Thuramukham(Malayalam, SonyLIV) Rating: *** ½ For my money and time Nivin Pauly is one of India’s finest contemporary actors.Admittedly some of his recent films have been...
How does it feel on the morning after the acquittal? Today I’ve woken up feeling like an entirely new person.I’ve woken up feeling not only relieved, but feeling peaceful,...
Lord Of Ants Directed by Gianni Amelio Rating: *** ½ Just because the film’s protagonist Aldo Braibanti is a myrmecologist, it doesn’t follow that the film should have ...
Ponniyin Selvan 2 Rating: ** ½ Mani Ratnam’s sprawling visually plush two-part Ponniyin Selvan has ended.I say this with a sigh of relief. The downpour of ...
Anushka Sharma comes from an army background; she spent her childhood moving from city to city with her army-man father. Cricket and Anushka Sharma go back...
One night in 2016 my dear friend and one of my favourite actors Rishi Kapoor sent me three stills of a 90-plus old man. I confess I was puzzled. Was the actor...
It is a day of momentous relief for the Pancholi family, as Sooraj Pancholi was acquitted on the morning of April 28 by a special CBI...
Zarina Wahab’s son Sooraj Pancholi will finally have the honourable court’s verdict on the Ziah Khan case of abetment to suicide on April 28 . Mother...
The Song Of Scorpions Starring Irrfan Khan, Golshifteh Farahani, Waheeda Rehman, Shashank Arora Written & Directed by Anup Singh Rating; *** ½ Luckily for us and...
The evening of 25th April saw a 3D laser extravaganza like none other. Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi inaugurated the event on-line, as the 55 foot...
This birthday is a work day for you.Is that the way you like it? Yeah this is the way I like it. What I love to...
The Citadel(Amazon Prime) Rating: *** ½ Finally , a global shero from Asia to give Gal Gadot a run for her money? Priyanka Chopra Jonas does...
Zohra Sehgal started her career with Ranbir’s great grandfather Prithiviraj Kapoor in Prithvi Theatres. She had known four generations of the Kapoors… from Prithviraj Kapoor to Raj...
Applause Entertainment and SonyLIV are coming together for two brand new shows and four renewed seasons of successful shows. Headlining the impressive line-up are two new...
Mrs Harris Goes To Paris(Prime Video) Rating: *** 1/2(three and a half) The underrated monstrously gifted Lesley Manville is the life soul and breath of this...
Suraj Pancholi will finally see a closure in the Jiah Khan case as the special Central Bureau of Investigation court delivers its verdict on abetment to...
Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s eagerly-waited OTT opus Heeramandi is gradually shaping into one of the finest digital experiences originating from Asia. A source close to Netflix describes it as...
Hello Nandini, from Kota to the world, your life must have changed completely during the last ten days? I am still in a daze. Oh yes,...
India’s premium content studio, Applause Entertainment, is set to make its debut in Tamil cinema with the release of a taut, edge-of-the-seat investigative thriller, Por Thozhil in collaboration...
Lucasfilm’s upcoming film Indiana Jones and The Dial Of Destiny is set to feature a 25-minute long flashback sequence wherein Indiana Jones will be seen playing a 35...
Irrfan Khan’s farewell film The Song Of Scorpions will soon release in India.And what a glorious last hurrah for an actor who had so much more to give...
Ghosted(Apple TV +) Rating: 0 stars Just as there are laws against squandering water and fuel in many countries, there should be laws against the kind of...
Tooth Pari: When Love Bites(Netflix,8 Episodes) Rating: * ½ There is nothing truthful about Tooth Pari . It is a series founded on fabrications and laden with lies....
Lalit Pandit, one-half of the Jatin-Lalit worked closely with the Chopras, Yash, Pam and Adi, during Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge(DDLJ). Pamela Chopa sang the song Ghar aaja pardesi tera des bulaye...
The three Khan superstars Shah Rukh, Salman and Aamir celebrate every major religious festival in India, be it Diwali, Eid , Christmas or Holi with equal...
Salman Khan’s new Eid release Kisi Ka bhai Kisi Ki Jaan(KKBKKJ) is all set to become one of the Superstar’s career’s biggest flops. And he has had...
Aaradhya bachchan, daughter of Abhishek and Aishwarya bachchan had filed a suit in Delhi High Court seeking injunction against several channels and uploaders on youtube restraining...
Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki Jaan Rating: * ½ To call Bhaijaan’s latest Eid offering a movie would be an insult to his superpowers as an...
Gutar Gu(Amazon miniTV, 6 Episodes) Rating: *** ½ The most familiar songs of life are the most comforting. Diving daintily into the comfort of the familiar Gutar Gu ...
The shockingly low boxoffice figures of Salman Khan’s new release Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki Jaan(KKBKKJ) has sent shock waves across the film industry. Was Pathaan a freak blockbuster?Or is the audience...
Vijender Singh, the first Indian boxing Olympic medalist and the country’s most successful professional fighter will be seen on screen after a break of nine years ...
Sudhir Mishra has taken everyone’s attention because of the unconventional pairing of power performers Nawazuddin Siddiqui and Bhumi Pednekar, Afwaah has dropped its trailer and the film...
Burqa(streaming on A-ha) Rating: ** ½ Everything is a little too cute in director Sarjun KM’s Tamil film Burqa. Like several Covid-created films Burqa too depends on restricted space...
Homi Adajania who directs Hotstar Specials’ Saas, Bahu aur Flamingo, a story that redefines the saas – bahu relationship ,shares his thoughts on smashing patriarchy and how...
One doesn’t know if the two Ms in the two names have anything to do with it. But Madhurr Mittal, best known for playing the main antagonist in Danny...
Saif Ali Khan has started shooting with NTR Jr in a film being directed by Koratala Siva. Speaking exclusively to this writer on his entry into...
Nothing succeeds like success. Nothing fails like failure either. Kalank , said to be Karan Johar’s most expensive production to date, was slammed savagely from all ends. This...
Majid Majidi’s chronicles of humanism, whether it is Father (1996), Children Of Heaven (1997), The Color Of Paradise (1999), The Willow Tree (2005) or the Song Of...
llknoppklnThe plan was to quietly make a comeback.Sajid Khan who was forced to quit direction after multiple accusations of sexual harassment , had finally signed a...
Pranaye Vilasam(Malayam, Zee5) Rating: ** ½ Nikhil Muraly’s likeable but finally powerless Malayalam rom-com(for the want of a better term) is filled with ambitious emotions which...
Anurag Kashyap and Sunny Leone…how on earth did this collaboration happen? Anurag Sir(Kashyap) called me for an audition to see if I would play this character...
One more day , one more rumour about Siddharth Anand whose marketing team wants to build his image as the Rajamouli of Bollywood. And no harm...
Shaakuntalam(dubbed Hindi version) Rating:**** After watching the Shakunatala-Dushyant drama done up in dishy shades for two-and-a-half hours I cursed myself for not watching the Telugu original. The...
A notorious Twitter account-holder known to post highly improper comments on Bollywood celebrities, crossed the line of decency once again when he wrote that Celina Jaitly,...
Talented actor Shweta Basu Prasad turns director with the powerful short-film Retake, produced by Sameer Nair’s Applause Entertainment. A poignant, thought-provoking short-film Retake has been officially selected for...
Rating: ** Beef as a word to describe aggravated conflict came into popular desi lexicon very recently after Priyanka Chopra Jonas admitted she had been maltreated ...
Jio Studios, the media and content arm of Reliance Industries Limited, unveiled its content slate, which the studio claims to be the single largest slate ever...
Uttara Baokar passed away at the age of 79 in Pune on April 12. She leaves behind a luminous legacy of performances in Govind Nihalani’s Tamas and Rukmavati Ki...
Aparna Sen says she didn’t want to hide the fact that her forthcoming film The Rapist, co-produced by Applause Entertainment, is about a rape. “My film called The Rapist ....
Balagam(Prime Video) Rating: ** ½ A death in the family triggers off a chain of reactions, some genuine , largely artificial. Writer-director Venu Yeldandi tries to ...