Movie Theatres In India Will Re-open To These Bollywood Biggies
The debate on OTT platforms versus movie theatres rages on in the Indian entertainment industry. Film exhibitors are threatening to “boycott” and “ban” those filmmakers who are now taking their movies directly to the digital platform. But there are some big-budget films which won’t budge from their big-screen positioning, no…
Irrfan Khan’s Final Film Is A Haunting Parable On Love and Retribution
Luckily for us and posterity, late actor Irrfan Khan’s final film is an exquisite piece of cinema. Enchanting to view and gorgeous in feel, The Song Of Scorpions is an enigmatic parable set to the tune of a cinematic rhythm…
Sushant Singh’s Dying Declarations On Screen Proved Prophetic, Says Director Mukesh Chhabra
“When I cast Sushant as a dying hero in Dil Bechara, I had no idea what cruel irony destiny had in store,” says casting director-turned-filmmaker Mukesh Chhabra, who watched Sushant Singh Rajput’s posthumous film on Friday evening with his parents,…
Palm Springs: What On Earth Is This?
Much as I tried to make sense of this scatterbrained comedy about a disastrous wedding, all I could make out was this desperate strain in the storytelling to make the proceedings far funnier than the source material allows it to be. Starring Andy Samberg as Nyles, Cristin Milioti,…
Will Dil Bechara Live Up To Sushant’s Fans’ Expectations?
Sushant Singh Rajput’s tragic passing left Bollywood shaken. The actor passed away on June 14, just before the release of his film Dil Bechara. As far as the moviegoing audience is concerned, Sushant’s farewell film to be streamed by Disney-Hotstar on July 24, is already a hit. They have already embraced the film, no matter…
Naseeruddin Shah’s 5 Greatest Performances Revisited On His 70th Birthday
It is as hard to pick the best performances of Naseeruddin Shah as it is to pick a cluster of stars from the sky as the “best”. Born on July 20, 1950, the actor celebrates his 70th birthday today. As…