There is much more to Uttam Singh than Dil Toh Pagal Hai. Uttam Singh along with his partner Jagdish gave soulful songs in Manoj Kumar’s Painter Babu and Waaris. Uttam and Jagdish were the regular music arrangers for Raamlaxman After Jagdish’s death in 1988 Uttam Singh struck gold...
Dithee(Marathi,SonyLIV)Starring: Kishore Kadam, Amruta Subhash, Shashank ShendeWritten & Directed by : Sumitra BhaveRating: *** Discursive dramas on death and life(in that order) are prevalent in cinema all across the world. In Hindi we...
Paan Singh Tomar(2012): Some films are meant to run that extra mile to go beyond being a mere cinematic experience.As we see names of real-life athletes who...
“For me cinema must be an escape route. I believe characters in my film must laugh and cry, fall in love, suffer heartbreak, go through an...
Raj Nidimoru, one-half of the Raj-DK directorial debut who is half-Tamilian, is baffled by the unfounded backlash against The Family Man Season 2. “A large number of the unit...
Among all the screen heroes , Sunil Dutt was the only true feminist. While several leadingmen pretend to believe in gender equality their actions prove otherwise . Not Sunil Dutt. In real...
You know Rajesh Roshan for Dil kaye kare and Bhool gayi sab kuch(Julie), Pardesia and Tauba tauba(Mr Natwarlal), Disco 82(Khuddar), Choo kar mere man ko(Yarana), Jab koi baat bigad jaaye(Jurm), Kaho na pyar hai(title song) and Jaati hoon main(Karan Arjun). But there is much more to Rajesh Roshan than these obvious chartbusters . I truly believe his best tunes came before he...
The torrential rains in Mumbai have caused havoc to property and humankind. The large football-stadium set of director Amit Sharma’s Maidaan where he was scheduled to shoot India playing against various international...
1. In a blockbuster year when the biggest Bollywood badshahs burst onto the big screen, this film with two new heroines and Akshay Kumar helds its own.Andaaz was one of the biggest grossers of 2003 ...
Music composer Raamlaxman was much-loved by all the singers who sang for him. Udit Narayan has the fondest words for the deceased composer. “He was a very talented man ....
Indian Idol host Aditya Narayan has been receiving a lot of flak for taking a dig at singer Amit Kumar for criticizing the contestants on the show. Aditya says he is unfazed by the ...
“I just heard Vijay is no more,” Lataji sighs. “The world knew him as Raamlaxman. But that was not his real name. His actual name was neither Ram nor Laxman, but Vijay, Vijay Patil. He ...
Raamlaxman who was actually Vijay Patil , was best known for his stupendous chartbusters in Sooraj Barjatya’s Maine Pyar Kiya , Hum Aapke Hain Koun and Hum…Saath Saath Hain had a long and chequered innings as a music composer. He started his musical partnership...
1. Dulhan banungi doli chadungi by Lata Mangeshkar & Manna Dey(Woh Jo Hasina): An impossibly high-pitched compositions and a marked departure from Raamlaxman’s style. Normally he preferred low-key low-octave tunes. But here he pulled out all stops,With...
Paint(Netflix) Starring Josh Cara, Olivia Luccardi,Paul Cooper Directed by Michael Walker Rating: *** Films set in the art world often strain for intellectual effect. Here is a...
There seems to be no end to the woes of Telugu star Nani’s period historical Shyama Singha Roy. It was to go on the floors n April 2020 . But...
I don’t really know Aditya Chopra, the scion of Yashraj Films personally. I only know him from what his father and some of his close friends have told me about...
In a career of 41 years Mohanlal has been dare , done it all. His range of roles and spectrum of characters could put Burton, Brando and Bachchan to...
Operation Java(Malayalam,Zee5)Directed by Tharun MoorthyRating: *** One more Malayalam gem, this one sparkling with an ominous shine. I wonder how on earth the team behind this laudable film...
Tanu Weds Manu(2011): Look at what Jab We Met started and Band Baaja Baaraat precipitated! It’s a virtual melee of weddings out there! The season of filmed—and filmy– shaadis replete with Punjabi songs,swirling ghagras and fragrant mogras,jostling mandaps and hectic rituals…Gee,Gurinder Chadha’s...
Taran Adarsh: “It’s time for Salman Khan to reinvent himself. The biggest of stars did it after a point. After Mrityudaata and Lal Badshah, Amitabh Bachchan changed tracks and did Mohabbatein. Salman enjoys a massive fan base. He’s the...
Army Of The Dead (Netflix) Starring Dave Bautista, Ella Purnell, Omari Hardwick, Ana de la Reguera, Theo Rossi, Matthias Schweighöfer, Nora Arnezeder, Hiroyuki Sanada, Tig Notaro, Raúl Castillo, Huma Qureshi Directed by Zack Snyder Rating: ** To watch heads being blown off(in slo-mo with brain particles...
The gorgeous, Giorgia Andriani seems to be learning Punjabi as she uploaded a video on her social media. After the actress was recently seen in the...
With back-to-back brilliant performances, Aditi Rao Hydari has been winning all the hearts this year. After delivering a power-packed portrayal of a middle-class girl in ‘Geeli...
Singer Cher, who turned 75 on Thursday, tweeted to announce that her official biopic is in the works. “Ok Universal is doing biopic with my friends...
Model Kaia Gerber, who is the daughter of Cindy Crawford, said she is grateful to her mother for letting her make fashion mistakes. “The best style...
The Best Of NTR Jr, Subhash K Jha Picks Junior’s 5 Choicest 1. Student No 1(2001): Once upon a time S S Rajamouli was known for more than Baahubali. In fact he ...
Disha Patani candid interview Radhe is one of the biggest films of the year. Nervous? More than being nervous, I’m super duper excited and pumped to watch Radhe finally....
The wait is over. Zack Synder’s Army Of The Dead is finally out. For us Indians, Huma Qureshi’s presence in the cast is a matter of great pride. There’s always the...
While the PR machinery is going ballistic claiming that all previous records have been shattered, blah blah, the truth about the the latest Salman Khan starrer Radhe Your Most Wanted Bhai is very...
Runaway Lugai (MX Player10 Episodes). Directed by Avinash Das Rating : ½ star Without even trying too hard Runaway Lugai(the word for a bride) succeeds in insulting a whole civilization and humanity....
Subhash K Jha’s Lockdown Blueschasers (Bollywood Movies to Watch) Band Baaja Baraat(2010) Have you ever wondered what they mean when they talk about the chemistry between a screen pair? Watch this ...
Nawazuddin Siddiqui brilliance has been acknowledged unambiguously in films like Gangs Of Wasseypur, Manjhi The Mountain Man, Raman Raghav 2: 0, Manto, Thackeray and The Lunchbox. What about the ones you have missed? 1. Dekh India ...
On Why He Responded To The Adminstration’s Tweet Accusing Him Of Taking Undue Credit for Helping The Distressed. It is understandable when trolls attack Sonu Sood’s relentless...
In a career spanning 22 years Nawazuddin Siddiqui’s brilliance has been acknowledged unambiguously in films like Gangs Of Wasseypur, Manjhi The Mountain Man, Raman Raghav 2: 0, Manto, Thackeray and The Lunchbox. What about the...
Nothing succeeds like success. Nothing fails like failure either. The abject rejection of Salman Khan’s latest release Radhe by even his staunchest fans has left the film trade, ...
I’ve never seen more excitement and anticipation for the any trailer for a webseries before. Does The Family Man 2 deliver? An emphatic yes would not be out of order....
Sardar Ka Grandson(Netflix) Starring Neena Gupta, Arjun Kapoor, Rakul Preet Singh Directed by Kaashvie Nair Rating: ** With Neena Gupta and Arjun Kapoor playing the eponymous parts Sardar Ka Grandson promises to at least regale us with one of those endlessly endearing sagas...
The wait is finally over. To the multitude of fans waiting bated-breath for Amazon Prime Video to announce the release date of Raj and DK’s The Family...
1. The main lead in this mother of all disaster epics was offered to Ranveer Singh who was all set to start shooting when he was replaced, literally overnight ...
Alma Matters(3 Episodes, Netflix) Directed by Pratik Patra, Prashant Raj Rating:** The Indian Institute of Technology, known and revered worldwide by its acronym the IIT,is a cordoned, fortified insulated world of education...
Stowaway(Netflix) Starring Anna Kendrick, Daniel Dae Kim, Shamier Anderson, and Toni Collette Directed by Joe Penna Rating: *** Normally I stay away from stories about outerpace and spaceships. Star Wars is the least...
With big-screen feature films transferred to pathetic responses on the digital platform, it is the made-for-OTT products that are awaited bated breath by home viewers.Here are the...
Of late there has been a trickle of trolls trying to discredit Sonu Sood’s exemplary work with the Covid distressed. These naysayers include elements from within the film industry who ...
Telugu superstar Nani whose earlier hits include SS Rajamouli Eega, Yeto Vellipoyindhi Manasu,Gentlemen, Majnu , Devdasa, Gang Leader and Jersey(now being made in Hindi with Shahid Kapoor) is now producing and starring in Shyam Singha Roy. Said to be the most...
When he is not busy going overboard , as he did in that execrable bogus bio-pic Sanju, Vicky Kaushal is a portrait of controlled portrayals that bring out the ...
The Last Hour(Amazon Prime, 8 Episodes) Directed by Amit Kumar Rating: *** Although the plot may seem dense and unnecessarily cryptic to begin with, there is plenty to...
I have always liked Will Smith. He exudes a rare positivity in his personality. The only time I saw him angry was when a “fan”(male) had ...
Vijay Sethupathi(Telugu, Aha) Starring Vijay Sethupathi with Nivetha Pethuraj and Raashi Khanna Written & Directed by Vijay Chandar Rating: * This is a joke. And a great disservice to one of the greatest actors of Tamil cinema. ...
Nagarjuna’s star-son Nag Chaitanya who has already made a name for himself as a leading man in Telugu Cinema is all set for a Bollywood debut. Informed sources...
