Playing a character put off by the idea of retirement is becoming on Bachchan. Hands in pocket, eyes firmly focused on his mission, conviction inks his speech while his serene, sensitive, portrayal has a calming effect on the kids and Jhund, observes Sukanya Verma.
From the evergreen Hare Rama Hare Krishna to the foot-tapping Rambha Ho, Usha Uthup is the Queen of Pop music in India.
If the ravishing Yami Gautam injects vivacity and vulnerability in her dilly-dallying Ginny, Vikrant Massey is absolutely smashing as the sweet-natured dunce who endears himself to her, cheers Sukanya Verma.
'Student of the Year 2 has no spunk, no plot and zero charisma,' sighs Sukanya Verma.
Director Susi Ganesh's maiden venture into Bollywood, Shortcut Romeo, seems like a slick, fast-pasted thriller on the surface. What lies beneath is a different story altogether.
In a year when telling a story as cinematically as possible has found a conspicuous voice in OTT, Sukanya Verma's pick of 10 favourite female performances cannot be limited to film alone.
Ghoomketu's distracted, disjointed, narrative acquires the tone of a dream whose quirk stems from naivete, not narcotics, complains Sukanya Verma.
'How can so many misfortunes fall on one beautiful family?'
The campaign aimed at encouraging women to embrace their choices.
Asoka still makes for irresistible viewing, raves Sukanya Verma, and tells us why.
Priyanka Chopra looks stunning, eight times over!
The young Indian pair of Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan and Sriram Balaji went down fighting to the second seeded American pair of Scott Lipsky and Rajeev Ram in the doubles event of the Aircel Chennai Open 2012 on Tuesday night. Nedunchezhiyan and Balaji, aged 23 and 21 respectively, displayed admirable spunk in their 5-7, 4-6 defeat, even breaking their opponents at least twice in the match.
It tries to be a simple film but gets more and more convoluted.
Hands down, the star of the show is Rajkummar Rao, observes Sukanya Verma.
A look at how plus-size models ruled the runway in avant-garde attires.
Athiya Shetty springs a surprise in this otherwise tedious film, says Sukanya Verma.
When the actress owned the ramp.
'As a family, we were not going through a very good time financially.' 'I wanted to be an interior designer, but I didn't have enough money to join the polytechnic.' 'I was about 15-and-a-half, 16, so I said okay, let me just try (acting).'
Putham Pudhu Kaalai is refreshing like the unsuspecting morning dew that teases your senses when you step on the grass barefoot, discovers Divya Nair.
Irrfan, Deepak Dobriyal, Radhika Madan, Ranvir Shorey, Pankaj Tripathi are all lovely, but make little sense in Angrezi Medium's muddled context, complains Sukanya Verma.
Fighting prejudice with prejudice, Ujda Chaman is too shallow to dwell compellingly into the frailties of the human mind, feels Sukanya Verma.
"To me, he is the new Monty Python: something completely different."
For the next seven days the Nungambakkam stadium will come to life when Nadal and his tour mates take center stage at the Chennai Open.
The director hopes his second 'good, clean' entertaining film, Lakshya, will offer people something to take home and mull over.
Rohit feels Rishabh certainly does need a bit more confidence while going for the big hits.
With India playing with a new-found spunk under stand-in skipper Virat Kohli, team director Ravi Shastri on Friday said he sees a bit of himself in the flamboyant Delhi batsman.
'Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom is every bit a horror film split into predictable hostility and periodic close calls,' says Sukanya Verma.
Deepika, Sonam, Aishwarya, Sridevi, Hema Malini...
With so much entertainment to choose from, it's a good enough compliment that Home doesn't drag and prompts us to reach out for the next episode, feels Sukanya Verma.
Do actors really look like the real life people they portray on screen? It's time to have *your* say!
'My heart sank when Lokesh's name was announced. It could well have been Rahul Dev, I thought, but no,' says Divya Nair.
Sukanya Verma lists 10 of her favourite songs of the year, in no particular order.
Luka Chuppi is as much about live-in as Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge was about pigeons.
Lakme Fashion Week Summer/Resort 2017 wrapped up with the actor walking for designer Anita Dongre.
Shahid Kapoor's comic ease and contagious energy are not enough to brighten up this dim-witted slog notes Sukanya Verma.
At best, a serviceable buffoon with a flair for repartee, Kapil Sharma is awfully limited in his humour and screen presence to perk up this half-decent premise, feels Sukanya Verma.
