Instead of feeling her desperation, despair or extreme acts stemming from a mother's primal need to protect her brood, what comes through is hollow theatrics, feels Sukanya Verma.
Bejoy Nambiar's gripping slice-of-mess about things spiraling out of control find an expression in a striking ensemble and volatile scenery, notes Sukanya Verma.
The Filmfare OTT Awards honoured the cast and crew of OTT movies and doffed their hat to their talent and hard work.
Some of her best films are not available on streaming platforms, but Deepa Gahlot looks at her Hindi cinema oeuvre on OTT.
The best dressed men from the GQ Best Dressed red carpet.
Joginder Tuteja lists the sequels coming up.
The hits and misses of the week.
'Made in Heaven plays well as a busy show; when it's hip, but without being hopeless,' feels Sreehari Nair.
Many films and shows go back in time to bring alive so many fading and forgotten memories.
Deepa Gahlot picks 10 Web series that was worth the viewer's while.
A look at the winners and the event pictures.
The hits and misses of the week.
It's raining movies and Web series on the Amazon Prime Video platform!
The hits and misses of the week.
Box Office: Vishwaroop II is a disaster
'It was so nice to see that someone of her stature, where she came from and whose family she was married into and how she held herself in spite of everything that was thrown at her.'
Stories of rural India, campus capers, realistic family dramas and urban romance that are no longer picked up by film-makers, find their way to the Web, and the viewing experience is richer for the variety available.
'I am angry because this ever happened.' 'I am sad because it's painful to think what they must be going through.' 'I am glad we've fought hard to break through such cruel tradition.' 'But it burns my blood to think we're still holding on to regressive culture that is stemmed from preserving this so-called honour,' says Sukanya Verma.
These movies may or may not have got critical acclaim, but when it comes to sheer eyeballs, these films did their job rather well.
Joginder Tuteja looks at the 10 releases that will keep the entertainment going till the end of 2020.
'Rani made it very clear when she signed the film that she would shoot only during her daughter's summer vacation so as not to disturb her role as a real life mother.'
The hits and misses of the week.
A look at the red carpet arrivals.
Something in Alia has surely changed after Gangubai. Her entire performance is about proving to herself and not to the world what she can do, feels Sukanya Verma.
Raja Sen analyses the year so far.
Sooni Taraporewala makes us root for her young characters even if we aren't entirely sure about the depth of their feelings, feels Sukanya Verma.