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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

Posted on September 12, 2021October 12, 2021
byJoginder 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

Posted on September 11, 2021October 12, 2021
byJoginder 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

Posted on September 5, 2021October 12, 2021
byJoginder 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

Posted on August 21, 2021October 12, 2021
byJoginder 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

Posted on August 14, 2021October 12, 2021
byJoginder 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

Posted on August 7, 2021October 12, 2021
byJoginder 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

Posted on July 16, 2021August 5, 2021
byJoginder 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

Posted on July 10, 2021August 5, 2021
byJoginder 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

Posted on July 10, 2021August 5, 2021
byJoginder 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

Posted on July 7, 2021July 7, 2021
byJoginder 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

Posted on June 26, 2021August 5, 2021
byJoginder 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,…

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Movie review – Shaadisthan doesn’t work at all, suffers from patchy execution

Posted on June 14, 2021August 5, 2021
byJoginder Tuteja

More often than not warning signs are there right at the time of announcement itself. In case of Shaadisthan, there wasn’t even a semblance of announcement. The promo wasn’t ‘promoted’…

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Review – Indori Ishq throws a pleasant surprise, hits you hard with its emotional violence

Posted on June 13, 2021August 5, 2021
byJoginder Tuteja

In the current OTT space when youngsters come together for a web series, it is expected to be fun-n-frolic with frivolous elements thrown in. However, the very promo of Indori…

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Review – Sunflower is an intriguing dark comedy thriller

Posted on June 12, 2021August 5, 2021
byJoginder Tuteja

There is a scene in the pre-climax of Sunflower where two cops whisper into each other’s ears about the possible murderers. Both Ranvir Shorey and his junior Girish Kulkarni seem…

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Kartik Aaryan’s act in Silvat is catching attention after five years and here are the five reasons why

Posted on June 7, 2021June 7, 2021
byJoginder Tuteja

Now this one totally caught me by surprise. Though Kartik Aaryan has made a name for himself with back to back successes under his belt in the form of Pati…

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Review – Manoj Bajpayee and Samantha Akkineni breathe fire in Raj & DK’s well crafted geo-political action thriller The Family Man 2

Posted on June 6, 2021June 7, 2021
byJoginder Tuteja

Finally there is a web series which truly explores the geo-political conflict twice over and that too rather successfully. If the first season took on ISIS agents, the second focuses…

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#TutejaTalks – The White Tiger is heartwarming as well as heartbreaking at the same time

Posted on January 23, 2021January 23, 2021
byJoginder Tuteja

How would you describe a fast tack driving experience where you practically get, set and go, then enjoy the ride at a good pace, only to see the twists and…

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Exclusive review – Jeet Ki Zid is special for Amit Sadh’s bravura act and heart stopping ‘surgical strikes’

Posted on January 23, 2021January 23, 2021
byJoginder Tuteja

He is someone who hasn’t got up on his feet ever since he was hit by five bullets on the nature field. He has been on a wheel chair ever…

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#TutejaTalks – Tandav review – Saif Ali Khan and Dimple Kapadia rock the show in this Ali Abbas Zafar political drama

Posted on January 16, 2021January 16, 2021
byJoginder Tuteja

First things first – Though Ali Abbas Zafar directed Tandav may belong primarily to Saif Ali Khan and Dimple Kapadia, the moment that stays with you right through and actually…