The love story of Shakuntala and Dushyant is so familiar, from textbooks, comics, stage and screen versions, that it has become part of our cultural DNA. If a film-maker thinks he can make it his own by producing a 3D version with excessive CGI, he achieves nothing but overkill, notes Deepa Gahlot.
Deepa Gahlot lists Hindi biopics about Indian political leaders: Some worked, some did not, but they managed to avoid controversy.
Tanuja could do practically anything on screen, applauds Subhash K Jha, as he salutes the actor on her 80th birthday on September 23.
Just what do actors *do* the whole day?
Antim: The Final Truth is so done to death that even criticising it feels like an exercise in monotony, feels Sukanya Verma.
The curse of the second half prevents The Power from being the entertainer it could have been, notes Joginder Tuteja.
With RRR adding to the line-up, Joginder Tuteja takes a look at how well films on revolutionaries have done at the box office.
The hits and misses of the week.
'I'm not jealous anymore. But sometimes I am, when I'm not part of that project.'
Another week and a spate of OTT shows and movies to watch. Here's what Sukanya Verma recommends.
The hits and misses of the week.
'Touch wood, I'm blessed that I am getting this chance to do the things I love.' 'I know a lot of people would love to be in my place.'
The hits and misses of the week.
The Caring with Style fashion show was organised to raise funds for children suffering from blood cancer.
The hits and misses of the week.
Subhash K Jha looks at actresses who dared play Momma at the risk of getting typecast.
The hits and misses of the week.
"Telling the story of the birth of a nation is never easy. Especially if that nation is as big and diverse as India," said Shyam Benegal about 'Samvidhaan -- The Making of the Constitution of India'.
As late filmmaker Rajesh Pillai's Bollywood film Traffic releases this week, Rediff.com contributor Vijay George reveals what happened behind the cameras.
It will make you uncomfortable because you will have seen bits of this story -- or most of it -- many times, in your home or in the homes of your loved ones. And you've probably watch it pan out silently, says Savera R Someshwar.
'The uniform might be the most accurate thing about this film, however, a painfully tacky production where all the sets look like over-saturated cardboard,' says Raja Sen.
Traffic is muddled and lacklustre in its set-up, feels Sukanya Verma.
Theatre director, Joy Matthew has made a comeback to films after 26 years and he is busy like never before.
'I was like a child in Disneyland! There was Irrfan Khan, Dulquer Salmaan...' Mithila Palkar confesses to Rediff.com's Patcy N.
Bezubaan Ishq is pure drivel, warns Paloma Sharma.
Sanjay Dutt's relationship with Madhuri Dixit, the break up and heartache that followed.
'We have won our political freedom, we have liberalised our economy and now it's time to liberate our minds also. That is why this film.' Director Ketan Mehta lists his reasons for making Rang Rasiya.
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