Jeet Ki Zid(Zee5, 7 Episodes) Starring Amit Sadh,Amrita Puri Directed by Vishal Mangalorkar Rating: 3.5 stars There is something about inspirational stories , particularly those about soldiers, that fills our heart with gratitude. Jeet Ki Zid chronicles ...
1. Tilottama Shome in Sir: Straightway the best performance I saw this year in an Indian film was by this neglected underrated actress. Playing a househelp whose employer falls in love...
Perhaps in the hope of bagging a bigger role in his next ,Huma Qureshi has agreed to do a very special song-and –dance number in Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s under-production directorial Gangubai Kathiawadi....
Netflix India is off to a flying start with a slew of new films to be shot over the next six months. One such project is...
Actress Tanushree Dutta spearheaded the MeToo Movement in Bollywood. Just a year after she accused Nana Patekar of harassment, triggering off a chain of similar accusations, the Movement seems to have fizzled ...
In November 2020 a case of sexual misconduct was registered against acclaimed actor VijayRaaz. The incident allegedly happened in Madhya Pradesh during the shooting of AmitMasurkar’s Sherni with Vidya Balan in the lead. Nothing...
In his movie career of Sushant did only 12 feature films. Among them were some everlasting gems. Here is my pick of India’s James Dean’s 5 performances....
Being in David Dhawan’s shoes is not a good place to be in right now. The poor father of the star-bridegroomVarun Dhawan is going crazy figuring out whom...
Chop Shop(Amazon Prime Video) Starring Alejandro Polanco ,Isamar Gonzales Directed by Ramin Bahrani Rating: **** ½ Long before The White Tiger which has opened worldwide to rave reviews and will stream from 22...
As D-Day approaches, more details on the ever-expanding guest list emerge at Varun Dhawan’s wedding. Apparently Karan Johar will organize the sangeet ceremony where Varun’s filmy...
Who says actors are self-obsessed narcissists? The way Priyanka Chopra and Rajkummar Raohave decided to step back to let their relatively unknown co-star Adarsh Gourav take to the limelight in The White Tiger ,...
After suffering painful bruises during the training for stunts in the forthcoming third season of series Breathe in Dubai, Amit Sadh has sworn to do no more health hazardous...
Locked Down(HBO) Starring Anne Hathaway and Chiwetel Ejiofor Directed by Doug Liman Rating: * ½ Pandering to the pandemic has started big-time.A film written and made entirely during and...
Scam star Pratik Gandhi says it is premature yet to talk about signing a new series to be produced and directed by Tigmanshu Dhulia. Reports this week suggested that Pratik will be starring...
Manoj Bajpai watched a lot of serials and films on the OTT platform last year during the lockdown. Now he has a list of directors he wants to work with....
Even for all those who enjoy Rakhi Sawan’s antics, her latest husband stunt is a bit too much to digest.It’s not surprising that Rakhi Sawant tries ...
The media outlets this week are filled with reports of filmmaker-actor Mahesh Manjrekar being involved in a road rage incident on Friday 15 January on the Pune-Solapur highway whenMahesh allegedly slapped...
When Kannada superstar Yash switched off from the world on the eve of his birthday on 8 January he had no idea what was in store. The teaser...
To The Ends Of The Earth(Japanese, with English subtitles) Directed by Kiyushi Kurosawa Rating: *** Okay, films are often made for reasons other than art. And the ones...
After the “firm” decision to not invite any guests for his Alibaug wedding it looks like Varun Dhawan has undergone a change of heart.We now hear...
The great Shabana Azmi was the leading lady in Shekhar Kapur’s first directorial Masoom in 1983. In spite of their terrific personal and professional rapport they never reunited in any of Kapur’s subsequent...
My Sunday morning started with a call to one of my most favourite people in the entertainment industry.Javed Saab turned a ripe young 76 . When I...
1. Vijay Deverakonda’s Hindi debut film is called Fighter. Vijay shot most of it before Covid with director Puri Jaganannath a big name in Telugu cinema, but a flop in Hindi, unless you would like to...
Waiting For The Barbarians(Amazon Prime) Starring Mark Rylance, Johnny Depp, Robert Pattinson, Gana Bayarsaikhan, and Greta Scacchi. Directed by Ciro Guerra Rating: *** ½ Colombian director Ciro Guerra’s Waiting for The Barbarians is one ...
The Last Color (Amazon Prime Video) Starring : Neena Gupta,Aqsa Siddiqui Directed by: Vikas Khanna Rating: **** Although there are some clunky portion in the narration,specially the enforced climax , The Last ...
Telugu superstar Ravi Tejaa and Tamil icon Vijay were expected to draw in the audiences into theatres where their new films Krack and Master, respectively were released for Pongal...
Monsoon(Amazon Prime) Starring Henry Golding as Kit,Parker Sawyers as Lewis,David Tran as Lee Directed by Hong Khao Rating: ** In no time at all, Henry Golding of Crazy...
Tandav, the eagerly awaited webseries on Netflix , has dared to venture into dangerous territory. The violence on the Jawaharwal Nehru University in 2019 has been...
Tribhanga(Netflix) Starring Kajol,Tanvi Azmi,Mithila Palkar,Kunaal Roy Kapur,Vaibhav Tatwawaadi Written & Directed by Renuka Shahane Rating: *** ½ Just like life, Tribhanga is somewhat off-kilter, a little askew, at times uneven and even patchy. But the story...
Pieces Of A Woman(Netflix) Starring Vanessa Kirby, Shia LaBeouf, Molly Parker, Sarah Snook, Iliza Shlesinger, Benny Safdie, Jimmie Fails Ellen Burstyn. Directed by Kornél MundruczóRating: *** After seeing this sobering film I was discussing it...
I was wondering were they again jumping the gun? Reports stated that Varun Dhawan will wed his girlfriend Natasha Dalal on 24 January. Turns out, the rumour is this time entirely ...
They are young and raring to go. In spite of proving their talent they are yet to find big success in Hindi cinema. That may change...
The frenzied excitement to see Hrithik Roshan in the next instalment of the Krissh franchise would have to wait for a while. The script is yet to fructify. But...
Kesari(Marathi, ErosNow) Starring Virat Madke, Rupa Borgaonkar, Mahesh Manjrekar, Vikram Gokhale, Mohan Joshi Directed by Sujay Dahake Rating: ** ½ An abusive father,a doting mother,a silently supportive grandfather and a bunch of encouraging rowdy friends…there we have the recipe...
After three flops in a row Varun Dhawan who until 2017 had an unbroken track record of hits from Student Of The Year in 2010 to Judwaa 2 ...
Tandav the star-studded series designed and helmed by Ali Abbas Zafar is one of the most expensive shows to hit the digital space.Reportedly the main stars Saif Ali Khan and Dimple Kapadia have charged approximately...
Kannada superstar Yash is all set to turn producer. The KGF superstar has so far stayed away from all suggestion of launching a production house. “Both KGF and its sequel...
As far as unusual combinations go, this one takes the cake and the bakery. Bollywood’s most glamorous screen queen Katrina Kaif is about to be united on screen...
Gullak Season 2(SonyLIV,5Episode) Rating: *** Thank God for the Indian middleclass and its jugaadu optimism. There isn’t a problem that that can’t be “managed” with some amount of resourcefulness and a...
The trailer of The Power(yes that’s the name of the film) shows anything but the power of a trailer to draw audiences into movie theatres. Luckily for...
Bloody Nose Empty Pockets Directed by Bill Ross 1V , Turner Ross Rating: ** ½ Partly documentary, partly fiction Bloody Nose Empty Pockets is wholly confounding. To...
In a year that is destined to dominated by the dudes , some strong women-oriented films will also make their way into theatres and the OTT platform 1. Kajol in Tribhanga: Kajol has ...
Life for Sonu Sood seems to have come a full circle with the music video Paagal Nahin Honawhich was released this week. Sonu who shares the love...
At times the velocity and power of the central performances are so strong that the impact of the marginal performances gets diluted. Here are the 6 outstanding performances ...
Sonu Sood’s popularity as the messiah of the masses remains undiminished this year. On Saturday he paid a visit to the Shirdi temple where there seemed to be a...
Maddy, Maara does exactly what its heroine’s character does. Restoration. It restores our faith in love. This is exactly what we set out do. Thank God you got ...
The box office is always hungry for fresh jodis. Trade experts say a new screen pairing ensures a certain level of audience interest from the outset. Check...
The Nest(Amazon Prime Video) Starring Jude Law, Carrie Coon, Charlie Shotwell, Oona Roche, Adeel Akhtar Directed by Sean Durkin Rating: *** ½ Social climbers are normally a brunt of loud...
“Scam 1992 Is The Show I Binge-Watched,” After A 3-Year Hiatus The Talented Abhimanyu Dasani Has 3 Releases To Look Forward To In 2021. He Speaks To Subhash K Jha On The Road...
Post the astronomical amount that Amazon has paid for the premiere rights for the Amitabh Bacchan-Shoojit Sircar starrer Gulabo Sitabo,it is reliably learnt that their complete-but-unreleased ...
