4 Indian Web-Series In 2018 That Changed How We Watch TV
2018 was the year that saw several web-series make their way into the mainstream in India. Netflix launched its first Indian series and it took the Indian online audience by storm. The youth is no...
View Article2018 Election Results: Is ‘Liberal Media’ Coming To Modi’s Aide?
After the recent reverses BJP suffered in the assembly elections, many scions of so called liberal media have got busy theorizing the loss as anti-incumbency. Arguments are repeatedly being made across...
View ArticleDelhi International Arts Festival Opened At Marwah Studios
Noida: The grand opening of the 12th Edition of Delhi International Arts Festival took place at Marwah Studios in film city Noida with huge audience waiting for all interesting programs to happen....
View ArticleKedarnath Is The Latest In A Long Line Of Films That Attempt To Validate...
Abhishek Kapoor’s latest film Kedarnath starring Sara Ali Khan and Sushant Singh Rajput is Devdutt Pattanaik-esque in its essence. Just like the mythologist’s work, this film also seems to celebrate...
View ArticleRewind, Press, And Play: Bollywood Hits That Ruled Our Playlists This Year
Bollywood films can never be complete without songs and soundtracks. It certainly would be no overstatement to say that songs and music form the heart and soul of a Hindi film, right from Hardy...
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नसीरुद्दीन शाह को पाकिस्तान का टिकट भेजना ही डर के माहौल का सबूत है
कारवां-ए-मोहब्बत को दिए अपने एक इंटरव्यू में नसीरुद्दीन शाह ने बुलंदशहर की घटना के बारे में बात करते हुए कहा, “एक गाय की मौत को ज़्यादा अहमियत दी जाती है एक इंस्पेक्टर की मौत के बनिस्बत”। इस बयान को एक...
View Article2018: When Big Films With Small Ideas Tanked Deservingly
2018 has been one of the most bewildering years in Hindi cinema history. A year when a small but wonderful film like ‘Badhai Ho’ made bigger bucks than massive piece of trash like ‘Thugs of Hindostan’,...
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Best Of The Worst: The 20 Most Disappointing People In Their 20s
By Akhil Paliath: Everybody likes youth and young people. They are shiny, energetic and look great in promotional material. But the burden of having to solve every single problem facing the world...
View ArticleAn Open Letter To Shahrukh Khan, From The Heart
Dear SRK, This is the first time I am trying to contact you and please forgive me that I choose an open letter to do so, for other options would have even feebler chances of reaching you. I was 11...
View ArticleSkin Of Marble: Naseeruddin Shah’s Reel And Real Thoughts On Communal...
When famed actor Naseeruddin Shah’s reaction on mob violence and lynching has sparked a row, the short film ‘Skin of Marble’ turns out to be even more relevant for his impressive role. He did not mind...
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कॉमेडी के नाम पर फूहड़ता परोसना कब बंद करेगा बॉलीवुड
फिल्मों का सतहीपन कभी-कभी आपको बहुत परेशान करता होगा। मुझे भी करता है। मनोरंजन को एक नया आयाम देने की कोशिश हो रही है, मनोरंजन के नाम पर कंटेंट मैनीपुलेशन का चलन सा हो गया है। माना कि टीवी के बनावटी...
View Article‘I Go Late For Movies To Avoid Standing Up For National Anthem’
We have had this debate for a long time now about standing up for the national anthem. If you oppose it, you are tagged anti-national so, before someone takes the stance against this forced patriotism...
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Nothing Short Of A Miracle: Why I Absolutely Loved ‘Zero’
SPOILER ALERT I loved Zero. There, I said it. You are probably judging me. I did too – as the notes of ‘Mere naam tu’ soared, I felt the sinking feeling of falling in love with what I had most...
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रोहित शेट्टी किसी को हीरो दिखाने के लिए किसी का रेप दिखाना ज़रूरी नहीं है
फिल्म की तारीफ में भले ही यह बात कही जा रही हो कि फिल्म ने एक संवेदनशील मुद्दे को उठाया है लेकिन वास्तव में फिल्म को चलाने के लिए उस संवेदनशील मुद्दे का इस्तेमाल किया गया है। हिंदी फिल्मों का यह पुराना...
View ArticleCringe Watch: 8 Regressive Things Rani Mukerji Said About #MeToo At One Go
Last night, I happened to watch the ‘The Actresses Roundtable 2018’ – an annual feature by film critic Rajeev Masand – on YouTube. The 1-hour video celebrates some bold voices and memorable films that...
View ArticleDipika Kakar Proves She Is The Alpha Of Big Boss
Alpha female is Dipika Kakar as she was declared the winner. Holding the trophy she reacted it was the most beautiful experience of her life. She applied her mind in the game all through the fifteen...
View ArticleThe Political Relevance Of Netflix’s ‘Black Mirror: Bandersnatch’
Around the closing time of the film, the main character, Stefan, shouts “I am out of control!” Among all the other things that could have rang a bell in my head, the one thing that really got me...
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रोहित शेट्टी की टिपिकल मसाला मूवी है ‘सिम्बा’
रणवीर सिंह और सारा अली खान की एक्शन एंटरटेनर ‘सिम्बा’ सिनेमाघरों में रिलीज़ हो गई है। रोहित शेट्टी की फिल्म ‘मसाला एंटरटेनर’ फिल्मों में अगली कड़ी है। एक्शन व कॉमेडी रोहित शेट्टी की फिल्मों की पहचान रही...
View ArticleKangana Ranaut Has Always Been Ahead Of Her Peers And Her Latest Movie Proves...
Art doesn’t see any famous surname, it doesn’t follow any favoritism, it is above all, it is pure and this is amazingly proved by a true artist and girl of substance Kangana Ranaut. Everyone knows her...
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Netflix’s ‘Diablero’ Will Appease The Demon In You
Over the years, we’ve been flooded with films and TV series dealing with vampires, ghosts, and other forms of paranormal beings. Some of them have been spooky while others have been nothing less than a...
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