The title Happy Birthday appears pleasant. But filmmaker Prasad Kadam’s short film, which is named the same, is anything but pleasant and I am saying this in a good way. Happy Birthday tells the story of Rattoo Oshidaar (Anupam Kher), a religious … [Continue reading]
Sirf Ek Bandaa reminds us why there should be NO censorship on OTT
Filmmaker Apoorv Singh Karki’s Sirf Ek Bandaa Kaafi Hai seems inspired from the real life case of self-proclaimed Godman Asaram, who got convicted for rape and is currently in prison for the same. The film stars Manoj Bajpayee as lawyer PC Solanki, … [Continue reading]
The Kerala Story is hardly convincing but that’s not its biggest issue
Filmmaker Sudipto Sen’s The Kerala Story, which is produced and creatively directed by Vipul Amrutlal Shah, tells the story of three young girls Shalini Unnikrishnan (Adah Sharma), Nimah (Yogita Bihani) and Geetanjali (Siddhi Idnani) from Kerala. … [Continue reading]
Sari (Marathi movie) review: This love story also works as a mystery drama
Over the last seven years, one has seen several love stories in Marathi. However, almost all of them were based on the same theme as Sairat after the Nagaraj Manjule’s movie became a huge runaway success in 2016. But with directors KS Ashoka and … [Continue reading]
Maharashtra Shaheer (Marathi movie) review
Biopics are in vogue not just in Hindi but also in various regional cinema of the country. Marathi cinema too has seen its share of biopics in recent years on revered personalities from Maharashtra in films like Lokmanya: Ek Yugpurush, Ani… Dr … [Continue reading]
Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki Jaan review: Almost a biopic of Bhai marred by the fictional part
There are films that don’t live up to the goodness of its trailer. There are very few that go beyond the promo. But there are also films that perfectly match the trailer. Farhad Samji’s Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki Jaan is that film. However, this isn’t a … [Continue reading]
My sudden meet with Sachin Tendulkar, thanks to team Australia: Birthday Special
The dream of every cricket fan not just in India but also outside is to meet the great Sachin Tendulkar at least once. More so if you have grown up parallel to his career in the 90s, like I have. My first and only meet (so far) with Tendulkar … [Continue reading]
Ghar Banduk Biryani review: Nagraj Manjule-starrer is a one-time watch
When a film has an unusual title like Ghar Banduk Biryani, the first thing one eagerly awaits to know is its meaning in the context of the film. During the movie’s first half itself, we get some clarity on the title. This is not the only plus point … [Continue reading]
Bheed highlights a pandemic MORE dangerous than COVID-19
Anubhav Sinha’s Bheed, which mainly stars Rajkummar Rao, Bhumi Pednekar, Pankaj Kapur and Ashutosh Rana, looks back at the period when the COVID-19 pandemic commenced in India and how the lockdown imposed to curb the same turned out to be a nightmare … [Continue reading]
When 2 instances of bowler picking 4 wickets in 4 balls happened in a single English season
Hattricks don’t happen often on a cricket field. But taking 4 wickets in 4 balls is even rare. Sri Lanka’s Lasith Malinga is the only bowler ever to pick up 4 in 4 not once but twice. There aren’t too many instances of bowlers achieving this feat. … [Continue reading]
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