The influence of Hindi cinema on Hollywood has been more than what one can think. Apart from Indian actors portraying Indians as well as Americans or other non-Indians, we have …
Films
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Wiser Counsel Prevails for Toxic, Thanks to Middle-Eastern Tensions
by Rajiv Vijayakar 3 minutes readKVN Productions and Monster Mind Creations have today announced a “strategic rescheduling of the global theatrical release for the highly-anticipated action-drama, Toxic: A Fairy Tale for Grown-ups. Originally slated for a …
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March, the third month of the year, is a birth month for several colorful talents in Hindi cinema. Holi and also Gudi Padwa, the Hindu calendar New Year, usually falls …
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In Conversation with Rajesh Mehta: Nandita Das
by Rajesh Mehta, Special to South Asian Herald 7 minutes readFew artists in Indian cinema have navigated performance, direction, and advocacy with the clarity of purpose that defines Nandita Das. With a body of work spanning 40 films in 10 …
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Film Review: The Kerala Story 2 Goes Beyond Goes All-Out, Misses Needed Impact
by Rajiv Vijayakar 7 minutes readWhen you go overboard, you overshoot and miss the intended target. Come bullets or cinema. We all saw that recently in Assi. Many a well-intentioned film goes off-kilter when things are …
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A bold subject as it turns out. A sensitive human drama that highlights how an individual is shaped by his or her circumstances. One could term Maya a psychological drama. The protagonist …
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Subedaar Trailer Launch Showcases Anil Kapoor’s Agelessness
by Rajiv Vijayakar 4 minutes readThe trailer hints at a fierce ongoing tussle between Arjun (Anil Kapoor) and his antagonists, but Subedaar is not above the gritty, raw action we see. There is a father (Arjun) and …
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Guaranteed to Lift ‘Spirits’: Song Launch of Ramji Aake Bhalaa Karenge
by Rajiv Vijayakar 2 minutes readThe song launch of Ramji aake bhalaa karenge was held at Krishna, the residence of producer Ektaa R. Kapoor and her legendary father, Jeetendra, on February 24. The song is from the …
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Cinema 2026 continues to intrigue me. Having watched two films that were pitiably poor, I thought I should reflect on them together rather than splurge my time writing individual reviews …
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Eighty years after Hermann Goering smuggled cyanide past his guards and cheated the hangman, Hollywood has returned to Nuremberg — not to replay the verdict, but to probe the mind …