Aravinda Adiga’s ambitious novel The White Tiger is about class conflict erupting into an individual’s civil war against his employers. It is a hardhitting futuristic novel…at least I hope...
The Covid pandemic spared none, not even theBachchans. When it stuck the First Family of Bollywoodwe finally knew it was serious, more serious than we had ever imagined. Presenting...
In her 30-year career as a leading lady, the legendary Asha Parekh says she has never seen stardom like Rajesh Khanna’s. “When we were shooting for Aan ...
Rajesh Khanna’s rich repertoire of melody-drenched performances in Aradhana, Amar Prem. Kati Patang,Dushman, Sachcha Jhutha, Roti, Premnagar, Aap Ki Kasam, etc etc have been rightly celebrated. But as a diehard Khanna fan I can tell you Khanna did better than what...
You were probably looking at the central performer when these scenestealers came along crept up on the plot and swept away the show right from under the...
Cinematographer Ishwar Bidri who passed away on 28 December was a celluloid magician. The kind of stunning visuals he created for the films of the mighty J P Dutta were ...
Shakeela Starring Richa Chadha,Pankaj Tripathi Written and Directed by Indrajit Lankesh Rating: * ½ Why a bio-pic on Shakeela, an impoverished man’s version of Silk Smitha ? And why a bio-pic which is so...
….Or, I trolled you so! The five who were most brutally trolled in the year that the world went viral in more ways than one. 1. Karan ...
In no living year have we seen so many go.And only two of these extraordinary talents died of Covid. 1. Irrfan Khan: We lost him to cancer on...
Since there are no formal awards functions this year, Subhash K Jha decided to give some of his own. 1.Best Silent Actor Of The Year: Alia Bhatt who didn’t utter...
Bhai doesn’t have to do anything to get his fans’ attention. He just has to walk that languorous walk and talk that that devil-may-care drawl for the Salmaniacs go...
It is gladdening to know that Satish Kaushik’s dream project Kaagaz is finally releasing on Zee5 in January. It’s a film that Satish and his leading man Pankaj Tripathi are rightly proud of. It...
Dear David, Merry Christmas, David. I always think of you as a Christian. Could your name have something to do with it? I’m so moved that ...
In Vancouver, television and OTT star Karanvir Bohra is enjoying his time out with his twin daughters and his newly-born third daughter. “I am surrounded by beautiful girls,” he laughs. “I ...
2020 was arguably the worst year of our lives. How do you look back on the year? I think looking back at the year…I think people ...
Criminal Justice Season 2: Behind Closed Doors(DisneyHotstar) Starring Kirti Kulhari, Pankaj Tripathy, Jisshu Sengupta, Mita Vashisht, Deepti Naval, Ashish Vidyarthi Directed by Rohan Sippy, Arjun Mukherjee Rating: **** A jar of Vaseline and an abusive shout-out from the bedroom(Kutti bann,become a bitch) are the...