Make no mistake: Maharani remains a rare series wherein successive seasons were better than the earlier ones. Given the crackerjack tempo and electrifying developments in Episode 1 of this season, I wagered …
Films
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Film Review: De De Pyaar De 2 is Worthy Sequel to a Lovely Original
by Rajiv Vijayakar 5 minutes readThis film, for starters, is a true sequel (where the story progresses). Therefore, it must compulsorily be as involving as the original—and it is! The common points are Rakul Preet …
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Tisca Chopra’s Directorial Debut, Saali Mohabbat, to Premiere on Z5
by Rajiv Vijayakar 6 minutes readIn 1993, a film named Platform was released and did average business. It featured Priya Arora (with the second name spelt ‘Aurora’ then!). She was Ajay Devgn’s heroine in the …
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Jitendra Kumar and Pooja Bhatt to Lead Film on India’s Age-Old Pigeon-Flying Tradition
by SAH Staff Reporter 2 minutes readJitendra Kumar is set to headline a new film alongside Pooja Bhatt. The film explores a heartfelt story set in the rare and culturally rich world of kabootar–baazi, India’s age-old pigeon-flying …
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The Kashmir militancy that led to unmentionable troubles for Kashmiri Pandits in the early 1990s is all too well-known, especially after its authentic revelations in The Kashmir Files. Horror as a …
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Haq a Well-Dramatized Retelling of Significant Real-Life Legal Drama
by Rajiv Vijayakar 7 minutes readA small but relevant digression at the beginning: like filmmakers Nitesh Tiwari and his wife Ashwiny Iyer Tiwari, filmmaker Aditya Dhar and his star-wife Yami Gautam Dhar are a power-couple …
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Priyanka Chopra Jonas’s Desi Take on Last Christmas Features in Gurinder Chadha Film
by SAH Staff Reporter 6 minutes readA global star with 93 million followers at Instagram, Priyanka Chopra Jonas has shared her desi-flavored reinvention of the band Wham!’s all-time classic Last Christmas. The song features in Christmas Karma, the new festive family film from Gurinder Chadha, director of the iconic Bend …
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Within three days, two power-packed promotional events were held in Mumbai, one for the film, 120 Bahadur, which hits screens on November 21, and the other for The Family Man Season 3¸which …
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Actress-singer Sulakshana Pandit passed away after a cardiac arrest on November 6. She was 71. Coming from the illustrious Pandit family of musicians, which includes Pandit Jasraj, she started singing …
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At a time when even mythological epics are being reimagined through algorithms, Rachel Tom Antony, a Communication Design student at IIAD (Indian Institute of Art & Design), Delhi, drew every …