An era has truly ended. The last of the ruling pantheon of singers—Asha Bhosle—is no more. If Hindi Film Music can be compared to a hand, then her elder sister …
Films
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This movie is—if I may term it so—a disgrace to the two films we have seen with the tagline Ek Prem Katha. The first was the exceptional Gadar—Ek Prem Katha in 2001, which …
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Film Review: Super Duperr (Marathi) is a Crazy Idea Told with a Message
by Rajiv Vijayakar 3 minutes readA slimy property broker sells a single property to two people at the same time. What happens when the parties, one a hep ‘today’ urban couple who are living in, …
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Web Review: Sankalp is Too Contrived in Concept
by Rajiv Vijayakar 4 minutes readThe series follows the Prakash Jha “tradition”: a good film followed by some mediocre ones. So far as my viewing his films down the years is concerned, I loved Mrityudand, Gangaajal and Raajneeti and …
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The nominations for Cinema of the Year (CTA) – Indian Cinema Awards (ICA) 2025 were unveiled on April 7, with a diverse slate of Hindi films and artists making the …
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Amazon’s Matka King Sees Vijay Varma Learn the Gambling Game for a Reason
by Rajiv Vijayakar 3 minutes readThe event was stereotype Prime Video: stretched with gimmicks, like a wafer-thin plot film expanded into two hours of “entertainment,” The gushy-gushy host, who tried to as usual show off …
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It was an intimate Sunday evening with select media-persons. The venue: Jeetendra’s royal bungalow, Krishna. Correction: the terrace of Krisha, complete with closed and open chambers, cool air, hot food and chilled …
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The month when Easter is globally celebrated, April, is also the birth month of several Hindi film denizens. Here is a look at 12 prominent names in entertainment today. Ajay …
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Web Review: Chiraiya Hammers the Home-Truth That Women Are Not Property
by Rajiv Vijayakar 5 minutes readOne may not completely agree with the end. I will not describe the last 20 minutes of this six-episode wonder as it can seem to be a shade anti-climactic for …
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At the unearthly-for-Hindi-cinema-events hour at 9 a.m. on April 2, the first glimpse of Ramayana, produced by Namit Malhotra and directed by Nitesh Tiwari, was unveiled at the PVR IMAX. The …