Angel Has Fallen Starring Gerard Butler, Nick Nolte, Morgan Freeman Directed by Ric Roman Waugh Rating: ** ½( two and a half stars) The ‘Fallen’ series features...
National awards don’t always impress the entertainment industry. Keerthy Suresh who was so impressive as the iconic actress Savitri of the 1950s , is struggling to find a voice in the...
Akshay Kumar’s uninterrupted success run at the boxoffice continues. His new release Mission Mangal has accrued approximately Rs 120 crores in six days , making it a huge winner. Prior to this Akshay scored with the historical Kesari and in 2018 he had...
Posham Pa(Zee5) Starring Mahie Gill, Sayani Gupta, Ragini Khanna, Imaad Shah, Shivani Raghuvanshi Directed by Suman Mukhopadhyay Rating: **(2 stars) It is heartbreaking to see how much Sayani Gupta and Mahie Gill have invested into her character of asociopathic daughter brainwashed into life of ...
While many of her contemporaries from the 1990s are struggling to re-invent themselves Raveena Tandon is very comfortable balancing out the various roles in her life. Her latest passion...
Once Upon A Time In Hollywood Starring Leonardo diCaprio, Brad Pitt, Al Pacino, Margot Robbie Written & Directed by Quentin Tarantino Rating: **(2 stars) Unpardonably unsexy,Once Upon A Time...
How far can a filmmaker go in pursuit of the audiences’ attention without seeming intrusive? Sridevi Bungalow is the title given to a film directed by some...
The reason for Salman Khan’s patch-up with his director-friend Sanjay Leela Bhansali: opportunism The reasons for their fall-out are being falsely deflected from the truth just because a cover-up suits their...
On the August 15 when Independent India turned 72, Adnan Sami also celebrated his birthday. However trolls from Pakistan tried to rain on his party by taunting him about...
Khayyam blossomed into a popular music-provider very late in his career. For too long he remained sidelined by a sense of self-worth that made any sort...
There is much reason for the Nightingale Lata Mangeshkar to mourn the passing forth of the peerless composer Khayyam. “Among the many composing geniuses who created beautiful tunes...
Bet you didn’t know this.But Lata Mangeshkar who is legendary for her singing , is an outstanding photographer.In fact there were exhibitions of her photography when she was younger...
Nonsensical reports suggesting that the shooting of Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s new opus Inshallah has been delayed , can now be put to rest. It has been reliably confirmed that this ...
The peerless Lata Mangeshkar who is now approaching 90 says artistes never retire. “It is not something one switches on or off. If you are dancer or a singer,...
This month , the very adventurous Ajay Devgan will now plunge into his most difficult role since Chandrashekhar Azad in Amit(Badhai Ho) Sharma’s film on Syed Abdul Rahim, said to be the founding father of Indian ...
Unique love scenes in films are like scoops of eternity…never to be lost. Never to be collected in a clasp… only in a gasp. ...
Adivi Shesh is in seventh heaven….going on eighth. His new film Evaru which opened on August 15 has garnered huge appreciative audiences. “Quite honestly,” Adivi said in an interview on ...
We’ve all been waiting to see Deepika Padukone team up with Salman Khan for a very long time. It looks like the pairing is not likely to...
Parineeti Chopra is now in London shooting for the Hindi remake of a very dark brooding intense British drama The Girl On The Train for which the marvellous...
The painfully young Saaho director Sujeeth is not scared of comparisons with Baahubali. “I understand Prabhas’ fans want to see a film that will equal Baahubali in scale and content. I hope Saaho doesn’t disappoint. ...
Even when Bollywood makes movies about powerful women they need the male presence to bolster the film’s boxoffice prospects. That’s a sad fact. Lately the supremely saleable Akshay Kumar has been promoting Mission Mangal ,...
Farhan Akhtar and his business partner Ritesh Sidhvani seem to have hit on a goldmine, literally.After making more money on the Hindi dubbed version of Kolar Goldmine Films(KGF)...
Mission Mangal Starring Vidya Balan, Tapsee Pannu, Akshay Kumar, Sonakshi Sinha,Nithya Manen, Kriti Kulhari Directed by Jagat Shakti Rating: ** ½ (two and a half stars) Inspiring,yes. But in an uncomfortably perspiring way. Mission Mangal, based on a true and truly commendable...
There was a time when the Sister was an important, integral almost mandatory part of Hindi commercial cinema. Blockbuster films like Choti Bahen(1959), Bhai Bahen(1959), Badi Didi (1969), Pyari Behna(1985) ,Anokha Bandhan(1982) and Bandhan(1988) were devoted entirely...
Batla House Starring John Abraham, Mrunal Thakur Directed by Nikhil Advani Rating: *****(5 stars) There is a strong storm brewing in our deeply polarized society . It’s not about the haves...
Ustad Amjad Ali Khan: “Lataji’s Ae mere watan ke logon is my favourite patriotic song.” Shabana Azmi: “Kar chale him fida jaan-o-tan saathiyon is the most...
Films were always meant to change the way we look at life. Alas,they seldom do that. Busy as they are trying to desperately entertain us,movies forget their original raison d’etre to raise our level of social consciousness...
Evaru(Telugu) Starring Adivi Sesh, Regina Cassandra, Naveen Andrews Directed by Venkat Ramji Rating: ****(4 Stars) No matter how cynical you are about suspense thrillers, the end-twist in Evaru(which very appropriately means ‘Who Are...
It doesn’t take great powers of deduction to figure out that Imran Khan who once was king in in Jaane Tu…YaJaane Na is now out of work.Nobody knows what went wrong with...
Just what are Sara Ali Khan and Kartik Aryan trying to show to the world by being seen together all over the place, but not admitting to being...
Mahesh Babu and his wife Namrata Shirodkar’s 7-year old daughter Sitara is breaking the internet with her dance performance to her father’s song Paala pitta from the film Maharshi. Proud mother Namrata just can’t stop smiling. “She is quite...
When Sanjay Leela Bhansali heard the news that he had been awarded the National award for best music composer for his songs and background music in ...
In a shocking disregard for public sentiments singer Mika Singh trouped off too Karachi with his band and performed at the wedding off a Pakistani billionaire’s daughter’s wedding.Understandably ...
Telugu superstar Prabhas, like Tamil cinema’s Rajinikant, Ajith and Vijay, is not happy with doing media interaction to promote his film. Given a choice Prabhas would rather let his work speak for him....
Dream Girl was the epithet reserved for the one and only Hema Malini. It seems we now have a new Dream Girl. Ayushmann Khurrana has a truckload of fun in the...
Yo Yo!! Does anyone remember Honey Singh? He took the charts by storm some years ago with his provocative misogynistic songs and then disappeared apparently due...
Farhan Akhtar inadvertently proved a source of inspiration for Aditya Dhar’s Uri. Recounting the sequence of events Aditya says, “I was doing research on what makes Indian army soldiers volunteer to be part ...
Badhai Ho, Amit. Your film has won two National awards. Amit is still in state of disbelief. “When the National awards were announced on Friday I only heard Surekha Sikrihad won ...
Hopefully, the answers would be provided on August 30 when the film releases. But for now the long-awaited trailer that came out on Saturday left many...
The Southern film industry is known to be fanatical about its actors. Hero-worship has gone to another level with Malayali fans of the legendary Mammootty up in arms over his...
The Jabariya Jodi has separated. The lead pair from the just-released film is shooting in different parts of the world. While Parineeti Chopra is shooting in London for the Hindi adaptation ...
Prolific filmmaker Nikhil Advani is going through the best phase of his career. His Batla House looks as politically intense as Anubhav Sinha’s recently released Article 15 and tackles an issue that could spell as much...
Manmadhudu 2 (Telugu) Starring Nagarjuna, Rakul Preet Singh, Lakshmi Directed by Rahul Ravindran Rating: ****(4stars) At 60, Nagarjuna preserves a boyish charm that renders itself with great effectiveness in this winsome fluffy bouncy bubbly and ...
Telugu superstar Mahesh Babu who turns 44 on August 8 looks 23. Compliment him on his eternally youthful appearance and he smiles, “Thankyou .To be honest I don’t...
You could say it got away in the nick of time. Mahesh Babu’s next project Sarileru Neekevvaru was shot in July in Kashmir. “We wrapped up the Kashmir schedule just ...
Jabariya Jodi: Movie Review Starring Siddharth Malhotra, Parineeti Chopra Directed by Prashant Singh Rating: ****(4 stars) For a film that has not been shot Bihar/Patna at all, Jabariya Jodi gets the details right, including place names and...
Boney Kapoor has extremely ambivalent feelings about his first Tamil production Nerkonda Paarvai , a remake of the harditting Hindi film Pink which opens in the coming week. Says Boney emotionally, “While I am really happy with how...
Zaira Wasim’s premature adieu has sent shock waves across the Hindi film industry. There are those who think she was too hasty in chucking a promising career....
1. Alia Bhatt and Salman Khan do not play an age-challenged couple. If you are looking for a Lolita-unplugged kind of remix about a greying man and giggly teenager(almost), then look elsewhere)....
Ayushmann Khurrana is constantly looking for scripts that challenge him. With Article 15, Anubhav Sinha’s stunning disturbing exposition on the notorious caste system the young thinking actor...
To anyone who refers to the iconic producer-director J Om Prakash as Hrithik Roshan’s meternal grandfather ,one can only say, ignorance is bliss. J Om Prakash blazed a glorious trail with his superhit slew...
Everyone connected with the mega-sportsflick ’83 knows the focus of interest in the film is cricket legend KapilDev and his triumph at the 1983 Cricket World Cup. In...
Mired in controversy Sandeep Vanga’s Kabir Singh has become a raging success, ‘raging’ being the key word. “Very frankly I knew the Hindi version would connect as much with the audience...
It is the time for true heroes to come forward on screen .After mathematician Anand Kumar it’s rocket scientistNambi Narayanan who gave his life to space research to be showcased in...
After the Indian govrnment’s announcement of Article 370 being repealed , there are reports of Bollywood running scared from Kashmir. According to reports in a section ...
While Kartik Aryan is happily lapping up all the attention for bagging the sequel to 2007’s successful horror comedy Bhoola Bhulaiya , additional reports suggesting Akshay who played the lead in the ...
Things aren’t going well for the Pancholi parivaar. While papa Aditya Pancholi is grappling with serious legal issues involving rape and extortion, son Sooraj’s career refuses to take off , even...
While the memes and jokes about Govinda’s elevated Hollywood aspirations have not died down the actor stands by his words reiterating that he was indeed approached...
On Thursday after Judgemental Hai Kya writer Kanika Dhillon and director Prakash Kovelamudi announced their separation gracefully, some portals desperate for eyeballs, decided to club this separation with the other separation of actress Dia Mirza and director Sahil Singha by insinuating...
Shabana Azmi has signed Spielberg’s 9- part web series Halo directed by Otto Bathurst who has lately helmed Black Mirror. Halo is one of the most popular video game franchises in the world, having...
In showbusiness no equations are unchangeable. Yesterday’s foe is today’s best friend. So to no one surpriseAkshay Kumar and T Series’ head honcho Bhushan Kumar have put aside their differences and decided...
Rivalry be damned, actors today are far too secure in their space to look anxiously over their shoulder at what the other actors are doing. There ...
Otherhood Starring Patricia Arquette, Angela Bassett, Felicity Huffman, Jake Hoffman, Sinqua Walls, Jake Lacy. Rating: ****(4 stars) To call it a rom-com would be doing this ebullient film a disservice. This...
Lata Mangeshkar: Yeh jeevan hai iss jeevan ka yehi hai rang-roop(Piya Ka Ghar), Koi lauta de mere beete huey din(Door Gagan Ki ChaonMein) , Dukhi man mere sun mera kehna(Funtoosh) and many more.” Asha Bhosle: “Chingari koi bhadke(Amar Prem), Zindagi ek safar hai suhana(Andaz), Oh mere dil ke chayan(Mere Jeevan Saathi).” Varun Grover: “Apart from the hundreds of Kishore Kumar’s celebrated songs there are gems that don’t get that much love.Among these my...
Baba(Marathi) Starring Deepak Dobriyal, Nandita Dhuri Directed by Raj Gupta Rating: *** ½ (3 a half stars) There is much that can be said about Deepak Dobriyal’s skills as an actor. But the ...
Kannada superstar Yash who is busy shooting for the second chapter of the KGF franchise is most happy to welcome Sanjay Dutt into the fold . Says Yash, “Yes ,he’s playing the archvillain named Adheera. The poster ...
Being Karan Johar has always meant something sinfully posh. His name is more than a brand. It is a symbol of the High Life in Bollywood. Little did Karan know that a...
Among the barrage of good wishes that Sanjay Dutt received on his 60th birthday on July 29, the one that was conspicuous by her absence was the Star’s elder...
Dosti(1964): Long before Friendship Day was invented and much before Bikram and Bala, that is Ranveer Singh and Arjun Kapoor and their over-the-top antics in Gunday friendship acquired an edge of pulsating poignancy in this touching Rajshri film about...
After the raucus over Sunny Leone’s ostensible phone number In Arjun Patiala , there are talks at the highest level to ban the use of verifiable...
Prabhudheva has just finished shooting a marathon schedule of Dabangg 3 with Salman Khan. “We haven’t decided on anyone to do the item song in Dabangg 3. But everyone else seems to have...
Priyanka Chopra has grown very close to her sister-in-law Sophie Turner. When Nick Jonas and his brother Joe Jonas married within months of one another, there were...
Throwing exorbitant numbers around to generate hype has become a way of life in a certain section of the media. The latest pie-in-the-sky arrow-in-the-dark illustration of makebelieve ...
Starring: Sonakshi Sinha,Varun Sharma,Priyanshu Jora, Kulbhushan Kharbanda,Annu Kapoor, Nadira Babbar Directed by Shilpi Dasgputa Rating: ****(4 stars) There are some wonderful things happening in this offbeat entertainer. For one, the tightlipped stuffed shirts are being made to talk...
One doesn’t want to be judgmental over Govinda’s mental health. But loud whispers about his eccentric behaviour have been doing the rounds in Bollywood for years now....
Hungarian artiste and photographer Flora Borsi has accused the creative team of Judgemental Hai Kya of plagiarizing one of her images in a poster of the film. And this time no one ...
One of the most committed actors of all times Shabana Azmi firmly believes in LGBTQ rights. Years ago when the movement was in its infancy in 1996, Shabana dared to play a...
While all of us think of Karan Johar’s frequent parties as extended star-studded versions of his film Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham, an MLA from the Akali Dal has accused the invitees at Karan’s recent party of...
One of the most successful director-actor duos of Bollywood are friends no more. Close friends of Govinda and David Dhawan have known about the Great Divide for years . Now the...
The spectacular success of Kabir Singh has made Shahid Kapoor hungry for more material sourced from the South Indian languages . We now hear Shahid is keen to do a Hindi version of ...
The Jayalalitha bio-pic which is now being top lined by Kangana Ranaut was first offered to Vidya Balan. She was apparently dropped from the project for “asking too many questions.” Yes, that’s right. Women...
No power on earth could persuade Aishwarya to play a negative role.Except Mani Ratnam. Though there has been no official announcement on it, Mani Ratnam and his favourite actress Aishwarya RaiBachchan—they’ve early collaborated...
1. Rimjhim gire saaawan : R D Burman’s timeless rain ditty from Basu Chatterjee’s Manzil comes in two versions. The Kishore Kumar version of the song is a bit of a damper on screen asAmitabh Bachchansings it at...
A last-minute decision was taken on Sunday by Balajee Films and co-producer Shailesh R Singh to postpone the release of their film Jabariya Jodi, the rustic satire set in rural Bihar which ...
Namrata Shirodkar happily married to Telugu superstar Mahesh Babu, once had a blooming career in Bollywood. And the only co-star she recalls with wistful affection is Sanjay Dutt. They did Dutt’s best film Vaastav and...
It looks like Sanjay Dutt’s 60th birthday plans for July 29 of unveiling the first look of his proposed remake of the 2010 Telugu poltical drama , the blockbuster Prasthanam, has...
The boxoffice collections of Diljit Dosanjh’s new Hindi comedy Arjun Patiala are abysmal and shameful, to say the least. And the one most upset with this turn of events is Dosanjh. The Punjabi superstar...
For no reason at all, except that life feels good, all of Karan Johar’s favourite stars descended on his home for a party on Saturday night. While Karan’s...
The terrirorial battle for Bollywood superstars to release their films during specific festive weekends, has begun. It was John Abraham who started it , when in 2018 and now 2019...
Shabana , Renuka Speak To Subhash K Jha Bollywood’s predominantly insulated attitude to the world outside and its insurmountable problems, has come crashing down, what with eminent film...
With Vijay Deverakonda flying into Mumbai to show his enrapturing new romantic drama Dear Comrade toKaran Johar, and with Karan immediately buying the Hindi remake rights after viewing the irresistible film , rumours have started flying ...
Borno Porichoy(Bengali) Starring Abir Chatterjee, Jisshu Sengupta Directed by Mainak Bhaumik Rating: ***(3 stars) If it were not for the excruciatingly authentic Abir Chatterjee playing the compulsive killer , this film’s killer instincts would have gone ...
Judgementall Hai Kya Starring Rajkummar Rao, Kangana Ranaut Directed by Prakash Kovelamudi Rating: *** ½(3 and a half stars) This is probably the darkest comedy you will see this year. Or any other year....
Arjun Patiala Starring: Diljit Dosanjh,Kriti Sanon,Varun Sharma Directed by Rohit Jugraj Rating: ***(3 stars) There is plenty that is wrong with this ostensible comedy. But somehow Diljit Dosanjh playing a goofy cop determined to rid his ilaaka ...
With Kabir Singh being what it is—namely a vilified blockbuster—it is easy to forgive Shahid Kapoor’s torrent of transgressions such as Fida, Deewane Huey Pagal , Fida, Fool & Final , Kismat Connection…oh the roster of ...
This year’s first blockbuster the war film URI created new boxoffice records and set the profit standards for the rest of the year. While URI has been raking...
It’s going to be a tough fight for Kangana Ranaut with her Judgementall Hai Kya creating controversies , not all positive, from weeks before release. We now hear the film’s co-producers Balajee are...
Dear Comrade(Telugu) Starring Vijay Deverakonda, Rashmika Mandanna Directed by Bharat Kamma Rating: **** ½ (4 and a half stars) The pre- and post-interval halves of the new Vijay Deverakonda starrer Dear Comrade are like two different films....
Tarun Mansukhani who directed the hot homophobic hit Dostana is no longer helming the sequel.A new director Colin De Cunha will direct the sequel which stars Janhvi Kapoor and Kartik Aryan. Sources say producer Karan Johar tried his best to ensure Mansukhani returned with...
Though it is a watchable psychological thriller, Michael Winterbottom’s The Wedding Guest has proven to be a fairly disastrous international debut for the exceptionally talented Radhika Apte. As a matter...
Angel Has Fallen Starring Gerard Butler, Nick Nolte, Morgan Freeman Directed by Ric Roman Waugh Rating: ** ½( two and a...
National awards don’t always impress the entertainment industry. Keerthy Suresh who was so impressive as the iconic actress Savitri of the 1950s , is struggling...
Akshay Kumar’s uninterrupted success run at the boxoffice continues. His new release Mission Mangal has accrued approximately Rs 120 crores in six days , making it a huge winner. Prior to this Akshay scored with...
Posham Pa(Zee5) Starring Mahie Gill, Sayani Gupta, Ragini Khanna, Imaad Shah, Shivani Raghuvanshi Directed by Suman Mukhopadhyay Rating: **(2 stars) It is heartbreaking to see how much Sayani Gupta and Mahie Gill have invested into her character of...
While many of her contemporaries from the 1990s are struggling to re-invent themselves Raveena Tandon is very comfortable balancing out the various roles...
Once Upon A Time In Hollywood Starring Leonardo diCaprio, Brad Pitt, Al Pacino, Margot Robbie Written & Directed by Quentin Tarantino Rating:...
How far can a filmmaker go in pursuit of the audiences’ attention without seeming intrusive? Sridevi Bungalow is the title given...
The reason for Salman Khan’s patch-up with his director-friend Sanjay Leela Bhansali: opportunism The reasons for their fall-out are being falsely deflected from the truth...
On the August 15 when Independent India turned 72, Adnan Sami also celebrated his birthday. However trolls from Pakistan tried to rain on...
Khayyam blossomed into a popular music-provider very late in his career. For too long he remained sidelined by a sense...
There is much reason for the Nightingale Lata Mangeshkar to mourn the passing forth of the peerless composer Khayyam. “Among the many...
Bet you didn’t know this.But Lata Mangeshkar who is legendary for her singing , is an outstanding photographer.In fact there were exhibitions of...
Nonsensical reports suggesting that the shooting of Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s new opus Inshallah has been delayed , can now be put to rest. It...
The peerless Lata Mangeshkar who is now approaching 90 says artistes never retire. “It is not something one switches on or off. If...
This month , the very adventurous Ajay Devgan will now plunge into his most difficult role since Chandrashekhar Azad in Amit(Badhai Ho) Sharma’s film on Syed Abdul Rahim, said to...
Unique love scenes in films are like scoops of eternity…never to be lost. Never to be collected in a ...
Adivi Shesh is in seventh heaven….going on eighth. His new film Evaru which opened on August 15 has garnered huge appreciative audiences....
We’ve all been waiting to see Deepika Padukone team up with Salman Khan for a very long time. It looks like...
Parineeti Chopra is now in London shooting for the Hindi remake of a very dark brooding intense British drama The Girl...
The painfully young Saaho director Sujeeth is not scared of comparisons with Baahubali. “I understand Prabhas’ fans want to see a film that will equal Baahubali in...
Even when Bollywood makes movies about powerful women they need the male presence to bolster the film’s boxoffice prospects. That’s a sad fact....
Farhan Akhtar and his business partner Ritesh Sidhvani seem to have hit on a goldmine, literally.After making more money on...
Mission Mangal Starring Vidya Balan, Tapsee Pannu, Akshay Kumar, Sonakshi Sinha,Nithya Manen, Kriti Kulhari Directed by Jagat Shakti Rating: ** ½ (two and a half stars) Inspiring,yes. But in an uncomfortably perspiring way. Mission Mangal, based...
There was a time when the Sister was an important, integral almost mandatory part of Hindi commercial cinema. Blockbuster films...
Batla House Starring John Abraham, Mrunal Thakur Directed by Nikhil Advani Rating: *****(5 stars) There is a strong storm brewing in our deeply polarized society...
Ustad Amjad Ali Khan: “Lataji’s Ae mere watan ke logon is my favourite patriotic song.” Shabana Azmi: “Kar chale him...
Films were always meant to change the way we look at life. Alas,they seldom do that. Busy as they are trying to desperately entertain us,movies forget their...
Evaru(Telugu) Starring Adivi Sesh, Regina Cassandra, Naveen Andrews Directed by Venkat Ramji Rating: ****(4 Stars) No matter how cynical you are about suspense thrillers, the end-twist...
It doesn’t take great powers of deduction to figure out that Imran Khan who once was king in in Jaane Tu…YaJaane Na is now out of...
Just what are Sara Ali Khan and Kartik Aryan trying to show to the world by being seen together all over the...
Mahesh Babu and his wife Namrata Shirodkar’s 7-year old daughter Sitara is breaking the internet with her dance performance to her father’s song Paala pitta from the film Maharshi. Proud mother Namrata just...
When Sanjay Leela Bhansali heard the news that he had been awarded the National award for best music composer for...
In a shocking disregard for public sentiments singer Mika Singh trouped off too Karachi with his band and performed at the wedding...
Telugu superstar Prabhas, like Tamil cinema’s Rajinikant, Ajith and Vijay, is not happy with doing media interaction to promote his film. Given a choice Prabhas would rather...
Dream Girl was the epithet reserved for the one and only Hema Malini. It seems we now have a new Dream Girl. Ayushmann Khurrana has ...
Yo Yo!! Does anyone remember Honey Singh? He took the charts by storm some years ago with his provocative misogynistic ...
Farhan Akhtar inadvertently proved a source of inspiration for Aditya Dhar’s Uri. Recounting the sequence of events Aditya says, “I was doing research on what makes Indian...
Badhai Ho, Amit. Your film has won two National awards. Amit is still in state of disbelief. “When the National awards were announced...
Hopefully, the answers would be provided on August 30 when the film releases. But for now the long-awaited trailer that...
The Southern film industry is known to be fanatical about its actors. Hero-worship has gone to another level with Malayali fans of ...
The Jabariya Jodi has separated. The lead pair from the just-released film is shooting in different parts of the world. While Parineeti Chopra is shooting...
Prolific filmmaker Nikhil Advani is going through the best phase of his career. His Batla House looks as politically intense as Anubhav Sinha’s recently released Article 15 and tackles an...
Manmadhudu 2 (Telugu) Starring Nagarjuna, Rakul Preet Singh, Lakshmi Directed by Rahul Ravindran Rating: ****(4stars) At 60, Nagarjuna preserves a boyish charm that renders itself with great effectiveness in...
Telugu superstar Mahesh Babu who turns 44 on August 8 looks 23. Compliment him on his eternally youthful appearance and he smiles,...
You could say it got away in the nick of time. Mahesh Babu’s next project Sarileru Neekevvaru was shot in July in Kashmir. “We...
Jabariya Jodi: Movie Review Starring Siddharth Malhotra, Parineeti Chopra Directed by Prashant Singh Rating: ****(4 stars) For a film that has not been shot Bihar/Patna at all, Jabariya Jodi gets the...
Boney Kapoor has extremely ambivalent feelings about his first Tamil production Nerkonda Paarvai , a remake of the harditting Hindi film Pink which opens in the coming week. Says Boney emotionally, “While ...
Zaira Wasim’s premature adieu has sent shock waves across the Hindi film industry. There are those who think she was too...
1. Alia Bhatt and Salman Khan do not play an age-challenged couple. If you are looking for a Lolita-unplugged kind of remix about a greying man...
Ayushmann Khurrana is constantly looking for scripts that challenge him. With Article 15, Anubhav Sinha’s stunning disturbing exposition on the notorious ...
To anyone who refers to the iconic producer-director J Om Prakash as Hrithik Roshan’s meternal grandfather ,one can only say, ignorance is bliss. J...
Everyone connected with the mega-sportsflick ’83 knows the focus of interest in the film is cricket legend KapilDev and his triumph at...
Mired in controversy Sandeep Vanga’s Kabir Singh has become a raging success, ‘raging’ being the key word. “Very frankly I knew the Hindi version would...
It is the time for true heroes to come forward on screen .After mathematician Anand Kumar it’s rocket scientistNambi Narayanan who gave his life to...
After the Indian govrnment’s announcement of Article 370 being repealed , there are reports of Bollywood running scared from Kashmir....
While Kartik Aryan is happily lapping up all the attention for bagging the sequel to 2007’s successful horror comedy Bhoola Bhulaiya , additional reports...
Things aren’t going well for the Pancholi parivaar. While papa Aditya Pancholi is grappling with serious legal issues involving rape and extortion, son Sooraj’s career ...
While the memes and jokes about Govinda’s elevated Hollywood aspirations have not died down the actor stands by his words...
On Thursday after Judgemental Hai Kya writer Kanika Dhillon and director Prakash Kovelamudi announced their separation gracefully, some portals desperate for eyeballs, decided to club this separation with the other ...
Shabana Azmi has signed Spielberg’s 9- part web series Halo directed by Otto Bathurst who has lately helmed Black Mirror. Halo is one of the most popular video...
In showbusiness no equations are unchangeable. Yesterday’s foe is today’s best friend. So to no one surpriseAkshay Kumar and T Series’ head honcho Bhushan Kumar have ...
Rivalry be damned, actors today are far too secure in their space to look anxiously over their shoulder at what ...
Otherhood Starring Patricia Arquette, Angela Bassett, Felicity Huffman, Jake Hoffman, Sinqua Walls, Jake Lacy. Rating: ****(4 stars) To call it a rom-com would be doing...
Lata Mangeshkar: Yeh jeevan hai iss jeevan ka yehi hai rang-roop(Piya Ka Ghar), Koi lauta de mere beete huey din(Door Gagan Ki ChaonMein) , Dukhi man mere sun mera kehna(Funtoosh) and many more.” Asha Bhosle: “Chingari koi bhadke(Amar Prem), Zindagi ek safar hai suhana(Andaz), Oh mere dil ke chayan(Mere Jeevan Saathi).” Varun Grover: “Apart from the hundreds of Kishore Kumar’s celebrated songs there are gems that don’t...
Baba(Marathi) Starring Deepak Dobriyal, Nandita Dhuri Directed by Raj Gupta Rating: *** ½ (3 a half stars) There is much that can be said about Deepak Dobriyal’s ...
Kannada superstar Yash who is busy shooting for the second chapter of the KGF franchise is most happy to welcome Sanjay Dutt into the fold . Says Yash,...
Being Karan Johar has always meant something sinfully posh. His name is more than a brand. It is a symbol of the High...
Among the barrage of good wishes that Sanjay Dutt received on his 60th birthday on July 29, the one that was conspicuous by...
Dosti(1964): Long before Friendship Day was invented and much before Bikram and Bala, that is Ranveer Singh and Arjun Kapoor and their over-the-top antics in Gunday friendship acquired an edge of...
After the raucus over Sunny Leone’s ostensible phone number In Arjun Patiala , there are talks at the highest level...
Prabhudheva has just finished shooting a marathon schedule of Dabangg 3 with Salman Khan. “We haven’t decided on anyone to do the item song in Dabangg 3....
Priyanka Chopra has grown very close to her sister-in-law Sophie Turner. When Nick Jonas and his brother Joe Jonas married within ...
Throwing exorbitant numbers around to generate hype has become a way of life in a certain section of the media....
Starring: Sonakshi Sinha,Varun Sharma,Priyanshu Jora, Kulbhushan Kharbanda,Annu Kapoor, Nadira Babbar Directed by Shilpi Dasgputa Rating: ****(4 stars) There are some wonderful things happening in this offbeat entertainer. For one, the tightlipped stuffed...
One doesn’t want to be judgmental over Govinda’s mental health. But loud whispers about his eccentric behaviour have been doing...
Hungarian artiste and photographer Flora Borsi has accused the creative team of Judgemental Hai Kya of plagiarizing one of her images in a poster of the...
One of the most committed actors of all times Shabana Azmi firmly believes in LGBTQ rights. Years ago when the movement was in its infancy...
While all of us think of Karan Johar’s frequent parties as extended star-studded versions of his film Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham, an MLA from the Akali Dal has accused the ...
One of the most successful director-actor duos of Bollywood are friends no more. Close friends of Govinda and David Dhawan have known about the Great ...
The spectacular success of Kabir Singh has made Shahid Kapoor hungry for more material sourced from the South Indian languages . We now hear Shahid is keen...
The Jayalalitha bio-pic which is now being top lined by Kangana Ranaut was first offered to Vidya Balan. She was apparently dropped from the project for “asking too...
No power on earth could persuade Aishwarya to play a negative role.Except Mani Ratnam. Though there has been no official announcement on it, ...
1. Rimjhim gire saaawan : R D Burman’s timeless rain ditty from Basu Chatterjee’s Manzil comes in two versions. The Kishore Kumar version of the song is a bit of...
A last-minute decision was taken on Sunday by Balajee Films and co-producer Shailesh R Singh to postpone the release of their film Jabariya Jodi,...
Namrata Shirodkar happily married to Telugu superstar Mahesh Babu, once had a blooming career in Bollywood. And the only co-star she recalls with wistful affection...
It looks like Sanjay Dutt’s 60th birthday plans for July 29 of unveiling the first look of his proposed remake of the...
The boxoffice collections of Diljit Dosanjh’s new Hindi comedy Arjun Patiala are abysmal and shameful, to say the least. And the one most upset with this turn...
For no reason at all, except that life feels good, all of Karan Johar’s favourite stars descended on his home for a...
The terrirorial battle for Bollywood superstars to release their films during specific festive weekends, has begun. It was John Abraham who started it ,...
Shabana , Renuka Speak To Subhash K Jha Bollywood’s predominantly insulated attitude to the world outside and its insurmountable problems, has come...
With Vijay Deverakonda flying into Mumbai to show his enrapturing new romantic drama Dear Comrade toKaran Johar, and with Karan immediately buying the Hindi remake rights after viewing the irresistible...
Borno Porichoy(Bengali) Starring Abir Chatterjee, Jisshu Sengupta Directed by Mainak Bhaumik Rating: ***(3 stars) If it were not for the excruciatingly authentic Abir Chatterjee playing the compulsive killer , this ...
Judgementall Hai Kya Starring Rajkummar Rao, Kangana Ranaut Directed by Prakash Kovelamudi Rating: *** ½(3 and a half stars) This is probably the darkest comedy you will see...
Arjun Patiala Starring: Diljit Dosanjh,Kriti Sanon,Varun Sharma Directed by Rohit Jugraj Rating: ***(3 stars) There is plenty that is wrong with this ostensible comedy. But somehow Diljit Dosanjh playing a ...
With Kabir Singh being what it is—namely a vilified blockbuster—it is easy to forgive Shahid Kapoor’s torrent of transgressions such as Fida, Deewane Huey Pagal , Fida, Fool &...
This year’s first blockbuster the war film URI created new boxoffice records and set the profit standards for the rest of the...
It’s going to be a tough fight for Kangana Ranaut with her Judgementall Hai Kya creating controversies , not all positive, from weeks before release. We...
Dear Comrade(Telugu) Starring Vijay Deverakonda, Rashmika Mandanna Directed by Bharat Kamma Rating: **** ½ (4 and a half stars) The pre- and post-interval halves of the new Vijay Deverakonda starrer Dear ...
Tarun Mansukhani who directed the hot homophobic hit Dostana is no longer helming the sequel.A new director Colin De Cunha will direct the sequel which stars Janhvi Kapoor and Kartik Aryan. Sources say ...
Though it is a watchable psychological thriller, Michael Winterbottom’s The Wedding Guest has proven to be a fairly disastrous international debut for ...