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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The premiere of Sai – The Musical, presented by Ashvin Gidwani of AGP World at the Jamshed Bhabha Theatre, National Center for Performing Arts (NCPA), Mumbai, was nothing short of divine.…
I expect the next episode of Two Much with Kajol & Twinkle, featuring Govinda and Chunky Panday, to be a complete riot. The show is a perfect example of how not…
Cinema, music, and emotion blend this Diwali in the US as Cinema on Stage announces its North America Tour, “Pritam- ‘A Musical”, headlined by the composer who has been Numero…
AmazonPrime Video has announced its upcoming Original drama series, Storm, (a working title), marking an exciting new collaboration with Hrithik Roshan and his banner HRX Films (under which he had co-produced the…
Priyanka Chopra Jonas-Mahesh Babu song for Rajamouli film Priyanka Chopra Jonas will groove with Mahesh Babu for S.S. Rajamouli’s jungle adventure film, tentatively titled SSMB29, following the South Indian tradition of…
Upmarket production values. Social dos, glamorous costumes, great sets, doses of emotions for the susceptible who wet their handkerchiefs, grimacing but (usually) non-violent baddies, one or two eccentric characters, a…
In a memorable cultural exchange moment, British Prime Minister, Sir Keir Starmer, visited Yash Raj Films (YRF) Studios during his ‘trade visit’ to Mumbai. The Prime Minister was treated to…
Trust select Telugu filmmakers to bring in extraordinary freshness in entertainment! After S.S. Rajamouli’s gems and select masterpieces like Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo (in the same action-comedy genre as this film), director and principal…
October, the tenth month of the year, sees a number of distinguished celebrities taking birth. The month is also noted for the birthdays of Mahatma Gandhi and Lal Bahadur Shastri…
Let me use another ‘F’ word: Fabulous! Wait a moment: this last adjective does not encompass the entire experience. It is for Rishab Shetty’s epic direction and his incredibly-nuanced and potent…
Akshay Kumar, who has also been a steady support for lawmakers and the Armed Forces and has dutifully depicted real and fictional police personnel in his movies, recalled a recent…
Kantara: Chapter 1: The Legend has predictably broken all records in its opening, and has amassed immense attention globally as well. It is the latest in the series of successful ‘pan-Indian’ films. Now…
Note the plus-es: the superficial one first: no numerology in the title! That alone shows confidence in a product! Second, within a rom-com about wrong partners for boy and girl…
It’s campy, crazy, corny and even callous. But it’s entertaining! And the title, so well thought-of, is explained summarily in the last episode. Believe it or nuts, not only does…
The modest Kannada film, Kantara, released pan-India and globally in 2022 and created an international storm. Rishab Shetty, its whizkid hero who is also incredibly its main writer and director, is…
Like the recent Oscar nomination that had 11 Hindi films, a clear majority, among the 24 entries, Hindi cinema also dominated the 71st National Film Awards, held on October 24 at…
