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...
It is celebration time in the Akhtar-Azmi household . Javed Akhtar’s super-talented daughter Zoya Akhtar has been inducted into the Oscars academy,an honour that she shares...
Two of Indian cinema’s most formidable actresses are all set to come together again after 14 years. Mozez Singh who directed the powerful Zubaan in 2015(Vicky...
BOf all the iconic roles that the formidable Shabana Azmi has played the one that stands out as super-iconic is the deserted wife in Mahesh Bhatt’s Arth....
A fake tweet with Shabana Azmi’s picture is being circulated stating that Shabana will leave the country if Narendra Modi becomes prime minister again. The false...
His star-pupil Shabana Azmi speaks to Subhash K Jha on the legendary man-artiste-guru mentor. “He was the only person in the world whose feet I...
While the credit for being the first Bollywoodian to reach the voting venue on Monday morning goes to Priyanka Chopra(who is in Mumbai to attend her...
The combustive strong-willed ball of fire Swara Bhaskara turned a year older on Tuesday April 9 and she found herself a unique way to make the...
Scarcely has Shabana Azmi snapped out old her swine flu attack than her husband Javed Akhtar has been diagnosed with the same ailment. And Shabana who , like her husband, maintains a sense ...
Shabana Azmi(married to poet-thinker-lyricist-writer Javed Akhtar): “Our relationship is based on friendship and the same world view. There is a magic code between us .. in the middle of...
A routine checkup for cough and cold has landed Shabana Azmi in hospital with a severe bout of swine flu. She is recuperating fast. But using the time in ...
She is a formidable name on Indian television. Now Renuka Shahane is all set to turn director with a Hindi film that will star the indomitable Shabana Azmi in the lead. The...
Shabana Azmi’s extremely shy and gifted cinematographer brother Baba Azmi is directing a film. Entitled Me Raqsam(I Dance) the film is being shot currently at Mijwan , Shabana and Baba’s father the eminent poet Kaifi Azmi’s native village. Speaking from Mijwan the proud and happy sister Shabana says,...
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 ...
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...