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...
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 ...
