Showtime is watchable but never engrossing, notes Sukanya Verma.
On her 50th birthday on November 1, Sukanya Verma raises a toast to Bollywood's Golden Girl and 15 of her noteworthy performances.
India arrived in Bengaluru seeking a big win over the 2021 champions to improve their chances of making a third successive final in June 2025, but will now need to battle to keep alive their run of 18 straight home series victories since 2012.
Heeramandi, a passion project that took off after years in development and planning, mirrors Sanjay Leela Bhansali's film-making's finest and frustrating features, observes Sukanya Verma.
Today even those who support Prime Minister Modi feel there is a certain sense of listlessness in this government. What is it intending to achieve? This is not easy to say, notes Aakar Patel.
Sharmajee Ki Beti's airy-fairy approach doesn't quite convince. It's like the women are all angels readily accepting any change or transgression while the men are either super supportive or super schmucks, notes Sukanya Verma.
Who rocked the sari style best in the British Raj? Sukanya Verma asks you to take a poll.
Here's what your favourite celebrities have been upto.
'Even if the COVID crisis improves by October, there is no way Raja sir can complete and release the film then.'
Boseman, who died in August at the age of 43 following a four year-long private battle with colon cancer, won the award in the Best Performance by an actor in a Motion Picture category.
Sukanya Verma compares yesteryear stars and the contemporary ones at about approximately the same age and the results are glaring.
There's a whole bunch of films and Web series coming up for release in April.
'The maximum struggle that I have gone through in this industry was to try to get a film made which had a female action star.' 'And that film never got made, despite reaching out to some of the biggest actresses.'
Joginder Tuteja points us to the busiest actresses down south.
'The Kerala BJP leadership is doing the job of clerical staff. What the boss orders, they just follow them.'
Mithun Chakraborty started from scratch in bit roles and had no Godfather backing him. Yet, remarkably, his career now straddles six decades and he continues to win acclaim, observes Dinesh Raheja.
'What's beautiful now about India is that we are discovering so much more about each other, our stories and micro culture.'
It was a lull period for Bollywood in August as none of the new releases could work at the box office, hope that it turns around in September.
Sukanya Verma leaves you spoilt for choice on OTT this week.
Manchester City squandered a three-goal lead to draw 3-3 with Feyenoord in the Champions League on Tuesday.
A sojourn in Seoul, one of Asia's largest metropolises, where the ultra-modern coexists with the ancient -- temples and palaces with futuristic skyscrapers climbing to the stratosphere, K-pop with Buddhism, a village within city limits.
Amazon Prime Video has announced a huge number of assorted Web series and movies, and the slate sure looks interesting.
'We were not protesting for a wage hike or provident fund. We were protesting for the safety of the larger population. There is no personal gain.'
All you have to do is answer a simple question!
Lavender marriages, time travel and teens turning into furry red pandas, cheer and chaos collide on OTT this week.
'I was one of those children who didn't feel I had to adhere to instructions on how to behave.' 'That must have made things very awkward for my parents.'
Science fiction buffs buckle up, catch all the space-themed action on OTT this week.
Mamta records a radio show... Amala visits Assam... Sobhita ready with Major...
The Kings Speech, a British drama about the stammering monarch King George VI, leads this year's Oscar nominations with 12 nods, while another period drama True Grit follows closely with 10 nominations. Favourite The Social Network only managed the third spot with eight nominations, while Leonardo DiCaprio-starrer psychological thriller Inception got seven.
Rehana Sultan was all set to be a path-breaker. The time was right. Hindi cinema had emerged from the 1960s musicals era. But somehow, leading film-makers of the time did not believe Rehana had that cachet. It was Zeenat Aman who ended up being the definitive taboo-trasher of the era. Dinesh Raheja salutes the trendsetter of the 1970s, Rehana Sultan.
Make your Valentine's Day fun and fabulous with Sukanya Verma's OTT suggestions.
'In anything in life, privilege helps.' 'Privilege means access. Access means connections.' 'Does it help? Of course, it does. In whatever you do.'
Here's a super fun way to while away your time!
When it comes to the Congress and Wayanad, the only way the scepticism in the minds of some in Kerala may be addressed is by the Gandhi family proving that they are more than a passing caravan in town, reports Shyam G Menon.
Watch Jubilee's concluding episodes. Radhika Apte is a housewife turned spy. Mithunda makes his OTT debut. Sukanya Verma lists her recommendations.
And why is he posing shirtless, showing off his huge muscles?
Here's a super fun way to while away your time!
'Somewhere, I have to be true to myself. At this point in life, I am more interested in human drama.'
Plan C Studios will also be producing films being helmed by various directors!
