'I promise you, you've never seen her do anything like this.' 'It is a complete reinvention of Janhvi Kapoor.'
Merry Christmas brims with Sriram Raghavan's signature style and ample cheeky look-what-I-did-there moments.
Even though the story has nothing much to say beyond its central conflict, the film is consistently poignant and, in one scene near the end, it leaves you dewy-eyed, observes Mayur Sanap.
Rajkummar Rao does the best with what he is given and he ably elevates the generic story-telling. Too bad that his performance remains the only takeaway from such an inspiring real-life story, notes Mayur Sanap.
There may be several varieties of kheema pav, but this is the closest any vegetarian version has come to the classic dish.
The depiction of screechy jingoism within India-Pakistan dynamic is still a wet dream for Bollywood film-makers, observes Mayur Sanap.
The Zone Of Interest is technically flawless but lacks emotional pull, observes Mayur Sanap.
For all its oddball energy and earnest ambition, Fairy Folk cannot be missed, applauds Mayur Sanap.
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'This is where I grew up. The only business I know is cinema.'
'You have to be good in your project that's releasing today for you to be working on something tomorrow. That will always be the case.'
A tantalising mix of Bedgi chillies, coriander and tamarind, make the MasterChef winner's dish taste so heavenly.
'Murlikant sir saw the film for the first time alongside the army chief and many other army officers.' 'The way he got a standing ovation there, I got teary-eyed. It was a very emotional moment for all of us.'
'...without looking into yourself.' 'What matters most is human relationships and the human mind.'
'I grew up in an environment which is very submissive and conservative. People would judge you if you wore a short skirt.' 'I made my way up from there to Mumbai and landed a big song Aila Re Aila with a huge star like Akshay Kumar.'
'When Bad Newz was given to me to direct, the first thing I did was go back to my childhood.' 'It's an ode to Hindi cinema.'
Sam Bahadur brims with patriotic fervour, but one can trust Director Meghna Gulzar's refined sensibilities to not descend into nationalistic jingoism, believes Mayur Sanap.
Madgaon Express understands its charm lies in its inherent silliness and then works around as pure unadulterated entertainment, which makes it imminently watchable, raves Mayus Sanap.
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'People had a perception that I may be angry as a person.' 'Or I'm older than I really am.' 'Or I can't speak in English because of the characters I've done at the beginning of my career.'
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Wankhede, a 2008-batch Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officer of the Customs and Indirect Taxes cadre, has moved the Bombay High Court seeking protection from any coercive action by the anti-money laundering agency.
'Not many films have a reference to a creature who talks, emotes, acts in a film. And Munjya is doing all of it.
Dunki arrives at the right time after seeing Shah Rukh doing the heavy-duty action in his last two blockbusters. In a pleasant change, he is not tied up to any life-saving mission or out on a blood-soaked revenge, notes Mayur Sanap.
'Success is in the hands of the audience. I learn from what they like or dislike, and take the next step further.'
Safed is a lame attempt at social commentary, with terribly dull and thoughtless direction, observes Mayur Sanap.
Tiring to see Tiger dash from one dumb action sequence to the other, sighs Mayur Sanap.
Kangana Ranaut seems to be in fine form in Tejas, observes Mayur Sanap.
'The real change will happen when more powerful roles come to me.' 'I am looking forward to that change.'
'Everyone's looking for the next best thing. Everyone is ready to give up too easily.'
Animal is the kind of material that Ranbir Kapoor's formidable talent richly deserves, observes Mayur Sanap.
'When I am doing a film, that film is not propaganda for me. That's a true thing.'
'I have two sisters. One is 13 and the other is 17.' 'For them, their father is the director of Shahid, Omerta, Simran, Scam 1992 and Scoop.' 'For me, my father is the director of Jayate, Dil Pe Mat Le Yaar, Chhal, Yeh Kya Ho Raha Hai, three unreleased films and Woodstock Villa.' 'No one has seen these films.'
The Lust Stories 2 trailer is quirky, notes Mayur Sanap.
Mast Mein Rehne Ka is a thoroughly human film, which makes you laugh as hard as it will make you feel for the characters, notes Mayur Sanap.
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Guntu Kaaram doesn't deliver on its basic promise: Entertainment, sighs Mayur Sanap.
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