Joginder Tuteja, Author at Planet Bollywood

Movie review – Khaali Peeli – Ishaan Khatter and Ananya Pandey end (pointless) nepotism debate with this fun popcorn entertainer

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It is easy, really easy, to challenge masala movies when it comes to sense, sensibilities and logic. However, scratch the surface and you would know that it isn’t really as…

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Scam 1992: The Harshad Mehta Story set for October release, Applause Entertainment promises yet another winner after Hostages 2, Avrodh, Undekhi and Your Honour

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After delivering a series of hit shows in the recent times, Applause Entertainment is now gearing up for their next big one, Scam 1992: The Harshad Mehta Story. Expected to…

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Movie review – Dolly Kitty Aur Woh Chamakte Sitaare – More than just a film on sexual liberation

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When I first saw the promo of Dolly Kitty Aur Woh Chamake Sitaare, it seemed that director Alankrita Shrivastava had made yet another film on sexual liberation, after Lipstick Under…

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Exclusive review – Forbidden Love – Arranged Marriage is elevated by Ali Fazal and Omkar Kapoor’s performance but could have been more interesting

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With OTT finding firm footing, experiments are the order of the day. Anthologies have already started gaining steam. After Lust Stories, there was also Ghost Stories earlier this year. Now…

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Exclusive review – Hostages Season 2 – A relentless thriller with several layers of twists and suspense

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Exclusive review – Hostages Season 2 – A relentless thriller with several layers of twists and suspense Now that’s how a thriller ought to be. Hostages 2 pretty much begins…

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Kartik Aaryan can’t keep cool, unleashes sarcasm at those who mocked COVID-19 threat

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Call it unfortunate but India has now reached a stage where it is setting daily records, and that too nothing less than worldwide, when it comes to COVID-19 infection cases.…

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Exclusive review – Bebaakee – A lavish looking romantic family drama

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First things first, in the world of OTT medium, especially when it comes to family dramas, Bebaakee has to be one of the most lavish productions. Especially when it comes…

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Movie review – Mee Raqsam – The climax warrants national award for Best Feature Film on National Integration

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When a Muslim teenager girl performs Bharatanatyam to the beats of a sufi track in front of a packed house, it is sheer magic. More so, when the girl carries…

Exclusive review – Abhay 2 – Brace up for yet another spine chilling crime thriller affair

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Nothing, just about nothing is subtle in the world of crime, as demonstrated in the web series Abhay. From the first to the second season, the blood, gore and violence…

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Movie review – Khuda Hafiz – Vidyut Jammwal shows his vulnerable side in this dramatic affair

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‘Main bahaut dara hua hoon’ Leave aside Vidyut Jammwal, how many times have you actually seen any leading man from Bollywood expose his vulnerability like this? This is what makes…

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2020 would be the lowest grossing year for Bollywood in last 10 years but all eyes on Akshay Kumar’s Sooryavanshi, Ranveer Singh’s ‘83 and John Abraham’s Mumbai Saga as theatres set to open again

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Corona pandemic has taken the sheen away from Bollywood. If the first quarter of 2020 was in any case the lowest since a very long time with just one major…

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Kareena Kapoor Khan turns 40 – Her Top-10 biggies

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When it comes to an actress who has managed her superstar status intact ever since her debut back in 2000 with Refugee, it is Kareena Kapoor Khan. Actresses have come…

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Akshay Kumar, Salman Khan, Shah Rukh Khan, Ajay Devgn, Hrithik Roshan – What were these superstars of today doing 10 years back?

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These are some of the stars and the superstars who are doing quite well even today. Though there may be a solitary instance of an emerging star fading away, majority…

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Exclusive review – Cargo – Its biggest win is that it has been made with a straight face

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I didn’t get Cargo. No, I really didn’t. I am all for independent cinema which brings in diverse subjects with unconventional narrative. I also equally love hardcore masala movies. And…

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Exclusive review – Atkan Chatkan shows that music has no language

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In India, street singing and dancing are still looked at as a taboo. For most, it’s a means to ask for alms, even though the performer may not be looking…

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Exclusive – JL50 review – Enjoy this Abhay Deol ride with unexpected twists & turns

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If you are an avid web surfer, chances are high that you must have come across the legendary folklore of a Pan American Plane, namely Flight 914, which took off…

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John Abraham’s Madras Cafe completes 7 years, actor gears up for his next set of biggies

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Seven years back, Madras Cafe hit the screens. At its time of release, the film was one of the select few geo-political dramatic thrillers to have come out of India.…

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Movie review – Class of ’83 – An out and out forgettable film

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‘Kuch bhi ho jaaye, par bardi par daag nahi lagna chahiye’ Says an officer to a rookie cop. The ‘daag’ here is more literal than metaphorical, reason being that the…

Review – Dangerous – This Bipasha Basu-Karan Singh Grover suspense thriller has a strong sense of deja vu

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In the times when Indian audiences have been exposed to a plethora of murder mysteries/suspense thrillers, courtesy loads of entertainment available on the OTT medium, any new offering needs to…

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Exclusive review – Gunjan Saxena – Janhvi Kapoor lives and breathes the part, delivers an entertainer with Karan Johar and Sharan Sharma

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“Aaj kal ‘Sarkai Lo Khatia’ gaana, jo Raja Babu film se hai, kaafi vivaadon mein hai” ….and with this demonstration of general knowledge when it comes to the current affairs…