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Released just a couple of days ago, ‘Dard E Tanhaai’, the single launched on Panorama Music, has garnered more than 3 million views on YouTube. The song, which boasts of…

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Analyzing the existential drama in Raj Kapoor’s films

Posted on May 1, 2022May 1, 2022
byKamal Wadhwa

Raj Kapoor’s films are fraught with existential drama in all its absurdity andmeaninglessness. Yet where conventional existentialists are hopeless pessimists, RajKapoor’s heroes are happy good for nothings with an abiding…

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Vidya Balan and Shefali Shah’s Holi release Jalsa promises to be a hard hitting drama this Friday

Posted on March 13, 2022March 13, 2022
byJoginder Tuteja

Is this going to be yet another film that will open a can of worms? Well, this could well be the case with this Friday release Jalsa which has powerhouse…

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Ajay Devgn set to bring on trademark intensity with his web debut Rudra: The Edge of Darkness

Posted on February 28, 2022February 28, 2022
byJoginder Tuteja

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

Posted on February 28, 2022March 17, 2022
byJoginder 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

Posted on February 26, 2022March 17, 2022
byJoginder 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

Posted on February 23, 2022February 23, 2022
byJoginder 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

Posted on February 23, 2022March 17, 2022
byJoginder 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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“Apart from composing and singing Batao Na, I had to act quite a bit in the music video” – Raahul Jatin

Posted on February 21, 2022February 21, 2022
byAnish Mohanty

After making his debut as a singer and composer with the 2019 single ‘Aankhon Ke Ishaare’, Raahul Jatin has made a place for himself and his music in the hearts…

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“Lata Mangeshkar ji will always be the greatest musical icon of our country” – Nikhil Kamath

Posted on February 21, 2022February 21, 2022
byAnish Mohanty

Legendary singer Lata Mangeshkar left for her heavenly abode on 6 February 2022. In her career spanning several decades, she worked with countless music directors from different generations. The last…

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“Love should be celebrated everyday” – Kushal Tandon on Valentine’s Day and new single Numaish

Posted on February 14, 2022February 14, 2022
byAnish Mohanty

As Valentine’s Day approaches, we get to hear a lot of new music revolving around the theme of love. Most of these songs are in a happy space and talk…

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Mithya, Bestseller and A Thursday – Thrillers galore on OTT this week

Posted on February 12, 2022February 12, 2022
byJoginder Tuteja

It is going to be a thrilling week ahead on OTT, what with as many as three outings, each of which belongs to the thriller genre. These are Mithya, Bestseller…

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Coming soon – Gehraiyaan is for mature urban audience

Posted on February 5, 2022February 5, 2022
byJoginder Tuteja

This Friday sees the release of Gehraiyaan. This is by far one of the biggest Bollywood films to be arriving straight on OTT, especially when it comes to niche space.…

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Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Gangubai Kathiawadi trailer brings back cheer to audiences and cinemas

Posted on February 5, 2022February 5, 2022
byJoginder Tuteja

It’s very rare and monumental when a trailer of a film binds together all the people to celebrate one of the biggest cinematic experiences of this year. A few of…

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Starting with Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2, Kartik Aaryan set to create ‘dhamaka’ with five major films, has 1000 crores riding on him

Posted on January 13, 2022January 13, 2022
byJoginder Tuteja

Starting with Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2, Kartik Aaryan set to create ‘dhamaka’ with five major films, has 1000 crores riding on him If not for the pandemic, the promotions could well…

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Box Office – ‘83 has a low second week, should hit 100 crores mark though

Posted on January 7, 2022January 7, 2022
byJoginder Tuteja

‘83 managed to have another day of over 1 crore as 1.08 crores came in on Thursday. Incidentally this is the best day on day hold that the film managed…

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Box Office – Pushpa (Hindi) is a SUPERHIT, nothing is stopping its brilliant run

Posted on January 5, 2022January 5, 2022
byJoginder Tuteja

Pushpa (Hindi) is continuing to be huge in the weekdays of the third week as well with a very good hold. After the film saw minimal drop on Monday (2.75…

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Box Office – ‘83 is on its way out, inches towards 100 crores mark though

Posted on January 5, 2022January 5, 2022
byJoginder Tuteja

‘83 has a further fall on Tuesday (1.52 crores) when compared to Monday (2.01 crores) which further indicates that it’s on a way out sooner than later. That said, even…

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Box Office – Pushpa (Hindi) is running riot, records best collections after Sooryavanshi and ‘83

Posted on January 2, 2022January 2, 2022
byJoginder Tuteja

Ever since the release of Sooryavanshi, though close to a dozen odd Hindi films have released, the only one to bring on some moolah is ‘83 (though there too costs…

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‘83 is amongst Top-5 biggest weekend openers of Ranveer Singh

Posted on December 27, 2021December 27, 2021
byJoginder Tuteja

After a just-about-decent opening on Friday, ‘83 made good gains on Christmas and then stayed just about stable on Sunday. In the process it also rose up the ladder to…