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Review: Jawan

Arnab Banerjee - September 8, 2023

Nothing succeeds like success – and who better than the Badshah himself, Shah Rukh Khan, to endorse that adage. Close on the heels of...

Onir: ‘Why are straight people still telling our stories?’

Lakshmi Ganapathy - August 23, 2023

Celebrated filmmaker Onir recently travelled to Melbourne for the Australian premiere of his latest film Pine Cone at the Indian Film Festival of Melbourne...

13 films and series to watch in July 2023

Suhayla Sharif - July 3, 2023

Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahani (In cinemas) Just with the announcement of this movie, ‘90s Bollywood fans felt they were being welcomed back into...

Review: Adipurush

Arnab Banerjee - June 19, 2023

When disclaimers go beyond the perfunctory three-liners and go on to justify the inclusion or absence of some vital facts, rest assured the filmmakers...

Review: Zara Hatke Zara Bachke

IANS - June 5, 2023

As a director, Laxman Utekar is known for creating his own universe, which invariably seems like a messy but lovable household with needy, wanting...

Poor cinema occupancy sign of ailing Hindi film industry?

IANS - June 5, 2023

What has happened to Hindi film production? Where are the new films awaiting release? There is not much screen occupancy to write home about...

Sulochana Latkar: Bollywood’s best-known ‘mum’ passes away

IANS - June 5, 2023

Veteran actress Sulochana Latkar — who played memorable roles in films in over 250 Hindi and 50-odd Marathi films, passed away at a private...

Balraj Sahni: a gifted story-teller

Vikas Datta - May 11, 2023

Balraj Sahni was out on a Juhu beach building sandcastles with his children when he was offered a challenging role that would go on...

‘Haseen Dilruba’: Parveen Babi’s sparkling career – and sad life

Vikas Datta - April 6, 2023

She was one example where her reel life, in all its glamour, appeal, and success, was no consolation for her real life. After a...

Utpal Dutt: a consummate actor

Vikas Datta - April 4, 2023

Portraying the balding, pot-bellied, mustachioed, and regimen-imposing Bhawani Shankar in a brace of Bollywood laugh riots, or ACP Dhurandhar Bhatawadekar or Kailash Pati in...