Make time for this one, you will be in for a pleasant surprise like I was, endorses Mayur Sanap.
What could have been an immensely compelling survival drama is reduced to the pretty-girl-in-peril thriller, observes a disappointed Mayur Sanap.
'With Chhaava, we had to look from a different lens.' 'We had to write it in such a way that apart from the sacrifice, the fight and the war, there's a lot more to understand about the history of the Marathas.'
'It's always the men who are going crazy, barbaad. They never show a woman going crazy like that.' 'A woman has to be very proper, sitting on a swing, crying.'
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'The more popular, the more work, the more money.'
'Some people tell me you're playing hard to get. But I'm not. It's the other way around.'
'I want to break the notion that models can't act.'
'Jitendra Pratap Singh (his character in Vedaa) believes in the divisive politics of society and that is more dangerous than the regular goons.'
Madgaon Express understands its charm lies in its inherent silliness and then works around as pure unadulterated entertainment, which makes it imminently watchable, raves Mayus Sanap.
'Konkona just walked up, and both of us froze. She was tearing up, and I was like this is unbelievable.' 'We had Tannishtha Chatterjee, Divya Dutta, Rasika Dugal, Dia Mirza... women I've idolised.'
Rajkummar Rao does the best with what he is given and he ably elevates the generic story-telling. Too bad that his performance remains the only takeaway from such an inspiring real-life story, notes Mayur Sanap.
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By the time, Mumbaikar gets to where it wants to be via a twisty third act, we begin to see how much better the film could have been. But it's almost too little, too late, complains Mayur Sanap.
The play-off between Prabhas and Prithviraj is the high-octane fuel that lends Salaar momentum, observes Mayur Sanap.
'When the girls said they want to play football, the mothers were encouraging.' 'It was the fathers who were against the idea.'
'We are not typical bahus in real lives. We have to break this stereotype.'
The fatal flaw of Fast X is that it's trying to be smarter than it really is and the result is a convoluted mess with nothing novel at display.
Cricket is more than a game in Ghoomer; it becomes a metaphor for Life, asserts Mayur Sanap.
Cambodia's Ly Muyleang was crowned the new Miss Teen International in Jaipur, July 7.
Despite the mediocrity at large, these films had me in raptures for the emotions they evoked within as a cheering audience, critic and cinephile.
'I was one of those children who didn't feel I had to adhere to instructions on how to behave.' 'That must have made things very awkward for my parents.'
Aarya 3 feels like a recycled version of the previous seasons, discovers Mayur Sanap.
'You have to keep working hard.' 'The universe sees that in you and the higher power puts those opportunities in your way.'
'You can expect bohut kuch. Our dreams are big about the larger plan.'
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Thankam delivers an engaging drama that fans of good crime-solving tales will enjoy, recommends Mayur Sanap.
Bas Kar Bassi feels like a lost opportunity, complains Mayur Sanap.
'A struggling actor once came to me and told me there's no work.' 'I said when there's no work, that's when you have a lot of work.' 'He said he didn't understand.' 'I explained that you have to keep reading, watching, writing, traveling.' 'It is like riyaaz for an actor.'
The Vaccine War leans towards stoking nationalistic fervour, but that shouldn't stop you from watching a film that is solemn about the Indian scientific community's achievement, notes Mayur Sanap.
Vadh is watchable because of its terrific cast, notes Mayur Sanap.
DC is keen on rebooting its superhero universe, and by all means, The Flash is a decent step in that direction, notes Mayur Sanap.
'I grew up in an environment which is very submissive and conservative. People would judge you if you wore a short skirt.' 'I made my way up from there to Mumbai and landed a big song Aila Re Aila with a huge star like Akshay Kumar.'
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'I go to shoots on a cycle; it saves so much time!' confesses Saiyami Kher.
'I will perform every stunt like it is my last.'
Daniel Craig is clearly having a ball playing detective Benoit Blanc, a character completely opposite of James Bond, discovers Mayur Sanap.
'When I came to India a year ago, all I knew were two words: 'Accha' and 'Namaste'.'
