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Wasn’t Vettaiyan worth the wait?

Wasn’t Vettaiyan worth the wait?

It’s a Rajinikanth, Amitabh Bachchan, Fahadh Faasil, Rana Dagubatti super-starrer: why haven’t you watched the film yet?

16 October,2024 07:21 AM IST | Mumbai | Mayank Shekhar
'Jigra' movie review: Let down by its second half

'Jigra' movie review: Let down by its second half

It feels as if JIgra makers filmed an unfinished script. Stopping at a point, and upon being asked, what happens next, simply concurred, “Second half, bas goli-barood (just guns, bombs)!” 

12 October,2024 08:32 AM IST | Mumbai | Mayank Shekhar
Matilda De Angelis: ‘Watched Priyanka after I had shot for my Citadel’

Matilda De Angelis: ‘Watched Priyanka after I had shot for my Citadel’

Italian superstar Matilda says she wants her act to be loved as much as PC’s, while showrunner Gina weighs in on how Indian & Italian arms of Prime Video’s Citadel came about

11 October,2024 10:50 AM IST | Mumbai | Mayank Shekhar
Kehta hai Joker, saara zamana...

Kehta hai Joker, saara zamana...

Think Warner pulled a joke, hyping up a two-location, art-house pic, for a global, mainstream, blockbuster max!

09 October,2024 07:13 AM IST | Mumbai | Mayank Shekhar
CTRL Movie Review: Ctrl+Alt+Repeat

CTRL Movie Review: Ctrl+Alt+Repeat

In equal parts, vulnerable and vain, wholly real, Ananya Panday literally owns this space. As she does the film, that she’s in practically every frame of, from start to finish

06 October,2024 07:09 AM IST | Mumbai | Mayank Shekhar
The CM as the angry young man

The CM as the angry young man

No more just a biopic, Dharmaveer 2 has no precedence, let alone in Maharashtra, for popular cinema as one-sided commentary/polemic on current, partisan politics

02 October,2024 07:18 AM IST | Mumbai | Mayank Shekhar
Among India’s most viewed actors

Among India’s most viewed actors

Taken me a while to find Bhopal’s Nandu, the smoker; just had to figure how he’s friends with Akshay!

25 September,2024 07:00 AM IST | Mumbai | Mayank Shekhar
Yudhra Movie Review: The Yudhra tragedy

Yudhra Movie Review: The Yudhra tragedy

This boy is Yudhra (Siddhant Chaturvedi), if you must know, has got severe anger management issues. One way to deal with it is to channel that anger into national service

21 September,2024 07:23 AM IST | Mumbai | Mayank Shekhar
Tumbbad Movie Review: An artsy, gutsy mix of mythology and horror

Tumbbad Movie Review: An artsy, gutsy mix of mythology and horror

Sohum Shah's Tumbbad is back in cinemas and going great guns in its second innings. Take a read of Mid-day's review of the film, which originally released in 2018

18 September,2024 01:20 PM IST | Mumbai | Mayank Shekhar
'The Buckingham Murders' movie review: Buckingham’s dull, subtle Singhams!

'The Buckingham Murders' movie review: Buckingham’s dull, subtle Singhams!

I’m just not sure Kareena fits into this adopted new town, the way Kate did with Mare in Easttown. And I don’t just mean this for lack of the basic twang/accent that sets Kareena apart from the British colleagues in the cop force, let alone the other subjects/suspects

15 September,2024 07:04 AM IST | Mumbai | Mayank Shekhar

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