Aan Tiwari honoured with Best Child Actor award for Baal ShivTags
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Review: 'Breathe: Into The Shadows' is too longwinded to thrill
"Breathe: Into The Shadows" can be nutshelled in a few lines: If you are willing to suspend logic, the show builds up an amount of intrigue till about episode five, the end of which tosses a big spin in the story.
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Review: 'Alex Rider': Spy games that schoolboys play
James Bond beware, the spy kids are taking over. Teen action queen Hanna returned for a second season blitz only the other week, and now here comes Alex Rider -- new teen spy on the block. Alex is Brit and suitably suave, just like Bond, and he reports to MI6. Plus, "Alex Rider" the series gets a very Bond-ish opening theme song too, before the spy games kick in.
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Fans remember Sanjeev Kumar on his 82nd birth anniversary
The legendary Sanjeev Kumar would have been 82 today had he been around. He was only 48 when he passed away on November 6, 1985.
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Rajkumar Santoshi: I would always think of Jagdeep while casting for my films (FIRST PERSON)
(Filmmaker Rajkumar Santoshi cast veteran Bollywood comedian Jagdeep in five of his films, including "Andaz Apna Apna". He says he really liked Jagdeep as an artiste, and the late actor was no less than a family member.)
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Brenock O'Connor: Not looking to get out of 'Game Of Thrones' shadow
Brenock O'Connor is known as Olly from the world of "Game Of Thrones", and he doesn't mind living under the shadow of the role. The actor says he looks at his association with the widely popular show as a "glorious comfort blanket".
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Anubhav Sinha: Entire discussion after Sushant's suicide agenda driven
Anubhav Sinha finds all the clamour around Sushant Singh Rajput's suicide ridiculous. The filmmaker says the everyday drama is disturbing, adding he suspects "some politics" has gotten into the conversation, which started after the news of the young actor
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Review: 'On Becoming A God In Central Florida': Super show
Robert Funke and Matt Lutsky's oddly titled but amazingly executed "On Becoming A God In Central Florida" utilises its structure of a web series and spreads the idea over 10 episodes. By turns dark, comic, shocking and brutal, the show remains absolutely absorbing as slowburn storytelling settles in.
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(OTT wants first strike: Bad news for cinema (Column: B-Town)
The lovers of films are not going to be deprived of fresh entertainment for long. In fact, from the way things are shaping, the desired entertainment content, the star-studded films are going to be delivered at home, in your drawing room or bedroom or eve
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Review: 'Desperados': Circus of comic cliches
Take "Bridesmaids", add a dash of "Girls Trip" with a sprinkle of "Bad Moms" thrown in, and voila! Cooking up a rom-com yarn about three very confused ladies never seemed easier.
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Review: 'Sufiyum Sujatayum': Of plastic passions
"Sufiyum Sujatayum" tries to cover up its lack of an engrossing plot with lots of striking asides. There is a liberal sprinkle of Sufi vibes all over the spread, in a bid to set up a mystical milieu.
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Review: 'Hanna 2': Predictable but packs a punch
"Hanna" season one had started off with a couple of hitches last year. There was the obvious comparison it drew with "Hanna" the movie of 2011. Then there was Esme Creed-Miles, Hanna of the series, fending against constant weighing up with Saoirse Ronan, the simply incomparable Hanna of big screen.
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Hariharan: Songs now are not about emotional connect but how many hits they get
With a career of over three decades and continuing, singer Hariharan never failed to impress music lovers across the nation and generations. The two-time National Award winner -- who has several celebrated songs across genres, including Bollywood music, g
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Grammy winner FINNEAS: Creating new James Bond theme song was dream come true (IANS Interview)
Singer-songwriter-producer FINNEAS managed to fill his shelf with five Grammys this year. His success story continues, with him bagging a James Bond theme song now.
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Esha Deol recalls her wedding day on eighth anniversary
Actress Esha Deol celebrated eight years of her marriage on Monday.
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Review: 'Rasbhari': Well intended but half baked
"Rasbhari" tries to be erotic and edifying at the same time. The idea is to set up a quirky, coming-of-age drama in smalltown India buoyed by sexual fantasy. Layered within is a subtext that teases with the paranormal, in a bid to leave a broader comment on the societal urge to scuttle a woman's sexuality.
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The Silver Screen and The Family Outing (Column: B-Town)
There was this word, Silver Screen, and it spelt magic. The phrase was probably coined in the black and white era. When the arc lamps of the projector transformed a picture captured on a small nitrate film on the cinema screen, folks sat mesmerised.
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Bollywood stars line up OTT releases in coming months
With the lockdown shutting film shoots, upcoming assignments of several filmstars will release on various digital platforms in the next months.
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Chris Hemsworth: I'm as vulnerable as anybody else
Hollywood's 'Thor' Chris Hemsworth is as vulnerable as anybody else and grapples with uncertainties just like everyone. The actor says he looks at vulnerability as an access point for the audience and feels they make the character more relatable.
