Yo Yo!! Does anyone remember Honey Singh? He took the charts by storm some years ago with his provocative misogynistic songs and then disappeared apparently due...
Farhan Akhtar inadvertently proved a source of inspiration for Aditya Dhar’s Uri. Recounting the sequence of events Aditya says, “I was doing research on what makes Indian army soldiers volunteer to be part ...
Badhai Ho, Amit. Your film has won two National awards. Amit is still in state of disbelief. “When the National awards were announced on Friday I only heard Surekha Sikrihad won ...
Hopefully, the answers would be provided on August 30 when the film releases. But for now the long-awaited trailer that came out on Saturday left many...
This is not an easy time for Indian celebrities at international forums where questions on the Indian government’s recent moves in Kashmir and other sensitive political...
The Southern film industry is known to be fanatical about its actors. Hero-worship has gone to another level with Malayali fans of the legendary Mammootty up in arms over his...
The Jabariya Jodi has separated. The lead pair from the just-released film is shooting in different parts of the world. While Parineeti Chopra is shooting in London for the Hindi adaptation ...
Prolific filmmaker Nikhil Advani is going through the best phase of his career. His Batla House looks as politically intense as Anubhav Sinha’s recently released Article 15 and tackles an issue that could spell as much...
Rahul Rawail who headed the 66th National Film Awards jury speaks to Subhash K Jha on what prompted the bold decisions by the jury Rahul Rawail is one of the bluntest film personalities....
Manmadhudu 2 (Telugu) Starring Nagarjuna, Rakul Preet Singh, Lakshmi Directed by Rahul Ravindran Rating: ****(4stars) At 60, Nagarjuna preserves a boyish charm that renders itself with great effectiveness in this winsome fluffy bouncy bubbly and ...
Telugu superstar Mahesh Babu who turns 44 on August 8 looks 23. Compliment him on his eternally youthful appearance and he smiles, “Thankyou .To be honest I don’t...
You could say it got away in the nick of time. Mahesh Babu’s next project Sarileru Neekevvaru was shot in July in Kashmir. “We wrapped up the Kashmir schedule just ...
Actress Richa Chadha is not happy with all the condolences pouring in for the premature demise of former I & B minister Sushma Swaraj. Speaking to this writer Richa says, “I think people...
Jabariya Jodi: Movie Review Starring Siddharth Malhotra, Parineeti Chopra Directed by Prashant Singh Rating: ****(4 stars) For a film that has not been shot Bihar/Patna at all, Jabariya Jodi gets the details right, including place names and...
Boney Kapoor has extremely ambivalent feelings about his first Tamil production Nerkonda Paarvai , a remake of the harditting Hindi film Pink which opens in the coming week. Says Boney emotionally, “While I am really happy with how...
Zaira Wasim’s premature adieu has sent shock waves across the Hindi film industry. There are those who think she was too hasty in chucking a promising career....
1. Alia Bhatt and Salman Khan do not play an age-challenged couple. If you are looking for a Lolita-unplugged kind of remix about a greying man and giggly teenager(almost), then look elsewhere)....
Ayushmann Khurrana is constantly looking for scripts that challenge him. With Article 15, Anubhav Sinha’s stunning disturbing exposition on the notorious caste system the young thinking actor...
To anyone who refers to the iconic producer-director J Om Prakash as Hrithik Roshan’s meternal grandfather ,one can only say, ignorance is bliss. J Om Prakash blazed a glorious trail with his superhit slew...
Everyone connected with the mega-sportsflick ’83 knows the focus of interest in the film is cricket legend KapilDev and his triumph at the 1983 Cricket World Cup. In...
Mired in controversy Sandeep Vanga’s Kabir Singh has become a raging success, ‘raging’ being the key word. “Very frankly I knew the Hindi version would connect as much with the audience...
It is the time for true heroes to come forward on screen .After mathematician Anand Kumar it’s rocket scientistNambi Narayanan who gave his life to space research to be showcased in...
After the Indian govrnment’s announcement of Article 370 being repealed , there are reports of Bollywood running scared from Kashmir. According to reports in a section ...
While Kartik Aryan is happily lapping up all the attention for bagging the sequel to 2007’s successful horror comedy Bhoola Bhulaiya , additional reports suggesting Akshay who played the lead in the ...
Things aren’t going well for the Pancholi parivaar. While papa Aditya Pancholi is grappling with serious legal issues involving rape and extortion, son Sooraj’s career refuses to take off , even...
While the memes and jokes about Govinda’s elevated Hollywood aspirations have not died down the actor stands by his words reiterating that he was indeed approached...
If Kishore Kumar were alive he would be 90 on August 4.The real reason why Anurag Basu or any other director has not been allowed to make a bio-pic ...
After Dangal everybody presumed Aamir Khan would once again team up with the very talented director Nitesh Tiwari. Now we know why Aamir is not in Chhichhore. The film, as encapsulated in the lengthy ...
On Thursday after Judgemental Hai Kya writer Kanika Dhillon and director Prakash Kovelamudi announced their separation gracefully, some portals desperate for eyeballs, decided to club this separation with the other separation of actress Dia Mirza and director Sahil Singha by insinuating...
Siddharth Malhotra and Sonakshi Sinha, the hero of this week’s two socially relevant comedies are in urgent need of a hit. Siddharth’s last four films as a solo hero Baar Baar Dekho, A...
Shabana Azmi has signed Spielberg’s 9- part web series Halo directed by Otto Bathurst who has lately helmed Black Mirror. Halo is one of the most popular video game franchises in the world, having...
In showbusiness no equations are unchangeable. Yesterday’s foe is today’s best friend. So to no one surpriseAkshay Kumar and T Series’ head honcho Bhushan Kumar have put aside their differences and decided...
Rivalry be damned, actors today are far too secure in their space to look anxiously over their shoulder at what the other actors are doing. There ...
Otherhood Starring Patricia Arquette, Angela Bassett, Felicity Huffman, Jake Hoffman, Sinqua Walls, Jake Lacy. Rating: ****(4 stars) To call it a rom-com would be doing this ebullient film a disservice. This...
Lata Mangeshkar: Yeh jeevan hai iss jeevan ka yehi hai rang-roop(Piya Ka Ghar), Koi lauta de mere beete huey din(Door Gagan Ki ChaonMein) , Dukhi man mere sun mera kehna(Funtoosh) and many more.” Asha Bhosle: “Chingari koi bhadke(Amar Prem), Zindagi ek safar hai suhana(Andaz), Oh mere dil ke chayan(Mere Jeevan Saathi).” Varun Grover: “Apart from the hundreds of Kishore Kumar’s celebrated songs there are gems that don’t get that much love.Among these my...
Baba(Marathi) Starring Deepak Dobriyal, Nandita Dhuri Directed by Raj Gupta Rating: *** ½ (3 a half stars) There is much that can be said about Deepak Dobriyal’s skills as an actor. But the ...
Kannada superstar Yash who is busy shooting for the second chapter of the KGF franchise is most happy to welcome Sanjay Dutt into the fold . Says Yash, “Yes ,he’s playing the archvillain named Adheera. The poster ...
Being Karan Johar has always meant something sinfully posh. His name is more than a brand. It is a symbol of the High Life in Bollywood. Little did Karan know that a...
Among the barrage of good wishes that Sanjay Dutt received on his 60th birthday on July 29, the one that was conspicuous by her absence was the Star’s elder...
After the raucus over Sunny Leone’s ostensible phone number In Arjun Patiala , there are talks at the highest level to ban the use of verifiable...
Prabhudheva has just finished shooting a marathon schedule of Dabangg 3 with Salman Khan. “We haven’t decided on anyone to do the item song in Dabangg 3. But everyone else seems to have...
Priyanka Chopra has grown very close to her sister-in-law Sophie Turner. When Nick Jonas and his brother Joe Jonas married within months of one another, there were...
Throwing exorbitant numbers around to generate hype has become a way of life in a certain section of the media. The latest pie-in-the-sky arrow-in-the-dark illustration of makebelieve ...
Thursday was a tumultuous day as far as marriages in Bollywood are concerned. Two couples announced their decision to end their marriage on the same day. Dia Mirza and Sahil Sangha’s decision...
Starring: Sonakshi Sinha,Varun Sharma,Priyanshu Jora, Kulbhushan Kharbanda,Annu Kapoor, Nadira Babbar Directed by Shilpi Dasgputa Rating: ****(4 stars) There are some wonderful things happening in this offbeat entertainer. For one, the tightlipped stuffed shirts are being made to talk...
One doesn’t want to be judgmental over Govinda’s mental health. But loud whispers about his eccentric behaviour have been doing the rounds in Bollywood for years now....
Hungarian artiste and photographer Flora Borsi has accused the creative team of Judgemental Hai Kya of plagiarizing one of her images in a poster of the film. And this time no one ...
One of the most committed actors of all times Shabana Azmi firmly believes in LGBTQ rights. Years ago when the movement was in its infancy in 1996, Shabana dared to play a...
While all of us think of Karan Johar’s frequent parties as extended star-studded versions of his film Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham, an MLA from the Akali Dal has accused the invitees at Karan’s recent party of...
One of the most successful director-actor duos of Bollywood are friends no more. Close friends of Govinda and David Dhawan have known about the Great Divide for years . Now the...
