The painfully young Saaho director Sujeeth is not scared of comparisons with Baahubali. “I understand Prabhas’ fans want to see a film that will equal Baahubali in scale and content. I hope Saaho doesn’t disappoint. ...
Even when Bollywood makes movies about powerful women they need the male presence to bolster the film’s boxoffice prospects. That’s a sad fact. Lately the supremely saleable Akshay Kumar has been promoting Mission Mangal ,...
Farhan Akhtar and his business partner Ritesh Sidhvani seem to have hit on a goldmine, literally.After making more money on the Hindi dubbed version of Kolar Goldmine Films(KGF)...
Mission Mangal Starring Vidya Balan, Tapsee Pannu, Akshay Kumar, Sonakshi Sinha,Nithya Manen, Kriti Kulhari Directed by Jagat Shakti Rating: ** ½ (two and a half stars) Inspiring,yes. But in an uncomfortably perspiring way. Mission Mangal, based on a true and truly commendable...
There was a time when the Sister was an important, integral almost mandatory part of Hindi commercial cinema. Blockbuster films like Choti Bahen(1959), Bhai Bahen(1959), Badi Didi (1969), Pyari Behna(1985) ,Anokha Bandhan(1982) and Bandhan(1988) were devoted entirely...
Batla House Starring John Abraham, Mrunal Thakur Directed by Nikhil Advani Rating: *****(5 stars) There is a strong storm brewing in our deeply polarized society . It’s not about the haves...
Ustad Amjad Ali Khan: “Lataji’s Ae mere watan ke logon is my favourite patriotic song.” Shabana Azmi: “Kar chale him fida jaan-o-tan saathiyon is the most...
Evaru(Telugu) Starring Adivi Sesh, Regina Cassandra, Naveen Andrews Directed by Venkat Ramji Rating: ****(4 Stars) No matter how cynical you are about suspense thrillers, the end-twist in Evaru(which very appropriately means ‘Who Are...
It doesn’t take great powers of deduction to figure out that Imran Khan who once was king in in Jaane Tu…YaJaane Na is now out of work.Nobody knows what went wrong with...
Just what are Sara Ali Khan and Kartik Aryan trying to show to the world by being seen together all over the place, but not admitting to being...
The Hindi film industry’s leading spokesperson Ashoke Pandit has just paid a flying visit to Kashmir after Article 370 was repealed. He is now back claiming all is...
Mahesh Babu and his wife Namrata Shirodkar’s 7-year old daughter Sitara is breaking the internet with her dance performance to her father’s song Paala pitta from the film Maharshi. Proud mother Namrata just can’t stop smiling. “She is quite...
When Sanjay Leela Bhansali heard the news that he had been awarded the National award for best music composer for his songs and background music in ...
In a shocking disregard for public sentiments singer Mika Singh trouped off too Karachi with his band and performed at the wedding off a Pakistani billionaire’s daughter’s wedding.Understandably ...
Telugu superstar Prabhas, like Tamil cinema’s Rajinikant, Ajith and Vijay, is not happy with doing media interaction to promote his film. Given a choice Prabhas would rather let his work speak for him....
Dream Girl was the epithet reserved for the one and only Hema Malini. It seems we now have a new Dream Girl. Ayushmann Khurrana has a truckload of fun in the...
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...
