From Kiran Rao’s Laapata Ladies to Vasan Bala’s Jigra, here are all the Hindi movies & TV shows we’re keeping our eyes peeled for in 2024. As 2023 draws to a close, it’s safe to say that both film and TV, as is tradition with almost every other year, were pretty hit and miss — ...
From Kiran Rao’s Laapata Ladies to Vasan Bala’s Jigra, here are all the Hindi movies ...
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From Raazi to Manto, these were the best Hindi films of the year. 2018 was a year when quality scripts triumphed over big stars and big-budget films. Story and storytelling were the order of the day. That viewers appreciated and endorsed the change is a harbinger of good times to come. They are readily embracing ...
From Raazi to Manto, these were the best Hindi films of the year. 2018 was ...
KEEP READINGBollywood has a pathetic record of successful sequels/franchises. 2014 gave us a charming entertainer in Humpty Sharma ki Dulhaniya, reminiscent of the so many filmy love stories we’ve grown up watching, yet unique and fresh in its own way. One of the biggest box office hits of 2014, the film gave us a screen pair ...
Bollywood has a pathetic record of successful sequels/franchises. 2014 gave us a charming entertainer in ...
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Gauri Shinde’s stories come from a space of strained relationships. English Vinglish, she said in one of her interviews, was an apology to her mother. The film mirrored Gauri’s equation with her mother in her growing years. At the core of her second film Dear Zindagi too, is a relationship, stifled and frayed over the years. ...
Gauri Shinde’s stories come from a space of strained relationships. English Vinglish, she said in ...
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Filmmaker Gauri Shinde chooses to tell her stories through women. English Vinglish was a story of the relationship she shared with her mother and Sridevi (Shashi Godbole) told it with finesse. It brought Shinde to the limelight, winning her several debut awards that year. This time she’s back with another story, a letter to life ...
Filmmaker Gauri Shinde chooses to tell her stories through women. English Vinglish was a story ...
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In an industry swarmed with lacklustre content, Abhishek Chaubey’s Udta Punjab shines with an edgy take on a bold, controversial subject. Drug abuse has plagued Punjab for years now. The film brings to the fore it’s impact on the youth; the involvement or rather the facilitation of its use — from the powers that be ...
In an industry swarmed with lacklustre content, Abhishek Chaubey’s Udta Punjab shines with an edgy ...
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There’s an understated ease in how the characters play out and the screenplay unfolds. Kapoor and Sons isn’t your staple mainstream Bollywood. The characters are unerringly drawn, real and relatable. The director (Shakun Batra) doesn’t start defining them as soon as he introduces them to us. He lets them be. They mold along the way ...
There’s an understated ease in how the characters play out and the screenplay unfolds. Kapoor ...
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The countdown begins! 48 hours to go (as I write this). One of my most awaited films of 2016 (because Sidharth Malhotra!) Kapoor and Sons is set to hit the screens this Friday. The trio – Sidharth Malhotra, Alia Bhatt, Fawad Khan – were in town (Le Meridian, Delhi) yesterday to promote the ensemble family ...
The countdown begins! 48 hours to go (as I write this). One of my most ...
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We caught up with Alia Bhatt at Dusit Deverana, Gurgaon, where she was promoting her film Humpty Sharma ki Dulhaniya, to talk about her journey so far in Bollywood, her relationship with Varun Dhawan, her favorite directors and more! Student of the Year. Highway. 2 States. 3 films. 3 hits. How has the experience ...
We caught up with Alia Bhatt at Dusit Deverana, Gurgaon, where she was promoting her ...
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