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Riz Ahmed Is Not The First Muslim To Be Nominated For An Oscar

Subhash K . Jha8 hours ago11th April 2021

First rule of trumpet-blowing. Never blown your own. Second rule: before blowing make sure you have the facts right. Even basic research is lacking in the effort to be the ...

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Jathi Ratnalu Movie Review: The Real 3 Idiots

Subhash K . Jha8 hours ago11th April 2021

Jathi Ratnalu(Amazon Prime) Starring Naveen Polishetty, Priyadarshi, Rahul Ramakrishna, Faria Abdullah Written and directed by Anudeep KV Rating: *** When was the last time I had so much fun watching a film about a bunch of nitwits bungling through...

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Satish Kaul Dies Of Covid

Subhash K . Jha8 hours ago11th April 2021

Not many remember Satish Kaul as Rehana Sultan’s handsome lover in the 1973 drama Prem Parbat where he played the sexed-up forest ranger Rehana ran to for sex when her aged husband Nana Palsikar was asleep. It was a bold...

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Amit Sharma, “Football Players From Worldover To Play In Maidaan”

Subhash K . Jha1 day ago10th April 2021

“Badhai Ho, you have tested Negative,” I pun-joked with filmmaker Amit Sharma whose new ambitious venture Maidaan promises to do for football what Lagaan did for cricket and ChakDe for hockey. Amit who has now fully recovered from Covid laughs ...

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Madhavan Is Much Better, Looks Forward To Resuming Work

Subhash K . Jha1 day ago10th April 2021

Tamil-Hindi star-actor R Madhavan, quarantined at home with Covid, can’t wait to get back to work. “Just a few more days to go, then I can get back to working on Rocketry,” says Madhavan about...

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Happy Birthday, Swara Bhaskar

Subhash K . Jha2 days ago9th April 2021

It is perhaps no coincidence that two of my favourite people from the Hindi film industry Jaya Bachchan and Swara Bhaskar are born on the same day. It is perhaps no coincidence that two of my...

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FWICE sets up monitoring team to ensure new Covid guidelines compliance.

Subhash K . Jha2 days ago9th April 2021

The Federation of Western Indian Cine Employees (FWICE) has issued a fresh set of guidelines to be followed by members of the film industry in view of the partial lockdown imposed in...

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Jaya Bachchan: 5 Performances You Don’t Know About

Subhash K . Jha2 days ago9th April 2021

At one point in her career(circa 1973-75) Jaya Bhaduri was a bigger star than Amitabh Bachchan.Her much-lauded performances in the obvious films Abhimaan, Uphaar, KoraKagaz, etc need no recommendation. But what about the Jaya Bhaduri master-performances which you have ...

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Alia Bhatt Teams Up With Pawan Kalyan(though not in the way we would like)

Subhash K . Jha2 days ago9th April 2021

No no not what you think. They are not doing a film together. However from Friday when Telugu superstar Pawan Kalyan’s Vakeel Saab opens in movie theatres all across Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, the Telugu version of the ...

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Aditya Narayan, “I’m Back Home From Hospital”, To Get Back On Indian Idol

Subhash K . Jha2 days ago9th April 2021

Singer-entertainer Aditya Narayan is back home after being hospitalized for Covid19. “I am feeling much better. My wife is also much better, though the virus has left her weak,” says Aditya as he...

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Will Deepika Padukone Play Sita ?

Subhash K . Jha2 days ago9th April 2021

Once upon a time Deepika Chikhalia inscribed her name into history by playing Sita Maiyya in Ramanand Sagar’s long-running serial Ramayan. Now another Deepika, Padukone, may step into the same role ...

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Soumitra Chatterjee’s Wife Passes Away, Sharmila Tagore Grieves

Subhash K . Jha3 days ago8th April 2021

Deepa Chatterjee , wife of the legendary Bengali actor Soumitra Chatterjee who passed away in November 2020, joined her husband in his heavenly abode on April 3 after a prolonged illness. Sharmila Tagore who knew the ...

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Neena Gupta Was Recommended by Amitabh Bachchan

Subhash K . Jha3 days ago8th April 2021

The cast of Vikas Bahl’s Goodbye just got more interesting. Besides Amitabh Bachchan and Rashmika Mandannna who play father and daughter, the incredible Neena Gupta has now joined the cast as Mr...

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Is Alia’s Role in RRR Going To Be Expanded?

Subhash K . Jha3 days ago8th April 2021

There is good news for Alia Bhatt all the way from Hyderabad. Sources close to S S Rajamouli’s RRR inform me that Alia’s role is in for a major rehaul. “There’s a...

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The Serpent Review: A Serpentine Stunner On The Life & Crimes Of Sobhraj

Subhash K . Jha3 days ago8th April 2021

The Serpent(Netflix, 8 Episodes) Starring Tahar Rahim as Charles Sobhraj,Jenna Coleman as Marie-Andrée Leclerc,Billy Howle as Herman Knippenberg, Amesh Edireweera as Ajay Chowdhury ·Directed by Tom Shankland, Hand Herbots · Rating: *** ½ It is hard to sit through 8 serpentine episodes of The Serpent, not...

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Lucky Is A Morbid Monotonous Meditation On Muliebrity

Subhash K . Jha4 days ago7th April 2021

Lucky -Brea Grant,Hunter C. Smith,Dhruv Uday Singh, Yasmine Al-Bustami Directed by Natasha Kermani Rating: ** This is one helluva frustrating angering film. Angering, because it seems too closely trapped in its own rage to gauge the feelings of ...

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Kartik Aaryan Airlifts Luxury Car From Italy To Avoid 3-Month Wait

SKJ Reporter5 days ago6th April 2021

Kartik Aaryan's journey to the top in Bollywood has remained exceptional and inspirational for many aspiring actors who come from the outside world. The actor who’s known as the heartthrob of the nation has...

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Dharmendra: “Now On To A Second Dose of Covid”

Subhash K . Jha5 days ago6th April 2021

The iconic veteran actor Dharmendra wants to reassure his fans that the Covid vaccine is absolutely safe. “I took my first dose last month. There were no side effects at ...

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Lata Mangeshkar Sends Her Best Wishes To Aditya Narayan: “Now Even The Young Are Getting The Virus”

Subhash K . Jha6 days ago5th April 2021

The Nightingale Lata Mangeshkar is worried about the spike in Corona numbers. “It’s become much worse, and we are to blame for it. So many people are not following the guidelines, not wearing...

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Kartik Aaryan’s Best Performance Is Largely Unseen

Subhash K . Jha6 days ago5th April 2021

Silvat(Zee5) Starring Kartik Aaryan, Meher Mistry Directed by Tanuja Chandra Rating: **** If you haven’t seen this 2018 digital film which you can easily locate on Zee5, you haven’t seen what Kartik Aaryan is capable of. We can...

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Shashikala No More: Hindi Cinema’s Favourite Badwoman Is No More

Subhash K . Jha6 days ago5th April 2021

The two most hated screen women in the North belt of India were Lalita Pawar and Shashikala. And we can’t really blame our emotional audiences for despising these women. Both super-talented, Lalita Pawar and Shashikala made a career...

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Chhichhore Is Not The Best Hindi Film Of 2019, Article 15 Is

Subhash K . Jha1 week ago4th April 2021

Many in the film industry feel Anubhav Sinha has paid his price for being a vocal opponent of Government policies. His brilliant political drama Article 15 from 2019, hands-down the finest film of...

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Parveen Babi’s 5 Finest Movies

Subhash K . Jha1 week ago4th April 2021

Subhash K Jha Picks Parveen Babi’s 5 Finest Unfairly , she was always compared with Zeenat Aman and even labelled the Poor Man’s Zeenat. In truth Parveen was a better actress who never got the opportunities that Zeenat did, never...

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Godzilla Vs Kong, Is This What The World Braved Covid For?

Subhash K . Jha1 week ago3rd April 2021

Godzilla Vs Kong Starring Alexander Skarsgård, Millie Bobby Brown, Rebecca Hall, Brian Tyree Henry, Shun Oguri, Eiza González, Julian Dennison, Kyle Chandler, and Demián Bichir Directed by Adam Wingard Rating: ** Two overgrown mechanical monkeys battling it out against ...

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Irul: Fahadh Faasil’s Terrific Sinister Act Obfuscated By An Unconvincing Plot

Subhash K . Jha1 week ago3rd April 2021

Irul(Netflix) Starring Fahadh Faasil, Soubin Shahir ,Darshana Rajendran Directed by Naseef Yusuf Izuddin Rating: ** ½ Being a Fahadh Faasil fan, I really wanted to like this thriller. And in parts, I did. But on the whole, the delicate adroitly-drawn structure required...

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Madhavan On Coping With Covid

Subhash K . Jha1 week ago3rd April 2021

R Madhavan whose Rocketry trailer was received by movie lovers with great gusto on Thursday has been down with Covid 19. Now his mother has also tested Covid positive.Speaking on the trauma Madhavan says, “As of now I’m feeling...

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Ok Computer: Nothing OK About It

Subhash K . Jha1 week ago3rd April 2021

OK Computer(Disney-Hotstar) Rating: 0 stars Hold me back.Please. I want to touch the feet of all the geniuses who have contributed to this magnum-dopus. And I do mean dopus…when an...

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Happy Birthday, Kapil Sharma

Subhash K . Jha1 week ago2nd April 2021

Stardom has not been easy on Kapil Sharma. He got it overnight, and then he nearly lost it. There was a time when he was really troubled , so troubled that his...

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“Maybe it was just two minds thinking the same idea at the same time,” Seema Pahwa On Similarities between Her Film & Pagglait

Subhash K . Jha1 week ago2nd April 2021

The controversy surrounding the similarities between two recent films Seema Pahwa’s Ram Prasad Ki Terahvi and and Umesh Bist’s Pagglait has now snowballed with Ms Pahwa claiming that Umesh Bist shot his film in the same haveli in Lucknow where Ms Pahwa’s film was shot. Umesh Bist in a chat...

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Haathi Mere Saathi: Doomed By Length ?

Subhash K . Jha1 week ago2nd April 2021

Rana Daggubati’s dream project Haathi Mere Saathi in three languages has run into heavy weather , and not just because of the Covid situation. It seems the decision to release the Tamil and Telugu versions of...

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Manoj Bajpai Speaks To Subhash K Jha On His New Film Silence

Subhash K . Jha1 week ago2nd April 2021

You have a new release on the digital platform? Yes, Silence: Can You Hear It. It is directed by Aban Bharucha Deohans whom I know from the time I used to...

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Taapsee Denies Plans Of Playing Sania Mirza

Subhash K . Jha1 week ago1st April 2021

A report on Wednesday morning claimed Taapse Pannu is gearing up to play Tennis Champ Sania Mirza. This, after she completes the bio-pic Shaabaash Mithu in which she plays cricketer Mithali Raj. However Taapsee completely denies any such plans. “Am I playing Sania Mirza? ...

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Anees Bazmi: “We Are Waiting For Kartik To Test Negative”

Subhash K . Jha1 week ago1st April 2021

The shooting of Bhool Bhulaiya 2 was suspended again this month when its leading man Kartik Aaryan was tested positive for Covid19. Now Kartik is well on the way to recovery and spending his time watching a whole...

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Amit Sharma On Fighting Covid

Subhash K . Jha2 weeks ago31st March 2021

Badhai Ho director Amit Sharma has fought his way out of Covid Positive. Speaking to me on the day his quarantine ended Amit said, “It happened in spite of all precautions .I had moved out of my home into...

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I Care A Lot, Compromised But Hugely Entertaining

Subhash K . Jha2 weeks ago31st March 2021

I Care A Lot(Netflix) Starring Rosamund Pike, Peter Dinklage, Eiza González, Chris Messina, Macon Blair, Alicia Witt, and Damian Young, with Isiah Whitlock Jr. and Dianne Wiest. Directed by J Blakeson Rating: *** ½ The first-half of this...

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Fahadh Faasil Finally Sets The Record Straight About His Accident

Subhash K . Jha2 weeks ago31st March 2021

The incredibly gifted Fahadh Faasil had an accident at the beginning of March which he is still recovering from.Yes, it was THAT serious. We’ve been hearing and reading a lot of speculative unsubstantiated ...

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Suraj Sharma The Life Of Pi Actor Has Come A Long Way

Subhash K . Jha2 weeks ago31st March 2021

Suraj Sharma The Life Of Pi Actor Has Come A Long Way I n His New Film The Illegal. He Speaks To Subhash K Jha Suraj, it's been 12 years since your phenomenal debut in The...

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Chehre Postponed: Producer Anand Pandit Speaks

Subhash K . Jha2 weeks ago31st March 2021

The inevitable has happened. The release of the Rumi Jaffrey-directed suspense thriller Chehre has been postponed indefinitely from its scheduled April 9 release. Considering the Covid19 situation will Chehre be diverted to the OTT platform? Producer Anand Pandit shoots...

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Kartik Aryan In Akshay Kumar’s Footsteps

Subhash K . Jha2 weeks ago30th March 2021

There is an uncanny resemblance between Akshay Kumar and Kartik Aryan’s personalities and career.When I speak to Kartik I hear the same lack of artifice and pretence, the same hunger to excel , a simplicity of approach to...

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Priyanka Chopra Has A ‘Crush’ On Drew Barrymore

Subhash K . Jha2 weeks ago30th March 2021

….At least that’s what Priyanka Chopra said . One doesn’t know if she was just trying to be complimentary. But Priyanka Chopra told Drew Barrymore that she had a crush on Drew Barrymore ...

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Newsbreak: Madhur Mittal Granted Anticipatory Bail

Subhash K . Jha2 weeks ago27th March 2021

In the case against him alleging sexual violation and other crimes, actor Madhur Mittal was on Friday granted anticipatory bail by the honorable courts. Informing me of the same Madhur said, “At last after...

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Covid Panic In Mahesh Babu’s Home

Subhash K . Jha2 weeks ago27th March 2021

With the renewed spread of the Coronavirus there is pandemonium in the Indian entertainment industry, both in Bollywood and the South. Telugu cinema’s most beloved superstar Mahesh Babu and his family went through some serious anxiety...

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The PGA Honours ‘Irrif Kahn’

Vaibhav Choudhary2 weeks ago27th March 2021

In what can be deemed a shocking and disgraceful display of First-World arrogance, the prestigious Producers Guild Of America(PGA) ‘honoured’ Irrfan Khan in its ‘In Memoriam’ section. But the honour was hardly...

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Pagglait An Engaging Meditation On Mortality

Subhash K . Jha2 weeks ago27th March 2021

Pagglait(Netflix) Starring Sanya Malhotra, Ashutosh Rana, Sheeba Chadha,Raghuvir Yadav. Written & Directed by Umesh Bist Rating: *** ½ It’s not easy to laugh in the face of death. But what...

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Asha Parekh, Dharmendra Recommend The Jab Strongly,Jaya Done, Amitabh Bachchan Soon

Subhash K . Jha2 weeks ago26th March 2021

With the rising cases of Covid19 in many parts of the country, including Maharashtra, the iconic senior Bollywood stars are being positioned as influencers for the Covid vaccine. Two legendary actors Asha Parekh and Dharmendra took the jab recently. And they ...

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Manoj Bajpai Speaks To Subhash K Jha On Coping With Covid

Subhash K . Jha2 weeks ago

Manoj, how are you recovering from the Covid virus? My wife and I are recovering well, thank you. The first few days were very painful and worrisome, Because the symptoms were quite...

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Saina Nehwal Won’t Promote Saina

Subhash K . Jha2 weeks ago26th March 2021

Saina Nehwal has a lot to be proud of. Her achievements in the field of badminton are unparalleled. Now comes a bio-pic on her life which has turned out really well. In fact ...

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7 Kadam Redemptive Drama Redeemed By Ronit Roy,Amit Sadh

Subhash K . Jha2 weeks ago26th March 2021

7 Kadam(Eros Now) Starring Ronit Roy, Amit Sadh Directed by K Mohit Kumar Jha Rating: ** A deep dark family secret is revealed in Episode 3 of this goodhearted but pale drama about a father, son and the ...

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Kartik Aryan The Highest Paid Actor Of His Generation?

Subhash K . Jha2 weeks ago26th March 2021

With his fee of Rs 35 crores for his ten-day work in Ram Madhvani’s terror-thriller Dhamaka Kartik Aryan seems to have raced far ahead of his contemporaries . The actor who was paid a...

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Saina Is What A Bio-pic Should Be

Subhash K . Jha2 weeks ago25th March 2021

Saina Starring Parineeti Chopra, Meghna Malik, Eshan Naqvi,Pavan Kaul Directed by Amole Gupte Rating:**** Thank God for true heroes. And for a film about a true hero like Saina Nehwal rather than some scumbag gangster whose life-story should be thrown into the ...