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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It’s a pleasant shock, coming from a deviant (Shaitaan in 2011, David, Wazir, the series Taish) director like Bejoy Nambiar. And thus, it is undoubtedly his best work. Never mind if the central…
With the strains of Anu Malik’s Sandesen aate hain as re-created by Mithoon wafting in the background, the success celebration presscon for Border 2 took off at the Taj Land’s End Hotel on February…
After massive box office success (Rs. 894 crore and counting net in India alone, and that too only in Hindi!), Dhurandhar premiered on Netflix (after its December 5, 2025, theatrical release) in…
Produced by Alia Bhatt and Shaheen Bhatt under the banner of Eternal Sunshine Productions and co-produced by Grishma Shah and Vikesh Bhutani, Don’t be Shy is written and directed by Sreeti Mukerji.…
Since the turn of the millennium, films were slowly becoming shorter in length. With notable exceptions. Like Lagaanand Gadar—Ek Prem Katha, both released on the same day in 2001: Lagaan had a runtime of…
In a bizarre motion, the National Human Rights Commission issued a notice to the Ministry for Information and Broadcasting, following a complaint that the title of the forthcoming film, Ghooskhor Pandat (A…
Exactly doing what my feature on December 2 (“Appreciate Them In Life, Not Later!”) stated is avoidable, yet welcome ironically on sheer merit, the legendary Dharmendra has been honored too…
Writing and directing a thriller with strong characters making for stronger content is something that needs high dedication and ability. Clearly, writer-director Jaspal Singh Sandhu has both. After Vadh in 2022, he…
The basic premise is one giant leap of fantasy, given that we are in 2026. A young man, Abhi (Abhijit Amkar), who works in Bangalore, is summoned to Mumbai and…
A grand event, all of five hours (!!!!!) long, was held by Netflix India at Mumbai’s J.W. Marriott Hotel, to not just announce their ambitious slate for 2026 but also…
February, the shortest month of the year, still sees a number of celebs who were born among film denizens. Here we list the most accomplished names from cinema who are…
In the upcoming episode of Wheel of Fortune, Akshay Kumar revealed an unexpected chapter from his early acting days, crediting Chunky Panday as his first acting mentor. Much to everyone’s surprise,…
The beginning is crackerjack, and the pace never falters, till the very end with a superb climax and a still better post-climax! As per the story’s conclusion, Shivani Shivaji Roy…
Having dealt with police officers and espionage agents, writer-director Neeraj Pandey now shifts focus to India’s customs officers for a gripping narration on contraband and protocols followed by customs officers.…
Kishore Kumar threatened to quit playback singing in the early 1980s, being disillusioned by the quality of songs he was getting. Lata Mangeshkar decided to curb her assignments from the…
A sequel to a cult classic and 1997’s biggest hit, Border, its sequel Border 2’s inspiration, according to its co-producer Bhushan Kumar, came after Gadar 2’s enormous success. Sunny Deol from the first…
