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Exclusive review – The War of the Worlds – This period sci-fi drama set in Britain with a pandemic angle has a strong emotional appeal

Joginder Tuteja

Author H.G. Wells famous work The War of the Worlds is a classic. And yes, I am guilty of not having read it, even though the book has been in…

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Bandish Bandits Review: The Best Hindi Series On A Streaming Platform In A While

Anish Mohanty

People who were getting slightly perturbed by the images of human beings(and other kinds of living being) getting slashed, beaten up and different kind of violent activities being conducted in…

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Bandish Bandits Music Review

Anish Mohanty

‘Tu sabra ka saamaan, main viral huyee zubaan…tu raag sa mahaan, main beat si jawaan”, Divyanshu Malhotra takes a cue from lyricist Amitabh Bhattacharya’s penchant for using colloquial words and…

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Exclusive review – Shakuntala Devi – A rare biopic which doesn’t come across as a sugar coated hagiography

Joginder Tuteja

Pick up a biopic and majority would try to paint a perfect picture of the subject in question. Most of the times even a negative trait is hidden and presented…

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Exclusive review – Avrodh – An action packed affair with an in-depth account of what happened behind the scenes

Joginder Tuteja

Think about the surgical strike by India on Pakistan and what you remember most is the ‘josh’. After all, the headlines that followed made every Indian feel a lot of…

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Movie review – Dil Bechara is a beautiful soulful film and an entertainer all the way, watch it for both Sushant Singh Rajput and Sanjana Sanghi

Joginder Tuteja

So here I am, penning down the review almost 24 hours after Dil Bechara has already arrived on the OTT. Just like was the case after watching the promo, I…

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‘The Relationship Manager’ Short film on Domestic Violence starring Annup Sonii and Divya Dutta

Planet Bollywood Special Correspondent

'The Relationship Manager' Short film on Domestic Violence starring Annup Sonii and Divya Dutta

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Music Review Dil Bechara

Anish Mohanty

Since ‘Mom’ (2017), A.R. Rahman stayed away from composing for a Hindi film for a very long time. If we do not take 2.0, which was a Tamil film and…

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Exclusive review – Alex Rider – This stylish teenage spy drama would excite even the grown ups

Joginder Tuteja

Point Blanc Blanc, not Blank! That’s the name of the mysterious academy that has quite a few skeletons hidden in its cupboards. The fact that this academy, stylishly called Point…

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Review – Undekhi – What if Raavan had Karan on his side? The evil mix of power and loyalty on display in this thrilling web series

Joginder Tuteja

What a time it is turning out to be the world of Indian web series on the OTT platform. Considering this is the lockdown period, thankfully the ones which are…

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Review – Breathe: Into the Shadows is high quality, classy, exciting, stunning, suspenseful & thrilling

Joginder Tuteja

One can be the biggest mastermind of them all when it comes to committing a crime, however there are those little clues that would entrap you eventually. It could be…

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Review – Aarya – Sushmita Sen rocks in this mafia family drama that could have been faster paced

Joginder Tuteja

‘Not Bob, Bob mausa’ The grace with which Sushmita Sen gently, yet firmly reprimands her 13 year old daughter to draw a boundary when it comes to addressing the newest…

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Review – Jimmy Sheirgill delivers his very own Drishyam with Your Honor

Joginder Tuteja

‘Yahan par koyi bhi farishta nahi hai’ (No one is an angel out here) When Jimmy Sheirgill mouths this line somewhere in the middle of this well crafted 12 episode…

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Gulabo Sitabo – Amitabh Bachchan and Ayushmann Khurranna’s dramedy is an anti-thesis of Paresh Rawal-Akshay Kumar ‘nok jhok’ in Hera Pheri

Joginder Tuteja

Director Priyadarshan had once famously said that his films are basically ‘comedy of poverty’. Especially after the success of Hera Pheri, this started making sense as well. Now in a…

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REWIND Ankahee: The melancholic melodies put together by Pritam for this film have aged very well

Anish Mohanty

2006 was a landmark year for Pritam. After scoring his first superhit album as a solo composer with ‘Dhoom’ (2004), the composer started delivering hit songs consistently. Regardless of the…

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Paatal Lok – Not a review, but a series of confessions

Joginder Tuteja

Paatal Lok has arrived, it has found all around appreciation coming its way and critics as well as audiences can’t get enough of it. I have watched it too, and…

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A Viral Wedding Review: Innovative and Entertaining in Equal Measures

Anish Mohanty

The lockdown situation has disrupted people’s lives like no other thing in the recent past has. While it has brought our social and professional lives to a halt, it has…

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Kartik Aaryan talk show #KokiPoochega is a testimony of celeb responsibility during covid menace

Joginder Tuteja

‘What an idea Sirjee’ This could well be the way to describe Kartik Aaryan’s talk show #KokiPoochega, three episodes of which have already been aired. Dealing with appreciating the frontliners…

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State of Siege: 26/11, Special Ops, Mentalhood, Asur and more – 10 web series to binge watch at home during corona virus lockdown

Joginder Tuteja

It’s that time of the year when entertainment is available only in the comfort of one’s home. With theaters shutting down and even night clubs and restaurants closed all over,…

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Angrezi Medium – A germ of an idea that unfortunately got lost

Joginder Tuteja

Somewhere at the core of Angrezi Medium, there was a germ of an idea that was brewing quite well. No wonder, when the makers would have to decided to take…