Taapsee Pannu plays a relentless lawyer in Assi, who leaves no stone unturned to find the culprits.
'There is a fortune in stolen money, counterfeit notes floating around, and political skullduggery afoot, along with treachery, double dealing, kidnapping and all manner of wickedness packing the series so densely that the pace never flags and a profusion of twists keeps the story engaging even when it strains credibility,' notes Deepa Gahlot.
There are moments in Assi when you will get scared, when you will get angry, when you will feel helpless... when you will realise the enormity of the crime.
2025 had some interesting performances on OTT series and films. Deepa Gahlot picks the Top 10 Male OTT Performances.
Real Kashmir Football Club is heartfelt and strong performances keep it afloat, but it's a missed opportunity to tell a wholesome tale, notes Norma Godinho.
Vampires, murders, superheroes and romantic reunions galore, it's quite a package of emotions on OTT this week.
September is going to be an exciting month in theatres.
While Nishaanchi is not a homerun for Kashyap, there's enough joy in this audience pleaser, notes Mayur Sanap.
'I am still trying to understand the gravity of what's being done.' 'How can someone else decide how to conclude my film?'
'Shah Rukh is such a generous person, such a giver, that I can only wish for life to give him all the love and happiness he deserves.'
Pankaj Tripathi's Madhav Mishra is one of the most entertaining characters created for an Indian Web series, and the actor plays him with relish, observes Deepa Gahlot.
'As an actor I feel I have a strong relatability with the common Indian.' 'Madhav Mishra is not a character of cinema, he is a character from and of our society.'
Looking at the OTT releases coming up this summer.
'There are times when I've gone back to my hotel room and cried about what they were doing to my character.' 'They want you to lower your performing ability in accordance with your co-actor.' 'They alter the script, change your character... that's when the real anger sets in.'
There was a quite a turn-out for the Golden Glory Awards 2023 in Mumbai over the weekend.
'Suvinder Vicky in Kohrra. Manoj Bajpayee in Joram. Mohammed Zeeshan Ayyub in Joram and Scoop. Gagan Dev Riar in Scam 2003. Sukant Goel in Kaala Paani.' 'The number of awards will not be enough for the kind of work that has happened this year.'
When an actor has worked for as long as Manoj Bajpayee, one tends to lose their sense of originality under the sheen of stardom. But the actor's versatility sparkles in his willingness to start on a fresh note every single time, applauds Sukanya Verma.
More than a week after its release in theatres, Bheed Director Anubhav Sinha organised a get-together in Mumbai. The cast of the Web series Taj: Divided by Blood mingled with them too.
Rekha and Vishal Bhardwaj hosted a screening for Kuttey.
'But Hansal sir stood by me.' 'He said he saw the same hunger in my audition that Jigna Vora had.' 'He felt I needed to prove my worth just like Jigna did.'
Rajkummar Rao and Patralekhaa got married on November 15 at Chandigarh's Oberoi Sukhvilas Spa Resort after 11 years of courtship.
'Politics affects everything in your life...' 'It's a wrong perception that artistes should not talk about politics.'
Hansal Mehta's Scoop won in two categories at the 2023 Busan Film Festival's Asia Contents Awards and Global OTT Awards.
Watching Haddi after a meal is not advised since some scenes could induce nausea, warns Deepa Gahlot.
Vaani Kapoor posted some interesting pictures on Instagram. We miss her.
Arjun Patiala doesn't add up to be the spoof it was meant to be, complains Prasanna D Zore.
Or Arjun Patiala, if you liked that better!
Bollywood's gorgeous actresses turned up to celebrate five years of Applause Entertainment.
Bloody Brothers is watchable, especially in the scenes of its two lead actors trying to work out something from the puny material given to them. Jaideep Ahlawat, who suggests roiling energy and intelligence even when he is completely motionless, has to be India's finest actor on current form, observes Sreehari Nair.
'A balance has to be struck as some OTT platforms are also showing pornographic materials on their platforms'
'The cast and crew of Tandav unconditionally apologise if it has unintentionally hurt anybody's sentiments.'
Director Anubhav Sinha's special screening of his new film Anek, starring Ayushmann Khurrana and Andrea Kevichusa, Manoj Pahwa and Kumud Mishra, was a houseful affair!
'The list of betrayals is long.' 'People, who said they were like family, have backstabbed me most.'
'Mine for life,' Ali Abbas Zafar captions his wedding photograph.
Sam Bahadur is a mechanical summary of his life, ticking off one chapter after another without bothering to pause or ponder over their significance and influences, observes Sukanya Verma.
The major fallout is the complete obliteration of religion and politics from Indian cinema, notes Subhash K Jha.
Deepa Gahlot picks 10 Web series that was worth the viewer's while.
Thrillers, scams, cults and corruption, things get pretty intense on OTT this week.
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