Looking at the Hindi film heroine at her thrilling best.
Images from the IPL 2022 match between Rajasthan Royals and Kolkata Knight Riders at the Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai on Monday.
Another week and a spate of OTT shows and movies to watch. Here's what Sukanya Verma recommends.
Director V K Prakash's Malayalam film, Positive, could have been a compelling film, as it is written by S N Swamy, the writer famous for his thrillers (especially the CBI series). Besides, being the stylish ad filmmaker-turned-feature film director that he is, you expect a stylish musical from Prakash, as the film is about a music band. But the film is not a murder mystery or a crime thriller or even a musical.
You'll be spoilt for choice on OTT this week. Sukanya Verma lists everything you simply cannot afford to miss.
While Bitcoin is giving sleepless nights to the regulators, it is only going to get bigger in India where the interest for the currency is on a rise.
Penguin falters because it starts losing steam at the most crucial juncture -- the last 20 minutes, notes Joginder Tuteja.
JL50 is an ambitious thriller that progresses smoothly until it starts answering all the questions it has raised, notes Sukanya Verma.
India is a beautiful, captivating country, but it is like a dirty window. One has to look beyond the dirt to see the light. That is what Era Singh is able to find in books written by authors of Indian origin.
Hate Story 3 is *not* an erotic thriller, warns Prasanna D Zore.
Chris Gayle hammered the Kolkata Knight Riders bowlers into submission with a breathtaking 96 that guided Royal Challengers Bangalore to a three-wicket victory in an Indian Premier League encounter at Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Saturday.
Kunal Kemmu's crime thriller Abhay 2 continues to be gripping in the second season, notes Moumita Bhattacharjee.
Badla wears the air of a cold, civil, old-fashioned whodunit, which treats its premise like an insidious game and characters with undisguised suspicion, feels Sukanya Verma.
Joginder Tuteja looks at August's OTT releases.
'Bypass Road goes around in circles and gets nowhere,' declares Sukanya Verma.
'...When it comes to my work, I am extremely meticulous.' 'I go through every contract, every detail.' 'This is because of past experiences, of being, sort of, conned.'
Dum Maaro Dum is interesting but could have been much better.
Joginder Tuteja lists the biggest projects announced during the lockdown.
These films, even at their saddest, darkest and grossest, retain their sense of humour, their sense of proportion, which again is something you associate with a Malayali.
In a new series, we look at the top 10 shows in the most popular genres.
Trade pundits and quick think piece experts can speculate all they like, but what works at the box-office is a mystery as always.
Joginder Tuteja looks at films set in the jungles.
'There is a popular forward doing the rounds in Bangalore now, about Appu, that says, 'Kaanadanthe Mayavaadanu Namma Shiva, Kailasa Serikondanu' (our Shiva disappeared from sight and reached heaven.)' 'These are the words of a popular Kannada song that Appu sang as a child.' 'Nobody expected that he would actually live out the words of his song some day.'
There have been several instances of cop films doing quite well at the box office.
City Of Dreams 2 released recently, and is quite a must watch.
Get your low down on what's happening in the world of Malayalam cinema, right here!
There are all sorts of genres on OTT, ready to cater to all of one's moods.
Global Infotainment's Tamil movie directed by Samudhrakkani and starring Sasikumar, is a realistic movie that's worth a watch.
'I am a non-resident Indian. I didn't come to India to shine a light on its negative aspects.' 'I came to India to showcase what I think are remarkable aspects of India and Indians on a global scale.'
Pop icon Michael Jackson had a lethal amount of Propofol, a powerful anaesthetic, in his system which may have caused his sudden death, according to leaked toxicology results.
As the pot broilers disappeared from the single screens, many other symbols and props have practically disappeared from our movies.
Love Hostel stays focused on the murky present and revelling in its increasingly dark outcome. Despite the reach of social media and technology, this isn't the cushy, liberal India of mainstream culture. It's a lawless, ruthless, endless minefield where uncertainty and bigotry go hand in hand and patriarchy is a foregone conclusion, observes Sukanya Verma.
As Fahadh Faasil turns 39 on August 8, Subhash K Jha looks back at his favourite films featuring the brilliant actor.
Director G N R Kumaravelan says that he has made a lot of changes to suit the Tamil audience.
Here are ten times Bollywood surprised us in the last twenty years.
The shortcomings are too many to overlook, but November Story is definitely a one-time watch, says Prateek Sur.
'It's not the destination, but the journey that keeps you hooked in Rules of the Game,' observes Joginder Tuteja.
Biswajit, movie heart-throb of the 1960s, remembers The Legend.
Sikander Kher's acting debut, Woodstock Villa, is quite a compelling film about changing morals in today's world.
