There's enough emotion in every single frame to break your heart, Paloma Sharma says after watching Asif Kapadia's documenatary Amy.
'Whatever we are today, if playback singers are here even today, and that includes me, it is because of Didi.'
Sooraj Pancholi is confident and likeable but his latest theatrical release Time to Dance is worth a digital dekko, feels Joginder Tuteja.
A screenplay and superstar in perfect tandem, it doesn't get better than this, applauds Sukanya Verma.
'While we conversed in Marathi, she would always make it a point to ask me in English, "Are you okay? Have you eaten?"' 'I sorely miss that care and concern.'
There are as many as nine Hindi movies arriving in theatres in July.
'I don't think 'oh, I have done 534 films' or 'I have 40 years of experience behind me.'
'Today, as a film personality, he is bigger than Dharma Productions.' 'But he is still warm and loyal to his friends from school, college and work.'
'But it is also an industry that is very accepting when they see talent and hard work.'
Stunning looking, Bulbbul keeps the scares to a minimum, observes Moumita Bhattacharjee.
From dancing to playing musical instruments to exercising... balconies across the world have become the hospot as people continue to quarantine and self-isolate themselves at homes to fight against the coronavirus pandemic.
Saluting the late music composers most memorable film songs.
On his 90th birthday, Sukanya Verma highlights a fraction of the legend's marvelous versatility in this curated list of his 25 unique moods.
'There are 15 songs in Manmarziyaan.' 'For the first time in the history of Anurag Kashyap, there are two dancing numbers.' 'Luckily, people are not taking this as a serious Anurag Kashyap cliched film.'
'Everyone was talking about migrants, frontline workers and cops...' 'Nobody was talking about sex workers during the pandemic.'
Antim: The Final Truth is so done to death that even criticising it feels like an exercise in monotony, feels Sukanya Verma.
'I came to hear you sing Ae Mere Watan Ke Logon. I am glad I have heard you sing.'
Pranaam leaves you even more disappointed, writes Karan Sanjay Shah.
Ranveer is loud, but not shrill, notes Subhash K Jha. As in singing, in acting holding your pitch in the higher notes is a Himalayan task. Ranveer resides on the highest notes of the musical mountain and still manages to be coherent, fluent and persuasive.
When women see your photos, they want to see you in different settings, doing different activities and just you being yourself.
As Shah Rukh Khan turns 56 on November 2, the Men In White Abbas-Mustan talk to Rediff.com Contributor Roshmila Bhattacharya about the time when Khan would keep them sleepless for several nights.
'You could be out of sight, out of mind but it may take just one song to bring you back and to let you know that your audience is still rooting for you.'
'I believe FFI has made a mistake,' notes Aseem Chhabra.
The many characters have so much to tell about their back stories and true emotions that a longer format would have allowed first time Director Seema Pahwa to dig deeper in Ram Prasad Ki Tehrvi, observes Joginder Tuteja.
Siva Sankar looks at S P Balasubrahmanyam's fantastic repertoire.
'We need to be proud of our Maratha history and should be ready to tell the world our stories and not just keep them limited to Maharashtra.'
'Since both Ram Charan and NTR Jr are dancing in this song, I don't want one of them to feel one up.'
Billie Ellish had a history-making night at the 62nd Grammy awards, as she swept the four biggest prizes: Best New Artiste, Record of the Year, Album of the Year and Song of the Year.
Kaanekkaane is Suraj's triumph all the way, declares Divya Nair.
Lupt starts with some scary moments but ends up like a B-grade horror film, feels S Ramesh.
'This is a film that speaks to the spirit of women who have been cast into the bottom of India's social hierarchy, and how they have navigated their way to redefine the meaning of power.'
Modern Love: Mumbai has a mostly good selection of stories, and unlike so many other OTT shows that seem to think profanity and sex depict modernity, this one can be watched with the family without any discomfort, observes Deepa Gahlot.
There is a world that Satyajit Ray created in his films that I wanted to be a part of -- as Durga bathed in the rain to Ravi Shankar's music; when Charulata sat on the swing regretting she never had a child; and Aarti stood up in defence of her colleague. Aseem Chhabra shares interesting memoris of Satyajit Ray on the latter's birth centenary on May 2.
Despite being predictable and sluggish at some places, Saina seems like something Parineeti Chopra would be proud of, notes Prateek Sur.
Jim Sarb and Ishwak Singh are a force to reckon with and deliver a soaring tribute to the two pillars of India's science world in Rocket Boys, applauds Sukanya Verma.
The next 12 months will see many world cinema heavyweights unveiling exciting new films.
'I hope OTT remains that way where the focus is on performance and good content.'
Bhangra Paa Le has a fairly ambitious if unoriginal premise let down by staid vision, spiritless writing, middling choreography and music, feels Sukanya Verma.
Darbar's music, the direction, sets, props, the rest of the cast are all there with one single purpose: To make Rajinikanth look like the superstar he already is, says A Ganesh Nadar.
'You become a critic because the job entails watching a 100 films a year, out of which there will be five or six good films.' 'It's really a glutton for punishment, but you're also optimistic and want to see exciting things.'
