From melodrama to mockery (remember Amar and Prem's phony separated-at-Kumbh Mela reunion in a gag of Andaz Apna Apna?), there are numerous instances of its presence.
Ittefaq has a gagster attitude, plenty of light touches, and it announces Abhay Chopra as a mainstream talent to watch out for, says Sreehari Nair.
For those who may have missed the thriller Chehre in theatres, Joginder Tuteja lists the 10 Best Thriller Web series.
A 13-year-old girl allegedly killed her younger sister with the help of her boyfriend and aunt and burnt the deceased's face with acid and chopped off fingers to conceal the identity in Bihar's Vaishali district, a senior police officer said on Thursday.
'Having taken much time off, and come back and worked again, and then gone back... I'm really blessed to have the kind of work that I'm still doing.'
Contradicting the Uttar Pradesh government's claim that it was a suicide, a judicial probe that investigated the mysterious death of Deputy Chief Medical Officer Y S Sachan has concluded that it was prima facie a case of murder. The report submitted by Chief Judicial Magistrate Rajesh Upadhyaya was presented before the Lucknow bench of the Allahabad high court during the hearing of a PIL seeking a probe by the Central Bureau of Investigation into the death.
The mystery surrounding Aarushi Talwar murder case continues to haunt the Central Bureau of Investigation and today it has come a full circle and is back to where the Uttar Pradesh police left it off.
City Of Dreams 2 released recently, and is quite a must watch.
Bollywood's proud parents attended a screening of short films written and directed by the IB film students of Singapore International School at the Light Box Preview Theatre in Santa Cruz, a western suburb of Mumbai, on Saturday.
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"I tell women again and again that they should never go out at odd hours under anyone's influence," said NCW member Chandramukhi Devi after meeting the woman's family members.
Nupur Talwar, prime accused in the murder of her daughter Aarushi and domestic help Hemraj, on Wednesday expressed her desire to write a book called 'Mystery behind Aarushi's murder- A Tale of Unfortunate Mother'.
The National Investigation Agency, which is probing the mysterious murder of former Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangha activist Sunil Joshi -- a suspect in the Samjhauta blasts case -- have an uphill task ahead of them.
The curious twist in the creepy drama saves Murder 3 from being a complete misfire.
Divya Nair lists 2023's Malayalam movies that can be enjoyed by all ages.
Thankam delivers an engaging drama that fans of good crime-solving tales will enjoy, recommends Mayur Sanap.
CBI lawyer B P Raju sought further custodial interrogation of the accused, saying he was not cooperating with the investigating agency.
The verdict was welcomed by the victim's sister who told a TV channel that she would like to thank the Sessions Judge "for pronouncing a fair judgement".
Shehla murder bleak reminder of unsolved killings
The 44-year-old Pervez was a professor of Industrial Engineering and Operations Research at the prestigious Columbia University in New York and had also been guiding students working for doctorates.
According to sources, the incident took place on Friday night when the deceased identified as Idrees Pasha and his two associates Irfan and Syed Zaheer were transporting cattle.
'For the paraplegic young girl, I needed a fresh face, someone who did not have the baggage of doing such movies before, someone who the audience liked.'
Action, animation, drama, documentary, there's plenty to watch on OTT this week. Sukanya Verma makes it easy for you.
Sheena Bora's brother Mikhail, who arrived in Mumbai from Guwahati, on Friday said he will cooperate with police in the probe of his sister's murder as more details of the murky case and cover-up bid are expected to emerge later in the day.
Four members of a Sikh family, including two minor children, have died in Atlanta, Georgia under mysterious circumstances, with the police terming it as a murder-suicide.
A bench comprising Justice Pinaki Chandra Ghose and Justice Amitava Roy, while allowing the plea of the Pooja Pal, wife of slain leader, asked the probe agency to conclude the probe in the case preferably within six months.
Exactly five days after he was named as the key accused Chief Medical Officer Dr B P Singh's murder case in Lucknow, jailed deputy chief medical officer Dr Y S Sachan was found dead under mysterious circumstances inside the Lucknow district jail on Wednesday evening.
Atiq Ahmed is named in more than 100 criminal cases, including the recent Umesh Pal murder case
Silence... Can You Hear It is definitely a recommended watch of the week, assures Joginder Tuteja.
What should have ideally been a slow-burn thriller pretty much turns into a game of predictive, uninteresting moments that simply delay the almost obvious climax, notes Divya Nair.
'The Mumbai police should study the bank accounts and flow of money in and out of the accused's bank accounts.'
There's a lot of action on the OTT platform this March, thanks to some interesting film and Web series coming up.
This is the face of the Muslim mother-turned-killer who along with her husband murdered 14 in San Bernardino in what the Federal Bureau of Investigation is now calling an 'act of terrorism'.
In a setback to the Central Bureau of Investigation, former Madhya Pradesh minister and senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader Kamal Patel was on Wednesday acquitted in the Durgesh Jat murder case.
Four days after deputy chief medical officer Dr Y S Sachan was found dead in mysterious circumstances in a toilet of the local district jail, the Lucknow police on Sunday conceded the echoing demand from different family members of the victim to register a case of murder against "unidentified persons."
Intrigue filled whodunits, slice-of-life dramas, fast-paced animation, Sukanya Verma tells us what you can catch on OTT this week.
In a new series, we look at the top 10 shows in the most popular genres.
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