There's a whole lot of entertainment coming your way on OTT this September.
Super heroes, super cops, super fun. Sukanya Verma tells us it's all there on OTT this week.
We celebrate Friendship Day by looking at the various kinds of friends in the movies.
For those who like drama to have a good mix of thrills, action, fiction and realism, Rangbaaz Phir Se is an entertaining watch, feels Joginder Tuteja.
Even those with no knowledge of the inner workings of the media and police, would find Scoop absorbing as a human drama and the story of the resilience of a woman, her family and true friends, applauds Deepa Gahlot.
Tandav, a nine-episode political thriller starring Bollywood A-listers Saif Ali Khan, Dimple Kapadia and Mohd Zeeshan Ayyub, started streaming last week but the show landed in a huge controversy over its depiction of Hindu deities.
A Web series shouldn't be outright unrealistic. Being Bollywoodesque is always suicidal, asserts Utkarsh Mishra.
Many films and shows go back in time to bring alive so many fading and forgotten memories.
We look at the best friends of Bollywood.
Jogi is a slice of current history, and unlike another recent film that does not need to be named, never resorts to sensationalism. Reminiscent of Schindler's List in spirit, it is the story of good overcoming evil, which is what keeps hope alive in dark times, observes Deepa Gahlot.
'It just so happens that some amazing, true-life stories come my way.'
Hands down, the star of the show is Rajkummar Rao, observes Sukanya Verma.
Mohammed Zeeshan Ayyub talks about life after his debut role in No One Killed Jessica.
The Supreme Court on Wednesday declined to grant interim protection from arrest to Ali Abbas Zafar, director of the web series Tandav, and others seeking the quashing of FIRs against them for allegedly hurting religious sentiments of Hindus, and issued notices Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and other states on their pleas.
Tandav promises to be thrilling. Moumita Bhattacharjee hopes it lives up to this.
'I have been offered the main lead many times now, including romantic and action hero roles. But they're not interesting. I want to do films like Aandhi, Angoor, Ram Aur Shyam, Mela, Deewar, Zanjeer and Sholay but I don't have a plan.' Mohammed Zeeshan Ayyub gets ready for the next level.
Joginder Tuteja lists the Web series coming your way in March.
It's about time the gang popped the bubbly, right?
'He taught us not only about theatre, acting or dramas but also about life.' 'He made us discover ourselves.'
It also granted protection from arrest to Amazon Prime Video's India head Aparna Purohit in first information reports lodged over web series Tandav.
A scene of a play and a conversation between two key characters were snipped from the first episode Tanashah, a day after the cast and crew of the nine-part starry political saga on Amazon Prime Video once again apologised and said they had decided to implement changes to address the concerns raised.
Check out the star arrivals.
Tandav is as mainstream and contrived as it gets, but not completely without its moments of charisma and drama, observes Sukanya Verma.
'I'm very proud of what family I come from, but I feel it must always be an afterthought... 10 years of my work will get nullified when people say "Yeh toh genes main hai".'
The actor also shared an image that sought to explain the ramifications of the Citizenship Amendment Act and the National Register of Citizen.
A Simple Murder tries to complicate while showing a simple murder but gets trapped in its own mesh of staggered sub-plots and too many characters.
It also alleged that the person occupying the high post of Prime Minister of India has been portrayed in a very belittling manner besides there are scenes in which castes have been presented as low and high and women in an insulting manner.
The best films are not necessarily the most successful -- that would be another list altogether -- although sometimes quality and commerce do converge.
Joginder Tuteja offers us a sneak preview of the coming attractions on OTT platforms
The boy from Kanpur kept his audiences in theatres, on television and lately on social media platforms engaged with vivid societal sketches, be it about travelling in Mumbai's famous locals or lampooning queues at wedding buffets.
It's raining movies and Web series on the Amazon Prime Video platform!
In a statement, the streamer said it "deeply regrets" the fact that viewers considered certain scenes to be objectionable and added that those have already been removed.
Faruqui found support in actors Mohd Zeeshan Ayyub and Swara Bhasker.
Some were brilliant while in others, the performances made them a great watch.
The hits and flops of the week.
The hits and flops of the week.