Eight years is a l-o-o-ng time! Salman Khan was really seen in his element last in the 2017 Tiger Zinda Hai, which now seems like eons ago. Even Tiger 3 last year was never in …
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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.
Eight years is a l-o-o-ng time! Salman Khan was really seen in his element last in the 2017 Tiger Zinda Hai, which now seems like eons ago. Even Tiger 3 last year was never in …
In December 2025, Salman Khan will turn 60, but for more than a quarter of that phase (2009 onwards for the media, but in actual fact from the 1997 Judwaa), Salman …
Having never interviewed foreign filmmakers, I would not know if any film based on a real story or event abroad has had elements of fictionalization added or not, though the …
The first Khan to turn 60 (he smiled when I told him that he was now a member of the “ever-young senior citizens’ club”), Aamir Khan celebrated his birthday, as …
A festival that unites people irrespective of gender, age, caste, creed and even religion, Holi is perhaps the most vibrant festival originating from India. And how colorful would our songs …
The female-centric films ruled until the early 1960s and then again received a boost from the millennium. Madhuri Dixit Nene, Vidya Balan, Tabu, Dimple Kapadia, Vidya Balan, Priyanka Chopra, Taapsee …
Hindi cinema has now been in a crisis for years. But for sporadic hits, box-office income has been severely depleted, and critical appreciation even more so. “Experts” across spectrum, usually …
The recent Netflix release, Dhoom Dhaam, has been enjoyed by everyone since it’s release on Valentine’s Day as a new twist to romance. In a frank and informal tete-a-tete, I interacted …
Crime and comedy always make for a heady mix. So do romance and humor. So do romantic thrillers. When one amalgamates in a sensible and entertaining way all three genres, …
Stories with messages that are not thrust in our faces but are subtly incorporated into a saga that is completely fresh, riveting and entertaining are not very common. This film …
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