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Kesari: Chapter 2 movie review - Truly, zubaan kesari
IMO, Akshay Kumar as Havaldar Ishar Singh in Kesari had delivered perhaps his finest performance till date. This is a more well-rounded role. But he’s not even a sardar in Kesari 2.
19 April,2025 07:03 AM IST | Mumbai | Mayank Shekhar
Cellphone as cinema’s top villain!
Hardly a coincidence that everywhere you look, you find smartphones and social media as protagonists, if not the onscreen anti-heroes
16 April,2025 06:44 AM IST | Mumbai | Mayank Shekhar
Jaat movie review: You can’t parody this pic!
Attempts at blockbusters are, by their intrinsic nature, critic-proof. This stuff is parody-proof. You can’t spoof a spoof—whether produced from ultimate self-awareness, or sheer sadism.
11 April,2025 07:12 AM IST | Mumbai | Mayank Shekhar
Salman hit/flop depends on script?
Got Bhai withdrawal symptoms, watched Sikander, tried to make sense, of the phenomenon, not the movie, of course!
09 April,2025 06:50 AM IST | Mumbai | Mayank Shekhar
So, still talking about Adolescence?
Hence, spoke to one-take artiste, director Philip Barantini, on his Netflix mini-series, that’s instantly captured global imagination
02 April,2025 04:52 PM IST | Mumbai | Mayank Shekhar
All the world’s a phase; films too!
Hits and flops come and go, as they will. So do notions about Bollywood’s decline. Could the way a movie industry functions be worth a relook, if not a reset, though?
26 March,2025 08:37 AM IST | Mumbai | Mayank Shekhar
Sooraj Barjatya: The family man | Sit With Hitlist
One of Bollywood’s top blockbuster directors, Rajshri bossman, Sooraj Barjatya, 61, dives deep into his film journey as he switches into web-series with Bada Naam Karenge
22 March,2025 07:25 AM IST | Mumbai | Mayank Shekhar
Brilliance in the ‘Belgium of Bihar’!
Almost 70 percent Indians live in villages. Almost none in mainstream series. Gen Z comedy, Dupahiya, addresses misbalance beautifully
19 March,2025 07:48 AM IST | Mumbai | Mayank Shekhar
The Diplomat review: John Abraham starrer is actually, a 10-minute news reel
Especially, if it concerns India pitted against its errant/devious neighbour, Pakistan, in a Gadar kinda way, if you like.
15 March,2025 06:59 AM IST | Mumbai | Mayank Shekhar
The fandom of the opera!
Can you watch the same stand-up comedy gig twice? No. The same, great musical, though? Again, and again! Why?
12 March,2025 09:25 AM IST | Mumbai | Mayank Shekhar