If the film keeps our interest, it is because of the occasional comic moments and mostly since Kumar is there to carry the burden of a poorly written script. And he does it with a smile on his face. He is having fun entertaining us -- even when the film is going nowhere.
Masumi Makhija on her upcoming films, including Chupke Se which releases September 12.
The election promises to be even more entertaining with so many stars involved in the campaign this time.
Connect with the debutant director as he talks about his first directorial project, among other things.
Sophie Dahl has been signed on for The King Of Bollywood, will co-star Om Puri.
10 grossers where he either had the leading part or played a pivotal role.
Rehana Sultan was all set to be a path-breaker. The time was right. Hindi cinema had emerged from the 1960s musicals era. But somehow, leading film-makers of the time did not believe Rehana had that cachet. It was Zeenat Aman who ended up being the definitive taboo-trasher of the era. Dinesh Raheja salutes the trendsetter of the 1970s, Rehana Sultan.
Bollywood actress Juhi Chawla is the brand ambassador for Sony Entertainment's new general entertainment channel Sony Pal.
Girish Karnad's demise leaves Shabana Azmi shattered.
Sukanya Verma looks at all kinds of kooky khaki portrayals on the silver screen
Bollywood doesn't need fire-breathing dragons when it has Bhai.
The hits and misses of the week.
Salman Khan's big Eid release Tubelight is also a major loser.
Salman Khan's much awaited Eid release Tubelight turned out to be a damp squib at the box office. Distributors stand to lose on their investments.
Titled The Lies We Tell, the film also features Om Puri, playing a Pakistani character.
Every day a Party unfolds on social media where armchair activists, politically charged influencers, trend pundits, gyaan givers and troll armies change the world in their heads but remain clueless about the nation's grassroots reality, feels Sukanya Verma.
Vidhya Pant remembers the Diwalis celebrated in her home in Shillong in the 1960s.
Class of '83 is no Ardh Satya and Bobby Deol is no Om Puri, notes Sukanya Verma.
Desi sightings in Western fare are no longer a rarity.
'All my life, I have made expensive films. This time, I want to make the least expensive film ever made in Bollywood.' 'It's an honest attempt to climb Mount Everest without knowing if I will reach the peak.'
The Viceroy's House features Lord Grantham playing Lord Mountbatten...
Miss Tanakpur Haazir Ho takes off with a great premise but fails to realise its full potential, says Nishi Tiwari.
'Here are 25 stories special to me for one reason too many,' says Sukanya Verma who scored 25 years writing about the movies last week.
A pick of just 10 watchable (a couple of them admittedly in the so-bad-it's-fun category) foreign films starring Bollywood stars in significant roles are available to watch on streaming platforms.
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