The Raja Saab is a poorly judged effort to appease to the lowest hanging fruit, and is not sincere in its ambition to entertain, notes Arjun Menon.
What's unforgiving about Season two is the way the ever-so-entertaining Venkatesh Daggubati is under-utilised, complains Mayur Sanap.
Sukanya Verma shows you everything you can expect from the Rohit Shetty brand of film-making.
All her public appearances are marked by trademark glitter and glow, of which her opulent collection of Kanjivarams and Benarasis are Sukanya Verma's absolute favourite.
'I get enormous pleasure from seeing the uplift of an underprivileged or poor person.' 'I feel elated when I walk on the street and see someone who pushes a handcart talking on a cell phone.' A revealing glimpse from Peter Casey's The Story of Tata: 1968 to 2021.
Sukanya Verma compares yesteryear stars and the contemporary ones at about approximately the same age and the results are glaring.
India's pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah says he never tries to "over-teach" the younger lot and steps in to help only when asked to avoid burdening them with information.
Shaitaan's wickedness may be its calling card but relies on age-old formulas to do the trick, observes Sukanya Verma.
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.
'It definitely has to be taken into consideration because you don't want fans going away from the game...from watching the game. We have to maintain a balance of how to engage fans and keep players fresh at the same time and keep cricket exciting and keep it competitive through out the year. That point will be discussed in future definitely'
Sukanya Verma shows you everything you can expect from the Rohit Shetty brand of film-making.
'US officials must grapple with the possibility that one of its closest partners attempted an extrajudicial killing on its soil.' 'This is not something that friends typically do to friends.'
'All this while he has been maintaining that he is innocent and, if that is the case, why will he run away?'
Two seconds of Kajol and Shah Rukh Khan in Kuch Kuch Hota Hai pack in more chemistry than two hours and 44 minutes of Ranbir and Shraddha's romance in Tu Jhoothi Main Makkaar, feels Sukanya Verma.
Celebrating one of Bollywood's finest cult classics, as it turns 20.
As 2022 readies to bid adieu, Sukanya Verma raises a toast to the 10 high points of the year.
Sushmita Sen's combination of blazing authority and maternal anxiety are perfectly cast as a woman thrown in the centre of chaos in Aarya 2, observes Sukanya Verma.
Do you think the current crop of actors will play these classic roles well?
Minions could have been a better edited, better directed and a much better written film, says Paloma Sharma.
At the end of the six short stories, Feels Like Ishq is uneven yet watchable, feels Sukanya Verma.
If there's one thing about the decade our glamorous lot is in NO RUSH to replicate, it is the '80s' kitschy, over-the-top sartorial style.
This Mohanlal suspense drama may well go down as yet another modern day classic, raves Joginder Tuteja.
Some of the jokes soar, some nosedive. But to the housefull theatre that laughed at every single bit, it's stuff Diwali releases are made of, writes Sukanya Verma.
Anindya Dutta relies on facts and figures rather than back stories to trace the history of Indian spin bowling, says Partha Basu.
'It must have been great viewing for people at home to see the way that especially the first game and this one, how tight they've been, how it swung both ways'
The Congress on Thursday came down hard on Union ministers for making "boastful and jingoistic" statements on the Army operation in Myanmar and asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi to give them "mentoring and counselling".
Just when it looked as though CGI overkill has ruined the fun of spectacle, here comes a film that charms with its kaleidoscopic vision and meticulous combats, says Sukanya Verma, who can't wait for more!
Sukanya Verma lists her favourite songs of 2018. Are these on your playlist too?
Mission Mangal has its heart in place, feels Sukanya Verma.
'The current crisis is one of incomes, driven by poor job growth, agrarian distress and poor investment sentiment,' notes Harsh Pati Singhania, director, JK Organisation.
Sukanya Verma looks back at the decade gone by, in the movies.
The film sacrifices sense for style, feels Sukanya Verma.
Harshvardhan Kapoor's vigilante film, Bhavesh Joshi, made Sukanya Verma look back at Bollywood's original vigilante and Harshvardhan's father, Anil Kapoor, in and as Mr India, which released on May 25, 1987.
'Del Toro hits a cinematic nerve in capturing an enduring love for the oddball, the beauty in the bizarre and, most importantly, reminding what it's like to have what one wished for since a kid -- a happy ending,' says Sukanya Verma.
Aneesh Phadnis and Veena Mani find out what the manufacturers and the hospitals have to say.
Australia's spin legend Shane Warne has called for changes to all formats of cricket in order to bring about a better balance between bat and ball and sustain the interest of fans.
This Father's Day, surprise your father by gifting him a smartphone.
Masaan is an immense achievement for a first-time filmmaker and must be applauded, says Raja Sen.
A childhood favourite turned silver. A childhood icon passed away. And a childhood heartthrob from Hollywood showed up to surprise a movie screening. Sukanya Verma's super-filmi week.
Ditch the traditional CV, put your skills to good use.
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