Bollywood
Who’s Hot Who’s Not – Star Guild Awards 2015
Awards, awards and more awards! And so the season continues. The Star Guild Awards had a much smaller list of attendees, but our stars still brought their fashion A-game to the red carpet. Alia Bhatt Alia must be on a Prabal Gurang-wearing-spree as this was her second look in a row. Thankfully though this one […]
Dolly Ki Doli Movie Review
A serial con-bride Dolly, and her gang, capitalise on all things that are severely problematic about the Indian sentiments regarding marriage. They dupe foolish grooms, and their families, through some very plausible tricks. Namely, making sure the pair are astrologically compatible, pleasing to the mother-in-law’s whims and making a buffoon of a groom believe that […]
Rahul Bhatt joins the cast of Fitoor
Rahul Bhatt, last seen in Anurag Kashyap’s much-acclaimed Ugly, has now joined the cast of Abhishek Kapoor’s (Rock On & Kai Po Che) Fitoor. Rahul’s role is said to create a love triangle between that of Aditya and Katrina’s characters. Fitoor is being produced by UTV and is written by Abhishek Kapoor himself and Supratik […]
Who’s Hot Who’s Not – Life OK Screen Awards 2015
Whilst the winners of Life OK Screen Awards aren’t aspects of the show we want to particularly discuss, for obvious reasons, the fashion on the red carpet was! Aditi Rao Hydari Hi-lows have been done to death yet we find celebrities very boldly still opting for them. This one was an especially blunt hi-low gown […]
Alone Movie Review
In a recent interview Bipasha Basu very earnestly claimed that Bhushan Patel’s earlier films were heavily influenced by others and that Alone is his first film which is truly ‘his’. Now having seen Alone we can safely say we prefer the influenced Bhushan Patel. Sure 1920 & Ragini MMS 2 weren’t path breaking cinema but […]
REFLECTIONS 2014: Top 10 Actresses of 2014
As reflections of Indian cinema in 2014 do their rounds, there are some very common conclusions everyone has come to that are undeniable. And that it was not the greatest year for actors but quite a year full of feats for our ladies. Indian cinema has come a long way in terms of credible roles […]
REFLECTIONS 2014: Best Costumes of 2014
As audiences mature and develop an attention for detail for cinema, the demands from our stylists increases. When Deepika Padukone sported denim skirts on cold snowy mountains in Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani the average viewer to the well versed critique pointed it out. So naturally, our makers have realised the importance of proper styling. 2014 was an […]
Tevar Movie Review
There isn’t much you have to do when you are taking on board the task of remaking a blockbuster. Sure you adapt it for the new audience at hand but ultimately there’s a reason you chose the blockbuster to remake, because it was pretty damn good. So why then do you claim to make a […]
REFLECTIONS 2014: 7 Breakout Performances of the Year
2014 has truly been a year of surprises. The audiences surprised the film makers by accepting movies that perhaps 5 years ago they wouldn’t have, film makers surprised the audiences by challenging the norms of Indian cinema and taking risks with their story telling and above all, actors surprised everyone by delivering performances that we […]
Who’s Hot Who’s Not – Big Star Entertainment Awards
Big Star Entertainment Awards is the newest award show to join the long list of award shows that the Hindi film industry hosts. Debates of “do we really need another award show that isn’t genuine” continue, fashion enthusiasts will in the meantime indulge in another red carpet event. Some great hits and some major misses […]
“Ugly needed actors, not stars” – Rahul Bhat on the film that changed his life.
It’s not everyday that you hear of an actor who waited eight years for the right script. More importantly, the rapid ways of the filmi world very rarely gives those who have been away from the screen for such a long time a second chance. But Rahul Bhat’s gamble paid off. After winning accolades at […]
Who’s Hot Who’s Not – Stardust Awards 2014
The year seems to have flashed by us! Here we are yet again eager to see the red carpet events unfold one after another as Bollywood gears up for another season of awards. Kick starting the season was Sansui Stardust Awards which is known for honouring the new and upcoming talents of the industry. The […]
Ugly Movie Review
Ugly ugly hai biwi, ugly ugly hai husband, ugly ugly hai friends U G L Y, ugly ugly hai rishety, ugly ugly hai kishtey, ugly ugly hai duniya U G L Y. These lines penned by Vineet Singh for the title track summarise the world Anurag Kashyap brings to screen with his latest release. However, […]
Ungli Movie Review
Being one of the celebrated screenplay writers of one of the most iconic films of recent times, Rang De Basanti, comes with its fair amount of large expectations. While D’Silva’s debut Kurbaan was no money spinner, the film was appreciated for its earnest content which was well crafted and delivered. With Ungli you hoped Renzil […]
Sonali Cable Movie Review
When a script fights the battle amongst hundreds more and finally makes it onto the big screen you know that it must be special. Charudutt Acharya’s Sonali Cable is one such script which was chosen at the Mumbai Mantra-Sundance Institute Screenwriters Lab 2012. What intrigues even more is the production house backing the film, one […]
A Look Back: Dhols & Ghoonghats – Navratri Bollywood Ishtyle
It is where hearts meet, auntyjis gossip and kids have a blast. Navratri shin-digs are the ‘it’ get togethers in the Desi calendar every year. It’s a nine day long festive period where everyone joins in daily for a night of song and dance. Apart from being the social get together of the year the […]
Bang Bang Movie Review
If you’re waiting hopefully thinking that the man who gave us films which are noted as some of the most torturous hours one could have spent in a cinema hall (Tara Rum Pum, Anjaana Anjaani, Salaam Namaste and Bachna Ae Haseeno), will deliver something enlightening then you’re just being downright naive. Why on earth does […]
Khoobsurat Movie Review
This review intentionally makes no comparison of Khoobsurat with its namesake which is a par excellence classic of Hrishikesh Mukherjee When you have a larger than life personality offscreen you films will undoubtedly suffer from preconceived notions that may just hurt its chances with the audiences. Khoobsurat is likely to suffer this courtesy of its […]
Daawat-e-Ishq Movie Review
He has an eye for detail, keeps it real and brings to the screen the India we seldom see in our cinema. That is Habib Faisal for you. His latest outing promised to be a tale driven by the creative cuisines of our fine nation. However what starts of as a promising film about love, […]
Haider Music Review
There are some stock standard things one comes to expect from a Vishal Bhardwaj album. Theatrical, off-beat and driven by the demands of the script. Haider ticks all these boxes and adds more. It boasts of a variety of genres attempted by the composer and presents singers we’ve yet to hear in the Bhardwaj light. […]
Mary Kom Movie Review
Since time immemorial in houses of cinema across the globe a specific place has been designated for biopics. Over the years cinegoers have come to agree that a biopic maker’s first duty is to the soul of the film, the person who is being brought to life onscreen. However, simultaneously the makers have an undeniable […]
