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 …

As we have seen a few days ago (The Travails of Hindi Cinema: Part 1), the Hindi film, as we have known it for decades, is sinking. In a morass …

While reams have been filed on Bharat Ratna Lata Mangeshkar’s works with composers like Shankar-Jaikishan, Madan Mohan, Naushad, Salil Chowdhury and others, there is precious little on the truly voluminous …

One hopes that this film is the last in the seemingly never-ending parade of South remakes. That such a contingency, post-Covid and post-OTT in particular, spells bad luck for even …