Daddy Movie Review
DADDY STORY: Raised in Mumbai’s Dagdi Chawl, which was home to the mill workers in the 70s, Arun Gulab Gawli(Arjun), a local went on to became a dreaded don and later a politician. Not to forget…Dawood Ibrahim’s chief adversary. DADDY REVIEW: Mumbaikars are well-versed with the rise of Gawli, an out-of-work mill worker’s son who resorted to […]
Poster Boys Movie Review
POSTER BOYS STORY: Set in a North Indian village, three distinct men – local goon Arjun (Shreyas), retired army officer Jagawar Chaudhry (Sunny) and school teacher Vinay (Bobby) are shocked to find themselves becoming the ‘poster boys’ of male sterilisation after their pictures randomly appear on a public service ad promoting vasectomy. They are soon subjected […]
KTRU Celebrates 25 Years of its South Asian Music Show *Navrang* with Free Concert
By Sreyas Menon HOUSTON: KTRU Rice University Radio will celebrate 25 years of its Navrang specialty show from 5 to 7 PM on Sunday, September 10, with a free concert, Swar Yatra – A Musical Journey. Navrang (meaning “nine colors” in Hindi) show on KTRU treats listeners to the beauty of South Asian music with […]
Ayaan to be arrested in Star Plus’ Love Ka Hai Intezaar?
Alchemy Films’ popular daily Love Ka Hai Intezaar’s interesting twists and turns never fail to keep the audience hooked to its episodes. The popular daily which airs on Star Plus will be coming up with another interesting twist wherein Ayaan (Mohit Sehgal) will be in trouble. Ardent viewers would already know that Kamini (Sanjeeda Sheikh) who hates men had asked Mohini (Preetika Rao) […]
A Gentleman movie review: Sidharth Malhotra isn’t convincing in his ‘risky’ avatar
A Gentleman star cast: Sidharth Malhotra, Jacqueline Fernandez, Darshan Kumar, Hussain Dalal, Rajit Kapur, Supriya Pilgaonkar, Suniel Shetty A Gentleman director: Krishna DK, Raj Nidimoru A Gentleman rating: 2 stars This latest outing by Raj and DK is a spy spoof cum thriller cum love story, and while the going is good, it’s not bad. But you have to […]
Baadshaho movie review: This Ajay Devgn and Esha Gupta film is old wine, in a not very new bottle
Baadshaho star cast: Ajay Devgn, Emraan Hashmi, Ileana D’Cruz, Esha Gupta, Sanjay Mishra, Vidyut Jammwal Baadshaho director: Milan Luthria Baadshaho rating: 2 stars Don’t get fooled by the ‘set during the backdrop of the Emergency’ thread in Baadshaho. That and few other elements are just window dressing in Milan Luthria’s cops-and-robbers tale, which plays out in one his favourite […]
Shubh Mangal Saavdhan movie review: The Ayushmann Khurrana and Bhumi Pednekar film suffers from a sagging climax
Shubh Mangal Saavdhan star cast: Ayushmann Khurrana, Bhumi Pednekar, Seema Pahwa, Brijendra Kala Shubh Mangal Saavdhan director: RS Prasanna Shubh Mangal Saavdhan rating: 2.5 stars When you want to get it on, and you can’t get it up, what do you do? A Bollywood mainstream movie asking this kind of tricky question deserves serious props, even if it isn’t […]
Priyanka Chopra visits Dilip Kumar, Saira Banu and the photos are no less than a family portrait
Legendary actor Dilip Kumar was paid a visit by Priyanka Chopra. The Quantico star spent a whole evening with the actor and his wife Saira Banu. The actor, known for films like Mughal-e-Azam, Naya Daur, and Devdas had been in ill-health last month and most likely this is the reason that prompted Piggy Chops’ visit. A tweet from […]
Intricate Dances Showcase the Incredible Diversity of India
Click Here for Photo Collage By Jawahar Malhotra HOUSTON: There is a language to dance which those of us who have two left feet can never fathom but can certainly be in awe of. It is a language that has many facets, encompassing hands, feet, hips, arms, fingers – and even just as importantly, facial […]
TV medium is growing vastly: Karanvir Bohra
He ventured onto the small screen in 1999 as Kabir from the show “Just Mohabbat” and has since been part of shows like “Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi“, “Shararat” and “Naagin 2“. And now, after almost two decades of being part of the medium, actor Karanvir Bohra feels the TV medium is growing vastly. […]
VIP 2: Lalkar Movie Review
STORY: Raghuvaran tries to lead a change in the corporate world but his righteousness irks an egotistical businesswoman who becomes hell-bent on taking him down. REVIEW: Some films sell stories, some sell stars. VIP 2: Lalkar is the latter and it makes no bones about it. It bends over backwards to accommodate its lead actor’s skill-set and […]
Viceroy’s House movie review: This Huma Qureshi starrer is like a stilted play
The summer of 1947 was especially hot, “hottest in 75 years”. One man who had never set foot in India before was brought in his double-breasted suit to work with a team and, in five weeks, draw a line dividing the country into two. He sweated and protested his way through it, as the likely […]
