Indian cinema finally get a pride of place on the global map after a long time.Thanks to the exceptional performance given by Adarsh Gourav in The White Tiger. On Tuesday...
Javed Akhtar told me about an incident that Pandit Jasraj narrated to him .In the 1950s PanditJasraj was in Amritsar when he went to meet the classical genius Ustad Bade Ghulam Ali Khan who was...
There are reports in a section of the press that Sanjay Leela Bhansali is all set to “revive”his “favourite” project Heera Mandi, and that too with his former assistant Vibhu Puri(ever heard of him?)...
Suraj Pe Mangal Bhari sees you donning several disguises.Was that a challenge? It was a challenge getting into all those disguises. When you have 4-5 people working on your looks,...
Fellow-singer Hariharan is inconsolable in his grief for the going of S P Balasubramaniam. “He was one of his kind. At 74 his voice resonated like that of a...
Shakuntala Devi(Amazon PrimeVideo) Starring Vidya Balan,Jisshu Sengupta, Shakuntala’s husband,Sanya Malhotra ,Amit Sadh Directed by Anu Menon Rating; *** ½ The best part of getting Vidya Balan...
You have seen and laughed your way through Chotisi Baat, Chasme Buddoor ,Golmaal,Hera Pheri and Judwaa . But the directors of all 5 made other if...
Aparshakti Kurrana(actor, Hotstar Special Kanpuriye): “All of us today need to take charge of our health and take preventive measures. Avoiding social gatherings such as going to the cinema is...
As someone who has known Ram Gopal Varma, aka Ramu, for more than two decades, it really saddens me to see him reduced to the role of fellow-filmmaker Puri Jagganadh’s unpaid(?)...
Malaal Starring Meezaan Jaffery, Sharmin Sehgal Directed by Mangesh Hadawale Rating: ****(4 stars) He counts the numbers of steps she walks from the bus top to her home in the chawl.She counts the...
We all miss Om Puri very much as an actor. But to those of us who knew him personally the loss is doubly felt. I remember ...
On Her Restaurant Business, Illustrious Sister, Struggles & Triumphs. Asha Bhosle is on an unparalleled high. In spite of crippling personal tragedies–she lost her daughter some...
Looks Like Ranveer Singh has competition. His big cops-action film Simmba which is a remake of the Telugu hit Temper, already has a Tamil version for...
“Mansoor Khan called just the other day to say we’re going to have a reunion of the film’s cast and crew. And I was like, My...
I caught the super-talented Shekhar Kapoor for a chat on his chairmanship of the just-concluded 85th National film awards just before he flew off to Boston As the chairperson of the jury, Shekhar just couldn’t stop raving about...
Let’s celebrate this valentine’s day/week with the other set of loved ones – our friends, because not all of us have the privilege of that special...