Malayankunju is a coming-of-age survival drama that has its heart in the right place, notes Divya Nair.
Meet the youngsters who rule India's social media.
India will aim to shed their archaic playing style for good with a 'young and fearless' bunch in the three-match T20I series against New Zealand, starting in Wellington on Friday.
There are as many as three films and a Web series premiering on October 2.
Nah, we're not taking about Amitabh Bachchan's favourite onscreen characters.
Amazon Prime Video has announced a huge number of assorted Web series and movies, and the slate sure looks interesting.
The LG OLED 55 C8 4K TV is an outstanding package, says Dhruv Munjal.
People are easily convinced to take lives as though it's a game of passing-the-parcel... Crime is not merely romanticised and rationalised, but also rewarded, points out Sukanya Verma. Breathe: Into the Shadows 2 Review
Vasan Bala's Cinema Marte Dum Tak shines the spotlight on Vinod Talwar, Dilip Gulati, Kishan Shah and J Neelam. All of them are articulate, witty, and expressive -- talking of their passion for films, the rise and fall of their cinema, observes Deepa Gahlot.
'It's just one character through the film.' 'The rest are all voices, fleeting glimpses and glances.'
Fresh off the OTT oven, Sukanya Verma picks 10 hot new treats for you.
The world's richest man and the founder of Amazon Jeff Bezos bonded with Bollywood at a grand party thrown in his honour.
A witch in confrontation mode, a courtroom drama full of twists and turns, Bruce Lee's final and Denis Villeneuve's first, Sukanya Verma recommends this and more on OTT this week.
'We want to push boundaries; we want to push the envelope as far as content is concerned...'
Folks, 2021 will see an Akshay Kumar film festival play out in the theatres.
A demon-hunting spirit takes possession of a frail teenager, an up, close and portentous encounter in the cocaine trade, Shah Rukh Khan and Gauri's Neelam connection, a 21-year-old Kurdish cop understanding the mechanics of war, Gena Rowlands setting the benchmark for badassery -- Sukanya Verma brings all this and more on the OTT scene this week.
For those who may have missed the thriller Chehre in theatres, Joginder Tuteja lists the 10 Best Thriller Web series.
'Hinduism meshed with his sense that the world was paradoxical and puzzling.'
'There have been and will continue to be, so many captivating stories in colonial India.' 'Obviously, most of the white people were British, so if I am going to take on a role in a film set in one of the most turbulent periods of Indian history, then it only stands to reason that my character would be of British descent.' 'But that doesn't mean all my roles are negative.'
A look at the actors, who have been a part of the franchise and are no more.
If at all the series can be criticised, it would be for its all-Brahmin characters and keeping out the caste problems, the misogyny and the backwardness and ugliness of rural India, points out Deepa Gahlot.
There have been several films in which we have seen the victim/s resorting to unlawful means to seek justice. What sets Saani Kaayidham apart is the way it feeds your imagination with disgust, followed by anger and revenge, observes Divya Nair.
Is Bhuvneshwar going to be around for the T20 World Cup in 2024 with a sharp decline in his pace?
For those who believed in her talent since Lootera, Dahaad is a truly rewarding experience, observes Sukanya Verma.
'This kind of love from our audience shows that our music is working.'
'Unless you are a superstar, you will never have the kind of reach in theatres that the OTT platform provides.'
'The Internet helped us get quick reality checks, what the audience liked, didn't like.' 'Then the film industry started noticing us, because of the Internet.'
'For me, he's the brother and friend I lost so early.' 'It is like a part of me has been amputated.'
The Oscars is prestigious and all artists covet it but ultimately, the business of winning is ruthless and political. And India has seldom risen to the challenge, argues Sukanya Verma.
The documentary, which premieres on Prime Video this week, charts the success and failure of Cummins' team
Zee and Star, the two largest media companies in India, are undergoing some radical ownership changes. What could it mean? Vanita Kohli Khandekar attempts an answer.
Joginder Tuteja looks at Bollywood's ladies, where they will be calling the shots in their films.
Sherni is a triumph -- a sublime outcome of purpose and storytelling falling in place, applauds Sukanya Verma.
Deepa Gahlot lists 10 gangster thrillers on OTT for those who have the stomach for gaalis and gore.
Affluence without conscience, haunted homes and heads, a big fat Punjabi wedding and more on OTT this week. Here are Sukanya Verma's 10 recommendations.
'When I got married and moved to the US, I found it liberating in a way that I understood myself, who I am as a person and how I process things.'
The chairman of the Essel Group says he has settled 91.2 per cent of the estimated Rs 11,000 crore debt on the group's books.
'We are all trying to make great cinema and trying to put Malayalam cinema on the map.'
