One may not completely agree with the end. I will not describe the last 20 minutes of this six-episode wonder as it can seem to be a shade anti-climactic for …
Rajiv Vijayakar
Rajiv Vijayakar
Rajiv Vijayakar is the Entertainment Editor at South Asian Herald. He has been a journalist and critic for over 25 years and was part of the National Film Awards Jury in India in 2011 and 2015. He has authored four books, the latest of which, “Music by Laxmikant Pyarelal,” won the National Award for Best Book on Cinema in 2021. He also was on the 2025 jury for choosing the Indian entry for the Oscars.
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At the unearthly-for-Hindi-cinema-events hour at 9 a.m. on April 2, the first glimpse of Ramayana, produced by Namit Malhotra and directed by Nitesh Tiwari, was unveiled at the PVR IMAX. The …
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Over the decades, many a Hindi star, notably Sunil Dutt, Jeetendra, Anil Kapoor, Mithun Chakraborty and now Salman Khan have had a tendency to gravitate towards South-made Hindi films, Southern …
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Even Sholay did not have such an impact on cinema! Neither did Hum Aapke Hain Koun!… or Gadar—Ek Prem Katha. And all these were mega-busters of their eras, not just their years! The aspect I …
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The music of the legends is set to live on forever—and the use of their songs as re-creations is proof! This is the second part of our survey, restricted from …
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Musical Legends Score High in the Songs from Films in the 100 Crore Club
by Rajiv Vijayakar 4 minutes readWhile films running for 150 weeks to Golden Jubilees and more adorned the smash-hit films of our legendary composers and lyricists, they all worked before the era of the 100-plus …
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Film Review: Made In Korea (Tamil) Has Flimsy Premise But Simple Warmth
by Rajiv Vijayakar 4 minutes readSome films are bereft of logic, but convey simple human warmth. Right in the beginning, we are told of a simple village girl (Priyanka Mohan) from Tamil Nadu’s Kollapur, who …
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Shreya Ghoshal Creates History: Becomes First Indian Female Artiste in Three Decades to Release Live Tour Album
by Rajiv Vijayakar 4 minutes readA special gift to her fans globally and recorded across Mumbai, London, New York, Amsterdam and more, the album; All Hearts Tour – Live features live recordings from her National …
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T-Series, Vivek Agnihotri Announce Operation Sindoor
by Rajiv Vijayakar 3 minutes readT-Series Films and producer Bhushan Kumar and I Am Buddha Productions’ writer-director Vivek Ranjan Agnihotri (The Tashkent Files, The Kashmir Files, Vaccine War, The Bengal Files) have joined forces for Operation …
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Play Review: Marathi Version of Animal Mirrors the Life of Strugglers’ Unfulfilled Dreams
by Rajiv Vijayakar 2 minutes readMahesh V. Manjrekar, noted Hindi and Marathi writer-filmmaker and actor, recently staged the two-act play, Animal, in Hindi. I decided to watch its Marathi version, featuring, not Manjrekar, but noted film …