Do you remember that first time? …I wasn’t there when in 1949 the world heard Lata Mangeshkar sing Hawaamein udta jaye and Aayega aanewala…But I was here to hear Himani Kapoor sing Jab jab saiyan for composer Aadesh Shrivastava in Kalpana Lajmi’s tale of the ...
The abysmal boxoffice performance of Abhishek Choubey’s bleak but brilliant Sonechiriya has put a question mark on Yash Raj Films’ underproduction dacoit drama Shamshera starring Ranbir Kapoor . Sources say Aditya Chopra is re-viewing the entire project in the light of...
There has been some speculation about why the Varanasi schedule of Ayan Mukerjee’s Bramhastra was cut short . There were rumours of the film’s leading lady Alia Bhatt being unwell..,sadly, true. Speaking...
Solving the mystery of the new property that Alia Bhatt is reported to have bought she says, “They got the report of me buying new property right. But...
No one does it quite like Sanjay Leela Bhansali(SLB). His cinema weaves passionate dreams into the operatic language , creating a world so beautiful you wish...
Besides their similar-sounding names,Ranveer and Ranbir have a lot in common. Many of the roles that have gone into making Ranveer Singh a superstar had first been offered to Ranbir Kapoor, the latest...
There are reports of Alia Bhatt and Ranbir Kapoor’s impending engagement in 2019. But a close friend of the Kapoors completely debunks the reports, asserting that the couple’s focus is elsewhere...
Simmba Starring Ranveer Singh,Ajay Devgan, Sara Ali Khan. Ashutosh Rana Directed by Rohit Shetty Rating: *** ½(3 and a half stars) As far as getting a kick out of the movie-viewing experience ...
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 ...
Telugu superstar Vijay Deverakonda is neither exasperated not flattered by the latest linkup stories with his Dear Comrade co-star Rashmika Mandana. He is plainly amused by...
Big Little Lies Season 2(HBO, streaming on Hotstar In India) Starring Nicole Kidman,Reese Witherspoon, Shailene Woodley, Zoe Kravits, Meryl Streep Directed by Jean-Marc Vallee,Andrea Arnold Rating: ****(4 stars) Unless ...
The speculation about who will play the female lead opposite Hrithik Roshan in the remake of the 1982 hit SattePe Satta has reached ludicrous proportions, what...
Going by the number of Bollywood stars who have vacationed in the Maldives during the last one years, the oceanic paradise ,...
When recently Kangana Ranaut’s sister Rangoli lashed out at Randeep Hooda calling him, among other things, a permanent failure,I suddenly remembered my lunch appointment where,very foolishly ,...
Jaggananth Puri is laughing all the way to the bank. His obnoxious deeply offensive gender-prejudiced and brain-challenged new film Telugu Ismart Shankar is raking in the...
Why is Arbaaz Khan so desperate to work as an actor? Isn’t it better to not do films rather than the do...
The teaser of the new Adivi Shesh thriller Evaru which was relased on July 19 is a killer. It is sleek, fast-paced , intriguing , gripping...
Hrithik Roshan did his maths properly before playing Anand Kumar in Super 30. As the film continues to break records , Hrithik’s boxoffice value has suddenly shot up by ...
While the world awaits the second season of Sacred Games, one of the most groundbreaking shows to hit your screens in...
Sacred Games fame Elnaaz Norouzi is in LA these days to explore some work opportunities abroad. The model turned actor...
This was bound to happen. Actress Esha Gupta who had recently vilified abused and heckled a businessman RohitVig for allegedly “raping” her with...
Ayushmann Khurrana has just completed a schedule of Shoojit Sircar’s Gulabo Sitabo with the formidable Amitabh Bachchan as his co-star. And Ayushmann just can’t get over the experience. “It was a moment...