Over the last couple of years, shows on OTT platforms have become a rage in India. The shutting down of theatres from March 2020 onwards due to the COVID-19 pandemic is a major reason for that. A large number of these OTT shows are crime thrillers … [Continue reading]
Two days back it looked like just another Saturday during the second COVID-19 wave until Aamir Khan shared the news of his divorce with Kiran Rao. It just suddenly triggered reactions on social media and What’s App as if lava erupted from a mountain. … [Continue reading]
The central government has proposed the draft Cinematograph Amendment Bill 2021 through which they get the power to recertify a film passed by the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) or Censor Board, as it’s popularly known. If we take away … [Continue reading]
The first two seasons of Amazon Prime Video’s Inside Edge turned out to be entertaining for the lovers of cricket. Recently, the makers officially announced the third season of the show and shared its first poster. For those not in the know, … [Continue reading]
In all these years of test cricket, there have been some enormous number of batting records set by some terrific players. But since they are batting records, it is a given that we would associate batsmen with them. But here’s one terrific batting … [Continue reading]
Writer-director Sanjay Chhel’s Khoobsurat (1999) is a light-hearted saga that keeps you entertained. It was about a conman Sanju (Sanjay Dutt), who owes Rs 50 lakh to gangster Jogia Seth (Paresh Rawal), entering the Chaudhary household by faking to … [Continue reading]
Filmmaker Sumitra Bhave passed away last month on April 12, just over a month before her first solo and last film Dithee released on Sony LIV. She and fellow filmmaker Sunil Sukthankar have been instrumental in making films that touch you purely … [Continue reading]
Disney+ Hotstar has censored a small bit from the first episode of the first season of the old classic television serial Malgudi Days [thanks to my friend Roy Daniel D'Silva for pointing this out]. The platform has recently started streaming the show … [Continue reading]
The BCCI (Board of Control of Cricket in India) has decided to send India’s B team for the white ball tour of Sri Lanka in July. The reason being that the tour will clash with India’s test tour of England, which is more important. Players like … [Continue reading]
In his Marathi feature film debut Court (2015), Chaitanya Tamhane threw light on the sad scene of the functioning of our legal system. With The Disciple [Marathi movie], he has chosen to highlight the dwindling scenario of Hindustani classical music … [Continue reading]