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.
Satyaprem Ki Katha movie review: Kartik Aaryan and Kiara Advani make you fall in ‘prem’ with their earnest performances in a ‘katha’ that has its heart in the right place. Cast: Kartik Aaryan, Kiara Advani, Gajraj Rao, Supriya Pathak, Shikha Talsania, Rajpal Yadav Director: Sameer Vidwans Writers: Karan Shrikant Sharma “Look aur feel kut kut ke bhara hain,” says a character quite early in Satyaprem Ki Katha. As the film progresses, you slowly realize that these words ring true with director Sameer Vidwans, in his Bollywood directorial debut, painting an engrossing picture with ‘sensitive’ strokes and solid performances by the leads. What’s Yay:…
Adipurush movie review: Director Om Raut serves dragon-sized disappointment with his Marvel-ified version of Ramayana starring Prabhas, Kriti Sanon, Saif Ali Khan, Sunny Singh and Devdatta Nage. Cast: Prabhas, Kriti Sanon, Saif Ali Khan, Sunny Singh, Devdatta Nage, Vatsal Seth, Siddhant Karnick, Tejaswwini Pandit, Sonal Chauhan Director: Om Raut Writers: Om Raut, Manoj Muntashir (dialogues) “Raavan aa raha hoon nyay ke do pairon se anyay ke das sar kuchal ne, aa raha hoon apni janaki ko lejaane, aa raha hoon adharm ka vidhwans karne,” Raghava (Prabhas) makes a mighty proclamation as he sets out to rescue his wife Janaki from the clutches…
Zara Hatke Zara Bachke Movie Review: Vicky Kaushal-Sara Ali Khan’s latest release Zara Hatke Zara Bachke leaves you with mixed feelings. Cast: Vicky Kaushal, Sara Ali Khan, Sharib Hashmi, Inaamulhaq, Rakesh Bedi Director: Laxman Utekar Writers: Maitrey Bajpai, Ramiz Ilham Khan, Laxman Utekar “Dekho maine dekha hain yeh ek sapna, phoolon ke sheher mein ho ghar apne.” This popular song from Kumar Gaurav-Vijayta Pandit’s 1981 blockbuster hit, Love Story which plays right at the beginning of Laxman Utekar’s Zara Hatke Zara Bachke, echoes the sentiment of every middle class family who aspires to have their own house. It does even for the fictional…
Sharmila Tagore got miffed with her co-star Sanjeev Kumar when the latter ended up six hours late on the first shooting day of Mausam. When you look at Sharmila Tagore’s rich filmography, you simply cannot miss talking about Gulzar’s 1975 film, Mausam. Featuring her in a double role and the supremely talented Sanjeev Kumar, the movie told the tale of a prostitute who harbors feelings for an older man, unaware that he was once in love with her mother. However off screen, Sharmila’s working equation with Sanjeev Kumar started on a rather bumpy note. Back then, the Aradhana actress was…
Directors Raju Murugan, Balaji Sakthivel, Krishnakumar Ramakumar, Akshay Sunder, Bharathiraja and Thiagarajan Kumararaja, offer you a platter filled with different shades of love in this six-episode Tamil series. Streaming Platform- Amazon Prime Video What happens when six bright minds come together to paint the different shades of love? You get an alluring, diverse cinematic world that has its heart in the right place despite a few rough strokes. Episode 1- Lalagunda Bommaigal (Dolls of Lalagunda) Cast: Sri Gouri Prasad, Vasundhara Kashyap, Vasudevan Murali, Bakkiyam Sankar Director: Raju Murugan DOP: Nirav Shah ISC Music Director: Sean Roldan ‘Attraction! Abortion! Is this…
Megastar Amitabh Bachchan was apprehensive about the hook step in his iconic song ‘Jumma Chumma’ from Hum and wanted to change it. However, his actress-wife Jaya Bachchan had a different take on it and the ‘hook step’ was retained in the final cut. Bollywood’s Shahenshah has many superhit songs to his credit and one of them is the highly popular ‘Jumma Chumma’ song from Mukul Anand’s 1991 film Hum. Dressed in a white shirt, black jacket and black pants with a red piece of cloth draped around his neck, Big B sent his fans into a frenzy as he wooed…
Bellamkonda Sreenivas’ Hindi debut, Chatrapathi is a film stuck in a time warp. Cast: Bellamkonda Sreenivas, Nushrratt Bharuccha, Sharad Kelkar, Bhagyashree, Karan Singh Chhabra, Freddy Daruwala, Sahil Vaid Director: VV Vinayak Writers: V Vijayendra Prasad, Mayur Puri (dialogues) “In VV Vinayak’s Chatrapathi, Shiva (Bellamkonda Sreenivas) tries to comfort his grievously injured friend and says, “Main toh aa gaya hoon.” Hearing this, the latter in his final dying moments, feebly quips, “Lekin main toh jaa rahoon hain.” This is supposed to be a tragic scene where the hero has received a ‘severe’ blow. However, you end up giggling at the amusing…
Vikram, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and Karthi are the three pillars of Mani Ratnam’s dazzling Ponniyin Selvan 2. Cast: Vikram, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Karthi, Trisha, Jayam Ravi, Sobhita Dhulipala, Aishwarya Lekshmi, Prakash Raj, Vikram Prabhu Director: Mani Ratnam Writers: Mani Ratnam, Kumaravel, Jayamohan (dialogues) (based on Kalki Krishnamorthy’s novel, ‘Ponniyin Selvan’) Upon Aditha Karikalan’s (Vikram) arrival at Kadamboor palace, when Nandini (Aishwarya Rai Bachchan) steps out to welcome him, the former greets her with questions like ‘How are you?’ and ‘Are you well?’ On the other hand, the first image that flashes in Nandini’s mind is that of her and Aditha enjoying…
Salman Khan-Pooja Hegde’s latest Eid release, Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki Jaan has all the gloss but no ‘jaan’. Cast: Salman Khan, Pooja Hegde, Venkatesh Daggubati, Bhumika Chawla, Shehnaaz Gill, Raghav Juyal, Siddharth Nigam, Palak Tiwari, Jassie Gill, Jagapathi Babu, Vijender Singh Director: Farhad Samji Writers: Farhad Samji, Sparsh Khetarpal, Tasha Bhambra “Jab shareer, dil aur dimaag mujhse kehta hai bas bhai, no more, toh main kehta hoon bring it on,” says Salman Khan to one of the baddies in his latest Eid release, Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ka Jaan. Wait, is this one of the reasons why the Bollywood superstar…
Mani Ratnam’s OK Kanmani starring Dulquer Salmaan and Nithya Menen completes eight years today. Eight years ago, the charming Aditya and the enigmatic Tara zoomed their way into our hearts; courtesy Mani Ratnam’s OK Kanmani. Set in Mumbai, the breezy romance told the tale of two youngsters in a live-in relationship and what happens when they come across old-fashioned love and marriage. Besides the eye-pleasing visuals captured by PC Sreeram, the frothy love story also left us spellbound with some memorable songs that were perfectly woven into the narrative. One such track in the film is ‘Mental Manadhil’ picturized on…