1. Chupke Chupke was a comedy of errors, a remake of a 1971 Bengali film Chhadmabeshi about a man who must pose as his wife’s chauffeur to hide his identity...
For all of us who were hoping to see Adarsh Gourav win the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) award for his stunning portrayal of an underdog’s...
Tha Tattoo Murders(Disney-Hotstar, 7 Episodes) Starring Meera Chopra, Tanuj Virwani Directed by Shravan Kumar Tiwari Rating: ** One * star for the solid effort put in by the two main actors to make this...
Looking at the first teaser of SonyLiv’s forthcoming political drama Maharani it is clear as daylight that the series is based on Rabri Devi’s ascent to the Chief...
Vakeel Saab , Telugu superstar Pawan Kalyan’s first release in three years after the disappointing Agnyaathavaasi in 2018,is anything but an official remake of Aniruddha Roy Chowdhury’s 2016 cult hit Pink . As the trailer...
First rule of trumpet-blowing. Never blown your own. Second rule: before blowing make sure you have the facts right. Even basic research is lacking in the...
Jathi Ratnalu(Amazon Prime) Starring Naveen Polishetty, Priyadarshi, Rahul Ramakrishna, Faria Abdullah Written and directed by Anudeep KV Rating: *** When was the last time I had so much fun watching a film about a bunch...
Not many remember Satish Kaul as Rehana Sultan’s handsome lover in the 1973 drama Prem Parbat where he played the sexed-up forest ranger Rehana ran to for sex when her aged husband Nana Palsikar was asleep....
“Badhai Ho, you have tested Negative,” I pun-joked with filmmaker Amit Sharma whose new ambitious venture Maidaan promises to do for football what Lagaan did for cricket and ChakDe for hockey. Amit who has now...
Tamil-Hindi star-actor R Madhavan, quarantined at home with Covid, can’t wait to get back to work. “Just a few more days to go, then I can get back...
Well Done Baby(Amazon Prime) Starring Amruta Khanvilkar, Pushkar Jog, Vandana Gupte Directed by Priyanka Tanwar Rating: * ½ Marathi cinema has made great headway in terms of themes performances and execution. But the fascination ...
It is perhaps no coincidence that two of my favourite people from the Hindi film industry Jaya Bachchan and Swara Bhaskar are born on the same day. It is perhaps no coincidence...
The Federation of Western Indian Cine Employees (FWICE) has issued a fresh set of guidelines to be followed by members of the film industry in view...
At one point in her career(circa 1973-75) Jaya Bhaduri was a bigger star than Amitabh Bachchan.Her much-lauded performances in the obvious films Abhimaan, Uphaar, KoraKagaz, etc need no recommendation. But what about the Jaya Bhaduri ...
No no not what you think. They are not doing a film together. However from Friday when Telugu superstar Pawan Kalyan’s Vakeel Saab opens in movie theatres all across Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, the...
Singer-entertainer Aditya Narayan is back home after being hospitalized for Covid19. “I am feeling much better. My wife is also much better, though the virus has left her...
Once upon a time Deepika Chikhalia inscribed her name into history by playing Sita Maiyya in Ramanand Sagar’s long-running serial Ramayan. Now another Deepika, Padukone, may step...
Joji(Malayalam, Amazon Prime) Starring Fahadh Faasil ,Unnimaya Prasad,Baburaj ,JojiMundakayam ,Sunny PN Directed by Dileesh Pothan Rating: **** Is Fahadh Faasil India’s greatest living actor? In film after film he proves himself a fearless peerless seamless actor who...
Deepa Chatterjee , wife of the legendary Bengali actor Soumitra Chatterjee who passed away in November 2020, joined her husband in his heavenly abode on April 3 after a prolonged illness....
The cast of Vikas Bahl’s Goodbye just got more interesting. Besides Amitabh Bachchan and Rashmika Mandannna who play father and daughter, the incredible Neena Gupta has now joined...
There is good news for Alia Bhatt all the way from Hyderabad. Sources close to S S Rajamouli’s RRR inform me that Alia’s role is in for a ...
The Serpent(Netflix, 8 Episodes) Starring Tahar Rahim as Charles Sobhraj,Jenna Coleman as Marie-Andrée Leclerc,Billy Howle as Herman Knippenberg, Amesh Edireweera as Ajay Chowdhury ·Directed by Tom Shankland, Hand Herbots · Rating: *** ½ It is hard to sit through 8 serpentine...
In the sweltering heat of Delhi, Aparna Sen who last directed a version of Rabindranath Tagore Ghaire Bhaire entitled Ghawre Bairey Aaj is now readying her next feature film which promises to be one of the finest ...
I know Ram Gopal Varma for a longer time than I know almost anyone else in the film industry,except Shabana Azmi and Sanjay Leela Bhansali whom I have been friends with from much longer....
Lucky -Brea Grant,Hunter C. Smith,Dhruv Uday Singh, Yasmine Al-Bustami Directed by Natasha Kermani Rating: ** This is one helluva frustrating angering film. Angering, because it seems too closely trapped in its own rage ...
Super-philanthropist Sonu Sood is enormously distressed by a chap from Muzaffarpur Ashish Kumar Singh defrauding an unsuspecting victim of Rs 60,000 by using Sonu’s name. Says Sonu Sood, “It is really sad when they try...
In spite of the Covid upsurge, Nagarjuna’s new action adventure Wild Dog has opened to encouraging response. Says Nag, “We always knew it wouldn’t be an opening like normal...
Kartik Aaryan’s journey to the top in Bollywood has remained exceptional and inspirational for many aspiring actors who come from the outside world. The actor who’s known as the heartthrob...
Sanjay Leela Bhansali who had one day’s shooting pending with Ajay Devgan when Covidplayed villain , has completed his stint with the actor. Ajay Devgan who has an extended guest appearance in Gangubai Kathiawadi couldn’t have ...
The iconic veteran actor Dharmendra wants to reassure his fans that the Covid vaccine is absolutely safe. “I took my first dose last month. There were...
Sometime Other Than Now Starring Donal Logue, Kate Walsh Directed by Dylan McCormick Rating: ** Love stories about couples past 50 are always welcome. But this doesn’t...
Wild Dog(Telugu) Starring Nagarjuna, Sayami Kher , Atul Kulkarni Directed by Ashishor Solomon Rating: *** ½ No trial, no jury….only fury ….That could sum up Nagarjuna’s role as the encounter-friendly cop from the imaginary ...
When the ever-affable Dharmendra returned my call on Sunday evening he was deeply grieved. “I just heard Shashikala is no more,” he mumbled sadly before I could raise the ...
The Nightingale Lata Mangeshkar is worried about the spike in Corona numbers. “It’s become much worse, and we are to blame for it. So many people are not following...
Lalit Pandit, The Composer Of Munni Badnaam Hui Darling Tere Liye , Tells Subhash K Jha What Composing This, The Most Popular Item Song Of Hindi Cinema, Meant...
Silvat(Zee5) Starring Kartik Aaryan, Meher Mistry Directed by Tanuja Chandra Rating: **** If you haven’t seen this 2018 digital film which you can easily locate on Zee5, you haven’t seen what Kartik Aaryan is ...
The two most hated screen women in the North belt of India were Lalita Pawar and Shashikala. And we can’t really blame our emotional audiences for despising these women. Both...
The story of rocket scientist Nambi Narayanan’s rise to being India’s biggest scientist hero and the following fall of grace, had to be told. I am glad the...
Cherry Starring Tom Holland, Ciara Bravo Directed by Anthony Russo & Joe Russo Rating: ** This darkest-of-dark films based on a true story makes you wonder why we...
Many in the film industry feel Anubhav Sinha has paid his price for being a vocal opponent of Government policies. His brilliant political drama Article 15 from 2019, hands-down...
Subhash K Jha Picks Parveen Babi’s 5 Finest Unfairly , she was always compared with Zeenat Aman and even labelled the Poor Man’s Zeenat. In truth Parveen was a better actress who never got the...
Godzilla Vs Kong Starring Alexander Skarsgård, Millie Bobby Brown, Rebecca Hall, Brian Tyree Henry, Shun Oguri, Eiza González, Julian Dennison, Kyle Chandler, and Demián Bichir Directed by Adam Wingard Rating: ** Two overgrown mechanical monkeys...
Irul(Netflix) Starring Fahadh Faasil, Soubin Shahir ,Darshana Rajendran Directed by Naseef Yusuf Izuddin Rating: ** ½ Being a Fahadh Faasil fan, I really wanted to like this thriller. And in parts, I did. But on the whole, the...
R Madhavan whose Rocketry trailer was received by movie lovers with great gusto on Thursday has been down with Covid 19. Now his mother has also tested Covid positive.Speaking on the trauma Madhavan says, “As ...
OK Computer(Disney-Hotstar) Rating: 0 stars Hold me back.Please. I want to touch the feet of all the geniuses who have contributed to this magnum-dopus. And I...
Rupali Ganguly has been detected with Covid 19. She connected with me after the tests showed her to be positive. I joked about the bin bulaye mehmaan at her doorstep and she laughed, “Wohi ...
Stardom has not been easy on Kapil Sharma. He got it overnight, and then he nearly lost it. There was a time when he was really troubled ,...
The controversy surrounding the similarities between two recent films Seema Pahwa’s Ram Prasad Ki Terahvi and and Umesh Bist’s Pagglait has now snowballed with Ms Pahwa claiming that Umesh Bist shot his film in the same haveli in Lucknow where Ms Pahwa’s film was ...
Rana Daggubati’s dream project Haathi Mere Saathi in three languages has run into heavy weather , and not just because of the Covid situation. It seems the decision to release the Tamil...
You have a new release on the digital platform? Yes, Silence: Can You Hear It. It is directed by Aban Bharucha Deohans whom I know from the...
