REVIEW: Antim – The Final Truth
Director Mahesh Manjrekar's Antim: The Final Truth is a crime drama centred around the circle of fate. Based on the Marathi film Mulshi Pattern,...
Film Review: Jango
Claimed to be India's first time loop film, Jango is a brave attempt at storytelling. Choosing to make a film knowing fully well that...
REVIEW: Sabhaapathy
Director R. Srinivasa Rao's 'Sabhaapathy' is a light-hearted entertainer that, despite its flaws, just about works.
AT A GLANCE
Starring: Santhanam, M.S. Baskar, Preeti Verma,...
REVIEW: Satyameva Jayate 2
This second edition of 'Satyameva Jayate' boasts of a larger-than-life projection from its very first frame. It is a fantasy or masala film catering...
It’s Salman Khan on air!
“I haven’t fan-girled like this for a long time!“ Ekta Sharma, Station Director of Indian Link Radio, said after she interviewed Salman Khan recently.
The...
Why ‘Jai Bhim’ should be on every Indian’s watchlist
Tamil film ‘Jai Bhim’ has notably surpassed The Godfather and The Shawshank Redemption on IMDB with an unbelievable rating of 9.8 stars out of 10.
The film is based on a real tribal...
Nawazuddin, Sushmita Sen, Vir Das in line for International Emmys
Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Sushmita Sen in Ram Madhvani's 'Aarya', and the now-controversial Vir Das are among the host of nominees for the International Emmy Awards,...
REVIEW: Churuli (Malayalam film on SonyLIV)
Ace Malayalam director Lijo Jose Pellisery, who has ensured resounding box-office successes by narrating the stories of the villages of Kerala's high ranges in...
REVIEW: Your Honor 2 (SonyLIV)
Set in Punjab, Your Honor is the story of a good man uncovering dark truths about himself and his capacity for compromise and corruption...
REVIEW: Cash (Disney+Hotstar)
Cash is a comic dramatisation of the life of entrepreneurs in the backdrop of the 2017 demonetisation.
Armaan Gulati wants to be the self-made Elon...
Review: Dhamaka (Netflix)
Director Ram Madhavani's action-drama Dhamaka is based on the South Korean film The Terror Live released in 2013.
The narrative opens with a montage of...
Review: Bunty Aur Babli 2
'Old wine in a new bottle' is how one can sum up Bunty Aur Babli 2 in one phrase. The second part of the...
KBC: schoolboy to use prize money for technology to make salt water potable
As part of the 'Students Special Week' of 'Kaun Banega Crorepati 13', a class 10 student from Delhi Public School, Manas Gaikwad became the...
Sydney Film Festival 2021: A treat for our souls
The 68th Sydney Film Festival finished with its theatre screenings on Sunday, November 14th. It was to be held in June, but COVID postponements...
Review: Kurup (Rating: * * 1/2)
Director Srinath Rajendran's Kurup, which looks to narrate the story of Sudhakara Kurup, a man believed to be Kerala's most elusive criminal, is a...
Review: Squad (Zee5)
There is not much in Squad and what is there, is awfully messy. Loaded with cinematic liberties, Squad is a hackneyed action drama with...
Review: Special Ops 1.5 – The Himmat Story (Disney+Hotstar)
This series consisting of four episodes is the prequel to the Special Ops series that was initially launched in March 2020. It is the...
Twitter reacts to Katrina-Vicky engagement
All eyes are on Bollywood stars Katrina Kaif and Vicky Kaushal, who reportedly held a Roka (engagement) ceremony on Diwali!
The Times of India report...
Biopic on legendary dancer Sitara Devi announced
Sitara Devi is one of India's iconic artistes. A recipient of several awards, including the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award, Padma Shri and Kalidas Samman...
WATCH: ‘Bollywood star’ Kumail Nanjiani in Marvel’s Eternals
Eternals, Marvel Cinematic Universe's origin story tells us that 7,000 years ago, when Deviants (monstrous creatures resembling Groot-like dinosaurs), traumatised humans on Earth, and...
WATCH: Singapore TikToker recreates ‘Bole Chudiyan’
In an impressive frame-by-frame recreation, Singapore TikToker @simplejee has taken on an old Bollywood classic.
Joined by his mates, who play Rani Mukherji, Hrithik Roshan,...
Review: MGR Magan (Disney+ Hotstar)
Ponram's MGR Magan is a light-hearted entertainer, much like his Rajini Murugan and Varuthapadatha Valibar Sangam, both of which went on to become superhits.
To...
Review: Sooryavanshi
With the 1993 serial blasts in Mumbai as the starting point, Rohit Shetty's Sooryavanshi traces the terrorist activities of a militant group whose chief,...
Review: Tryst With Destiny (SonyLIV)
Ever since Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru used it in his historic speech "at the stroke of the midnight hour" when India finally became free, the...
Review: Enemy
Director Anand Shankar's Enemy is an action entertainer that tells the story of two friends turning foes.
The story begins in Ooty where Chozha, the...
Kal Penn comes out as gay, engaged to partner of 11 years
Indian origin Hollywood actor Kal Penn, who is known for his role in the Harold & Kumar comedy series, has come out as gay,...
10 Indian films and series to watch in November 2021
Call My Agent Bollywood (Netflix)
Adapted from the hugely popular 2015 French series, Call My Agent Bollywood is the story of four talent agents in...
Review: Dybbuk (Amazon Prime Video)
Jewish-themed films are a rarity in the Indian film industry, and a horror one is a further far cry, despite there being a lot...
Review: Hum Do Hamare Do (Disney+ Hotstar)
Director Abhishek Jain's Hum Do Hamare Do is a frothy entertainer that claims to be about reverse adoption (where kids adopt their parents), but...
Review: Babloo Bachelor
Babloo Bachelor is a simple romantic drama with a hackneyed premise. Nevertheless, it is executed with earnestness. Set in Lucknow, Babloo Bachelor is the...
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Ep 9: What do young Indians want from love?
Growing up in Indian culture, most of us know that love has never been as popular as marriage. Even in the movies, the main...
Ep 8: Indian links in Indigenous Australian poet Ali Cobby Eckermann’s...
To celebrate NAIDOC week 2020 (between 8-15 November) I spoke to Yakunytjatjara poet Ali Cobby Eckermann about her time in India where she taught...
Ep 7: In the case of Sushant Singh Rajput
The torrid and high-octane Sushant Singh Rajput case has been fodder for Indian people and press for the last few months.
The actor’s tragic death...
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