“Ghost Stories” (Netflix movie); Cast: Surekha Sikri, Janhvi Kapoor, Sobhita Dhulipala, Sukant Goel, Mrunal Thakur, Avinash Tiwary; Direction: Zoya Akhtar, Anurag Kashyap, Dibakar Banerjee, Karan Johar; Rating * * * & 1/2 (three and half stars). By Vinayak Chakravorty Sinister. Diabolic. Macabre. Wicked. Those are the respective moods Zoya Akhtar, Anurag Kashyap, Dibakar Banerjee and […]
By SANJAY B JUMAANI ‘It’s not Rebels that make trouble, but the trouble that makes rebels’’- By Ruth Messinger 2020=4, Uranus {Rahu}; Expansive, but Expensive! Expect Unconventionality, originality, breakthroughs but avoid disputes! Another year speedily goes by ushering in a turn of not only another year, but also the last year of the decade. […]
BY AHANA BHATTACHARYA Mumbai His smile, the dimples on his cheeks, expressive eyes, and that signature romantic posture with his arms stretched on either side, are just a few traits that have contributed to fans declaring him as Bollywood’s King Khan. Throughout his 27-year career, Shah Rukh Khan has also been described variously as India’s […]
Comedian Kathy Griffin is now married to her longtime boyfriend Randy Bick. The 59-year-old comedian said “I do” early on Wednesday in what she described, alongside a clip on Twitter, as a ceremony lasting “just under 14 minutes”, reports people.com. Griffin’s video of the ceremony was only of the first minute or so and showed […]
BY VINAYAK CHAKRAVORTY For nine years, he has lived Chulbul Pandey in what he calls is a “parallel existence”. If the maverick cop of planet “Dabangg” defines Salman Khan’s superstardom more than any of his other screen avatars, the actor has now opted to become a part of the creative process driving Chulbul’s mojo. He […]
The Alia Bhatt-Vicky Kaushal starrer “Raazi” did not do justice to his book, on which the film is based, claims author Harinder Sikka. “Raazi” directed by Meghna Gulzar, is based on Sikka’s book “Calling Sehmat”, and the author says he was not happy over omission of the highlight “Tricolour scene” in the film, which is […]
Bollywood icon Amitabh Bachchan said that the love and affection of his fans over the years is a debt he would never like to repay. Big B was speaking at the inauguration ceremony of the 50th edition of the International Film Festival of India (IFFI), where he was also felicitated along with another film icon, […]
Bollywood icon Amitabh Bachchan skipped an app launch event in Mumbai on Monday afternoon, and speculations were immediately rife on whether the actor had given the event a miss owing to ill health. Bachchan, who has not been keeping well lately, was invited as one of the chief guests for the launch of an educational […]
Actor Robert De Niro has come forward to defend the mostly silent role of Anna Paquin in the Netflix movie, “The Irishman”, saying it might be a small role but is very powerful. In Martin Scorsese’s over three-hour long “The Irishman”, Paquin says only seven words. “She was very powerful and that’s what it was,” […]
“The Tara Sharma Show” is all set to return and its host, actress Tara Sharma Saluja, says this time she will address wider family and societal issues with an aim to bring about positive change. The shoot for season five of the show started on November 25. Guests this time include actors Salman Khan and […]