A special word for Ayushmann: Hey Mogambo, your acting rocks!
Alas, not enough to be dazzled by the boring, bogus naivet of Tubelight, Sukanya Verma.
'How can you blame poor Kabir Khan for the Tubelight fiasco?' 'We know that his Job Description expects him to work below full capacity, to sell his soul, and we know his SOP-sheet has the title: Design the next Salman Khan Project.' Sreehari Nair sees through Kabir Khan's cunning.
Mission Mangal has its heart in place, feels Sukanya Verma.
Sukanya Verma looks at 2019's winners and washouts so far.
Raja Natwarlal has some smarts but tragically lacks the skill or the sleight-of-hand, feels Raja Sen
'A historical with an identity crisis, initially the period drama cannot decide whether it wants to chronicle facts or fictionalise them in the tradition of a crowd-pleasing fantasy,' says Sukanya Verma.
Tanu Weds Manu Returns is not merely superior to its predecessor but the flamboyance and fun it provides is an implication we're not quite done with this mad duo and their quirky universe yet.
'Thugs is smarter than a lot of 'nationalistic' movies,' notes Rohit Sathish Nair.
'Article 15 is not the work of a hack, or of someone merely scooping a plot out of newspaper headlines.' 'It is a well-researched, clear-headed movie; but its findings have a purpose,' says Sreehari Nair.
'We are not in the crore game, at least not me.' 'So when I do a film, I do it purely on its merit, where I think we will go ahead and make a fantastic film.'
'If I have become a star with limited talent, I think of myself in these 25 years. I need to believe that people have given me so much, they expect some of it back.' Shah Rukh Khan gets reflective.
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