Bumblebee Starring Hailee Steinfeld, John Cena Directed by Travis Knight Rating: ****(4 stars) The complex often ridiculous relationship between Man(or Woman) and an ExtraTerrestial Creature has been done in ...
Shakeela biopic has become one of the most anticipated biopics to look forward to this year. Based on the life of the south adult film actress,...
The death of Hindi mainstream cinema’s most prolific and versatile writer Kader Khan has left filmmaker David Dhawan bereft. “Bhaijaan—that’s what I called him—was the backbone of my cinema....
David Dhawan: Andha Dhun, Sanju, Badhaai Ho, Stree Ashwini Iyer Tiwari: Andha Dhun, Patakha, Stree, Badhaai Ho, Raazi. Ali Abbas Zafar: Raazi, Bhaddhai Ho, Sanju Milap Jhaveri: Padmaavat, Sonu Ke Tutu Ki Sweety,Badhaai Ho, Andha Dhun, Stree, Parmanu, KGF, Sanju, Baaghi2,Hichki, Raid, Sui Dhaaga and of course my own film Satyamev Jayate Hansal Mehta: Stree, Andha Dhun and A Star Is Born. I...
Where are the children of the lesser God? You may well ask, as Bollywood was filled with spunky confident bright star-children in 2019. Not one noteworthy debutant from outside the ...
That Kader Khan spent his last years in Canada troubles actor-politician Shatrughan Sinha deeply. “Why was he in Canada during the time of his death? Kader Khan has given so much to ...
Raveena Tandon had the privilege of working with Kader Khan in several film like Dulhe Raja, Aatish , Main Khiladi TuAnari and Chote Miyan Bade Miyan. “I was always bowled over by his comic timing on screen and his...
Engrossed in New Year celebrations, Bollywood’s prominent denizens had no time to speak on the death of Kader Khan. A prolific director with whom Kader Saab collaborated in many films...
BBird Box(Netflix) Starring Sandra Bullock, Trevante Rhodes, Sara Paulson Directed by Sussane Bier Rating: *** ½(3 and a half stars) After an unprecedented 2018, this is a great way to begin...
1. Uri: Calling a spade a spade,declaring Pakistan a political enemy in a film about India’s surgical attack on Pakistan is not the kind of soft-focus approach...
It looks like the prolonged cold war between Salman Khan is over…at least for now. Apparently Priyanka requested Salman repeatedly to attend her wedding reception in Mumbai after he refused ...
1. Kuch Bheege Alfaaz: Onir’s elegiac ode to a time when love was felt in the heart, and not in the social media. In his latest directorial venture the...
He not only had four releases, he also branched into various directions. Telugu cinema’s fastest-rising star speaks to Subhash K Jha How would you describe the year that was?...
Mrinal Sen who passed away on Sunday was not only a brilliant auteur he was also very prolific until his health began to fail and his pace of filmmaking slackened....
On Sunday morning, as 2018 prepared to dissolve into the next year, Mrinal Sen passed away at the age of 95. His was a life well-lived,to put it ...
Ashwini Iyer Tiwari: Andha Dhun, Patakha, Stree, Badhaai Ho, Raazi. Ali Abbas Zafar: Raazi, Bhaddhai Ho, Sanju Milap Jhaveri: Padmaavat, Sonu Ke Tutu Ki Sweety,Badhaai Ho, Andha Dhun, Stree,Parmanu, KGF, Sanju, Baaghi 2,Hichki, Raid, Sui Dhaaga and of course my own filmSatyamev Jayate Hansal Mehta: Stree, Andha Dhun and A Star Is Born. I am also very proud of my ownOmerta. Suresh Triveni: Andha Dhun, Badhaai Ho, Manto, Mitron(thought ...
B 1. Ishaan Khattar: He was seen in Majid Majidi’s Beyond The Clouds and then inShashank Khaitan’s Dhadak ,a rather lame remake of the Marathi masterpieceSairat.In both his debut films Ishaan was a complete natural, to the...
The Malaika Arora-Arjun Kapoor relationship is the most open secret in tinsel town . The couple is seen together at every important Bollywood event. The final seal of approval was given when...
It’s not just about delivering the hits. It’s also about using the power that those hits give you to generate a change in the the audiences’...
1. Patakha: It’s been downhill all the way for Vishal Bhardwaj who for some strange reason continues to hold a messianic moviemaker’s reputation in spite of churning out dud after ...
1. Gajraj Rao in Badhaai Ho: A special award for the one who thought of signing this relatively unknown ‘invisible actor’ for the role of a smalltime ticket collector in Delhi who suddenly...
Simmba Starring Ranveer Singh,Ajay Devgan, Sara Ali Khan. Ashutosh Rana Directed by Rohit Shetty Rating: *** ½(3 and a half stars) As far as getting a kick out of the movie-viewing experience ...
Anil Kapoor has waited patiently to play his daughter’s father on screen. The process took time. One can’t grab every offer that comes your way to do your...
This Christmas Katrina Kaif decided to wash away her prevalent phobia of celebration and parties which dates back to her birthday in July 2008 when her then-boyfriend Salman Khan...
What a year it has been for Hindi cinema! The hits and the critically acclaimed films kept rolling out. At the last count 10 films of ...
Each year the venue and invitees at Salman Khan’s birthday bash remains so unchanged that the pictures from any birthday of Salman’s look interchangeable. The usual battery of...
Though he hates it Salman Khan never ceases to be in the news. He is a simmering bundle of contradictions. There’s the Salman who kept me awake till 3 in...
Newly married couple Deepika Padukone and Ranveer Singh have something in common to share in 2018. It is directorMeghna Gulzar who will be directing both Ranveer and Deepika, though not in the same film. While Deepika will be...
The dubbed Hindi version of the Kannada film KGF starring Yash and directed by Prashanth Neel, is doing better business than the new Shah Rukh Khan starrer Zero. This should be a cause for concern ...
There were widespread reports on Wednesday afternoon of Thackeray the bio-pic of Balasaheb Thackeray being censored hours before the trailer launch. As per these reports the Central Board Of...
After her author-backed role in Kedarnath,the much in-demand Sara Ali Khan will be seen in a not-so-pivotal role in Rohit Shett’s Simmba this week And Sara is not at all...
Telugu star-actor Adivi Shesh who shot to superstardom with the thriller Kshanam had a favourable year with Goodachari doing impressive boxoffice numbers. Adivi looks back and looks ahead It was your birthday on 16 December.How did you...
Gone are the days when Tamil, Telugu and even Malayalam actors ran after success in Bollywood, only to be signed sealed and snubbed in Bollywood. Even the greats ...
Bollywood would remember 2018 for the awakening of the MeToo movement. It first shook the foundation of the American film industry. MeToo didn’t quite have the same effect on Bollywood. But the overfamiliar attitude...
1. Gajaraj Rao In Badhaai Ho: As Ayushmann Khurrana’s shy selfmade railway booking-clerk father in Badhaai Howho willy-nilly impregnates his wife at an unthinkable age, Gajaraj Rao brought so much empathy and warmth to his character, we never judge Rao’s...
With Sonu Ke Titu Ki Sweety Kartik Aryan has suddenly discovered stardom in 2018 .With it comes the burden of sustaining and furthering his stardom. Hence we have stories at regular periods of...
In episode after episode of the otherwise-enjoyable Koffee With Karan we can feel the host’s ineluctable desire to enter his celebrity guests’ bedrooms for a peep into their sexual activities....
Mrs Nick Jonas, a.k.a Priyanka Chopra has made many influential friends in Hollywood. And they will all be a part of her grand wedding reception in Los Angeles.According...
If in Aanand Rai’s Zero Katrina Kaif has pulled out all stops to play the heartbroken alcoholic superstar Babita Kumari it is with reason.Katrina has channeled her inner heartbreak to play the ...
Has Shoojit Sircar and John Abraham’s great friendship come to an end? The two of them not only created a sterling magic in Madras Café, easily one of...
The reach of Indian cinema is growing.And who would agree with this more than SanjayLeela Bhansali whose 2015 costume drama Bajirao Mastani has now been praised by American billionaire Elon Musk . In a...
Both professionally and personally , Alia Bhatt is in a very happy space this year. While her relationship with Ranbir Kapoor shows every sign of fructifying into permanency, on the professional ...
With due apologies to Aamir, Shah Rukh and Salman, the biggest Khan superstar of India is Taimur Ali Khan. As he turns all of 2 on December 20 his proud paparazzi-wary parents...
Though this is not official yet and won’t be for a while now, a sequel to the eagerly waited Zero is already in the pipeline. Sources in the...
Not many former boyfriends would do what Harman Baweja did on Thursday evening when he headed for Priyanka Chopra’s wedding reception to wish her the very best.B Baweja was a devoted...
Rahul Gandhi’s triumph in the Assembly Elections would have a “deep and serious” impact on the bio-pic on ManmohanSingh –The Accidental Prime Minister— that is almost complete. Apparently...
KGF, Chapter 1(dubbed Hindi Version) Starring Yash, Srinidhi Shetty Directed by Prashanth Neel Rating: *(1 star) “If you bad, I am your dad.” I swear I heard the messianic hero mouth ...
Starring Swara Bhaskar, Purab Kohli,Sumeet Vyas, Vivan Bhatena Directed by Danish Aslam Rating: *** Some sharp writing and plotting curves, not to mention a certain maturity in the level of some of the performances...
Composer Mithoon suddenly discovered a leading riff from his beloved tune Tum hi ho in the film Ashiqui 2 being ripped off by American rapper T-Pain in a song called ‘That’s Yo Money’.Instead ...
