On his birthday on June 25, Sukanya Verma celebrates some of Raghuvir Yadav's best roles on big screen and small.
'Reena stayed in the next building. We fell in love but had to meet secretly because her parents didn't approve of me.' 'I would always be afraid that her parents would get her married off to somebody else.'
Coming of age dramas, mind twisting thrillers, slice-of-rural life, here's everything you can watch on OTT this week.
Kathal has a fairly kooky premise, one that would fill up a half an hour sitcom in a bundle of studio laughs. But when stretched into a feature film, its whimsy slumps into awkward energy, observes Sukanya Verma.
Tigmanshu Dhulia's earthy touches, perverse humour, and queasy depiction of the upscale and underbelly revels in pulpy and devious twists, notes Sukanya Verma.
Lara Dutta nails her character's daunting temperament, Soha Ali Khan's sophistication is tailor-made for the part, Anya Singh conveys a tidy blend of shy and spirit, but it's Kritika Kamra's hilarious Kareena-fication that makes her the life of this willy-nilly game of thrones, observes Sukanya Verma.
Sandeep Aur Pinky Faraar is an intriguing mess, feels Sukanya Verma.
After making Bombay Talkies and Lust Stories, Karan Johar, Dibakar Banerjee, Zoya Akhtar and Anurag Kashyap give us Ghost Stories, a film consisting of four short stories. It will stream on Netflix from January 1. A special screening was held in Mumbai, and the cast members made sure to attend.
Healing intergalactic encounters, haunted office spaces and spooky Star Wars, Sukanya Verma suggests everything you can catch on OTT this week.
'Comedy is way more difficult than the serious stuff.'
These actors stole thunder from the lead stars!
Smoothly juggling Sandhya's curiosity and closure until her moment of awakening, Sanya Malhotra is emerging into one of the finest actresses of this generation, observes Sukanya Verma.
The OTT menu is hot as ever. Sukanya Verma tells us everything we can try out this week.
The actor is going all out to promote his production Peepli Live.
Aamir Khan sings a song on price rise from Peepli Live!
Naseeruddin Shah talks about his upcoming film, Firaaq, directed by Nandita Das, and more.
Sukanya Verma lists some of Bollywood's delightful reel-life husband and wife jodis in the last few years.
This follows protests by Muslim organisations against a song in the movie.
No overblown drama, no weepy speech, Sui Dhaaga's sunshine spirit and throwaway nok jhonk pervades the uncertainty and exploitation, feels Sukanya Verma.
Ghoomketu's distracted, disjointed, narrative acquires the tone of a dream whose quirk stems from naivete, not narcotics, complains Sukanya Verma.
As an exercise, Ray is an effort worth encouraging. As a collaboration, it a hit and miss, notes Sukanya Verma.
'The character is so popular that even now, there is a new meme on me every day.'
'Even a hardcore nit-picker will struggle to find faults in this extraordinarily crafted television series that I rate as a must watch, an instant classic,' says Sukanya Verma.
Some movies of 2021 excelled in content but yet, they did not do well.
Home-grown fare, international discoveries, brand new seasons of hugely anticipated series, Sukanya Verma lists her top 10 OTT shows.
The Silence's message is so overpowering, so overwhelming that a stellar cast, with all its charisma, aura and star power, pales in comparison to the subject at hand.
Oh the possibilities!