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Ajay Devgn is clearly on a roll. Before the pandemic struck, it was his Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior that came close to being a 300 Crore Club entrant and fell…

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OTT Release – The Fame Game makes you relate to several inside stories of Bollywood

Joginder Tuteja

A superstar heroine, a her producer husband, a lover from the past, a daughter who wants to be an actress, a fan who is a stalker, an admirer who is…

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Ajay Devgn starrer Rudra, an Applause Entertainment production, set for a record opening on Disney + Hotstar

Joginder Tuteja

With the OTT giant growing bigger by the day in India and across the world, Sameer Nair’s Applause Entertainment with ‘Rudra: The Edge of Darkness’ cuts through the clutter by…

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Bobby Deol turns into an assasin again after Bichhoo with this Friday release Love Hostel

Joginder Tuteja

Back in 2000, at the turn of the millennium, Bobby Deol had emerged as an anti-hero with Bichhoo. The Guddu Dhanoa directed action entertainer was a good success at the…

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Madhuri Dixit set to shine with Karan Johar’s intriguing dramatic thriller The Fame Game

Joginder Tuteja

This Friday sees the release of The Fame Game. Earlier titled Finding Anamika, the web series marks the OTT debut of Madhuri Dixit. Last seen in Total Dhamaal and Kalank…

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OTT Releases – Rocket Boys is a modern day classic, The Great Indian Murder is one of Tigmanashu Dhulia’s best, Looop Lapeta is experimental

Joginder Tuteja

It has been one exciting weekend with three major releases arriving on Friday. While Rocket Boys and The Great Indian Murder are the web series, Looop Lapeta is a film…

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OTT Releases – Rocket Boys, Looop Lapeta and The Great Indian Murder are the big releases this week

Joginder Tuteja

The week gone by Last week was rather uneventful on the OTT arena as there was no new release. It was rather surprising since there was a big Republic Day…

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OTT Releases – Mohit Raina is back with Bhaukaal 2, Subhash Ghai’s 36 Farm House releases, Tadap gets ready to stream

Joginder Tuteja

The week gone by The second season of Bhaukaal and original film 36 Farm House were the two new arrivals on OTT last weekend. Both are quite different from each…

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Mood promo of Kartik Aaryan’s dramatic thriller sets the tone for a big Dhamaka this winter

Joginder Tuteja

Now this is as innovative and creative as it gets. While it is a known fact that Dhamaka is set to release this winter on Netflix, filmmaker Ram Madhwani has…

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Review – Bhoot Police is fun while it lasts

Joginder Tuteja

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…

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Saif Ali Khan and Arjun Kapoor’s Bhoot Police and Top-10 horror comedies of Bollywood

Joginder Tuteja

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…

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Movie review – Helmet makes for an easy watch, has a seamless narrative

Joginder Tuteja

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.…

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Review – 200 Halla Ho – Amol Palekar is a revelation all over again in this hard hitting drama

Joginder Tuteja

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…

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Movie review – Shershaah – Sidharth Malhotra delivers his career best in this solid entertainer

Joginder Tuteja

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…

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Movie review – Dial 100 – Manoj Bajpayee does it again in this tense drama

Joginder Tuteja

Manoj Bajpayee is clearly on a roll. One outing after another, he has been delivering performances that are different from each other and are getting noticed by one and all.…

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Exclusive Review – Toofaan – This Farhan Akhtar and Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra film is a major winner

Joginder Tuteja

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…

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Exclusive review – State of Siege: Temple Attack – Well crafted action sequences are the core of this Akshaye Khanna starrer

Joginder Tuteja

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…

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Exclusive review – Collar Bomb – Jimmy Sheirgill’s film raises an important question around perception v/s reality

Joginder Tuteja

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…

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Esha Deol joins Ajay Devgn in Applause Entertainment and BBC Studios India’s Rudra – The Edge of Darkness

Joginder Tuteja

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,…

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Exclusive review – Grahan boasts of a very good story but patchy narrative and uneven performances

Joginder Tuteja

How do you feel as a viewer when the storyline is interesting and you want to know what happens next, but the narrative is patchy and performances uneven? It hurts,…