The Queen’s Gambit(Netflix, 7 Episodes) Starring: Anya Taylor-Joy,Bill Camp Directed by Scott Frank Rating: **** There is something irresistibly appealing about rags to riches story specially...
The Bachchans have decided to do away with their annual Diwali party this year.Reports state it’s because of the death of close friends and relatives. However...
The best thing to have happened to the legend of ArnabGoswami(AG) is his hasty ill-advised arrest and imprisonment. It has turned AG into an urban legend.A modernday crusader in ...
There are many misconceptions surrounding the Baahubali blockbuster director S S Rajamouli’s RRR. One of them being the nature scope and length of Alia Bhatt’s role. In an interview...
It is amazing what children can make even the most obdurate parents do .The mythical beauty Sophia Loren had decided she would never return to acting ...
On actor Milind Soman’s 55th birthday earlier this week writer-filmmaker Apurva Asrani raised the issue of double standards regarding male and female nudity. Apurva said, “#PoonamPandey & #MilindSoman both stripped down to their birthday suits...
The sudden arrest of television newscaster Arnab Goswami may have shocked many across India and outside as it is being seen as being contrary to democratic norms. However there...
I have a question for producer Boney Kapoor. If his film It’s My Life which began shooting in 2008 was to release in theatres today, how many people would go...
The Karni Sena, never known to shy away from controversies, has now gotten into action against Prakash Jha’s series Aashram on MX Player, featuring Bobby Deol as...
Prabhas is no longer interested in projecting himself as a Telugu actor. And why should he? After Baahubali—and never mind the underwhelming response to his last pan-India...
“Every actor has gone through the situation of his work drying up. I am no exception.” Abhishek Bachchan is very proud of his next film Ludo, and rightly so....
Hubie Halloween(Netflix) Starring Adam Sandler, Kevin James, Julie Bowen, Ray Liotta, Rob Schneider Directed by Steven Brill Rating: * For years Adam Sandler played the goofy pranksters who doesn’t...
The news that producer Murad Khetani has bought the remake rights of one of Amitabh Bachchan’s biggest blockbusters Namak Halaal triggered off a chain of speculative reactions in the media. The tireless Bappi Lahiri whose music ...
Many trade experts feel that this Diwali’s big release Laxmmi(earlier entitled Laxmmi Bomb) has all the qualities of a blockbuster including the presence of Akshay Kumar. Sadly it’s been earmarked for...
Borat Subsequent Moviefilm(Amazon Prime) · Starring Sacha Baron Cohen,Maria Bakalova · Directed by Jason Woliner · Rating: ** To go back to the earlier film in the Borat series—Yaadon Ki Borat, we may call it—in 2006, actor-performer-comedian...
The brutal death of Nikita Tomar in a town called Mewat in Haryana was allegedly inspired by Mirzapur2.So claims the assailant who says he was impelled to kill the girl...
Saif Ali Khan’s elder son Ebrahim, for long desirous of getting into films, is all set to finally take the plunge. A fine cricketer like his grandfather the...
During the past week Shah Rukh Khan’s impatient fans have been eagerly clinging to the news that Shah Rukh Khan has said yes to a film entitled Pathan starring Shah Rukh Khan, DeepikaPadukone and John...
On The Rocks(Apple TV) Starring Bill Murray,Rashida Jones,Marlon Wayans Written & Directed by Sofia Coppola Rating: *** Being Francis Ford(Godfather) Coppola’s daughter isn’t easy.Sofia Coppola has carved a...
Veteran actor Vijay Raaz was shooting for director Amit Masurkar’s Sherni in Gondia, MadhyaPradesh when the incident happened.Allegedly Raaz, who has given a slew of brilliant performances in his illustrious career, misbehaved with a female member of ...
While Alia Bhatt’s songs in Sanjay Bhansali’s Gangubai Kathiawadi are sung by Shreya Ghosal, there is every chance that Alia Bhatt will be singing for herself in S S Rajamouli’s RRR. …Again! Lest we forget Alia ...
It looks like Kangana Ranaut’s troubles are being exacerbated by the week. Amidst all the trouble over with the Maharashtra government the tirelessly militant actress now finds herself ...
“They haven’t even finished shooting. They’ve a long way to go. How can Fox-Star ask for the length of Brahmastra to be cut when the film is yet...
1. Munnabhai MBBS: Producer Vidhu Vinod Chopra was very keen that Shah Rukh play Munnabhai while Vivek Oberoi was to play his friend Circuit. Shah Rukh didn’t feel comfortable with the role and character. Eventually Sanjay Dutt stepped in.And with him came Arshad Warsi....
The Great Indian Soap Trick, reeling under the crippling Covid crisis that closed down the entertainment industry, not to mention the abject mediocrity that has crept into fictional...
Unhinged Starring Russell Crowe, Caren Pistorius, Gabriel Bateman, Jimmi Simpson Directed by Derrick Borte Rating: ** If harried working-mother Rachel Flynn, played by the charming Caren Pistorius, had apologized to Tom Cooper after...
Michael Bay’s new production Songbird, tapping into our most primeval fear of the Coronavirus not going away, brings the kind of fevered futuristic balderdash into our lives which...
80-year old ‘Baba’ whose Dhaba suddenly became hot property after food blogger Gaurav Vasan posted a video on him, has gotten greedy after his revived fortunes. Baba now accuses Vasan of defrauding him ...
Naseeruddin Shah has only done one international film, a big comicbook adaptation titled The League Of Extraordinary Gentlemen in 2003.It was not a pleasant experience for Naseer and he never returned to international...
To see Shabana Azmi take over the screen once again , and never mind its size, in Terrie Samundra’s otherwise-disappointing Kali Kuhi is to be made aware all over again that...
The Nation wants to know, what next? This is the question Shah Rukh Khan needs to answer , as his fans are now developing alarming withdrawal symptoms. SRK ,...
I don’t remember when I spoke to Aishwarya Rai first. But it was definitely long before she became Aishwarya Rai Bachchan. And we’ve marveled at the amazing ways of providence, to have ...
The Lie(Amazon Prime) Starring Mireille Enos, Peter Sarsgaard and Joey King Written & Directed By Veena Sud Rating: ** ½ Directors and actors of Indian descent are lately making...
A Suitable Boy’s suitably accomplished director Mira Nair is currently not feeling as top-of-the-world as the great reviews for her series should make her feel. Mira,...
We all know former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalitha was an exceptional orator.Her public-address rallies were political phenomena that defied all analysis.It therefore comes as no surprise to know that...
The most absurd and unreasonable thing that a scriptwriter can do is use the names of books and movies as props in an inappropriate context. Uttar Pradesh’s 81-year...
Kali Khuhi(Netflix) Starring Shabana Azmi, Leela Samson, Satyadeep Mishras, Sanjeeda Sheikh, Riva Arora Directed by Terrie Samundra Rating: * ½ Damn! Life can be such a bummer. Just hours after Sanjeeda Sheikh made such a stunning impact...
While several filmmakers are seriously looking at crossing over to the OTT platform, two major productions houses won’t hear of it, let alone seriously consider the crossing over...
Apart from superstardom, what do Akshay Kumar and Shah Rukh Khan have in common? They both have a growing handsome son who has no interest in following the father’s footsteps into filmdom.While it ...
Finally Priyanka Chopra is actually doing another film.Reports of her joining Keanu Reeves in his next Matrix film(clearly a misconceived PR exercize) notwithstanding, Priyanka has wangled what looks like her most powerful Hollywood ...
Taish(Zee5) Starring Harshvardhan Rane, Jim Sarbh, Pulkit Samrat, Sanjdeeda Sheikh, Kriti Kharbanda, Directed by Bijoy Nambiar Rating: **** As I finished watching this lengthy masterpiece, indeed a masterclass in adroit storytelling with room for every character to...
It is confirmed. Shah Rukh Khan’s last screen appearance until he signs further films , is going to be in R Madhavan’s directorial debut Rocketry, a bio-pic...
In the trailer of director Sudha Kongra’s bio-pic Soorarai Pottru on economized air travel’s prime architect G R Gopinath, Suriya is not named Gopinath. He is Nedumaaran Rajangam. Shakespeare has warned us about a rose by by...
For a while, circa the time he wanted to be a movie star, Chirag Paswan was close to me. It started when his Bollywood debut Miley Na Miley Hum was released in 2011. Prakash Jha was supposed to...
It looks like the second season of ErosNow’s Modi Journey Of A Comman Man is willing to stick its head out to look at the controversial aspects of the Statesman’s...
Shradha(Disney-Hotstar) Starring Vikram Gokhale, Anushman Jha, Vinati Makijany Directed by Jasraj Padhye Rating: *** While Disney-Hotstar continues to promote films with A-listers in the cast, a little gem like Shradha gets submerged in the brouhaha.Sad , because ...
The anxiously-awaited screen adaptation of Aravind Adiga’s novel on class-conflict is ready. The trailer grabs your attention not because of the odd lead pair—Rajkummar Rao(who seems miscast) and Priyanka Chopra(who seems ...
Actor-activist Sonu Sood is unfazed by trolls who are questioning his commitment to providing a helping hand to the needy all across India.A troll recently tried to prove ...
V(Amazon Prime Starring Nani,Sudheer Babu,Nivetha Thomas,Aditi Rao Hydari Written & Directed by Mohana Krishna Indraganti, Rating: *** ½ It is appalling how the language of the Great Indian Masala Dossier is looked down upon...
A lot of the anxious bystanders who have been watching the drama between Anurag Kashyap and his accuser(accusing him of sexual misdemeanor) unfold are wondering why ...