In a boastful interview on BBC’s Asian Network Kareena Kapoor Khan, who is never short of an opinion , is heard saying she broke new ground by working in...
After a two-week battle with the Corona Virus in hospital Shibasish Sarkar, CEO of Reliance Entertainment is back home, weaker in body but stronger in spirit Shibasish now reveals...
Gulabo Sitabo(Amazon) Starring Amitabh Bachchan, Farrukh Jafar, Ayushmann Khurrana, Vijay Raaz Directed by Shoojit Sircar Rating: **(2 stars) How do I put this politely? Gulabo Sitabo is as funny as molar surgery, or maybe even less because when you are...
Just when we thought Javed Akhtar’s triumph as the first Indian recipient of the prestigious Richard Dawkins award, was a matter of pride for the entire...
The past few months have not been easy on the gorgeous Nargis Fakhri. It has now come to light that Nargis has been seriously ailing for some time...
There is widespread outrage on the social media against a new feature film Chippa written and directed by Safdar Rahman. The film delineates a 10-year old boy’s search across Kolkata for his...
When was the last time we had the pleasure of seeing the svelte Sushmita Sen? No, not on social media where she posts pictures working out ...
Mothoon Starring Nivin Pauly, Roshan Matthews,Sanjana Dipu Written and Directed by Geetu Mohandas Rating: *****(5 stars) Movie Review: In her sophomore film the Malayalam masterpiece Moothon which should be on everyone’s must-see list...
Contrary to reports Kiara Advani will not be cast opposite Mahesh Babu in his next project entitled Sarkaaru Vaari Paata which will be directed by Parashuram who last directed Vijay Deverakonda in Geetha Govindham. The leading being finalized opposite Mahesh Babu in this project...
The entire Kannada film industry is in a state of shock after the sudden and untimely death of Chiranjeevi Sarja. In an exclusive conversation with this writer Kannada...
Chippa(Netflix) Starring Sunny Pawar, Chandan Roy Sanyal Written and Directed by Safdar Rahman Rating: ** * Very few of our films cast children in the main role. It is a pleasure...
The Very Talented Jaideep Ahlawat Speaks To Subhash K Jha On the Lockdown and Pataal Lok How is the lockdown treating you and what are the activities that are...
That brilliant actor from Anurag Kashyap’s Mukkabaaz, last seen in the Amazon webseries Betaal, has a lot to learn from the lockdown. “We may have our plans. But the Almighty has...
This isn’t the first time that she has goofed up with the identity of a film personality.Shobha De , superstar-socialite and author, much favoured by certain...
Sonu Sood is going places. After being sarcastically labeled ‘Mahatma Sood’ by Shiv Sena’s Sanjay Raut, Sonu paid a late-night visit to Maharashtra CM Udhav Thackeray and his son Aditya . The meeting, says Sonu exclusively ...
Climax(Video On Demand) Starring Mia Malkova Directed by Ram Gopal Varma Rating: O Stars Every time my friend Ram Gopal Varma put out a new film I pray that it would...
During his lifetime Basu Chatterjee directed 39 feature films and 7 television serials including the immensely popular Rajni. He received immense love from the audience. His films such...
The late Basu Chatterjee’s music sense was to die for. It is no co-incidence that he chose Rajesh Roshan to do the music and songs in...
Shiva Sena politician Ranjay Raut has taken digs at Sonu Sood’s astonishing work in transporting thousands of migrants home. Sarcastically calling him ‘Mahatma Sood’ Raut states in the Shiv...
Javed Akhtar has won the the prestigious Richard Dawkins Award 2020 for critical thinking ,holding religious dogma up to scrutiny , advancing human progress and humanist values .He is the...
Hurt Locker Meets Dr Zhivago In Sergio Sergio(Netflix) Starring Wagner Moura, Ana de Armas Directed by Greg Barker Rating: ** ½ This is a film with the body of Kathryn Bigelow and the...
Arjun Rampal Speaks To Subhash K Jha On Spending Time With His Baby Boy During Lockdown Did you get bored staying indoors for over two months?...
The death of Basu Chatterjee at 94 has liberated the prolific and influential filmmaker from almost 5 years of prolonged pain and suffering when he had absolutely...
Producer Ekta Kapoor is in no mood buckle under the pressure being put on her by Bigg Boss contestant and self-styled nationalist Hindustani Bhau(real name Vikas Jairam Pathak) . It all started when the Bigg Boss contestant pulled...
Choked Paisa Bolta Hai Starring: Saiyami Kher, Roshan Matthew, Amruta Subhash,Rajshree Deshpande Directed by : Anurag Kashyap Rating: *** Our prime minister Narendra Modi makes a guest appearance in Choked, Anurag Kashyap’s latest homage to the spirit of quirkiness where ...
The reclusive outspoken Moushumi Chatterjee remembers the good times she had while shooting with Basu Chatterjee. “We did three films together. Uss Paar was the first one . We...
As business in movie theatres across India came to a grinding halt in March , I recalled only one incident in the past when movie theatres ...
Extroardinarily talented musician-singer Hariharan couldn’t be happier. His recording of the Hanuman Chalisa on T Series’ YouTube channel has recorded over a billion hits Though partly explicable by the rise in spiritual...
“I loved the lines he wrote for his characters. They were so close to real life I didn’t have the audacity to change even a word...
The late Basu Chatterjee’s music sense was to die for. It is no co-incidence that he chose Rajesh Roshan to do the music and songs in...
Chintu Ka Birthday Starring Vinay Pathak, Tilottama Shome Directed by Devanshu Kumar,Satyanshu Singh Rating: ** ½ Chintu is 6. And his birthday turns out to be more adventurous than the little boy expected it...
Natkhat( A Short Film Produced by RSVP) Starring Vidya Balan, Sanika Patel Directed by Shaan Vyas Rating: *** ½ It’s not so much about what men do to women, as ...
Lyricist poet Manoj Muntashir was one of the last people from the film industry to meet Wajid Khan, And it seems Wajid had a premonition of his impending death. Says Mantashir, “We ...
Meera Chopra didn’t know what hit her when, during a chat on social media with the public she happened to mention that she liked the Telugu...
Director Amit Sharma and his leading man Ayushmann Khurrana both said no to the Badhaai Ho sequel. Apparently the Badhaai Ho producers Junglee Pictures offered the sequel to the original ...
Sooraj Barjatya owes Basu Chatterjee an apology for what he did to his Chit Chor. Remember Barjatya’s atrocious remake Main Prem Hi Deewani Hoon?Basuda had a great sense of humour. But he wasn’t amused with what Barjatya had done to...
It looks like 2020 is not just an awful year for civilization on the whole but specially for Nawazuddin Siddiqui. His life and reputation has come under a ...
Lyricist poet Manoj Muntashir was one of the last people from the film industry to meet Wajid Khan, And it seems Wajid had a premonition of his impending death. Says Mantashir, “We ...
Sundeep Kishan, the affable actor from Next Enti, Tenali Ramakrishna BA BL brought in his birthday on 7 May in quarantine. “It was like any other day.I tried to think of...
Director Vivek Agnihotri Hits Out At Post Lockdown Shooting Guidelines According to guidelines issued by the Maharashtra Government actors above the age of 65 are advised to stay home once...
Tamil-Hindi superstar Madhavan thought he would quietly turn 50 on June 1 during the lockdown when everything was shut down. Little did he know! “I thought...
When the lockdown began actor Amit Sadh was quarantined far away in the Himalayas , away from the madding crowd. “I guess that explains why I’m...
Ever since Madhuri Dixit walked out unceremoniously from Ayushmann Khurrana’s wife Tahira Kashyap’s proposed feature film, the project has been in a state of suspension. While...
Betaal , Marzi and Lipstick Under The Burqa actress Aahan Kumra brought in her birthday on May 1 with cakes from friends. “We didn’t want to bake anything since Rishi Kapoorji and Irrfan Khanji had passed away just before ...
With director Ali Abbas Zafar confirming that he will start a superhero film with Katrina Kaif in the lead after the lockdown, audiences can prepare for ...
Bollywood Actress-Filmmaker-Activist Nandita Das Speaks To Subhash K Jha On Her Short Film On Domestic Violence During Lockdown What is your short film Listen To Her about? It...
A police complaint filed by former Bigg Boss contestant calling himself Hindustani Bhau could land the tv czarina and her mother Shobhaa Kapoor in serious trouble. In the complaint the gentleman pulls up Ekta and her...
Nowadays Mr B is completely taken up with Ranbir Kapoor. I remember he’s been praising Ranbir since his debut in Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Saawariya when he had exulted about the debutant, “Ranbir is the...
Lata Mangeshkar has always been known as a one-woman industry . I remember the wonderful Dev Anand telling me how erected sets had to be dismantled...
Of late, the digital domain is dishing out more drivel than we can digest. One after the other the big OTT players like Netflix , Amazon,...