In 2011 Steven Soderbergh’s film Contagion warned us of a deadly global virus.Hansal Mehta who is currently infected by that virus says, “We were warned. Contagion was a film based on...
His Storyy(AltBalaji ,11 Episodes) Starring Satyadeep Mishra, Priyamani, Mrinal Dutt Directed by Prashant Bhagia Rating: *** ½ This is probably the finest coming-out series/film you will see in this country for a very long time. ...
Standing ovation for the 93rd Academy awards. Giving the best actor award to the redoubtable Anthony Hopkins in place of the late(and no doubt great) Chadwick Boseman is an...
Renowned playback singer Udit Narayan is in deep mourning. “I couldn’t sleep the whole night after hearing of Shravan Bhai’s death. It is so disturbing to hear of his death. He ...
Arijit Singh is the moodiest singer I know in India. Believe me. I know a lot of them including the greatest of the singers. None as temperamental ...
Kindred Starring Tamara Lawrance as Charlotte,Fiona Shaw as Margaret,Jack Lowden as Thomas,Edward Holcroft as Ben Directed by Joe Marcantonio Rating: *** While I sat riveted to young pregnant Charlotte’s imprisonment by her mother-in-law...
Nawazuddin Siddiqui is one angry young actor . When I ask him about stars posting vacation pictures he says, “These entertainment celebrities posting vacation pictures at...
The sudden death of actor Amit Mistry, the actor who could play almost anything and anybody has left co-directors Raj Nidimoru and Krishna DK in a state of shock. Speaking hours ...
Boogie Starring Taylor Takahashi,Taylour Paige, Bashar “Pop Smoke” Jackson, and Jorge LendeborgJr Directed by Eddie Huang Rating: *** There is a very funny lovemaking scene in this engaging immigrant’s tale about...
Vijay Sethupathi is very happy that his two back-to-back villainous turns in the Tamil Master and the Telugu Uppeni have paid rich dividends. However the magnificent performer says he will suffer...
We really need laughter in our lives. Though the tense dramas are welcome, here are the forthcoming funny-shows that will tickle your funnybones. 1. Sardar Ka Grandson: Kashvie Nair makes her ...
Nawazuddin Siddiqui’s song Swaggy Chudiyan , his debut as a singer, has caught on like wildfire. “I don’t know why! I am really no singer.And I’ve no illusions on that...
The visionary filmmaker who directed Indian cinema’s first multi-starrer Waqt …If Baldev Raj Chopra had lived longer he would be 106 years old on April 22. History has been a...
The suspense is finally over. The trailer of Parbhudeva-Salman Khan’s anxiously awaited Radhe: India’s Most Wanted Bhai is out. Does Salman get to say the most celebrated line from Wanted in 2008?...
Both the popular Malayalam actors husband and wife Fahadh Faasil and Nazriya Nazim are now in Hyderabad shooting their debut in Telugu,though not in the same film. While the incredibly versatile Fahadh will be...
Singer-host Aditya Narayan and his wife Shweta who had tested positive for Covind 19 earlier this month have finally tested negative for the virus. Speaking cheerfully Aditya says, “We are both doing great.Shweta has also tested...
Funny Face Starring Cosmo Jarvis, Dela Meskienyar, Jonny Lee Miller, Dan Hedaya and Rhea Perlman Directed by Tim Sutton Rating: ** ½ Funny Face is not a funny film. Nor is it a...
The two most famous Mamtas of India share one trait in common. They are certifiable firebrands, no man(or woman)can mess around with. Mamta Kulkarni was never a great actress ....
After playing iconic cop roles through his career Ajay Devgn will now be seen in an intense and gritty new cop avatar as he makes his grand entry...
There is more to Arshad Warsi than meets the eye.Much more. A natural-born scenestealer Arshad has been constantly shortchanged by the entertainment industry. It can’t be because of his short height, because...
Holly Slept Over(Amazon) Starring Josh Lawson, Nathalie Emmanuel, Britt Lower, Erinn Hayes, and Ron Livingston Directed by Joshua Friedlander Rating: ** This is a sexy film with...
Malayali maverick actor Fahadh Faasil is adamant on releasing his next film Malik which is a political drama about coastal politics in Kerala, in theatres only. Explains Fahadh, “Last month I had Irul and Joji on...
While Season 2 of the highly acclaimed Delhi Crime franchise on Netflix awaits telecast, the globally lauded show has already gone into Season 3. Sudhanshu Saria the...
Saif and Kareena Kapoor have no plans, immediate or otherwise, to bring out their second born into the public. A source very close to the couple says it is...
The Priest(Malayalam, Amazon Prime) Starring Mammootty as Fr. Carmen Benedict,Baby Monica as Ameya Gabriel, Nikhila Vimal as Jessy Cherian, Manju Warrier as Susan Cherian Directed by Jofin T. Chacko Rating: ** This shiver giver about a little girl possessed by the...
Death Of A Ladies Man Starring Gabriel Byrne,Jessica Paré,Brian Gleeson Directed by Matt Bissonnette Rating: ** ½ Canadian director Matt Bisonnette’s obsession with the music of ...
It happens like magic. That precise moment when a star is born . The shot where Kareena Kapoor splashes water on her face and Abhishek scolds her for wasting water...
It happens like magic. That precise moment when a star is born . The shot where Kareena Kapoor splashes water on her face and Abhishek scolds her for wasting water in Refugee....
It is confirmed. Karan Johar known to bring unusual pairs on screen(Anusha-Ranbir in Ae Dil Hai Mushkil, Abhishek-John in Dostana) is all set to direct two of his favourite young stars Ranveer Singh and Alia Bhatt in a film...
99 Songs Starring Ehan Bhat as Jay,Edilsy Vargas as Sophie Written & Directed by Vishwesh Krishnamurthy Rating: ** ½ Make no mistake. This is a highly ambitious film where the musical phenomenon...
The announcement of Gobar,a satire directed by ad filmmaker Sabal Shekhawat set in the cow belt about a vet who unearths a fodder sca, has its co-producers...
The brilliant Vijay Sethupathi currently basking in the success of his two back-to-back villainous act in the Tamil and Telugu blockbusters Master and Uppenu, could soon be pulling off a hat-trick of...
She once told me she was named Lara after the heroine in her mother’s favourite film Dr Zhivago.I don’t know Lara Dutta well. But I’ve always felt very positive...
Rose Plays Julie Starring Ann Skelly as Rose,Orla Brady as Ellen,Aidan Gillen as Peter Directed by Joe Lawlor & Christine Molloy Rating: ** ½ This is a classic epic tale here of...
Paramapadham Vilayattu(Disney-Hotstar) Starring Trisha, Vijay Varmaa Directed by K. Thirugnanam Rating: ** Halfway through what I thought was a pulpy political drama featuring one of Tamil cinema’s female heroes Trisha...
The teaser of Major, Telugu star Adivi Sesh bio-pic treatment of the life and courage of Indian soldier Sandeep Unni Krishnan who lost his life battling terrorists during the 26/11 siege of the Taj hotel in Mumbai,...
India’s Resident Nightingale Bharat Ratna Lata Mangeshkar is all set to take the Covid vaccine this week. All the other members of distinguished Mangeshkar family have already taken the vaccine. “Bass main baqi reh gayi hoon(only I remained),”...
There are reports in a section of the media that Alia Bhatt will be performing two dance numbers in Gangubai Kathiawadi . Sources close to the film completely...
Netflix, Amazon, Disney-Hotstar, Applause Entertainment …get used to them around you. In the coming months, you will be hearing a lot more from them. Sources inform...
The Dussehra maha-yuddh between S S Rajamouli’s RRR and Boney Kapoor-Amit Sharma’s Maidaan is likely to averted. And the one playing peacemaker and mediator is Ajay Devgan. Says a source in the know, “Since Ajay Devgan happens...
Producer Feroze Nadiadwala has gone on-record to proclaim that he would love to work with MeTo accused Sajid Khan since they “go back a long way”...
Ever since Abhishek Bachchan as Harshad Mehta in the feature film The Big Bull started streaming ,critics and audiences have been comparing him to Pratik Gandhi’s Harshad ...
Hasrat Jaipuri Saab Was A Poet Who Thought Like The Masses,” Says LataMangeshkar,Paying The Peerless Poet A Tribute On his 99th Birth Anniversary If Hasrat Jaipuri had lived longer he would have...
1. Sujata(1959): Inspired directly by Dr Ambedkar’s treatise on the abolishment of the caste system Sujata is a haunting ever-renewable ever-relevant meditation on blood ties and social inequality. Nutan won her ...
Quo Vadis, Aida? Starring Jasna Đuričić as Aida Selmanagić Written & Directed by Jasmila Žbanić Rating: ***** This harrowing masterpiece, shot with the vividness of a flying bullet, hits home reminding us ...
The market was buzzing with this vital information since reports of Netflix acquiring Ram Madhvani’s thriller Dhamaka , based on the South Korean film The Terror Live where KartikAaryan stepped into the role originally...
The supremely talented Seema Pahwa who dazzled as the matriarch in Dum Lagake Haisha, Bareilly Ki Barfi, Shubh Mangal Saavdhan and Suraj Pe Mangal Bhari , has changed tracks , and how! In Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Gangubau Kathiawadi Seema plays a role she has never attempted before. Without revealing her...
Actor-filmmaker Satish Kaushik who turned 65 on 13 April is not un happy about celebrating his birthday during times of Cornova, “This is my second consecutive lockdown birthday . Last year being at home I ...
With a partial lockdown and night curfew being re-introduced in Maharashtra the future of movie-theatre releases appears not only bleak but doomed. While all those films which had...
