At times the velocity and power of the central performances are so strong that the impact of the marginal performances gets diluted. Here are the 6 outstanding performances ...
There have been numerous attempts to make the authoritative bio-pic on the late Smita Patil who died at the age of 31 in 1986 after giving birth to...
A Suitable Boy(6 episodes) Streaming on Netflix Starring Tabu as Saeeda Bai,Ishaan Khatter as Maan Kapoor,Tanya Maniktala as Lata Mehra Directed by Andrew Davies Rating; **** ½ How does a filmmaker, no matter how gloriously skillful , compress an epic novel ...
The strangest happened while I was viewing the teaser of Ishaan Khattar’s new film Khali Peeli . When Ananya Pandey with her 1.5 facial expressions came on screen, I thought of Tabu, Ishaan’s co-star...
Irrfan Khan passed away today at a hospital in Mumbai, where he was admitted for colon infection. Irrfan Khan’s last film was ‘Angrezi Medium’, which hit...
The hyper-prolific Anees Bazmi is currently in Jaipur shooting for the sequel to Bhool Bhulaiya, the 2007 horror-comedy that featured Akshay Kumar and Vidya Balan. Appparently Kartik Aaryan and Tabu will be playing the two roles in the sequel. “Not true,” says Anees Bazmi. ...
The success of Sam Mendes’ war epic 1917 reminds us of how much J P Dutta contributed to making the genre in India globally respectable with Border and LOC Kargil, specially...
As Bollywood’s most adventurous leading man leads us into his next adventure this week, it’s time to look at Ayushmann’s best co-stars. Whom did he jell...
Drishyam , the 2013 Malayalam film directed by Jeethu Joseph, is now a Chinese blockbuster. The film which starred Mohanlal in the Malayalam original, and Kamal Haasan in its Tamil remake, was bought...
Jawani Jaaneman Starring Saif Ali Khan, Alaya F, Tabu,Kubra Sait Directed by Nitin Kakkar Rating: ****(4 stars) Going into it , expecting one more film showcasing Saif Ali Khan’s roguish charms, you come away surprised at the...
Telugu superstar Allu Arjun is on Cloud Nine. His latest film Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo has opened to record crowds. “It is likely to be my career’s biggest hit so far. What can I ...
Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo (Telugu) Starring Allu Arjun, Tabu, Jairam, Sushant,Pooja Hegde Written & Directed by Trivikram Srinivas Rating: ****(4 stars) When it comes to South Imdian screen icons, their larger-than-life image far supercedes the calibre, heft and tenability of the...
As far as new talent is concerned 2019 gave us actors as varied as Siddhant Chaturvedi, Meezaan Jaffrey and Ananya Pandey. 2020 has its own share of new acting talent to look forward ...
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...
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...
Food and culinary skills played a big hand in Ritesh Batra’s highly-acclaimed global hit The Lunchbox and the Saif starrer Chef. Can’t help thinking about recent...