Author: Madhuri Prabhu

Despite a gut-wrenching true account of a mother’s battle against all odds, Rani Mukerji’s Mrs Chatterjee Vs Norway falls short of being a powerful cinematic piece. Cast: Rani Mukherji, Jim Sarbh, Anirban Bhattacharya, Neena Gupta, Balaji Gauri Director: Ashima Chibber Writers: Sameer Satija, Ashima Chibber, Rahul Handa In the midst of a court proceeding, the judge summons Debika Chatterjee (Rani Mukherji)’s kids, Shubh and Suchi to his chamber. When the two kids arrive in his room, their eyes light up when they see their mother there and what follows next is a shower of warm embraces, happy tears and kisses.…

Ranbir Kapoor’s flamboyant act coupled with Pritam’s foot-tapping music adds life to Luv Ranjan’s Tu Jhoothi Main Makkaar. Cast: Ranbir Kapoor, Shraddha Kapoor, Anubhav Singh Bassi, Dimple Kapadia, Boney Kapoor, Inayat Verma, Hasleen Kaur, Monica Chaudhary Director: Luv Ranjan Writers: Luv Ranjan, Rahul Mody When Mickey (Ranbir Kapoor) flirtingly asks Tinni (Shraddha Kapoor), “Pyaar karna hain ya timepass karna hain?”, the latter coolly responds, “Timepass bhi aise hi kisike saath nahi kar sakti, uske liye bhi koi milna chahiye naa.” In a similar vein, does Luv Ranjan’s latest ‘battle of the sexes’ prove worthy of your love? Well, the answer…

Veteran actor Shatrughan Sinha in a recent interview, spoke candidly about how late filmmaker Yash Chopra was apprehensive about casting him in his 1979 action drama, Kaala Patthar. Way back in the 70s, multi starrer films were quite a norm and you had many actors collaborating together to entertain the audience. Looking back at that era, one film that comes to our mind is Yash Chopra’s 1979 film, Kaala Patthar which had an ensemble cast that included names like Amitabh Bachchan, Shatrughan Sinha, Shashi Kapoor, Parveen Babi and Neetu Kapoor.However, in a recent interaction with Arbaaz Khan for his chat…

Right from Akshay Kumar’s hilarious meta-references to Emraan Hashmi’s earnest performance, Selfiee has its own share of enjoyable frames despite being not so ‘picture-perfect’. Cast: Akshay Kumar, Emraan Hashmi, Nushrratt Bharuccha, Diana Penty, Abhimanyu Singh, Meghna Malik Director: Raj Mehta Writer: Original Story by Sachy, Screenplay- Rishhabh Sharma There is a scene in Selfiee where Naina (Diana Penty) jokes about her better-half, superstar Vijay Kumar (Akshay Kumar)’s gummy smile. In another sequence, we see Vijay proudly boasting about how he does four films in a year which includes two 0TT movies, 27 ads, 17 live events and some reality shows.…

Kartik Aaryan – Kriti Sanon’s Family Drama Is A Royal Disappointment Despite a sincere Kartik Aaryan, this Hindi remake of Allu Arjun’s Telugu hit, Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo fails to be a ‘seetimaar’ mass entertainer. Cast: Kartik Aaryan, Kriti Sanon, Paresh Rawal, Manisha Koirala, Ronit Roy, Sachin Khedekar, Ankur Rathee, Sunny Hinduja Director: Rohit Dhawan Writer: Original Story by Trivikram Srinivas, Screenplay- Rohit Dhawan Towards the end, in one of the scenes in Shehzada, when the main antagonist confronts Bantu (Kartik Aaryan) and asks him about his relationship with the illustrious Jindal family, the latter brushes him off by saying, “Action ke…

Venky Atluri’s education drama Vaathi headlined by Dhanush has its share of ‘full scores’ and ‘red marks’. Cast: Dhanush, Samyuktha, Samuthirakani, Tanikella Bharani, P. Sai Kumar, Ken Karunas Director: Venky Atluri Writer: Venky Atluri After being beaten black and blue in the lock-up, Balamurugan (Dhanush) finds himself struggling to walk as he steps out of the police van. As he drags his frail body, his feet, bare and bruised, bear the brunt of the scorching hot road. And then, an unexpected character comes to his rescue in a way which is generally reserved for the ‘hero’ of a film. It…