Fair & Lovely the long-in-use cosmetic cream for women claiming to lighten the skin complexion, has dropped ‘Fair’ from its brand name.Bollywood’s prominent actresses , many...
Tabu can be very mercurial.And who knows this better than me?! She took an immediate dislike to me after our first interview where I unwittingly quoted...
On September 8 ,1995 at 12.05 noon, a star was born.It was like a war chant.The minute Urmila Matondkar screamed Yaeee re yaeee re zor nagake...
Chaman Bahaar(Netflix) Starring: Jitendra Kumar, Yogendra Tikku, Ritika Badiani Directed by : Apurva Dhar Badgaiyyan Rating; * ½ Jitendra Kumar is fast becoming the on-screen face of backwater backwardness. Barely had we gotten over his...
Bebaak, A short film written & directed by Shazia Iqbal Rating: *** * In 20 minutes Bebaak says says more about religious radicalism and its power to control the...
Every actor, big or small from Dilip Kumar to Anil Dhawan has done his share of duds and super-duds. But Ajay’s turkeys are painfully memorable. Here’s a grimacing look at his worst...
State Of Siege 26/11(Zee5, 8 Episodes) Starring: Arjun Bajwa, Arjun Bijlani, Mukul Dev, Tara Alisha Berry Directed by: Matthew Leutwyler Created by Abhimanyu Singh Rating: ***(3 stars) Films on global terror attacks walk that very ...
Remember the good ol’ days when the only way a filmgoer would see any kind of sexual undercurrent in a movie was during the Holi song?...
Are horror films threatened in India? Going by the fate of the recent horror films such as Vikram Bhatt’s Hacked last month and Bhoot this week the normal horror tropes and...
Nandita Das: “Since I joined the campaign ‘Dark is Beautiful’ in 2013, it has triggered many conversations around the issue of colour bias. I meet many people,...
Street Dancer 3D Starring Prabhudheva, Varun Dhawan, Shradha Kapoor, Aparshakti Directed by Remo d’Souza Rating: **** ½(4 and a half stars) Impressively, Prabhudheva gets top billing in this zany political parable about how India and Pakistan...
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 there redefined the Hindi...
Enai Noki Paayum Thota(Tamil) Starring Dhanush, Megha Akash Written & Directed by Gautham Menon Rating: *** ½ (3 and a half stars ) There is a stirring synthesis of dread and exhilaration in the...
I enjoy meeting Akshay Kumar. We haven’t met for some time. He hasn’t changed at all over the years that I’ve known him. We’ve gone through...
Page 3 addicts—now converted to Rage Free addiction– always want to know how ‘normal’ the superstars are. “Does Shabana really scrub her own floor? Does Raakhee cook entire meals?...
How integral the cell-phone has become to stardom. Simply put, you can’t be a star and not be connected by the cell-phone to the rest of ...