After the release of two significant films over the last two weeks – ‘Gully Boy’ and ‘Total Dhamaal’ – it’s now time for a slew of small and medium-budget films. In fact, except for ‘Kesari’, the entire month of March and half of April is dominated by such films. Today, it’s the time for two […] More
Times have changed and so have our films. A not-so-typical commercial entertainer like ‘Gully Boy’ (2019) has set the box office on fire, at least in some parts of India. ‘Uri: The Surgical Strike’ (2019) meanwhile is refusing to stop. At first, Rs. 200 crore seemed like a distant dream but it crossed the coveted […] More
Director Zoya Akhtar deserves applause for handling the hip-hop culture in Mumbai very sensitively. Ranveer Singh is in top form and is simply amazing in his role. Alia Bhatt equally delivers a fine performance in her relatively smaller role. Siddhant Chaturvedi is brilliant. Vijay Raaz as Ranveer Singh’s father is fabulous. All other artists too […] More
The year 2019 began with a bang thanks to ‘Uri: The Surgical Strike’. This patriotic action film has crossed the Rs. 200 crore mark and if all goes well, it will even reach the Rs. 225 crore mark. Then there’s ‘Manikarnika – The Queen Of Jhansi’. It has been an underperformer considering its cost but […] More
As reported in last week’s Bollywood Talk, with the postponement of ‘Sonchiriya’, last Friday and today, have turned out to be quite dry with some not-so-exciting releases dominating. Last week, there was just a single release – ‘Ek Ladki Ko Dekha Toh Aisa Laga’ – and it turned out to be a dull affair at […] More
Watching the first trailer of ‘Ek Ladki Ko Dekha Toh Aisa Laga’ was a pleasant experience. At first, it feels like yet another Hindu-Muslim love story. However, the film drops some strong yet subtle hints that there’s more to the film than meets the eye. In no time, it becomes clear that it’s a homosexual […] More