Smalltown romances continued to rule the boxoffice in 2019. 2020 begins with one more chote-shahar ki badi-badi baatein. These earthy romances have grabbed audiences’ fancy .What...
Good Newzz Starring Akshay Kumar, Kareena Kapoor Khan, Diljit Dosanjh, Kiaran Advani Directed by Raj Mehta Rating:**(2 stars) Good Newzz could have been our very own Only You,the British drama directed by Harry Wootliff about a young couple desperately trying to...
Happi(Zee5) Starring Pankaj Kapoor , and Chotu Directed by Bhavna Talwar Rating: *** ½ (three and a half stars) Okay, we forgive Zee5 all its trespasses of excesses.By rescuing director Bhavna Talwar’s exquisite black-and-white...
In a shocking turn of events model, actor,anchor and reality-show participant Kushal Punjabi ended his life on December 26 evening. Exactly why a 37-year old entertainer with a...
American Indian comic virtuoso and political commentator Hasan Minhaj has made some scathing comments against PM Narendra Modi regarding the the controversial Citizen Amendments Act. In a recent episode of his Netflix news...
After a not-so-happy experience , Remo d’Souza, the super-talented choreographer turned actor is back with another dance film . Street Dancer 3D is looking like a film that would ...
On Tuesday morning the tabloids and entertainment portals were bustling with news that VarunDhawan will star in his brother Rohit’s next directorial. They even decided on behalf of ...
“The Left and the Congress want to ruin our country,” Ravi Kissan known to play angry pro-Establishment roles, now a very active BJP parliamentarian . does not mince words while ...
Congratulations are in order for the director of Badhai Ho. His film has won the National award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment. Amit was at the National...
If at all, 2019 in Bollywood would be remembered for the workingclass hero,as represented by Ayushmann Khurrana giving us hits while the larger than life hero took a backseat.What does 2020 have in...
Amitabh Bachchan: “One of my most popular characters was a Catholic.It was a pleasant departure. The very name Amar Akbar Anthony for a film came at a time where there...
Ranbir Kapoor is Sandeep Vanga’s choice for his next Hindi venture Devil. However one hears that Ranbir has second thoughts about playing a character almost as dark...
2019 has been a year of tremendous success for Bhumi. “I started the year with Sonechiriyawhich may not have shown (boxoffice) numbers. But the kind of acclaim the ...
The bickerings of an average middleclass home…they never cease to be special no matter how ordinary the circumstances. The specialness of an ordinary household is so strongly redolent in the...
While the nation goes up in flames with students protesting all across the country against the Government’s new migration policy, the entertainment business is badly hit....
Is Amitabh Bachchan unwell again? His decision to skip the the National awards function at New Dellhi on Monday where he was to receive the prestigious Dadasaheb Phalke award, has again raised concerns regarding...
All that talk of Shah Rukh Khan finally announcing his next film on his birthday on November 2 turned out to be so much hearsay. Soothsayers of the...
The mythological never had it better in this country. While the Ramayan is being turned into a 3-part feature film by Nitesh(Dangal , Chhichhore) Tiwari, the Mahabharat will see its own treatment with the ...
Slipping into an earthy Marathi character’s skin and diction in Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Gangubai is the current challenge for Alia Bhatt. The spirited young actress loves posing challenges for herself....
Salman Khan’s latest release Dabangg 3 is headed towwards being one of his worst critical and commercial disaster in recent times.And this includes disasters Tubelight and...
You may not buy this explanation. But trade experts feel Dabangg 3 has shown lower boxoffice collections than Part 1 and Part 2 because of the current students’ agitation across the...
The OTT platform is where the action is nowadays. Another director Ali Abbas Zafar who has directed big-screen blockbusters like Gunday, Sultan, Tiger Zinda Hai and Bharat, is now...
There are reports in a section of the press suggesting that Sooraj Barjatya’s son Devansh will soon make his directorial debut with a film starring Kartik Aryan. This, according sources very...
The Two Popes(Netflix) Starring Anthony Hopkins, Jonathan Pryce Directed by Fernando Meirelles Rating; *** ½ (three and a half stars) Early on in this beautifully idealized and ...
With Meghna Gulzar’s Chhapaak, about real-life acid-attack victim Laxmi Aggarwal, around the corner it’s time to look at some other hard-hitting films on the subject of violence against women. 1. Heaven ...
All eyes are on the Salman Khan-Prabhudheva combination as they unleash Dabangg 3 this weekend. This hit franchise seems to have a hit a rough spot with its release...
Assam is burning. And many local artistes and stars have risen in protest. One of them is the young scio-politically committed actor Arghadeep Baruah who recently played the lead in...
Althought the everlasting director David Dhawan has made 44 films in the past, none has made him as nervous as his underproduction film Coolie No 1 which is a remake of ...
Gregory David Roberts’ bestselling novel Shantaram about an Australian fugitive making a new life for himself in the slums of Mumbai has now finally been acquired as a 10-part series...
Starring Salman Khan and…does it matter? Directed by Salman Khan(officially Prabhudheva) Rating: Are you joking? Okay then *(1 star) Salman Khan is such a huge star. He can get his audience to...
1. It’s directed by Prabhudheva and not the hero’s talentless brother who directed the second film in the franchise.Still, Part 3 is no patch on Part 1(bythe way what happened...
All eyes are on the Salman Khan-Prabhudheva combination as they unleash Dabangg 3 this weekend. This hit franchise seems to have a hit a rough spot with its release...
Priyanka Chopra’s husband’s film is doing better business than Rani Mukherjee’s hardhitting cop act in Mardaani 2. Jumanji The Next Level featuring Nick Jonas is definitely all set...
By now everyone who works with Salman Khan knows he is in it the whole hog. Salmanoversees every project he is cast in. He has a say in the...
There were stories doing the rounds that Taimur Ali Khan will be cutting two cakes on his birthday on December 20.That is what his doting mom Kareena Kapoor Khan told the...
Though filmmaker Onir is from West Bengal he has any number of relatives and friends in neighbouring Assam which is burning. “I am very very disturbed by ...
Dear Little Taimur, Three years of relentless attention, and you still continue to wave and smile at the paparazzi. You are indeed a very special child. So ...
Yashraj films has signed the Gully Boy scene stealer Siddhant Chaturvedi to play the lead in Bunty Aur Babli2, the sequel to the hit 2005 film which Shaad Ali had directed. The sequel won’t be directed ...
Now that Salman Khan is all set to play a cop for the second time in a row after Dabangg 3 , and that too under the direction of the same ...
The supremely talented Shriram Lagoo who passed away on 17 December was a late bloomer. He did his first film when he was into his 40s. He was 42...
So Zoya Akhtar’s Gully Boy has been booted out of the Oscar race. I am not surprised at all. It’s not that I didn’t like the film. I loved it....
To no one’s surprise Zoya Akhtar’s Gully Boy which was sent as India’s official entry to the Oscars did not make it to the shortlist. In an exclusive chat with this...
It’s been less than a month when Shabana Azmi and her cinematographer-brother Baba lost their mother the iconic Shaukat Kaifi. Her reveberant laughter is still alive for those who loved her. The still-grieving Shabana admits she...
On Sunday December 15 actress Payal Rohatgi was taken into custody by the Rajasthangovernment for allegedly making offensive comments on the Nehru parivar on the social media. Earlier this month Ms Rohatgi was served...
Since the release of 2018’s surprise hit Badhai Ho, the very talented and beautiful Neena Gupta’s career has been on a roll. Spoilt for roles, the actress has been picking and ...
When will the superstars of Indian cinema grow up?Whether it is Salman Khan in Mumbai or Rajinikanth in Tamil Nadu they continue to live in a time warp playing unvarnished variations of their ...
6 Underground(Netflix) Starring Ryan Reynolds, Mélanie Laurent, Manuel Garcia-Rulfo, Adria Arjona, Corey Hawkins, Ben Hardy, and Dave Franco Directed by Michael Bay Rating: **(2 stars) Why would Netflix do this...
At the end of a highly personalized review of Woody Allen’s latest film A Rainy Day In New York, the Hollywood Reporter asks whether people will go to see Woody’s...
Playing the historical icon Prithviraj Chauhan and his better-half Sanyukta won’t be a cakewalk for Akshay Kumar and Manushi Chillar. It is reliably learnt that the ...
More than as individuals, Gita Siddharth and Siddharth Kak were known as one of the most durable and in-love couples of the Indian entertainment’s business. I wonder how Siddharth will survive without his better-half....
