Aan Tiwari honoured with Best Child Actor award for Baal ShivTags
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Review: Mosul: Gritty, gripping war drama
The film begins at a time the violence in Mosul is ebbing and the Nineveh province's SWAT unit, comprising local men who have been directly or indirectly affected by the scourge of ISIS, is on a final mission.
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Review: Peninsula: Sequel to nowhere
The market logistics driving this sequel is blatant in the way it has been named. Officially (and quite unimaginatively), the film is called Train To Busan Presents: Peninsula.
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'Indian Idol 12': Yuvraj Medhe from being a sweeper on set to contestant
A video of Yuvraj Medhe giving an audition on Indian Idol 12 has gone viral, not only for his singing skills but also for his back story.
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Review: Middle Class Melodies: Leaves you in a happy space
Middle Class Melodies -- don't go by the title -- is not a musical, nor does it have any reference to melody. The title is used to convey a feel of the regular humdrum of life.
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They were better off closed (Column: B-Town)
The cinema chains, which pleaded and lobbied hard, with various state governments and the Central Government to lift lockdown and let cinemas get back into operation, got their wish eventually. However, it was not going to business as usual. There were to
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Nawazuddin Siddiqui: Not hopeful about OTT future in India
Nawazuddin Siddiqui feels OTTs are getting cramped in India and herd mentality is seeping in. The actor says everyone wants to do something on the digital platform, not for the art but just for the sake of business.
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Review: Target Number One: Slightly off target
Daniel Roby's Canadian crime drama draws inspiration from the real-life story of Alain Olivier, a drug addict in Quebec who ended up in a Thailand jail for years after a sad twist of events. Alain had become a pawn in a top secret operation of the Canadian law enforcers that went wrong.
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Review: A Simple Murder: Knotty naughty crime comedy
A Simple Murder does become contrived at times, given the willing suspension of disbelief it demands as the episodes roll, with unfailing frequency. But chances are you will not complain.
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Drew Barrymore: I know what it's like to lose and work for things
Drew Barrymore made it big in Hollywood at the age of seven, only to be blacklisted at the age of 12. The Hollywood actress says living through the turbulent times of her career has made her appreciate her position and opportunities today.
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Ishaan Khatter: Expectation of fans is a blessing
He grabbed attention of cinegoers with his skilled performance in Iranian filmmaker Majid Majidi's Beyond The Clouds in 2017. His next, Dhadak, fared below expectations, and though Khaali Peeli managed to create some waves earlier this year, the film had
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Review: The Crown season 4: Headier than ever
Season four of The Crown starts off with a couple of advantages. By now, the series has garnered a formidable fan base, so wide reception is no longer a challenge. More importantly, the story enters what must be the most appealing phase in modern English history.
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Sanya Malhotra: Hopefully in 2021, I will sign a dance film
Actress Sanya Malhotra loves to dance, and she wants to combine that passion with acting someday. She is hopeful that the dream project will happen next year.
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15 shades of Soumitra Chattopadhyay
Every role that he essayed remains priceless, no matter the genre of the film or the nature of the character. Yet, there are some performances in the oeuvre of late Bangla cinema legend Soumitra Chattopadhyay that simply define perfection. IANS lists 15 s
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Review: Suraj Pe Mangal Bhari: Wobbles between satire and slapstick
Abhishek Sharma is back with a satire, and he loves being deliberately scatterbrained about it -- we know from his two Tere Bin Laden films. Being goofy and caustic at the same time can be tricky business.
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Ministry eye on OTT-online content (Column: B-Town)
Since the first talked-about Made in India OTT content, Sacred Games, featured on Netflix in June 2018, there has been hue and cry about the kind of content that was peddled in the name of home entertainment. The feature was everything that the CBFC would
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Review: Chhalaang: Simple story with simple message
he story is set in heartland Haryana, and that gives him a passable scope to talk patriarchy without getting too heavy about it.
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Review: Ludo: Peculiar play of emotions
Ludo is brilliant as a concept, engaging in execution, but mostly mediocre in output. It is a film that ensembles four intertwined stories of love and relationships, and the idea is to spread out a narrative with a twist of irreverence and wry humour.
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Review: ‘Laxmii’ bombs
The last time he did it was in Diwali last year, with Housefull 4. He is back this Diwali with a film that would make Housefull 4 seem like a classic.
