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  • Gulshan Devaiah: I wish favouritism did not exist

    Gulshan Devaiah: I wish favouritism did not exist

    Actor Gulshan Devaiah feels there is a lot of misplaced anger among people following the passing of actor Sushant Singh Rajput, and says it is time to introspect and not play blame games or find what pushed him to take his life.

  • Review: 'Chaman Bahaar': Heartland whiff

    Review: 'Chaman Bahaar': Heartland whiff

    Debutant writer-director Apurva Dhar Badgaiyann's effort harks back to the way tele-films used to be made for Doordarshan once upon a time. "Chaman Bahaar" unfolds at an unhurried pace to narrate a story of old-world simplicity -- a trait personified by the film's hero Jitendra Kumar with understated ease.

  • Win some and lose some

    Win some and lose some

    Its a magical world. Where you come chasing a dream and then see it come true. You walk in with nothing but guts and grit or a bagful of talent. From anonymity to applause all it takes it is one hit. From dingy PG digs to a swanky apartment is a matter of

  • Review: 'Arya': Sushmita Sen props lazy crime drama

    Review: 'Arya': Sushmita Sen props lazy crime drama

    "Aarya" starts off with a couple of advantages. It marks the return of Sushmita Sen, a fact that has helped the show pump up hype over the past weeks. Secondly, there proven core content at hand. The show is based on the Dutch series "Penoza", which saw a whopping run of five seasons, and which has already inspired an American rehash, "Red Widow".

  • Sushmita Sen: Talking about mental health very important

    Sushmita Sen: Talking about mental health very important

    Depression is a reality, says Sushmita Sen, adding that the tragic passing of actor Sushant Singh Rajput nudged her to start a conversation around the importance of talking about mental health -- something she was intending to do for long.

  • Review: 'The Casino': Don't bet on it

    Review: 'The Casino': Don't bet on it

    This is precisely the sort of show that makes a case against OTT culture. It is almost as if all the gaudy glitz that cinema chucked out a while back, and the cliches that were beginning to look stale even on television, have found a new low-budget address for rehash on digital platform.

  • Is Direct-to-OTT the new goldmine for medium-budget films?

    Is Direct-to-OTT the new goldmine for medium-budget films?

    The Amitabh Bachchan-Ayushmann Khurrana starrer "Gulabo Sitabo" shows that the direct-to-digital-release way can profitably work for Bollywood films made at a restrained budget, at a time the industry is reeling under the after-effects of shutdown owing t

  • Ila Arun: Corporates should come out to support folk artistes

    Ila Arun: Corporates should come out to support folk artistes

    Actress-folk singer Ila Arun, who has seen many ups and downs in her journey as an artiste since 1979, says that the live entertainment business and folk artistes will be badly affected post COVI-19, as social distancing becomes a part of our lifestyle. T

  • Review: 'Gulabo Sitabo': Satire served with Lakhnavi wit

    Review: 'Gulabo Sitabo': Satire served with Lakhnavi wit

    First thing, "Gulabo Sitabo" is positioned as a comedy but the film would not fulfil definition of the genre in the traditional Bollywood sense. This is not first day-first show LOL stuff, and it would seem a prudent move to launch this refined whiff on OTT.

  • 'Thor' success was a major win: Kenneth Branagh

    'Thor' success was a major win: Kenneth Branagh

    Actor-filmmaker Kenneth Branagh started off directing the "Thor" franchise with the first film in 2011, introducing actor Chris Hemsworth as Hollywood's God of Thunder. The five-time Oscar nominated filmmaker holds the success of the film close to his hea