Kabali Catches Houston by Storm
By Vanshika Vipin HOUSTON: Houston saw some action from a frenzied crowd, last week. The occasion was the release of Kabali, the latest film starring the SuperStar Rajnikant. Die-hard Thalaiva fans had queued outside theatres to watch their beloved larger-than-life star. To many, Rajnikant is not just an actor or a SuperStar; he is a […]
Rajini leaves the Khans behind: Kabali is the biggest opener of all times
Toppling the three Khans of Bollywood, Rajinikanth emerged as the winner on Saturday when the makers of Kabali announced that the film had made an opening collection of Rs 250 crore in the domestic market alone. With figures like that, Kabali is now the all-time biggest opener in India. Shah Rukh Khan-starrer Happy New Year […]
Madaari review: It’s a guide on how to spoil a film despite perfect ingredients
If you have a good story and a bunch of talented actors, you can make a good movie, right? Wrong. Despite a well-intentioned and intriguing story on vigilante justice and actors like Irrfan Khan and Jimmy Shergill, Madaari comes across as a rather vague, stretched and cliched film. is Madaari begins with Irrfan Khan’s voiceover […]
Great Grand Masti movie review: This offensively unfunny, grating thing’s not a film
Those who have been following the escapades of the ‘Masti’ boys will know that they have been stuck in a limbo: between ‘biwis’ who will not put out and other women who are dying to, between pills that stiffen male private parts and receptacles to insert said parts into, between… I could go on, but […]
Oh wow! Katrina Kaif to romance Fawad Khan in Karan Johar’s next?
Fawad Khan is one hot sensation no actress would mind working with. He is this eye candy not only for us but for many in the industry including Sonam Kapoor, Deepika Padukone among the other ladies. But guess the actress who’s got lucky this time is none other than Katrina Kaif. Yes! Word is that Katrina and Fawad have been […]
Shorgul Movie Review
STORY : In Maliabad (a small town in Uttar Pradesh), a local politician’s son Raghu falls in love with a Muslim girl named Zainab. She is engaged to a boy from her community but Raghu can’t help but harbour feelings for her. This unrequited love story ends in bloodshed. The local politicos use the isolated incident […]
Salman Khan’s Sultan’s day 8 box office collection’s Rs 219.6 cr: Can it destroy Aamir Khan’s PK record?
Sultan released with high expectations. Salman Khan, Anushka Sharma film exceeded every single one of them. On Tuesday, the film made Rs 10.82 crore, taking the movie’s tally to Rs 219.6 crore. The film’s continuing its box office dominance despite these being weekdays and lower ticket prices. As the film became the fastest film ever to earn Rs […]
Deepika to play Padmavati in SLB’s next?
Looks like Deepika Padukone and Sanjay Leela Bhansali are all set to hit a hatrick soon…because there’s gossip doing the rounds that the gorgeous actress is set to play Padmavati in Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s next movie based on Rani Padmani. A leading site has stated that the actress has been roped into play the titular […]
Hrithik’s ex-wife Sussanne booked for fraud worth Rs 1.87 crore in Goa: Report
Entrepreneur and designer Sussanne Khan has allegedly been booked by the Goa Police in a Rs 1.87 crore cheating case on Saturday. The ex-wife of Bollywood actor Hrithik Roshan, Sussanne has been accused for falsely projecting herself as an architect by Emgee Properties, a real estate firm in Goa, the Times of India reported. Managing […]
How Priyanka Chopra manages her money
Professionally, it is difficult to sum up Priyanka Chopra in one word—she is a Bollywood superstar, pop singer, TV star of the popular show Quantico, debutant in Hollywood’s upcoming movie Baywatch, former Miss World, and now a regional movie producer. However, when it comes to her own money management, the one word that she uses for […]
Dhanak Movie Review
A film that believes – and artfully coaxes the audience to believe – in miracles, Nagesh Kukunoor’s bewitching Dhanak is itself a full-blown marvel. It’s like a dazzling flash in the sky that lights up everything around it and soaks you instantly in its warmth. This sparkling little gem deftly darts back and forth between disarming simplicity […]
Udta Punjab Movie Review
Abhishek Chaubey’s Udta Punjab is littered with standout scenes, but none matches the sledgehammer impact of the climax. Sudden, quick on the draw and stunningly to the point, it brings the curtains down on a profane, dystopic vision of a state that was once India’s bread basket but is today burdened with a whole slew of problems, […]
Thithi movie review: Most of the cast is non-professional, and the plot originates from the soil
A wizened old man, over a hundred years and counting, suddenly keels over and dies. And sets into motion an absurdist comedy of manners which uses death to make gentle yet stinging points about life. Director Raam Reddy’s first feature borrows some of its quirky quality from Emir Kusturica and Frederico Fellini, as it tracks […]
Housefull 3 Movie Review
Like its central premise – three desperate drifters out to marry a trio of wealthy sisters weave their way in and out of trouble – Housefull 3 is painfully hackneyed and sickeningly silly. But for a slapstick comedy that makes no bones about its lowbrow intentions, being trite and stupid is part of the game. […]
Rhythm India’s Heart Beats with the Moves of Saroj Khan
By Vanshika Vipin STAFFORD: The iconic superstar of Bollywood film choreography Saroj Khan, has an enduring aura that leaves one mesmerized, especially if you are equally passionate about dancing. And this is precisely what happened at the Rhythm India Bollywood Dance Company, last Friday, on May 20. Saroj Khan, the choreographer par excellence, was invited for a […]
Anushka Sharma is good, says ‘Sultan’ star Salman Khan
Bollywood superstar Salman Khan has praised his ‘Sultan’ co-star Anushka Sharma’s talent. “She (Anushka) is good. It’s good to work with people, especially with talented people,” Salman told reporters here when asked about his experience of working with the ‘PK’ actress. This will be the first time Salman and Anushka will be seen sharing screen space […]
Sarbjit Movie Review
STORY: Indian Sarbjit is wrongfully imprisoned in a Pakistani jail – can his sister Dalbir have him freed? REVIEW: Straight away, Sarbjit is Randeep Hooda’s triumph. In 1990, a simple Punjabi farmer Sarbjit (Randeep) drunkenly wanders across the India-Pakistan border – a milestone in a field – merrily singing ‘Jai Jai Shiv Shankar’, suddenly captured and tossed into Pakistani […]
Trailer of Salman Khan’s ‘Sultan’ to launch on May 24
The trailer of Salman andAnushka Sharma starrer ‘Sultan’, is set to launch on May 24, according to a report published in IndianExpress.com. In the first teaser, we were introduced to Salman Khan’s character, Sultan Ali Khan, making way to the akhada for his first fight. Salman Khan floored everyone with his look and chiselled body. Click here for more… […]
Sairat’s star-couple bags Rs 5cr bonus
Producers of the film are feeling super-generous as film crosses Rs 60-cr mark. It is appraisal season, after all. And why should film stars be any different? The leading lady and man of the biggest blockbuster in Marathi cinematic history, Sairat , have been awarded a bonus of Rs 5 crore each by its benevolent (and delighted) […]
Azhar Movie Review
STORY: A disclaimer at the start says that it is not a biopic on the life of one of the most celebrated and controversial Indian cricket captains Mohammad Azharuddin(Emraan). So the makers hoodwink you submission that it is not a biopic. But one has also to be blind, not to be able to see the similarities […]
