May 31, 2025, was Raj Khosla’s birth centenary. On June 9, 1991, this maestro of movie-making passed on, leaving a legacy of assorted great films. The ace director, who was …
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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.
May 31, 2025, was Raj Khosla’s birth centenary. On June 9, 1991, this maestro of movie-making passed on, leaving a legacy of assorted great films. The ace director, who was …
It’s madness and mirth mixed with mayhem. Not for the critics (I am not one! I consider myself a reviewer, and in the Indian film context, there is a humongous difference between the …
Dated, defunct and dismal. Three words that sum up the latest Mani Ratnam offering, Thug Life, a gangland war tale that revels in following templates and tropes galore while pretending to …
An online poll had opined (and I shared the view) in a 2:1 majority that Paresh Rawal’s exit from Hera Pheri 3 was a well-conceived publicity stunt, not reality. But sadly, it …
I have often remarked on the sudden preponderance of ‘gays’ in the recent web series, whether needed or not. And this time, we even show the ‘hereditary’ angle of this …
Akshay Kumar, Ajay Devgn, Hrithik and father Rakesh Roshan and Suniel Shetty were, alongside Anupam Kher and Paresh Rawal, among the first to comment on the Pakistan-sponsored terrorist attacks. After …
In the hero-centric world of Hindi cinema, it is the heroes who always have the upper hand. And that includes choosing or approving heroines who are young, often born even …
Sanjay Dutt seems to be have been conned into co-producing such an unadulterated disaster. Dutt’s career as a producer has never been really strobe-lit: Kaante, Zinda (which was a box-office calamity though) and Shootout …
Mumbai is and has always been the citadel for Hindi cinema. But Maharashtrian directors have never dominated. But for some sparkling exceptions. On Maharashtra Day (May 1), here’s looking at …
By the time I was halfway, I came to know that this is one of those classic “leave your brains behind at home and enjoy” kind of entertainers. But then …
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