Author: Madhuri Prabhu
Madhuri Prabhu
Madhuri Prabhu is a post-graduate degree holder in Electronic Media (Department of Journalism & Communication, Mumbai University) and the brain behind Cutting Shots. She began her journey in showbiz with an internship under a TV producer and worked on a couple of daily soaps. Post her brief stint as an executive producer and assistant casting director for a YouTube channel, Hindi Kavita, Madhuri hopped into the world of entertainment journalism.
Gashmeer Mahajani and Erica Fernandes control a deadly mutating virus at Uri Base, but unresolved past feelings complicate their perilous medical mission. Credits Cast: Gashmeer Mahajani, Erica Fernandes, Nikhil Khurana, Hiten Tejwani, Smita Bansal, Ayushi Talukdar, Arham Zaidi Director: Shachindra Vats Creator: Chandni Arya Producers: Aditya Pittie, Samar Khan Story/Screenplay: Faizal Akhtar Additional Story: Jayant Gupta Dialogues: Ritu Bhatia Editor: Satya Sharma, Sumanth Sharma Styling and Costumes: Gayatri Singh, Karishma Salian Cinematography: Shanu Singh Rajput Lyrics: Aman Pant, Title Song: Nipun Malhotra Background Score: Elvis Valentine Military Consultant: Col (Dr) Anup Krishnan (Retd) Streaming Platforms: Colors, JioHotstar Plot Recap (Episodes…
Jeet treats Saumya’s hair tie with more reverence than her entire family treats her boundaries. Read our Week 8 review of Yeh Fitoor Tera, starring Ishhan Dhawan and Debchandrima Singha Roy. Credits Cast: Ishhan Dhawan, Debchandrima Singha Roy, Arnav Maggo, Mohit Duseja, Aman Verma, Sanjeev Seth, Rinku Ghosh, Eindraneel Bhattacharya, Farida Dadi, Gunn Kansara, Ishani Banerjee, Renee Arora, Neha Narang, Rahul Ailani Director: Arshad Khan Concept: Ved Raj Episodic Story-telling: Pavni Mehandiratta, Malavika Asthana Screenplay: Bhavna Vyas Dialogues: Shivangi Singh Editor: Shashank Singh Costumes: Ritu Deora, Karishma Salian Cinematography: Sarfaraz Meghani Creative Team: Janhvi Aasthana, Sankalp Gala Streaming Platforms: Star…
The villagers said don’t enter the dark woods after sunset. Honestly, we should have listened to them! Read our review of Sidharth Malhotra-Tamannaah Bhatia starrer The Vvaan. Quick Vibes Genre: Supernatural Thriller Vibes: Lackluster Film Credits Cast: Sidharth Malhotra, Tamannaah Bhatia, Sunil Grover, Maniesh Paul, Shweta Tiwari, Anup Soni, Sulbha Arya, Milind Gunaji Director: Deepak Kumar Mishra Writers: Arunabh Kumar, Anandeshwar Dwivedi (dialogues) Story Rishi (Sidharth Malhotra), a Mumbai-based engineer, opens the film by casually saving his job site from a structural failure. We soon learn that he is happily married to Mamta (Tamannaah Bhatia), a schoolteacher whose occupation is…
Gashmeer Mahajani and Erica Fernandes’s high-stakes medical emergency collides with unresolved romantic heartbreak in Week 6 of 108 Base Hospital URI. Credits Cast: Gashmeer Mahajani, Erica Fernandes, Nikhil Khurana, Hiten Tejwani, Smita Bansal, Ayushi Talukdar, Arham Zaidi Director: Shachindra Vats Creator: Chandni Arya Producers: Aditya Pittie, Samar Khan Story/Screenplay: Faizal Akhtar Additional Story: Jayant Gupta Dialogues: Ritu Bhatia Editor: Satya Sharma, Sumanth Sharma Styling and Costumes: Gayatri Singh, Karishma Salian Cinematography: Shanu Singh Rajput Lyrics: Aman Pant, Title Song: Nipun Malhotra Background Score: Elvis Valentine Military Consultant: Col (Dr) Anup Krishnan (Retd) Streaming Platforms: Colors, JioHotstar Plot Recap (Episodes 11-12)…
Sarthak gets shoved into reality, Roop gets shoved into a dustbin, and the audience gets a front-row seat to Ishhan Dhawan’s most explosive performance on Jeet’s birthday in week 7 of Yeh Fitoor Tera. Credits Cast: Ishhan Dhawan, Debchandrima Singha Roy, Arnav Maggo, Mohit Duseja, Aman Verma, Sanjeev Seth, Rinku Ghosh, Eindraneel Bhattacharya, Farida Dadi, Gunn Kansara, Ishani Banerjee, Renee Arora, Neha Narang, Rahul Ailani Director: Arshad Khan Concept: Ved Raj Episodic Story-telling: Pavni Mehandiratta, Malavika Asthana Screenplay: Bhavna Vyas Dialogues: Shivangi Singh Editor: Shashank Singh Costumes: Ritu Deora, Karishma Salian Cinematography: Sarfaraz Meghani Creative Team: Janhvi Aasthana, Sankalp Gala…
Meghna Gulzar’s Daayra pits legal procedure against raw vigilante justice. Check out our review of Kareena Kapoor and Prithviraj Sukumaran’s latest film. Quick Vibes Genre: Crime Procedural Vibes: Gritty Film Credits Cast: Kareena Kapoor Khan, Prithviraj Sukumaran, Jitendra Joshi, Kshitee Jog, Trupti Khamkar Director: Meghna Gulzar Writers: Meghna Gulzar, Sima Agarwal, Yash Keswani Story Daayra opens with a city bursting into wild street celebrations, confetti flying and crowds cheering after a top cop shoots four rapists. Prithviraj Sukumaran plays DCP Raman Kumar, who claims the men fired first and that he acted in self‑defense. Since these were the same men…
In week 5 of 108 Base Hospital URI, a radical fish-skin graft saves a life while old emotional scars reopen for Gashmeer Mahajani and Erica Fernandes. Credits Cast: Gashmeer Mahajani, Erica Fernandes, Nikhil Khurana, Hiten Tejwani, Smita Bansal, Ayushi Talukdar, Arham Zaidi Director: Shachindra Vats Creator: Chandni Arya Producers: Aditya Pittie, Samar Khan Story/Screenplay: Faizal Akhtar Additional Story: Jayant Gupta Dialogues: Ritu Bhatia Editor: Satya Sharma, Sumanth Sharma Styling and Costumes: Gayatri Singh, Karishma Salian Cinematography: Shanu Singh Rajput Lyrics: Aman Pant, Title Song: Nipun Malhotra Background Score: Elvis Valentine Military Consultant: Col (Dr) Anup Krishnan (Retd) Streaming Platforms: Colors,…
This week, Ishhan Dhawan and Debchandrima Singha Roy’s Yeh Fitoor Tera subverts trauma clichés amidst Janmashtami drama and hockey plans. Credits Cast: Ishhan Dhawan, Debchandrima Singha Roy, Arnav Maggo, Mohit Duseja, Aman Verma, Sanjeev Seth, Rinku Ghosh, Eindraneel Bhattacharya, Farida Dadi, Gunn Kansara, Ishani Banerjee, Renee Arora, Neha Narang, Rahul Ailani Director: Arshad Khan Concept: Ved Raj Episodic Story-telling: Pavni Mehandiratta, Malavika Asthana Screenplay: Bhavna Vyas Dialogues: Shivangi Singh Editor: Shashank Singh Costumes: Ritu Deora, Karishma Salian Cinematography: Sarfaraz Meghani Creative Team: Janhvi Aasthana, Sankalp Gala Streaming Platforms: Star Plus, JioHotstar Plot Recap (Episodes 33-39) Saumya silently accepts the shagun…
Looking for a sharp thriller? Haiwaan isn’t it. Read our full review of Saif Ali Khan and Akshay Kumar’s latest release. Quick Vibes Genre: Neo-Noir Crime Thriller Vibes: Exhausting thrills, logic-free zone Film Credits Cast: Saif Ali Khan, Akshay Kumar, Boman Irani, Pahal Ashok Chaudhary, Saiyami Kher, Shriya Pilgaonkar, Sharib Hashmi, late Asrani, Rajesh Sharma, Rajpal Yadav Director: Priyadarshan Writers: Priyadarshan, Abhilash Nair (screenplay), Rohan Shankar (screenplay and dialogues) Story Haiwaan opens with a tattooed menace taking a dip into the water like pure villain energy. The frame then shifts to Shyam Rane (Saif Ali Khan), a visually-impaired man who…
Gashmeer Mahajani-Erica Fernandes starrer 108 Base URI packs in high-stakes tension, romantic confessions, and a chilling Panther plot twist in week 4. Credits Cast: Gashmeer Mahajani, Erica Fernandes, Nikhil Khurana, Hiten Tejwani, Smita Bansal, Ayushi Talukdar, Arham Zaidi Director: Shachindra Vats Creator: Chandni Arya Producers: Aditya Pittie, Samar Khan Story/Screenplay: Faizal Akhtar Additional Story: Jayant Gupta Dialogues: Ritu Bhatia Editor: Satya Sharma, Sumanth Sharma Styling and Costumes: Gayatri Singh, Karishma Salian Cinematography: Shanu Singh Rajput Lyrics: Aman Pant, Title Song: Nipun Malhotra Background Score: Elvis Valentine Military Consultant: Col (Dr) Anup Krishnan (Retd) Streaming Platforms: Colors, JioHotstar Plot Recap (Episodes…