucky, an Indian film makes us proud to...
With Karan Johar’s feature film Drive heralding the new era of straight-to-digital screening, there is a widespread apprehension among Bollywood’s A-listers that their feature films could find their release on...
House Arrest (Netflix) Starring Ali Fazal, Shriya Palgaonkar, Jim Sarbh Directed by Shashanka Ghosh, Samit Basu Rating: * ½ (one and a half stars) Ali Fazal is an affable actor. He brings a certain charm,reminiscent of Shashi Kapoor,...
The small but bustling town of Kota in Rajasthan is where students descend in droves for coaching in engineering examinations. You can call it the city of middleclass dreams. It is...
Jhalki Starring Aarti Jha, Sanjay Suri, Divya Dutta Directed by Brahmanand S Siingh Rating: *** ½(3 and a half stars) Jhalki is not a great film.It is riddled with imperfections and the plot careens dangerously ...
Akshay Kumar is one of the cleverest superstars of Hindi cinema. He gives out the vibes of a simple unassuming son of the soil. But under that...
What’s it about these South Indian divas opting for marriage with already-married men? Whether it was Vyjanthimala, Hema Malini or Sridevi, they all chose to tie the knot with men who...
Telugu superstar Mahesh Babu’s 7-year old daughter Sitara is well on the way to becoming a star.After shooting a ‘family ad’ where she was seen with her parents and brother, Sitara ...
For those who feel Mrs Ahuja, a.k.a Sonam Kapoor, may be slowing down to start a family, the answer is… not yet. The break will happen but not any...
Meri awaaz hi pehchan hai…The voice that has defined beauty, harmony,grace and humanism for millions of Indians for over seven decades almost got stilled . The year was 1961 ....
Marjaavan Starring Siddharth Malhotra, Riteish Deshmukh, Tara Sutaria, Rakul Preet Singh Written & Directed by Milap Zaveri Rating: ****(4 stars) All right then, Marjaavan is a homage to the masala movies of the 1980s…Deewaar,Amar Akbar Anthony, Lawaaris , Muqaddar Ka Sikindar(Rakul Preet Singh reprises Rekha’s Zohrabai) and one very ...
Sushant Singh Rajput: “My favourite child actor is Jugal Hansraj in Masoom. He just melted your heart with his performance. My favourite children’s song is Lukka chuppi from Rang De...
Amar Kaushik couldn’t be in a better place. His directorial debut Stree was the surprise success of 2018. And now Bala is hit-machine Ayushmann Khurrana’s career’s biggest opener...
A poem recited in a video by Ayushmann Khurrana on the occasion of International Men’s Day has gone viral. In the brilliant recitation Ayushmann is heard breaking the macho stereotypes of manliness,...
Every month there is a new report of producer-director Rakesh Roshan starting the new instalment of his Krissh franchise. The latest reports suggest that Krrish 4 will start in January 2020. Denying these reports...
Sara Ali Khan’s mother Amrita Singh is none too pleased with her daughter’s special friendship with Kartik Aryan. The two young people are said to be blindly in love and...
This is not an easy time for Siddharth Malhotra. Heart-throb of the Instagram generation, he may still be,but after the resounding failure of five films in a row Baar Baar Dekho, A Gentleman, Ittefaq, Aiyyari, Jabariya ...
After the execrable Drive, another film of Sushant Singh Rajput is apparently being denied a theatrical release. The film entitled Dil Bechara is the official remake of the Hollywood 2014 tearjerker The Fault In Out...
A poem recited in a video by Ayushmann Khurrana on the occasion of International Men’s Day has gone viral. In the brilliant recitation Ayushmann is heard breaking the macho stereotypes of manliness,...
