Ritwik Pareek's debut feature film, Dug Dug, offers a brilliant satirical and philosophical exploration of the fine line between faith and foolhardiness, observes Sukanya Verma.
Eagle-eyed movie buffs don't miss a thing. Part of their passion for cinema is noticing clever little details slipped in by the filmmaker as ardently as the creative. With Easter Sunday just around the corner, Sukanya Verma digs up some super filmi easter eggs just for you.
Vasan Bala's ability to jolt our Bollywood conditioned brains into experiencing new forms of menace, turning a John Woo-style prison riot into a Chinese communist movement and showcasing Alia in a savage new light won Sukanya Verma's dil and jigra.
'There's really the kindest soul hidden inside this genius businessman.'
Tu Yaa Main feels rather indulgent for a survival drama. You can see where it's headed, and it just grows tiresome after a point, observes Mayur Sanap.
Vasan Bala has directed Peddlers, Mard Ko Dard Nahin Lagta, Monica, O My Darling.
'The learning will be long term and if anything unlearn everything from this and start afresh.'
The best part about a Manish Malhotra party is the jaw-dropping fashion the stars bring with them.
Aaliya Kashyap and Shane Gregoire had a starry reception on Wednesday evening.
When mainstream Hindi cinema is preoccupied with romance, comedy, horror and action, stories about sisters and brothers are very rare. Vasan Bala has made a first-of-its-kind film where the leads play sister and brother, notes Aseem Chhabra.
This is no straight-forward sob story, observes Mayur Sanap.
Melodies that stayed on in the mind and memory are too few and far between. Except the ones that do make an impression are definitely worth celebrating for their refreshing style and substance.
Days after Alia Bhatt announced her next film, Jigra, she started work on it and shared pictures on social media.
Quite a few friends turned up at the screening of Anurag Kashyap's Almost Pyaar With DJ Mohabbat.
Priyanka Chopra was delighted at the grand premiere of her international Web series Citadel on April 4.
Vicky Vidya Ka Woh Wala Video managed to do better than Jigra as it is more massy in its treatment and presentation.
Rediff.com Contributing Photographer Pradeep Bandekar encountered these stars on Monday.
A youngster suffering from a strange disorder. A childhood companion is all set to marry a chauvinistic twerp. Their combined love for movies and martial arts cobbled up between twins who could not be more different.
Fashion takes a front seat this awards season, as the Style Icons and OTTplay Changemaker Awards make way to the fifth edition of the Critics Choice Awards, 2023.
From Star Wars to Santa to Alia Bhatt, OTT has a variety of entertainment to offer for all ages this week. Sukanya Verma lists her recommendations.
Directed by Vasan Bala, the murder mystery will stream on Netflix from November 11.
'This world shows humanity in a fraudulent light.'
Merry Christmas brims with Sriram Raghavan's signature style and ample cheeky look-what-I-did-there moments.
Bollywood seems to have ignored the month of September, with only two Hindi releases coming up in theatres. But cine-goers need not worry, as Hollywood and south cinema makes up for it.
The fourth Filmfare OTT awards saw some interesting winners as top shows like Scoop and Jubilee as well as movies like Darlings and Sirf Ek Banda Kaafi Hai scored big.
Vasan Bala's much applauded film will hit theatres on Friday.
The director talks about his new film Ugly and his newest run-in with the Indian Censor Board.
Emotions run high more than usual on OTT this week.
Radhika will apparently make her debut in Bollywood with Baghyashree's son Abhimanyu.
A special Screening of Taika Waititi's Jojo Rabbit was held in Mumbai, as a part of the MAMI Year Round Programme.
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National-award winning actor, producer, hotelier, ex-politician, cricket team owner, philanthropist, highest tax payer, reality show judge, animal lover and, above all, people's hero -- Mithun Chakraborty -- who has been conferred the Dadasaheb Phalke Award -- is truly a force of nature, notes Sukanya Verma.
Director Vasan Bala tells us how Mumbai inspired his directorial debut Peddlers.
Mrs and Mrs Malhotra attended their first post-shaadi event, the News18 Showsha Reel Awards.
Rakul lost in thought... Radhika, Huma promote Monica, O My Darling... Grateful Kartik...
Just when it seemed that Bollywood had recovered with multiple big hits in 2023, it all came down in 2024 with a flurry of flops, disasters and mega disasters.
Bala creates a world so mad yet meticulous and unlike no other in Mard Ko Dard Nahi Hota, raves Sukanya Verma.
'I felt awkward pairing with Anushka Shetty on screen because she had played my daughter in a film.'
