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 ...
There are no free meals , at least not in Bollywood. In his effort to aggrandize his viewership by wooing the transgender community as a marketing strategy...
Someone in heaven must be smiling at the announcement of Abhishek Kapoor’s next project which goes by the vapid title of Chandigarh Kare Ashiqui, whatever that means. The project was ...
Bihar was abuzz on Monday with rumours of BJP’s top crowdpuller Manoj Tiwari facing death threat at a rally in a mofussil town of Bihar.Security around the Bhojpuri actor was duly tightened, and Manoj was advised to skip...
The Glorias(Amazon Prime) Starring by Gloria Steinem Starring Julianne Moore,Alicia Vikander,Timothy Hutton,Lorraine Toussaint,Janelle Monáe,Bette Midler Directed by Julie Taymor Rating: ** If you have followed Gloria Steinem’s feminist philosophy—and I can’t claim...
For fans of Raj Mehta’s Good Newz, the 2019 comedy featuring Akshay Kumar, Kareena Kapoor Khan, Diljit Dosanjh and Kiara Advani, there is good news.Raj heads to Chandigarh(the current favourite Indian city for Bollywood shootings), this time to shoot...
While Sushant Singh Rajput is a dead issue in the current Bihar elections, BJP’s actor-politician Manoj Tiwari thinks otherwise. “We musn’t think the matter is over....
Of late, there have been some conflicting reports on Saif Ali Khan moving out of Mumbai to live with his wife Kareena and son Taimur in his sprawling palace in Pataudi(Madhya Pradesh). However, in a...
The Broken Hearts Gallery Starring Geraldine Viswanathan,Dacre Montgomery,Utkarsh Ambudkar Directed by Natalie Krinsky Rating: ** ½ Though her overdone vivacity is not really my cup of tea, I cannot deny...
The 1-crore defamation suit against the lady named Luviena Lodh who accused Mahesh Bhatt of being “the don of Bollywood”whose “nephew” her former husband, allegedly supplied drugs and girls to the movie industry,...
Armie Hammer is an eminently likeable actor . For some strange reason he’s constantly assumed to be gay (which is fine , really) because of his star...
One would think that Kapil Sharma’s popular show would be an ideal landing place for the cast of Anurag Basu’s Ludo. Considering how desperately Basu needs a hit(after the thundering debacle of Jagga Jasoos ,Ludo...
Footfairy(& TV) Starring Gulshan Devaiah, Kunaal Roy Kapur, Sarika Ghatge Directed by Kaniskh Verma Rating: *** Why does the serial killer. nicknamed Footfairy , like to cut off his female victims’ feet after murdering them? Maybe...
