Manoj Bajpayee simply lives, and loves, the role -- of a man who life is fast passing by, and who continues to live the lie of a simple government servant, observes Saisuresh Sivaswamy.
A spectacular Taapsee Pannu brings out the shift of a happy homemaker to a heartbroken woman most strikingly in her deeply affecting performance, applauds Sukanya Verma.
Jabariya Jodi constantly confuses tacky as terrific, feels Sukanya Verma.
'Just when it looks our film-making is moving away from idolising toxic archetypes for the sake of romantic fulfillment, Aleya Sen's Dil Juunglee comes along and squashes it in entirety,' says Sukanya Verma.
'The reviews have been generous and overwhelming.' 'But unfortunately, it's not shown in the numbers and technically, you would call it a flop.' 'I don't understand what to take from it... I am at a loss...'
... And it's not just fear of job losses, says Ajit Balakrishnan.
Pihu may not be flawless, but it has something valid to say about lousy parents, notes Sukanya Verma.
It's raining book-to-screen adaptations on OTT this week. Sukanya Verma offers you a selection.
Phantom Thread is the most wrong, most real, most riveting portrait of toxic love you're likely to witness in a long, long time, feels Sukanya Verma.
There are some films that somehow shouldn't be called films. They don't qualify. Manish Gupta's Karma & Holi is one of these, an amateurish, horrifically written effort that further loses credibility by being dubbed really badly.
As 2022 readies to bid adieu, Sukanya Verma raises a toast to the 10 high points of the year.
'2.0 ends up looking like a downgraded version of a promising idea,' notes Sukanya Verma.
Sukanya Verma gives her reasons for watching The Salesman.
There's something very pompous about the basic pitch of this movie that slowly chews away at its core, feels Sreehari Nair.
'There are people who loved the show and people who have been shocked by it.'
Funny how a woman can fall in love with another woman and still need a man to ensure she gets her happy ending, notes Sukanya Verma.
Once touted as a 'wonder drug', HCQ has been battling global controversies around its safety and efficacy as a prophylactic against the new coronavirus SARS-CoV-2.
In a new series, we look at the top 10 shows in the most popular genres.
Secret Superstar's cheerful, feel-good imagery of a rotten reality reflects a young adult's hopeful perspective yet to be crushed by the weight of cynicism, says Sukanya Verma.
The film sacrifices sense for style, feels Sukanya Verma.
Bollywood has dealt with same sex relationships before, but homophobia runs deep.
Whether roles for women get better or not, women are getting better at their craft with each passing year. In 2019, we saw some of our finest female actors show us exciting new facets of their capabilities in ways that'll inspire how roles ought to be written for years to come.
'The harmful side effects of what we call 'management toxicity' are affecting more and more Indians,' note Jeffrey Pfeffer and M Muneer.
Anushka Sharma is at her most impressive in the chilling NH10 but the climax is a bit of a letdown, notes Sukanya Verma.
'The concern that the bad bank may create a moral hazard for the system is extremely valid.'
'I try to spread positivity in whatever way I can.'
Banks feel happy shifting their toxic assets from loan books to investment books while the ARCs enjoy the management fees with a smile, observes Tamal Bandyopadhyay.
18-time Oscar nominee Meryl Streep towers over everybody else in the film - thanks to her unparalleled acting prowess and the sheer intensity of the character she plays.
Banned former Australian captain Steve Smith, on Wednesday, said Cricket Australia executives James Sutherland and Pat Howard played a key role in spreading the toxic 'win at all costs' culture
Under the ambit of probe is how former exec Eric Alexander obtained medical records of woman who was raped by an Uber driver in Delhi in 2014
In this weekly self-help series, mental health and life coach Anu Krishna tells you how to take control of your life.
Trump has been aggressively promoting the use of hydroxychloroquine in the treatment of COVID-19 patients.
Just months before the deadly gas leak in Bhopal killed 15,000 people, journalist Rajkumar Keswani -- who passed into the ages on Friday, May 21, 2021 -- had warned that the 'city stood on the edge of a volcano'.
Sukanya Verma on The Zoya Factor in Indian cinema.
A recent study has found that certain male health supplements carry ingredients that can harm your health.
Food companies would not need to seek product approval from FSSAI if they meet these norms
Sukanya Verma lists her 10 dramatically diverse recommendations to catch on various streaming platforms.
The global heath body had earlier suspended the hydroxychloroquine arm of the clinical trials of experimental COVID-19 drugs over safety concerns.