If one drops the book-versus-series chatter, is Sacred Games watchable? Very much so, promises Vanita Kohli-Khandekar.
As commendable her confidence is, Janhvi's metamorphosis from bechari to bold is slight, observes Sukanya Verma.
'All the guys in this country were stuck in the 'alpha' for the longest time.' 'They were told not to cry, be the man in the house.' 'I wanted to touch upon that vulnerability and innocence that is still alive in men.'
As 2022 readies to bid adieu, Sukanya Verma raises a toast to the 10 high points of the year.
Maamannan could have been so much better with an alternate lead actor and a tighter, more gripping storytelling, sighs a disappointed Divya Nair.
'I didn't know TV artistes have so much of struggle. I had no clue.' 'I thought an actor is an actor because that's what I've seen in the West.' 'But because of the TV tag, I had to struggle, and that was like an eye opener for me.'
Sukanya Verma gives us her OTT recommendations for the week.
Fascinating new offerings from beloved auteurs as well as a steady supply of remakes and biopics colour the OTT scene this week. Sukanya Verma lists her picks.
It is unfair that actors like Jyotika and Parthiban are wasted in what could have been a spectacular courtroom drama, complains Divya Nair.
'Life is unpredictable and it's not like once you have fallen in love with someone, you can't fall out, right?'
The hour-long episodes lurch from adrenaline-pumping to yawn-inducing, observes Deepa Gahlot.
The intelligently conceptualized show does more for nationalistic pride than a dozen jingoistic series, applauds Deepa Gahlot.
The opening ceremony has been created by British screenwriter Steven Knight, who had produced the famous crime drama 'Peaky Blinders'.
Things get murkier and moronic in this staggeringly dumb, dull thriller, feels Sukanya Verma.
We give Ae Dil Hai Mushkil a dose of reality :))
He died in his sleep in the Dominican Republic, where he was shooting the film Dangerous Waters.
Long distance love, heroic doctors, murderers masquerading as witnesses, pet-friendly robots, Sukanya Verma gives you your OTT fix of the week, take your pick from this eclectic menu.
Divya Nair makes a list of Tamil films you must watch at least once. The good news is that they're on OTT right now.
Sukanya Verma looks at all the wonderful, wacky and woeful ways Bollywood has portrayed blindness on screen.
'The nervousness is to deliver and if we do well, the nervousness will be, what do we do from here.'
The hits and misses of the week.
'What you do today defines what you are going to be tomorrow.'
The second edition of the iReel awards were held at the JW Marriott hotel in Mumbai, and celebrities walked the red carpet quite stylishly.
Year after year, Malayalam cinema throws stunning surprises at us. 2022 was no exception.
Murders, miracles, mission IIT, Sukanya Verma suggests everything you can catch on OTT this week.
'When I watched KGF, I was like, 'What kind of world are we living in? Who are these people'?'
The hits and misses of the week.
I binged on various shows this year -- some for work, some for pleasure, few I couldn't spare time for, others I didn't have access to while some started out fabulously only to fizzle towards the end.
A year marked by more lows than highs for Hindi cinema, here's a recap of the best and worst in 2021.
Zombies, high society, avenging monkeys, reincarnation, twins, meteor strikes, you'll be spoiled for choice on OTT this week. Sukanya Verma makes her recommendations:
Here looking at 10 of Bollywood's best-known crime movies.
A gangster's recollections, a tennis champ's triumph and a two-timing teenager -- Sukanya Verma gives you OTT recommendations for the week.
There's tons of revenge and retaliation themed movies and shows on the OTT scene this week. Sukanya Verma suggests everything you can catch on OTT this week.
The Rapist is a story of three human beings and how their lives are interwoven because of one horrific incident.
Hybrid humans, missing movie stars, Korean reunion in Africa, aliens defeated by sound, discover tons of thrilling action on OTT this week.
The hits and misses of the week.
'Films like Arth don't happen again and again. They come once in a lifetime. I was lucky to make it, and I couldn't have done it without Smita and Shabana.'
Salman Khan's big Eid release Tubelight is also a major loser.
