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Review – Ankahi Kahaniya is an anthology where two stories lose steam mid way and third falters in the final act

Posted on September 19, 2021September 19, 2021
byJoginder Tuteja

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…

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Ahan Shetty, Manushi Chillar, Namashi Chakraborty, Sharvari Wagh have their heart beating for the big debut

Posted on September 18, 2021September 18, 2021
byJoginder Tuteja

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…

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Akshay Kumar, Ajay Devgn, Ranveer Singh wait for their biopic dramas to release once Maharashtra opens theatres

Posted on September 18, 2021September 18, 2021
byJoginder Tuteja

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…

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Review – Thalaivii works for its powerful drama in the second half

Posted on September 12, 2021September 12, 2021
byJoginder Tuteja

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…

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Review – Bhoot Police is fun while it lasts

Posted on September 12, 2021September 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, 2021September 11, 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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Ajay Devgn has a roaring line up ahead, set to roar with Applause Entertainment’s Rudra – The Edge Of Darkness

Posted on September 10, 2021September 10, 2021
byJoginder Tuteja

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…

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Kangana Ranaut leads the show as a female politician on screen with Thalaivii

Posted on September 10, 2021September 10, 2021
byJoginder Tuteja

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…

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Irshad Kamil – That One Metaphor Used By The Lyricist Differently in Four Different Songs

Posted on September 5, 2021September 5, 2021
byAnish Mohanty

Irshad Kamil is one of the most celebrated lyricists of today’s times. The lyricist, who has written for films like ‘Chameli’, ‘Socha Na Tha’, ‘Jab We Met’, ‘Love Aaj Kal’,…

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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, 2021August 21, 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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“This has been a very special collaboration” – Asees Kaur and Renuka Panwar on the Hindi version of 52 Gaj Ka Daman

Posted on August 20, 2021August 20, 2021
byAnish Mohanty

Last year, in October, a Haryanvi-language song called ’52 Gaj Ka Daman’ released and took the internet by storm. The song crossed the one-billion mark in very little time and…

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

Posted on August 14, 2021August 14, 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, 2021August 7, 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 – Samantar 2 – An excellent tale about the battle between destiny, fate and actions

Posted on July 11, 2021August 5, 2021
byJoginder Tuteja

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…

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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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Movie review – Haseen Dillruba – This Taapsee Pannu starrer is way too far fetched

Posted on July 3, 2021August 5, 2021
byJoginder Tuteja

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…

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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…