Tokyo -- the songs Japan, Love In Tokyo and Sayonara from the 1966 Hindi film automatically pop up in the mind -- is buzzing and crowded like any other metropolis, discovers Deepa Gahlot. The modern apartment blocks are built cheek by jowl, so close together that one can open the window and borrow sugar from the neighbour in the next building. One of the fears of the Indian traveller is the unavailability of vegetarian food. Every city and town in Japan has an array of Indian restaurants that serve every variety of cuisine, right from Gujarati to Punjabi to Andhra and Kerala meals.
Alaya F actually holds the film together, pulling out the right emotions required, and not letting the slightest scepticism leak out of those large, expressive eyes, observes Deepa Gahlot.
These books are sure to send a chill down your spine!
Waluscha De Sousa championed gothic vibes as a showstopper for Rina Dhaka.
DC is keen on rebooting its superhero universe, and by all means, The Flash is a decent step in that direction, notes Mayur Sanap.
There is more to this inventive Pizza than meets the eye, says Nishi Tiwari
Which one will you watch on OTT this week? Sukanya Verma gives us her recommendations.
Halloween mood looms large on OTT's dark, devilish delights this week.
Deepa Gahlot picks a list of 10 essential RGV movies though there are 84 to wade through.
Joginder Tuteja lists the Web series and films coming up this month.
Darr @ The Mall might be an absolute failure in the horror genre but as a revenge drama, it is refreshingly simple and does manage to pull a few heartstrings at the end of the day.
Charlie Chopra and the Mystery of Solang Valley is fun in parts, discovers Deepa Gahlot.
By the time, the story decides it has dilly dallied enough and finally throws light on its long-drawn-out mystery, curiosity has died a natural death, sighs Sukanya Verma.
'Mere father ki khubiyaan woh lekar chale gaye, ab mein apne khubiyaan explore karoonga.'
'There's this presence, a sense of patrolling and surveillance. And it's not coming from a place of safety.' 'It's coming from a place of 'You don't belong here'.' 'It's a malevolent force, the society at large is observing them.'
Aneesh Phadnis and Veena Mani find out what the manufacturers and the hospitals have to say.
Betaal does scare the wits out of you in certain sequences but as a whole, fails to make a mark, sighs Moumita Bhattacharjee.
Brahma, Vishnu, Shiva, Ram, Laxmi, stories from the Hindu epics are seen in carvings, paintings and murals, as well as recognisable figures from mythology, like Garuda, Sheshnag, Nandi and Apsaras, notes Deepa Gahlot, savouring the beauty of Cambodia.
Sukanya Verma lists everything you can catch in the world of streaming.
'When you are starting your journey, people say that's the hardest part.' 'But I feel that when you get a taste of success, when you get a taste of things working out for you, it is harder.'
Wedding.con is a watchable show, if only to caution people about the latest scams, notes Deepa Gahlot.
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.
The duo put on 103 runs for the sixth wicket from just 45 balls to turn the match on its head.
The investigation identified at least seven locations where Israeli women and girls appear to have been sexually assaulted or mutilated.
'Whatever I have directed has been so far from my world.'
'Partition was a two-sided story in a very big way.' 'We've oversimplified it, blamed the British, thought of ourselves only as victims.' 'We've been both victims and perpetrators.'
'Films were made on a very low budget, so if there was a small defect, we would let it pass, and audiences often didn't catch those defects.' Shyam Ramsay tells us his 'horror' story.
Aamir Khan, Madhuri Dixit Nene and Akshay Kumar headline OTT offerings this week. Plus, you'll find aliens, spirits, serial killers... Sukanya Verma lists them out.
Chhori is a remake of the Marathi horror hit, Lapachhapi.
Vikram Bhatt's horror film is a big let down, says Namrata Thakker.
Blind's drab narrative has no place for emotions or edge. Its prolonged cat-and-mouse game goes on and on till it arrives at its (literally) eye-popping conclusion, notes Sukanya Verma.
Jyoti Amge explains while Sadiya Upade listens in.
Deepa Gahlot picks 10 Web series that was worth the viewer's while.
Bhoot Part One: The Haunted Ship attempts to give you the chills but they don't, feels Moumita Bhattacharya.
'Almost every shoot, you have to re-mould yourself and your personality.'
Run far, far away from this misleadingly titled battlefield of boredom.
