Review – Ek Thi Begum 2 is a fast paced gangster entertainer, unfolds like a movie
On its release, the first season of Ek Thi Begum had turned out to be a pleasant surprise. With dialogues in Marathi and Hindi, it was a unique gangster entertainer…
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Aditya Chopra and Sajid Nadiadwala show their collective ‘dum’, release announcement of their 8 films opens floodgates for Bollywood
It was as if the industry was waiting for these bigwigs to take the lead, and then follow suit. The moment it was announced that Maharashtra would be opening cinemas…
Review – Ankahi Kahaniya is an anthology where two stories lose steam mid way and third falters in the final act
When it comes to the concept of anthologies, Netflix is pretty much leading the show. Every month or two they come up with anthologies that comprise of three or more…
Ahan Shetty, Manushi Chillar, Namashi Chakraborty, Sharvari Wagh have their heart beating for the big debut
2020 went down as a rare year when not even a single notable Bollywood debut took place. With theaters shut for a larger part of the year, most of the…
Akshay Kumar, Ajay Devgn, Ranveer Singh wait for their biopic dramas to release once Maharashtra opens theatres
All of these were practically the films that were supposed to arrive in 2020. However, with pandemic turning the entire Bollywood calendar upside down, these have already been delayed in…
Review – Thalaivii works for its powerful drama in the second half
Making a biopic is a tricky proposition. The biggest till date is Sanju and while the film emerged as an all time blockbuster, there were also accusations around it being…
Review – Bhoot Police is fun while it lasts
Now this is what falls under the purview of being a timepass affair. A horror comedy that did promise chuckles when the promo was launched, Bhoot Police ensures that there…
Saif Ali Khan and Arjun Kapoor’s Bhoot Police and Top-10 horror comedies of Bollywood
Saif Ali Khan, Arjun Kapoor, Jacqueline Fernandez and Yami Gautam starrer Bhoot Police has just released on Disney+Hotstar. This Ramesh Taurani and Akshai Puri produced film was designed for theatrical…
Ajay Devgn has a roaring line up ahead, set to roar with Applause Entertainment’s Rudra – The Edge Of Darkness
Ajay Devgn has been one of the most consistent around ever since he made his debut with Phool Aur Kaante [1991] three decades back. While last year he delivered his…
Kangana Ranaut leads the show as a female politician on screen with Thalaivii
In Bollywood, there aren’t many films made with a political backdrop. There was a time when Prakash Jha was making quite a few films on these lines but of late…
Movie review – Helmet makes for an easy watch, has a seamless narrative
Now this is one movie which pretty much belongs to ‘Ayushmann Khurrana genre’. Over the last few years, the actor has chosen many taboo subjects and delivered successes quite regularly.…
Review – 200 Halla Ho – Amol Palekar is a revelation all over again in this hard hitting drama
Amazed, I was truly amazed to see Amol Palekar back in action. Last seen in a Hindi film exactly 20 years back in a brief role in Aks [2001], and…
Movie review – Shershaah – Sidharth Malhotra delivers his career best in this solid entertainer
First things first. By all means, this must be the toughest role for Sidharth Malhotra to enact. While he has been a part of several popcorn entertainers as well as…
Exclusive Review – Toofaan – This Farhan Akhtar and Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra film is a major winner
If Toofaan was a web series, it could well have arrived in two seasons. Reason behind that this film is practically two stories told back to back. Yes, when it…
Exclusive review – Samantar 2 – An excellent tale about the battle between destiny, fate and actions
Is it all written in the destiny? Can you work towards the change in fate? Do actions take precedence over destiny and fate? These are some of the questions that…
Exclusive review – State of Siege: Temple Attack – Well crafted action sequences are the core of this Akshaye Khanna starrer
The tone is set right at the beginning of State of Siege: Temple Attack with a well crafted action sequence as a prologue. Even as the two Akshays, Akshaye Khanna…
Exclusive review – Collar Bomb – Jimmy Sheirgill’s film raises an important question around perception v/s reality
Do perceptions end up driving our beliefs? Is reality different from what it seems? Can prejudice lead to unexpected outcomes? These are some of the questions that Dnyanesh Zoting directed…
Esha Deol joins Ajay Devgn in Applause Entertainment and BBC Studios India’s Rudra – The Edge of Darkness
Returning to the spotlight after a long hiatus, Esha Deol Takhtani is all set to make a grand entry into the digital space with upcoming crime-drama series Rudra – The Edge of Darkness,…
Movie review – Haseen Dillruba – This Taapsee Pannu starrer is way too far fetched
As a teenager, I used to regularly pick up pulp fiction literature during my train journeys. It was a different kind of high altogether to grab a Surendra Mohan Pathak…
Review – Ray is a mixed bag where mind games form a common theme
The coming together of real and surreal is what binds the four stories in the latest anthology on Netflix, Ray. Is everything that you see is truly real, or what…