On October 31, half a century passed after S.D. Burman, that timeless composer and singer, achieved immortality. Born on October 1, 1906, his melodies were always known to be ahead …
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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On Shah Rukh Khan’s 60th Birthday, his Most Memorable Quotes
by Rajiv Vijayakar 9 minutes readOn November 2, Shah Rukh Khan turned a young 60. My first of multiple Shah Rukh Khan interviews was in his make-up van in 1998 where he had promised me …
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Film Review: Baahubali—The Epic: Mixed and Mastered
by Rajiv Vijayakar 4 minutes readIn the last 15 to 20 years, technology has brought in paradigm shifts (and usually major improvements) in all aspects of cinema—projection of visuals, sound, music, filmmaking, editing, visual effects …
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Prime Video Announces Global Premiere of Raj & DK’s The Family Man Season 3
by Rajiv Vijayakar 3 minutes readCreated by Raj & DK and written by them along with Suman Kumar with dialogues by Sumit Arora, The Family Man is directed by Raj & DK, with Suman Kumar …
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Web Review: The Trial Season 2 is a Cluttered Disappointment
by Rajiv Vijayakar 3 minutes readNot that the predecessor, The Trial—Pyaar Kaanoon Dhokha was great. At most, it was an average and rambling fare, but as it left some areas unfulfilled, one expected the follow-up season to …
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Si Nonna’s, the all-India Pizzeria chain, achieved a historic milestone this week by becoming India’s first pizzeria to receive the globally-recognized certification from the Associazione Verace Pizza Napoletana (AVPN), founded …
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Parul Gulati Shares Excitement to Join Kapil Sharma in Kis Kis Ko Pyaar Karoon 2—Her First Theatrical Release in 15 years
by Rajiv Vijayakar 2 minutes readActress Parul Gulati has officially announced her next big project, Kis Kis Ko Pyaar Karoon 2 with comedy king Kapil Sharma. The film, set to release on December 15, marks a major …
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The South Heroes in Hindi Cinema—Part 2: The Millennial Club
by Rajiv Vijayakar 5 minutes readContinuing the saga of South Indian stars in Hindi cinema: In the first part, we looked at heroes from the late 1950s to the 1990s. We now look at the …
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The South Heroes in Hindi Cinema—Part 1: The Veterans
by Rajiv Vijayakar 4 minutes readTime was when in the 1980s, Kamal Haasan and Rajinikanth (then spelt Rajnikant!) arrived with a bang in Hindi cinema with their respective blockbusters, Ek Duuje Ke Liye and Andhaa Kaanoon. The novel …
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A script inspired by a real case dramatizes a bit on the way, but gets real at the end—this was a case that was dragged for 14 long years by …