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Sonu Sood Named Top South Asian Celebrity: ‘It All Seems Like A Dream’
Indian actor Sonu Sood has been named the number one South Asian celebrity in the world for his philanthropic work during the Covid-19 pandemic. The 47-year-old Bollywood star beat several Bollywood and global A-listers to grab the first spot on…
Durgamati: Easily The Most Obnoxious Film Of The Year
While cinema world over has made gigantic leaps in theme and execution, we seem to be trapped in a time warp. Who makes this kind of Chandamama mythological anymore? Unless they think the audience is a sucker for mumbo-jumbo…The original…
Torbaaz: Well-Intended Misfire
Torbaaz is one of those well-intended films that you feel bad criticizing. It is made with a noble purpose, to expose the tragedy of young children in Afghanistan being trained to become suicide bombers. While the film’s heart beats in…
The Anil Kapoor-Anurag Kashyap Twitter War Is Manufactured Marketing
It is amusing to see how far film projects are willing to go just to get the audiences’ attention and how gullible the media pretends to be while accepting made-up marketing strategies. This week, the media is agog with reports…
Divya Bhatnagar’s Death Has Shaken All Of Us, Says Rupali Ganguly
Home-medium’s superstar Rupali Ganguly admits she’s additionally worried about her family’s safety after the shocking death of television actor Divya Bhatnagar due to Covid-19. “I didn’t know her personally. But my heart broke to hear of her demise. It shocked…
Mosul: War Mongering For Entertainment
Lensing some violent encounters on the ruined streets of Iraq, Mosul pertains to be one of those war and warrior’s tales where the sense of futility that war should engender is effectually submerged in oodles of misplaced bravado. Worse yet…
The Fabulous Lies Of Bollywood Lives
I sat numbed and wide-eyed through this vulgar display of wealth and luxury wondering two things: are these people for real? And have we imagined the Covid crisis? Looking at the gleaming surfaces and glossy faces in this series on…
Coolie No 1 Trailer: Please Forgive Them, Govinda
The trailer of David Dhawan’s Coolie No 1, a remake of…. Err…David Dhawan’s Coolie No 1 just released. Should we rejoice? Should we wait with bated breath for Christmas day when this mishmash of an original film (which was no…
Indoo Ki Jawani, Hamari Pareshani?
There is some good news and bad news. First, the good news: Indoo Ki Jawani featuring giggle-giggle Kiara Advani in the title role is a comedy. Now for the bad news – the comedy is not funny. At all! In…
A Simple Murder Is Engaging In Parts
With no better option left, the couple in this fair-to-fine series Manish and Richa typify the can’t-do-without-can’t-do-with type of relationship where sparks fly and bullets roar. After a while their shouting bouts a drowned in drivel. No matter how many…