Bhaag Beanie Bhaag(Netflix) Starring Swara Bhaskar, Ravi Patel , Varun Thakur Rating: *** ½ Besides being trolled by Kangana Ranaut, what is the scariest experience in the world? Being up there on stage all...
I know Diljit Dosanjh well. He is even-tempered, soft-spoken, always affable and never negative. If he could be provoked so hard by Kangana Ranaut think of...
Swara Bhaskar is one of Kangana Ranaut’s most vocal detractors. Kangana’s latest misfired salvo at an aged protester at a farmers’ rally, has left Swara incredibly incensed. Says Swara, “The comments are...
Let Him Go(Amazon Prime) Starring Kevin Costner, Diane Lane Directed by Thomas Bezucha Rating: ** ½ Watching a matinee idol turn old in front of our...
Juno actress Ellen Page has taken the world by storm by declaring she is now a man, Elliot Page. In every sense he/she has turned the...
Sons of the Soil: Jaipur Pink Panthers(Amazon Prime Video) Rating: *** I had the privilege of once watching a game of kabbaddi by Abhishek Bachchan’s team. He was in Patna ...
Girish Johar: “Tenet is one film which is very keenly awaited for release in India. It is being released in multiple languages and has a very good buzz...
1. It’s already released worldwide, has been in theatres for two months now.The response of the audience has been nominally encouraging but largely dispiriting.The producers even got...
So it’s the Malayalam Jalikkattu for the Oscars this year. Many feel it’s not the correct film to represent us on the international arena. Watching a bull being...
Naxalbari(Zee5, 9 Episodes) Starring Rajeev Khandelwal, Aamir Ali, Tina Dutta, Sreejita De, Shakti Anand, Satyadeep Mishra Rating: ** ½ This one had my attention from the word go.And then they lost it. Cops as the heroes, Naxalities as the ...
Words On Bathroom Walls Starring Charlie Plummer, Taylor Russell Directed by Thor Freudenthal Rating: *** To make a film on a protagonist suffering from schizophrenia and...
How was the wedding? The wedding was wonderful. Mostly family and very few friends , given the restrictions.We invited as many as we could. It was...
Prabhas’ Ram and Saif Ali Khan’s Raavan in Adipurush will now be joined by Sita,to be played by Kriti Sanon. The role in director Om Raut’s take on the Ramayan was evidently earmarked for Deepika Padukone .Since she...
In June 2021, Kartik Aryan will start shooting for director Ajay Bahl’s social comedy. The film to be produced by Shah Rukh Khan’s Red Chillies would feature Kartik in a never-before avatar.Kartik who...
Having read the novel by Shyam Selvadurai I can say with confidence that you are the best director to bring its warmth, humour and pathos to...
One has never seen Sonu Sood , no stranger to honours accolades and recognition during the past nine months, so happy as now when the Arts & Humanities...
Nawazuddin Siddiqui’s extended lockdown holiday away from Mumbai has ended. He is back in the city to shoot for the new projects that he has signed during the lockdown. “It’s time...
After reading comedian Krushna Abhishek’s defence of Bharati Singh and his tirade against Raju Shrivastava, Raju says he is dumbstuck by the line of defence assumed on Bharati’s friends. “When Krushna says he stands by Bharati, does he mean...
Christmas Chronicles 2 (Netflix) Starring Kurt Russell as Santa,Goldie Hawn as Mrs. Claus Directed by Chris Columbus Rating: ** Come yuletide, and American cinema releases a torrent of...
No doubt Sonu Sood is the Indian of the year 2020. And here’s why: he genuinely cares for the needy and the distressed. Sonu’s next big project is...
Lovers Rock(Amazon Prime Video) Starring Micheal Ward and Amarah-Jae St. Aubyn Directed by Steve McQueen Rating: ** The second film in Steve McQueen’s Small Axe series has been wrapped in...
No more multiple-hero films for Aditya Roy Kapoor who has shaped into a fine actor, physically and emotionally. The mirror must be agreeing with Aditya as ...
Happiest Season(Hulu) Starring Kristen Stewart, Mackenzie Davis, Alison Brie, Aubrey Plaza, Dan Levy, Mary Holland, Victor Garber and Mary Steenburgen Directed by Clea DuVall Rating: ** ½ No matter how ...
Disney’s big-ticket super-hero film Mulan about a teenaged Chinese female warrior, is facing a virtual boycott in many parts of the world. Its young leading lady Liu Yifei went on record to...
Of late there has been a virtual exodus into the azure paradise of the Maldives. Journalist Barkha Dutta has even criticized the trend of stars posting pictures of...
Anurag Kashyap: “Of course I am happy . This was one year where I felt we had four films that had backing and they made a bold...
There seems to be no end to the problems concerning Newton director Amit Masurkar’s Sherni . Being shot in the forests of Balaghat in Madhya Pradesh , shooting had come to a halt earlier this month...
Singer Aditya Narayan’s wedding with his steady girlfriend Shweta Aggarwal is approaching fast and Aditya is tense nervous and excited. He says, “We’re getting married on 1 December.Because of Covid19, we can...
This year, the content from Hindi cinema was not even considered as contenders for India’s entry into the Oscars for Best International Film. A well-placed source...
The Fabulous Lives Of Bollywood Wives(Netflix, 8 Episodes) Rating: * ½ I sat numbed and wide-eyed through this vulgar display of wealth and luxury wondering two things: are...
Suno Dekho Kaho is the noble campaign to deal with mental illness.And the extremely perceptive revealing and engaging conversation on mental health between mega-star AmitabhBachchan and eminent philanthropist Neera Birla, now out on...
Director Nag Ashwin’s Telugu film featuring Prabhas and Deepika Padukone will now have Mr Bachchan on board, but there is a precondition. He will be paid more than Deepika Padukone who we are told ...
Kangana Ranaut’s place of birth Himachal Pradesh has completely mesmerized filmmaker Priyadarshan. Shooting in Himachal Pradesh for Hungama 2 with Meezan Jaffrey, Shilpa Shetty, PareshRawal and others Priyan sighs, “I’ve shot in some of the most beautiful spots of earth. But none...
Dark 7 White(Zee5, Alt Balajee) Rating: *1/2 It’s a good thing that Sumeet Vyas who plays the youngest chief minister of India(ChiragPaswan could have beaten him to that , but...
Former beauty queen Manushi Chillar who apparently has a 3-film contract with Yash Raj films is now shooting her second film for the production house.It is learnt to be a powerful social...
There are stars who are considerate with fans. And then there is Sonu Sood. The way he met Armaan, his fan from Begusarai in Bihar who set off on his bicycle from Bihar to...
One of the producers of Durgamati is credited as ‘Cape Of Good Hope’. Any hope of good cinema is dashed to the ground while viewing the trailer . Durgamati is ...
Prolific filmmaker Kunal Kohli is back at what he likes doing best after a long hiatus. His last directorial Phir Se was completed in 2018 and he directed a Telugu film Next Enti ,...
Mangrove (Amazon Prime) Starring Letitia Wright as Altheia Jones-LeCointe,Malachi Kirby as Darcus Howe,Shaun Parkes as Frank Crichlow, Sam Spruell as Police Constable Frank Pulley Directed by Steve McQueen Rating: *** ½ Released as part of the ...
The stunning Malayalam film Jallikattu has been selected as India’s official entry into the International film category in the Oscars.Visually lush and emotionally jolting Jallikattu is in many ways...
There is some good news and bad news. First the good news.Indoo Ki Jawani featuring, giggle giggle, Kiara Advani in the title role is a comedy. Now for the ...
It is heartening and inspiring to see Rana Daggubati coming clean about his very serious health issues in 2019 when his kidney had collapsed. Rana had to...
Just the other day Akshay Kumar’s Diwali release Laxmmi Bomb was re-christened Laxmii to appease the radicals.Now Durgavati , a horror film produced by Akshay Kumar, is called Durgamati, leading to a lot of right-wing elements’s triumph...
In Austria with her husband and three children,Celina Jaitley is in a celebratory mood. When I touch base with her to wish her on her special day she...
There seems to be no end to Sonu Sood’s glory and triumphs. Even as you read this a fan of the actor-activist from Begusarai named Armaan is cycling to Mumbai to meet Sonu and to...
According to a report on Spotboye, Twitteet, a social media analytics firm Sonu Sood ranked number 4 across categories in October.The categories whose Twitter engagement was analysed by Twitteet include Politicians, Journalists, Business Leaders Founders...
Das Kapital Ghulamon Ki Rajdhani(streaming on Cinemapreneur) Starring Yashpal Sharma, Pratibha Sharma,Jameel Khan, K K Raina, Manoj Pahwa, SeemaBhargava Pahwa Directed by Rajen Kothari, Dayal Nihalani Rating: *** ½ We lost one of Indian cinema’s best cinematographers Rajen Kothari 12 years ago. Not too many fans of ...
It Finally Went To Applause Entertainment & Hansal Mehta. 1990s superstar-scamster Harshad Mehta is now once again a household name, thanks to HansalMehta’s series. And to think Varun Dhawan was all set to play Harshad Mehta ...
In Mira Nair’s widely acclaimed series A Suitable Boy , the Hindu heroine Lata Mehra (Tanya Maniktala) loves the Muslim hero Danesh(Kanir Durrani). Their shared kiss in a temple has caused a...
The announcement that the new Salman Khan starrer Radhe: India’s Most Wanted Bhai will only release in movie theatres and not go the OTT way, may come...
