While December 2017 was dominated by Tiger Zinda Hai and to a lesser extent by Fukrey Returns, there are no other major Hindi releases until the middle of January 2018. Trade experts...
Hours after the CBFC’s decision to certify Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Padmavati with a ‘UA’ subject , wild rumours of ‘26’ cuts ordered by the censor board,have begun doing the rounds....
So is it an all out war between designer Manish Malhotra and newly-married Anushka Sharma? The industry is abuzz with the sartorial battles that were fought over Anushka’s outfits for her...
The ordeal seems to be ending for Sanjay Leela Bhansali and his producers Viacom 18 Motion Pictures. The Examining Committee of the CBFC viewed the film Padmavati on Decenber 28 and passed the film with...
The Greatest Showman Starring Hugh Jackmam, Zac Efron,Michelle Williams, RebeccaFergusson Directed by Michael Gracey Rating: *** ½(3 a half stars) What is it about morality tales that makes them so perennially...
Subhash K Jha In Conversation With The Irrepressible, Unstoppable, Brutally Outspoken and Devastatingly Beautiful Twinkle Khanna who turns a year younger on December 29 Tell...
No one knew Rajesh Khanna well enough to be called a close friend. The first superstar of Indian cinema had no friends ,only cronies ,yes-men and sidekicks with whom...
Varun Dhawan is preparing for a 2018 wedding with his steady girlfriend Natasha Dalaal. Close friends of the Dhawans say the move out of his family home is prompted by the ...
Sudhir Mishra: “My favourite films of 2017 in no particular order, Alankrita Shrivastava’s Lipstick Under My Burkha, Anit Masurkar’s Newton, Avinash Das’s Anaarkali Of Arraah. Saket Choudhary’s Hindi Medium,Subhashish Bhutiani’s Mukti Bhawan, SubhashKapoor’s Jolly LLB 2, Vikramaditya Motwane’s Trapped and RahulDholakia’s Raees. Gautam Ghose: “The Indian films released in ...
Will they, won’t they? 2017 saw Anushka Sharmaand Virat Kohli finally ending the suspense. So what about the other high-profile relationships this year? Here’s looking at the ones that are likely...
Karnataka’s snub has not gone down well with Sunny Leone. The erotic dancer- actress and now mother of a 2-year old adopted girl Nisha, headed for London...
The 68-day clearance-period for film submitted for certification at the CBFC, has triggered off a panic attack among producers waiting in the queue. According to sources in ...
For years they’ve been missing the opportunity to work together. But finally now Shahid Kapoor and Katrina Kaif will work together in Toilet: EkPrem Katha director Shree Narayan Singh’s next Batti Gul Meter Chalu. The pair has missed being together for years ...
A writer Nishant Kaushik recently claimed that he was not duly acknowledged for his contribution to the screenplay of the forthcoming Rani Mukherjee starrer Hichki. Director Sidharth P Malhotra had to issue the following clarification:...
David Dawan has no immediate plans of doing any film right now, with or without his son. He cuts down rumours that he is re-making his own film Biwi No...
It would be so much easier to pick out the rotten apples from the Bollywood basket. 2017 gave us horrific atrocities that left me feeling sick in the...
Salman Khan has plenty of reason to bring in his 52nd birthday with a smile on his face. His new release Tiger Zinda Hai is a stupendous hit. Not that Salman would care either...
2017 was the year when the ‘P’ squad dominated news channels : Padmavati , Pahlaj and Prerna Arora. Here’s looking at the top newsmakers of the entertainment business in 2017. 1. Padmavati: More newsprint and media space went into...
Lata Mangeshkar Remembers Close Ties With The Maestro On His Birth Anniversary on 25 December “Naushad Saab was close,very close to not just me but to my entire...
Super-iconic living legends Lata Mangeshkar and Sachin Tendulkarshare a very special bond. And it’s not just the Bharat Ratna. Hence when Tendulkar was not allowed to have his say in RajyaSabha last week, Lataji was upset and in a...
There has been a lot of adverse reports about the alleged fall-out between director Abhishek Kapoor and his producer Prernaa Arora. Apparently Prernaa is against releasing Kedarnath, the film featuring Sushant Singh Rajput and Saif’s daughter Sara Khan,...
“Do you know, Rafi Saab was very close to my brother HridaynathMangeshkar. In fact when brother was still a child he sang a duet with Rafi Saab...
Hello(Telugu) Starring Akhil Akkineni, Kalyani Priyadarshan Directed by Vikram Kumar Rating:***(3 stars) There is much yet to be said about the first flush of love.Luca Guadagnino’s Call Me By Your Name does it in ...
Why only 2017? This has been going on for some years now. Akshay Kumar, the full-nationalistic package blending the best of desh–bhakti with consumerism. He represents that rare breed of...
Actor Gulshan Devaiah, last seen Kokona Sen Sharma’s directorial debut A Death In Gunj, has been to hell and back. An accident earlier this year put him on the immobile mode. Says Gulshan,...
Shree Narayan Singh, the director of the 2017 hit Toilet Ek PremKatha can’t stop marvelling at the impact his film has made. From Prime Minister Narendra Modi and now Bill Gates, the film has been...
Kedarnath, the love story featuring Saif Ali Khan and Amrita Singh’s daughter Sara Khan with Sushant Singh Rajput, seems to be embroiled in a war of nerves between its director and producer. Sources...
From sneaking selfies with the likes of Barack Obama and Antonio Banderas to deriding the status of Indian women at a global forum…the lengths to which Mallika Sherawat has gone to keep...
Hey Darsheel, how does it feel? You mean to be still called Ishaan (the character in Taare Zameen Par) and to have people tell me the film changed their lives? It feels great....
Tiger Zinda Hai Starring Salman Khan, Katrina Kaif, Sajjad Delafrooz, GirishKarnad, Kumud Mishra, Paresh Rawal Directed by Ali Abbas Zafar Rating: *** ( 3 Stars) When did this Tiger ever stop roaring? Well…okay, Tubelight didn’t quite work . Salmaniacs didn’t want to watch...
If there is one thing that you must NOT do in this industry it is, get in the bad books of ‘Bhai’ Salman Khan. Not that Emraan Hashmi seems to care....
Luv Ranjan who has given us enough reasons to chuckle over urban relationships in Pyaar Ka Punchnaama and its sequel is back with a new romcom that goes by the tongue-twisting name of Sonu Ke Titu Ki Sweety ....
Boss: Dead/Alive(available on AltBalaji) Starring Rajkummar Rao, Naveen Kasturia,Edward Sonnenblick, Anna Ador Directed by Pulkit Rating: ***(3 Stars) If one had to single out one actor this year for the most outstanding work in...
For the Padmavati team which was hoping to get a censor clearance after the Gujarat elections there is disappointing news. Sources at the censor board say there are...
Without Padmavati on release, nothing seemed to work for Bollywood except Akshay Kumar, Baahubali Returns , Golmaal Returns and Judwaa Returns. So okay, the sequels’ were not titled the I am saying. But the ‘returns’, that is the profits, proved that...
How is your ankle healing after the fracture recently? It’s 95 percent healed. I am walking. I hope to run soon. Would you say 2017 was ...
So the trailer of this Republic Day release Aiyaary is out. Director Neeraj Pandey’s success has grown by leaps and bounds since Wednesday, that taut gripping political thriller in which a...
Chhuri (Short Film) Starring Tisca Chopra,Anurag Kashyap, Surveen Chawla Directed by Mansi Jain Rating: *** After the tangy Chutney it is the teekhi Chhuri for the very talented Tisca Chopra. Seeing Chhuri her second…errr…stab at short film production, I can’t help wondering about this hugely...
Now that Baahubali is finished released and part of our movie mythology, are you itching to get back to filmmaking? Not at all. I am just happy to be...
It’s a small world, specially when it comes to show world. Therefore to no one’e surprise the high-profile business manager Reshma Shetty who was unceremoniously sacked by Salman Khan after years...
Shubh Mangal Savdhan made made its director R S Prasanna verysavdhan(careful) about what he wants to do next. “It is not a sex-related subject again. To me ...
There were tears and shouts of ‘Sridevi! Sridevi’ after a very special screening of her latest film Mom in Moscow on Saturday evening. The screening was attended by the diva Sridevi,...
Arguably the best thing to have happened to Indian cinema in 2017,Vijay Deverkonda tells Subhash K Jha he has moved on from Arjun Reddy. His Next Is A Complete Departure. How do you...
This may sound absurdly improbable, considering her career is now in the poised-for-takeoff-again mode. But showbiz is often composed of the strangest narrative. And this may...
Sharmila Tagore is grandmother twice-over within a year with both son Saif and daughter Soha becoming proud parents. Sharmila, who herself celebrates her birthday in December, feels the family is...
Shabana Azmi never seems to tire of accolades. She is just back from the Dubai Film festival where her new film 5 Rupaiya was screened. A poignant story of a grandmother...
It’s confirmed. Not Aamir Khan.But Shah Rukh Khan who will play astronaut Rakesh Sharma in the bio-pic Salute produced by SidharthRoy Kapur and directed by Mahesh Mathai. And the changeover is , according to very reliable sources, “very smooth stress-free...
Just weeks from the big win Hiten Tejwani , considered by many to be the most dignified contestant this season, was evicted from Bigg Boss this week . Speaking immediately after the...
The very versatile scenestealer Deepak Dobriyal who habitally did a Nawazuddin on all the male stars , is enjoying his new success after Hindi Medium. Says Deepak, “The film changed my image as a comic...
If you need a godfather in the Hindi film industry, do try to contactSalman Khan. The superstar has mentored many successful(Himesh Reshammiya, Katrina Kaif, Sajid–Wajid) and unsuccessful (IndraKumar,Daisy Shah, Zareen Khan, Sneha Ullal) carreers . ...
