Tamil cinema’s biggest superstar Rajinikanth is the recipient of the prestigious Dada Phalke Saheb award . The jury that selected Rajinikanth for this honour included singer Asha Bhosle, singer-composer Shankar Mahadevan, filmmaker Subhash Ghai , Malayalam actor Mohanlal and Bengali actor Biswajeet....
The 2001 romantic musical Rehna Hai Terre Dil Mein which became a retro hit, is all set for a remake 20 years later. Confirming this Ravi Udyawar who has been elected by producer Jacky Bhagnani to...
A report on Wednesday morning claimed Taapse Pannu is gearing up to play Tennis Champ Sania Mirza. This, after she completes the bio-pic Shaabaash Mithu in which she plays cricketer Mithali Raj. However Taapsee completely denies any such...
After four consecutive hits Kshanam, Oopiri , Ami Thumi and Evaru ,up next for Evaru star Adivi Sesh is a true-life soldier’s tale Major where he plays the national hero Sandeep Uunni Krishnan . Mahesh Babu who produces the film says Adivi Sesh has been travelling with this...
The shooting of Bhool Bhulaiya 2 was suspended again this month when its leading man Kartik Aaryan was tested positive for Covid19. Now Kartik is well on the way to recovery and spending his ...
One of India’s most finest contemporary actors Fahadh Faasil is all set to unleash the full power and glory of his Shakespearean aspirations. Every renowned actor in the...
Badhai Ho director Amit Sharma has fought his way out of Covid Positive. Speaking to me on the day his quarantine ended Amit said, “It happened in spite of all precautions .I had moved out...
I Care A Lot(Netflix) Starring Rosamund Pike, Peter Dinklage, Eiza González, Chris Messina, Macon Blair, Alicia Witt, and Damian Young, with Isiah Whitlock Jr. and Dianne Wiest. Directed by J Blakeson Rating: *** ½...
The incredibly gifted Fahadh Faasil had an accident at the beginning of March which he is still recovering from.Yes, it was THAT serious. We’ve been hearing and reading a...
Suraj Sharma The Life Of Pi Actor Has Come A Long Way I n His New Film The Illegal. He Speaks To Subhash K Jha Suraj, it’s been 12 years since your ...
The inevitable has happened. The release of the Rumi Jaffrey-directed suspense thriller Chehre has been postponed indefinitely from its scheduled April 9 release. Considering the Covid19 situation will Chehre be diverted to...
The trailer of the Telugu version of the game-changing feminist drama Pink confirms what I already suspected. Vakil Saab(not to be confused with the 1982 Bollywood film Vakil Babu where...
There is an uncanny resemblance between Akshay Kumar and Kartik Aryan’s personalities and career.When I speak to Kartik I hear the same lack of artifice and pretence, the same hunger to excel , a...
.Congratulations to you for your film Maharshi winning a National award? Thank you! Good cinema is always a winner and I feel Maharshi totally deserved it. Thanks to my...
….At least that’s what Priyanka Chopra said . One doesn’t know if she was just trying to be complimentary. But Priyanka Chopra told Drew Barrymore that she had a...
In the case against him alleging sexual violation and other crimes, actor Madhur Mittal was on Friday granted anticipatory bail by the honorable courts. Informing me of the...
With the renewed spread of the Coronavirus there is pandemonium in the Indian entertainment industry, both in Bollywood and the South. Telugu cinema’s most beloved superstar Mahesh Babu and his family went...
In what can be deemed a shocking and disgraceful display of First-World arrogance, the prestigious Producers Guild Of America(PGA) ‘honoured’ Irrfan Khan in its ‘In Memoriam’ section. But...
Pagglait(Netflix) Starring Sanya Malhotra, Ashutosh Rana, Sheeba Chadha,Raghuvir Yadav. Written & Directed by Umesh Bist Rating: *** ½ It’s not easy to laugh in the face...
With the rising cases of Covid19 in many parts of the country, including Maharashtra, the iconic senior Bollywood stars are being positioned as influencers for the Covid vaccine. Two legendary actors Asha Parekh and Dharmendra took the ...
Manoj, how are you recovering from the Covid virus? My wife and I are recovering well, thank you. The first few days were very painful and worrisome, Because...
Saina Nehwal has a lot to be proud of. Her achievements in the field of badminton are unparalleled. Now comes a bio-pic on her life which has turned out...
7 Kadam(Eros Now) Starring Ronit Roy, Amit Sadh Directed by K Mohit Kumar Jha Rating: ** A deep dark family secret is revealed in Episode 3 of this goodhearted but pale drama about a...
With his fee of Rs 35 crores for his ten-day work in Ram Madhvani’s terror-thriller Dhamaka Kartik Aryan seems to have raced far ahead of his contemporaries . The actor...
Saina Starring Parineeti Chopra, Meghna Malik, Eshan Naqvi,Pavan Kaul Directed by Amole Gupte Rating:**** Thank God for true heroes. And for a film about a true hero like Saina Nehwal rather than some scumbag gangster whose life-story should...
Picasso(Marathi, Amazon Prime) Starring Prasad Oak, Samay Sanjeev Tambe Directed by Abhijeet Mohan Warang Rating: ** A deathly stillness shrouds the characters and ambience of Picasso, as though the writer-director Abhijeet Mohan Warang shared his characters’ hopelessness. Even...
A death-defining rom-com, a sports bio-pic, a murder mystery and a father-son drama…The boxoffice this Fridays revels in diversity. Paglaitt and Saina both feature a female hero as...
Saina Starring Parineeti Chopra, Meghna Malik, Eshan Naqvi,Pavan Kaul Directed by Amole Gupte Rating:**** Thank God for true heroes. And for a film about a true hero like Saina Nehwal rather than some scumbag gangster whose life-story should...
After Kartik Aryan, the Covid 19 has stuck another Bollywood star. Aamir Khan is down with the virus and said to be in self-quarantine. The shooting...
Amod Mehra(trade analyst) “The guidelines are for the safety of all the patrons.But then it is not specified the number of days the negative certificate is...
The makers of Vakeel Babu the Telugu version of Aniruddha Roy Chowdhury’s 2016 cult hit Pink are under fire for changing the entire focus and perspective of the original.Apparently the remake shifts attention...
The Thalaivi trailer shows Kangana Ranaut as Tamil Nadu’s former Chief Minister at the peak of her power. It is very clear in the stylishly tailored trailer that Kangana is having a great...
Ahaan Starring Abuli Mamaji, Arif Zakaria, Niharika Singh, Plabita Borthakur Written & Directed by Nikhil Pherwani Rating: *** The best thing about this short, sweet, benign drama is its upbeat mood. Even when the situation gets ...
Remember the lilting songs of Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Hum…Dil De Chuke Sanam and Devdas? Those days of minty melodies days are coming back. Ismail Durbar whose music was absent in the recent films of Bhansali, is ...
The National award for Vijay Sethupathi for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in Thiagarajan Kumararaja’s Tamil game-changer Super Deluxe as a transgender man coming out , to the utter confusion of...
For Dasvi, the new political satire that AbhishekBachchan is shooting in Agra as you read this, the actor has not only lost considerable weight but also grown a beard....
The walls between Bollywood and regional cinema have now disappeared. Yash of KGF from Kannada cinema has as solid a pan-India fan base as Ranveer Kapoor ...
I was a fan of Sagar Sarhadi’s writing. Mellow, mordant and modern, his perception of love and related issues was unique and yet so inured in tradition that ...
Janhvi Kapoor who has been working round-the-clock promoting her last release Roohi and simultaneously shooting for her next film Good Luck Jerry in Patiala has finally wrapped up all her work .With some ...
On Friday the internet was brimming with bonhomie when they saw Shabana Azmi and her husband Javed Akhtar wearing what was described as clothes given to them by a fan named Jayshree who sat next to ...
It is crystal-clear that three years after their marriage Priyanka Chopra and her husband Nick Jonas remain hopelessly in love with one another. On a British...
Land Starring Robin Wright, Demián Bichir Directed by Robin Wright Rating: *** ½ How do you embrace life when it deals you a blow worse than ...
An entire SpiceJet aircraft has been painted with a message praising Sonu Sood for his philanthropic work. The message reads, “A Salute To The Saviour Sonu Sood.” Sounding deeply moved Sonu Sood says, “It’s phenemonal…the...
Sandeep Aur Pinky Faraar Starring Arjun Kapoor, Parineeti Chopra Director Dibakar Bannerjee Rating: *** After a really shaky prologue—the film begins with a bunch of louts in a moving car crackling over sexist jokes...
Last week I drove down to a multiplex in Patna for my screening of Roohi, a movie about spooks, ghosts and chaudails. Aptly the mall looked like a ghost...
This Eid Bhai has company. Salman’s Radhe India’s Most Important Bhai will have competition from John Abraham’s Satyamev Jayate 2. For fans of John’s histrionics there are two of him in Satyamev Jayate2. Yes, his first double role. And...
Salman Khan’s commitment to bring his Eid release Radhe: Your Most Wanted Bhai into movie theatres remains steadfast. The film is all set to release for Eid 2021....
The Wife(Zee5) Starring Gurmeet Chowdhary , Sayani Dutta Directed by Sarmad Khan Rating: * ½ There is a house-help named Anjana who keeps looking at her boss in a too–dutiful way. In one sequence while ...
Raya & The Last Dragon(Disney –Hotstar, animation film) Rating: *** Disney’s 59th feature film is everything you would expect it to be. Frothy, hopeful, adventurous, joyful,...
Boxoffice bleakness is now a pandemic , with every week looking less viewer-friendly for the movie theatres .Since movie theatres re-opened after the lockdown only one film has shown ...
