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Hours Before Release 2: 0 In Trouble with Cellphone Companies?

Just hours before its  release  there is  apparent trouble  for  one of  the  biggest films of the year Shankar’s 2: O . According...

Rogan Josh Movie Review:It is A Short Film That Is All Heart But Little Substance

Rogan  Josh(Short Film) Starring: Naseeruddin Shah, Avantika Akerkar, Shishir Sharma Directed  by: Sanjeev Wig Rating: **(2 stars) 26/11  has spawned many works of art, some memorable, others chilling...

The Teaser Of Amavas Is Truly Chilling

Horror in India is a horrifically abused genre. Purveyors  of ersatz chills have reduced the shiver giver to a mockery, so much...

10 Facts About 2: 0 That You Don’t Know

his is a crucial release for Rajinikanth, as his last few  films have underperformed at  the  boxoffice. On  the  success ratio of 2:0  would depend...

Shocking: MeToo Accused Attends Priyanka’s Pre-Wedding Bash

Shocking and frustrating as  it may sound, it seems that the MeToo movement that has brought radical changes in the American entertainment industry will...

Why Is Aamir Khan Taking Responsibility For Thugs Failure? Director Gagged

In a rather strange extension  of an actor’s  jurisdiction Aamir Khan has come forward claiming  responsibility and apologizing to the public  for ...

One Last Time: Sridevi To Appear in Shah Rukh Khan’s Zero, Boney Kapoor Confirms

Screen legend Sridevi who passed away suddenly on 24 February  this year, will  be seen one  last time on screen in Aanand Rai’s eagerly awaited...

RIP Mohd Aziz, Your Voice Ruled

The going was great for Mohd Aziz in the  1980s. The great Mohd Rafi and  Kishore Kumar were  no more. And the  only competition  that   Aziz, affectionately know as Munna, had was Shabbir Kumar....

Tumbbad’s Phenomenal Child Actor Bags Main Lead In Netflix Series

18-year  old Mohammad Samad who left such a  strong impact in Tumbbad,  plays the  central  character in the Netflix series Selection Day. Based on  the Booker winner Aravind Adiga’s best-selling...

Ranveer-Deepika To Attend Priyanka’s Wedding?

There are  strong chances that newly weds Deepika Padukone and Ranveer Singh  will attend Priyanka Chopra’s marriage with Nick Jonas next  month in Jodhpur. Apparently Priyanka has sent  off an invitation which...

Mahesh Babu Meets 106-Year Old Fan

When  family members of 106-year  old Relangi Satyavati Garu came  on a local  television channel in Andhra Pradesh  to  let the world know the  old lady’s last wish,Mahesh babu’s...

Moshumi Chatterjee  Fights For Her Daughter’s Life

One always  thinks of Moushumi Chatterjee as a happy-go-luck chatterbox  who featured in a  series of hits in the 1970s and 80s with the  top...

Arjun–Jahnvi Were So Earnest In Their Sibling Bonding It Felt Choreographed

Although  actors Arjun Kapoor and Janhvi Kapoor are step-siblings who share the same father  but different  mothers, their relationship is hard to define .Since Jahnvi’s mother the great Sridevi died ...

Preity Zinta’s 35-Year Old Driver Dies Suddenly, Preity To Take Care Of His Family

On Friday when Preity Zinta was in Mumbai for  the release  of her new film Bhaiaji Superhit she lost her chauffeur Ganesh suddenly . Close to Preity for ten years, Ganesh’s death is...

Nanny Raring By Filmdom Mothers?

A picture at  the airport  showing Shahid Kapoor’s  newly-born  baby  Zain being carried by a nanny has triggered  off a torrent of  trolls suggesting Shahid’s wife...

No Happy Birthday For Sajid Khan

The  #MeToo accused director Sajid Khan  couldn’t have  anticipated a worse birthday for himself. As he turned a year older  on November 23  he had...

Rajinikanth To Join Akshay For Promotions?

With  a budget of  Rs 510 crores, 2:0 is  by far the  most expensive Indian film to have ever been made. Will Rajinikanth  break...

Is Saif The Most Articulate Khan In The  Industry?

It’s good see Saif Ali Khan  back in the reckoning with the webseries  Sacred Games. He deserves to be on the top.That’s where he belongs. Over ...

Girl In The Spider’s Web Is A  Dark Gloomy Formula  Story

The Girl In  The  Spider’s Web Starring Claire Foy Directed by Fede Alvarez Rating:**(2 stars) God and  the  godforsaken Crime Thriller genre move in  uncertain...

Amitabh Bachchan To Attend Kapil Sharma’s Wedding?

Kapil Sharma’s wedding  in Amritsar on December 12 won’t have any major Bollywood  presence because he  isn’t inviting any.  None except Amitabh Bachchan whom Kapil has personally and sincerely...

No Boarding School Plans For The Bachchan Princess

Hands-down the favourite Bachchan in  the  Bachchan  household is little Aaradhya who turned a grand 7 this week  . But she actually behaves like someone  much older...

Is Prime Minister Modi Going To Attend Priyanka Chopra’s Wedding?

Bride-to-be Priyanka Chopra and her groom-in-the-making Nick Jonas were in Delhi on Thursday . The  buzz  is that they met Prime Minister Narendra Modi inviting him for...

Sanjay Khan Lies About His Relationship With Zeenat, She Doesn’t Care

I’ve known  Zeenat Aman for many many years. She is  well-read, articulate, warm  but reserved. She doesn’t invite unnecessary  closeness with any one. It takes...

Scoop: Rajamouli To Direct Mahesh Babu Immediately After RRR

The  biggest collaboration  of  the Baahubali director  S R Rajumouli’s career  may well be his  next film, a multi-million extravaganza in a  realistic space ...

Vinta Nanda: “I Will See My Fight For Justice To The End”

With an  FIR for rape  lodged against character actor Alok Nath ,writer-director Vinta Nanda’s fight for justice has  gone to another level. “Actually the  FIR was lodged ...

Bhaiaji Superhit Is Goofy Zany  Outrageous  Fun

Bhaiaji Superhit Starring Sunny Deol, Preity Zinta,  Arshad Warsi, Ameesha Patel, Shreyas Talpade, Directed by Neerraj Pathak Rating: ***(3 stars) What  does a UP Bhaiyya-Gangster do when his beloved wife leaves  him? He gets a...

T-Series, JA Entertainment and Emmay Entertainment to produce 6 more films together

With a successful film already in their bag & two films in making, T-Series, JA Entertainment and Emmay Entertainment have decided on...

Tigers Movie Review: It Is A Very Poor Take On Idealism

Tigers Starring Emraan Hashmi, Geetanjali Thapa,Satyadeep Mishra, Maryam d’Abo, Supriya Pathak, Vinod Nagpal Directed  by Danis  Tanovic Rating: **(2 stars) Funny, how idealism can never be defeated by compromise. In  fiction  or in  real life,...

Will Bhaiaji Superhit Resurrect Sunny Deol’s Career?

Sunny Deol has been facing rough weather at  the  boxoffice for the past few years. Every attempt to make  a comeback with  or without his  father...

And Now, The Taimur Doll, Saif Reacts

Believe  it or not 2-year old Taimur has his own doll figurine in the toy stores  of  Kerala now. The fan-frenzy  that Taimurcommands easily  out-distances the  popularity...

Newsbreak: 2:0 Clocks It At 2 Hours 28 Minutes

The  excited and  anxious team behind  Shankar’s long-awaited opus 2:0 featuring  Rajinikanth and Akshay Kumar in a confrontational combat, has just finished editing the  footage  .  And we are...

Vikrant Massey On Broken But Beautiful

If  you’ve been watching the live streaming of the web series Mirzapur you can’t miss the very talented Vikrant Massey’s  knock-out performance as a trigger-happy but ...

No Marriage For Sushmita On The Cards

The  internet is buzzing with  stories of an impending marriage between Sushmita Sen  who turned 43  on 19 November, and her new...

Preity Zinta Creates a MeToo Storm With Her Outrageous Comments(Again!)

Some comments made by  actress Preity Zinta on the current campaign against sexual harassment has raised eyebrows and set tongues wagging  about the actress’ lack...

Konkani Wedding at Lake Como

Sajid Nadiadwala’s Housefull 4 Wraps up!

Fourth Flop For Ravi Tejaa In A Row, Time For Some Career Rethink

Telugu cinema’s  ‘Masala Raja’ Ravi Teja  is serving it  bland these days. He has just delivered what looks like the  fourth  dud  at...

Ranveer, Deepika, What Next?

Newly-wed couple Ranveer Singh and Deepika Padukone returned to Mumbai  on Sunday to a tumultuous  welcome at the airport. The  question their fans would like answered now is ...

Faking A Fan Following…How Authentic Are The Fan Responses ?

A  new  video  showing Priyanka Chopra emerging from an airport has been  caught out by observant  net users as being doctored. The same two...

Sara Ali Khan Is A Star On Koffee With Karan

Sara Ali Khan’s debut  film Kedarnath is around the corner.  But to me her debut on Karan Johar talkshow on Sunday  night proves she’s a star already. Poised,...

Zeenat, Rehana, Sushmita….3 Actresses Who Broke The Mould Were Born On The Same Day!!

What’s it about women born on 19 November that makes them clutter-breakers of extraordinary dimensions? Zeenat Aman, Rehana Sultan and Sushmita Sen all 19th November-born  scorpios. Fiercely independent , all...

Zeenat Aman Speaks To Subhash K Jha On Her Birthday

So Zeenat Aman is a year younger today.(laughs) If you want to put it that sweetly. Yes. One is just lucky to...

Salman Khan Takes Charge Of Suniel Shetty’s Daughter

Actor Suneil Shetty’s  son Aahan is all set to be launched by producer Sajid Nadiadwala in a film to be directed  by Milan Luthria. Suniel’s daughter Aathiya was launched three years...

Choppy Weather For Ranbir-Alia Relationship?

Is there trouble in paradise already? Are Ranbir Kapoor  and Alia Bhatt encountering  some bad weather  in their flight of love? Reports filtering in from the...

Jahnvi Kapoor To Play IAF  Pilot Gunjan Saxena

The bio-pic  epidemic is getting eminently contagious. Films based on real-life characters  have begun to flood  Hindi cinema, , though not too...

What Attracts Bollywood Guys To Older Women

Priyanka Chopra  and Nick Jonas have company.  Older women in love with younger  guys seems to be a trend  taking hold of  the ...

John Takes On Akshay Kumar Again

In  2018  John Abraham  decided he will release his  patriotic film Satyamev Jayate(which, come to think  of it, stopped being  patriotic at its title) ...

Abu-Sandeep To Do Priyanka’s Bridal Outfit

Priyanka Chopra’s  Udaipur wedding  next month  will be  a far more elaborate and crowded  affair than her  colleague Deepika  Padukone’s wedding. For one, Priyanka has  invited  many...

Deverekonda In Taxiwaala Is Huge Fun

Taxiwaala(Telugu) Starring: Vijay Deverakonda, Priyanka Jawalkar,Malavika Nair, Directed by:  Rahul Sankrityan Rating: *** ½ (3 and a  half stars) In his 7-year career  Vijay Deverakonda has  climbed from strength to...

Why Would I Want To Hurt Akshara’s Reputation?” Tanuj Virwani Clears  The Air

Reports on Friday morning hinting that  the leaked private pictures of Kamal Haasan and Areeka’s daughter  Akshara Haasancould have a link to her ex-boyfriend actor Tanuj Virwani(son of  veteran...

Scoop: Ajay Devgan To Appear As Singham In Ranveer’s Simmba

This  has  got to  be the  most inviting  guest appearance in  recent times. Ajay Devgan who has played  the  eponymous  Singham  the franchise directed  by  Rohit Shetty,...

Bollywood Missing From Ranveer-Deepika Wedding, Here’s Why

While the exact guest list  for the ‘Wedding Of The Year’(with due apologies to Priyanka and Anushka) is unknown, it is very clear that  hardly...

Bohemian Rhapsody Movie Review: It Is Endearing Though Not a Great Bio-Pic On Freddy Mercury 

Bohemian Rhapsody Starring: Rami Malek,Lucy Boynton Directed  by Bryan Singer  Rating: ***(3 stars) Bohemian Rhapsody  is a deeply flawed  bio-pic on a  deeply-flawed  thought...

Taxiwala Is Probably The Most ‘Fun’ Film Arjun Reddy Has Done So far, Explains Why

Vijay Deverakonda Has A Third Release  This Year Coming Up Next Week. Is Taxiwala your most fun film to date or am I imagining things ? It...

Mohalla Assi Is Provocative Pungent & Relevant

Mohalla Assi Starring Sunny Deol, Sakshi Tanwar, Ravi Kissan,  Sourabh Shukla Directed by Chandraprakash Dwivedi Rating: *** ½(3 and a half stars) There  is a  lot to be  said about Varanasi,...

Mahesh Babu’s  Multiplex Theatre To Open With Rajinikanth’s 2:0

Telugu matinee idol Mahesh Babu is going into the multiplex-theatre  business. According  to sources  very close to MaheshBabu,  the Cineplex in Hyderabad  which will be part  of  the...

Shameful: Karni Sena Supports Pahlaj Nihlani’s Film

 The desperation to get publicity works  both ways. If  a filmmaker needs his film to be noticed, those who protest against  films...

Sushant’s Latest Likely To Be Shut Down After Harassment Charges?

Things don’t seem  to be going well for Sushant Singh Rajput. After a number of delayed/shelved  projects he was  finally working on  the  Hindi remake...

Pihu Is The Most Heartbreaking Horror Take You’ll Ever See

Pihu Starring Myra, Prerna Sharma, voices of Rahul Bagga and Hrishita Bhatt Directed by Vinod Kapri Rating: ****(4 stars)  If  Macaulay Culkin was a little girl who was a far better actor than...

The Ranveer-Deepika Wedding, The Secrecy Is Amusing

If we were  to look at  the  drastic  measures being taken to  protect the  Big Fat Ranveer-Deepika Wedding from public exposure then we have ...

Aankhen 2 Finally Brings Bazmi and Bachchan Together

Finally  Aankhen 2 is happening. The sequel to the  popular heist thriller  released  in 2002 has been on the anvil. But was struck in a...

Thugs Of Hindostan Takes A Sharp Plunge At The Boxoffice

After the savage reviews and  the audiences’ mixed reaction to the pageant  of periodicity  Thugs Of Hindostan has taken a sharp plummet at  the boxoffice. Post...

On Children’s Day Nandita Das Former Chairperson Of The Children’s Film Society Speaks To Subhash K Jha On Children’s Cinema 

Why do you think we’ve such a paucity of children’s films?  Unfortunately here economics gets in the way of everything, and therefore art suffers. It’s no different in films. Because of that, people don’t want to take a chance and explore this genre....

Rajkummar Rao In Karan Johar’s  Camp

If there is one  actor from our  film industry who can  rightly claim to be going places, it is Rajkummar Rao. 2017-18 has been ...

Arjun & Malaika To Marry In 2019?

For some years now, even  when Malaika Arora was a Khan(married to  Salman’s  brother Arbaaz)  she was said to be very close to Arjun Kapoor. After years  of...

Mohalla Assi Wins Long Battle With The Censor Board

Dr Chandraprakash Dwivedi who in the past has woven such pre-eminent erudite literary  content  for  television and cinema as  Chanakya and Pinjar has won a long battle with  censorship  in...

No ‘Dream House’ Yet For Deepika-Ranveer

There were  reports  in some sections  of  the media that the about-to-be-man-and-wife couple Ranveer Singh and Deepika Padukone have already  bought their  dream house in suburban Mumbai ....

Vijay Deverakonda Slams Piracy, Rescues His Latest With A Smile

 In a shocking and  blatant violation of   all anti-piracy laws the  new Vijay Deverakonda starrer Taxiwala was leaked online  two months ago. Recalling the  incident with  a...

Kubbra Sait: “Why Should I Not Stand By Nawaz Just Because I Am A Woman?”

The  feisty  talented Kubbra Sait who made a  big impact with her role as the  doomed transgender Cuckoo in the Netflixseries  Sacred Games has  come out in open...

The Kedarnath Trailer Is Dangerously Silly

So now we know why  the  tsunami-like floods  occurred  in Kedarnath  in 2013? You see a young Hindu girl who  looks  a lot like...

Nawazuddin’s Sacred Games Is Very Much On

Who is trying to  pull Nawazuddin down?  A  lot of  misinformation is being spread about Nawazuddin  Siddiqui’s  participation in the second season of  Netflix’s Sacred Games....

Katrina Conned Again By Aamir-Victor

In Dhoom  3, Katrina Kaif  barely had a  song  and a few dialogues. She  had admitted she  did  the  role to get a  chance to  work...

Vishal Krishna: “The Cops Had Not Come To Arrest Sarkar Director”

Are  the  makers  of Sarkar trying to generate  more heat from film’s political  ramifications than required? A few  nights  ago  the film’s director A...

 No One Happier Than Saif-Kareena After Zain’s Picture

 Shahid  Kapoor and his wife Mira have  put out the first picture of their baby-boy Zain on the social media. While the drooling fans are  over...

The Most Boring Episode  Of Koffee With Karan Ever

What can  we   say about  a  chat show where the most lively moment  occurred when  one  of  the star guests said he...

Sanjay Dutt Abuses The Paparazzi On Diwali Night

There may be  a blanket-ban on shooting pictures of Sanjay Dutt . The paparazzi  was  insulted and abused on Diwali night when  they tried  to...

Kabir Khan To Step In For Hrithik Roshan Project

It looks like the  troubles are over for Super 30  Hrithik Roshan’s  beleaguered bio-pic on  the life  and work of mathematicianAnand  Kumar. The much-discussed film  got...

Idealized Love Versus Raunchy Romance

While  I  watched  the new Vijay Sethupathi  blockbuster ‘86 I couldn’t help think back to Anurag Kashyap’s Manmarziyan  where  Vickey Kaushal and Tapsee Pannu  couldn’t keep their hands  off each  other. In  ’86 if Sethupathi’s...

Krish To Withdraw  His Name From Manirkarnika?

With  Kangana Ranaut taking over the  directorial reins  of the ambitious over-budget  historical Manikarnika there are conflicting reports  on just  how much the  film’s lead actress will...

Deepika To Dance To Ghoomar At Her Sangeet?

As  the  Big Day approaches for Deepika Padukone and Ranveer Singh,  the invitees are  getting ready  for  the various functions. One hears the Sangeet and the formal wedding are...

Sarkar Controversy Hots Up, Vijay Not happy With The Cuts?

With the  Tamil Nadu sarkar  fuming against  the  new Vijay blockbuster Sarkar it’s time for the  film’s team to do some  quick damage control. News reports suggest that...

Anupam Kher’s Resignation Should Surprise No One

My dear friend Anupam Kher is  a  very passionate man. He doesn’t like to let go of any opportunities in life. Which is why he...

RAMI MALEK IS FREDDIE MERCURY IN BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY

For Rami Malek playing legendary Queen front man Freddie Mercury in Bohemian Rhapsody was both daunting and incredibly exciting. “At first it...

Are Alia-Katrina Awkward  With One Another? No, Say Friend

Are  Alia Bhatt and Katrina Kaif  awkward  with one another as they have the  ‘Ranbir’ factor in common? According to  reports in a section of...

Trafalgar Square Comes Alive To The Sound Of Ghoomar

Sanjay Leela Bhansali and  Deepika Padukone  have much to be proud of. Their collaborative effort was heard resonating all the way at Trafalgar Square  in London this ...

Thugs Of Hindostan Is Redeemed By Bachchan’s Towering Presence

Thugs Of Hindostan Starring Amitabh Bachchan, Aamir Khan, Fatima Sana Sheikh, Katrina Kaif Directed by Vijay Krishna Acharya Rating: **(2 stars) Not...

10 Reasons Why Thugs Of Hindostan Is Expected To Break Records

The mighty Amitabh Bachchan and the  incredibly committed Aamir Khan together  for  the  first time. If we  add up their time in  the industry together it comes ...

Sarkar Is Strictly For Fans Of Vijay

Sarkar(Tamil) Starring Vijay, Keerthy Suresh, Varalaxmi Sarathkumar Directed by A  R  Murugadoss Rating: * ½ Sarkar has no relevance to Ram Gopal Varma’s Hindi film of the same title where Amitabh Bachchan  played...

Karan Johar To Make Sequel To Kuch Kuch Hota Hai?

20 years down the line , is  Karan Johar  finally planning a sequel  to his cult  film Kuch Kuch Hota Hai?Sources  close  to  the  filmmaker say something  big...

My Diwali Plans, Actors Opens Up

Shabana Azmi:  “My husband Javed Akhtar is coming  back on the 7th so he won’t be here for  Diwali. We are having a smalltaash party(cards) on the 8th.At...

Kedarnath Controversy, Another Padmaavat?

They knew what they were  getting into. Director  Abhishek Kapoor and the  producers  of Kedarnath now face  protests  from  Kedarnath for  propounding “love jihad”. A romantic relationship between  a...

“Where Is Zeenat ?”Sanjay Khan’s Biography Is Not True To Facts

Actor-filmmaker Sanjay Khan’s  autobiography The  Best Mistakes  Of  My Life does not tell the truth  about his personal life.  Too busy portraying himself as an ideal ...

Ajay Devgan Patches up With Karan Johar, Did Kajol Intervene?

When it comes  to the movers and shakers of the film industry, Karan Johar can’t keep himself  from being friends with them for too long....

Will Murugadoss’ Sarkar Be Vijay’s Biggest Hit?

 Vijay, it is said, is the  biggest star of Tamil cinema  after Rajinikanth. His last release Mersal made  a 100 crores at the Southern boxoffice.  Yes, he is...

Fox Star Studios and Akshay Kumar partner for slate of 3 films. 

The synergy will see an array of distinct entertainers over 3 titles with Akshay Kumar in the lead, to be jointly produced...

House Full 4 Goes Into The Past

Hard decisions have been taken on the sets of Sajid Nadiadwala’s lavish production House Full 4. And the shooting has resumed with...

Deepika, Ranveer Skip Shah Rukh’s Bash

The  Big Bash at Mannat on the  night  of  November 3  which was  a post-birthday/ pre-Diwali get-together,  was attended by the entire  film fraternity. Every ...

Yash Raj Orders Cineplexes To Hike Ticket Rates Above Sanju

‘Ten  percent more than Sanju.’  That is  the standing  instruction given to all the leading mutiplexes and single theatres across  the  country.Theatres all over India...

The Rajini-Akshay Bonhomie Is Not What It Seems

Don’t let all those amicable  photo and videos of  the two 2: 0 superstars  fool you. Rajinikanth and Akshay Kumar   don’t really like each ...

Former Censor Chief Accuses Current CBFC Chief Of Favoritism, To Take the CBFC To Court

Pahlaj Nihalani who once  not so long ago helmed the Central Board Of Film Certification(CBFC) is in no mood to back  off . His on-release production Rangeela Raja featuring Govinda in...