Patriarchy: The losers’ war cry
BY VINOD MIRANI What has been known as a tradition, and is practiced all over the world, be it a trader, industrialist or a professional, is that the next of generation is expected to follow….
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The Tomorrow War: Sloppy sci-fi (IANS Review; Rating: * *)
The Tomorrow War (film on Amazon Prime Video); Cast: Chris Pratt, Yvonne Strahovski, JK Simmons, Betty Gilpin, Sam Richardson; Direction: Chris McKay; Rating: * * (two stars) BY VINAYAK CHAKRAVORTY Chris Pratt probably wants to…
Haseen Dillruba: Wild, wicked but with warts (IANS Review; Rating: * * *)
Haseen Dillruba (film on Netflix); Cast: Taapsee Pannu, Vikrant Massey, Harshvardhan Rane, Aditya Srivastava, Ashish Verma; Direction: Vinil Mathew; Rating: * * * (three stars) BY VINAYAK CHAKRAVORTY Hand it to these guys — you’ll…
Tanya Maniktala: Due to self-doubt I once thought of giving up acting
By Arundhuti Banerjee Mumbai, July 2 (SocialNews.XYZ) She grabbed eyeballs with her acting and beauty in Mira Nair’s web series “The Suitable Boy” and there has been no looking back. From being selected as one…
Milind Gaba: Nikki Tamboli is savage, I had an amazing experience working with her
By Ekatmata Sharma New Delhi, July 2 (SocialNews.XYZ) Singer Milind Gaba’s gamechanger track “Yaar mod do”, which he created in collaboration with Guru Randhawa, is still a favourite among youth after years. “The essence of…
Samantar 2: Should keep season one fans happy (IANS Review, Rating: * * *)
Samantar 2 (series on MX Player); Cast: Swwapnil Joshi, Nitish Bharadwaj, Sai Tamhankar, Tejaswini Pandit; Direction: Sameer Vidwans; Rating: * * * (three stars) BY VINAYAK CHAKRAVORTY The Marathi thriller series “Samantar” gave an absorbing…
Cold Case: Served lukewarm (IANS Review; Rating: * * and 1/2)
Cold Case (Malayalam film on Amazon Prime Video); Cast: Prithviraj Sukumaran, Aditi Balan, Athmiya Rajan, Suchitra Pillai, Lakshmi Priyaa Chandramouli; Direction: Tanu Balak; Rating: * * and 1/2 (two and a half stars) BY VINAYAK…
Suchitra Pillai: OTT gave me new lease of life
By Yashika Mathur Kochi, July 1 (SocialNews.XYZ) Actress Suchitra Pillai, who is currently seen in the digitally-released Malayalam film “Cold Case”, says OTT content has given new opportunities to many actors like her. “I think…
June: Hard as nails yet sensitive (IANS Review; Rating: * * *)
June (Marathi film of Planet Marathi OTT), Cast: Nehha Pendse, Siddharth Menon, Saurabh Pachauri, Nilesh Divekar, Kiran Karmarkar; Direction: Suhrud Godbole and Vaibhav Khisti; Rating: * * * (three stars) BY VINAYAK CHAKRAVORTY Suhrud Godbole…
Shanaya Kapoor: Understanding skin and honesty of a character is important
By Ekatmata Sharma New Delhi, June 29 (SocialNews.XYZ) Actor Sanjay Kapoors daughter Shanaya Kapoor is ready enter Bollywood soon. The 21-year-old is naturally excited. “I’m extremely excited and looking forward to shooting the film. I…
Maybe, Ray would have liked us for at least attempting ‘Ray’: Ali Fazal
By Durga Chakravarty Mumbai, June 28 (SocialNews.XYZ) Ali Fazal was recently seen in the segment “Forget Me Not” of the anthology series “Ray”. The episode is based on Satyajit Ray’s short story Bipin Chowdhury’r Smritibhrom…
Ayesha Sulthana mulls film on her recent run in with law
Kochi, June 28 (SocialNews.XYZ) Lakshadweep film personality Ayesha Sulthana, who has been in news ever since her controversial remark on a local TV channel and the subsequent legal travails, plans to put it all up…
Aasif Sheikh: People address me as my screen character Vibhuti Mishra, it feels nice
By Ahana Bhattacharya Mumbai, June 28 (SocialNews.XYZ) Fans often address him as Vibhuti Mishra, the character he plays in the popular sitcom “Bhabi Ji Ghar Par Hai!”, and actor Aasif Sheikh enjoys it. “I receive…
Swwapnil Joshi: Marathi content among finest in India, just needs wider audience
By Yashika Mathur Mumbai, June 27 (SocialNews.XYZ) Actor Swwapnil Joshi, who soon reprise his role of Kumar Mahajan in the Marathi web series “Samantar 2”, says the particular streaming platform on which a project gets…
Cinematograph Act: Inane amendments
BY VINOD MIRANI In India for all the laws we need as far as our field of cinema is concerned, we have the Cinematograph Act (1952), an almost 70-year-old Act that has not been amended…
Kay Kay Menon reveals his ‘escapist way’ of dealing with tough roles
By Durga Chakravarty New Delhi, June 26 (SocialNews.XYZ) Kay Kay Menon is solid as ever essaying a complex role in the segment “Bahrupiya” of the anthology series “Ray”. The episode is based on late legend…
Ray: Uneven, but worth a binge (IANS Review; Rating: * * *) (Ld)
“Ray” (Anthology series on Netflix); Cast: Manoj Bajpayee, Gajraj Rao, Shweta Basu Prasad, Anindita Bose, Ali Fazal, Kay Kay Menon, Bidita Bag, Dibyendu Bhattacharya, Radhika Madan, Harsh Varrdhan Kapoor, Chandan Roy Sanyal, Akansha Ranjan Kapoor;…
Ray: Uneven but worth a binge (IANS Review; Rating: * * *)
“Ray” (Anthology series on Netflix); Cast: Manoj Bajpayee, Gajraj Rao, Shweta Basu Prasad, Anindita Bose, Ali Fazal, Kay Kay Menon, Bidita Bag, Dibyendu Bhattacharya, Radhika Madan, Harsh Varrdhan Kapoor, Chandan Roy Sanyal, Akansha Ranjan Kapoor;…
Nitish Bharadwaj: OTT should offer good money to regional content too
By Yashika Mathur Mumbai, June 25 (SocialNews.XYZ) Actor Nitish Bharadwaj is all set to reprise his role of Sudarshan Chakrapani, in Marathi thriller web series “Samantar 2”. The first season of the series, co-starring Swwapnil…
Prithviraj: We’re missing a happy film in Malayalam cinema lately
By Yashika Mathur Kochi, June 23 (SocialNews.XYZ) Malayalam star Prithviraj Sukumaran acknowledges the industry has been missing “happy films”, and the reason is the contained environment under which everyone has been living over the last…