New Delhi, Oct 3 (SocialNews.XYZ) Actor Saqib Saleem knows the responsibility he shoulders while essaying Mohinder Amarnath, in a film about the 1983 cricket World Cup. He recalls being edgy before he started the film,…
Khaali Peeli; Cast: Ishaan Khatter, Ananya Panday, Jaideep Ahlawat, Zakir Hussain; Direction: Maqbool Khan; Rating: * * (two stars) BY VINAYAK CHAKRAVORTY Okay, we get the point. This is supposed to be brainless fun. What…
By Natalia Ningthoujam New Delhi, Oct 1 (SocialNews.XYZ) Sachin Dev Burman, fondly Burman da or Sachin korta to friends and colleagues in his time, passed away in 1975, but the legacy of music he left…
BY ARUNDHUTI BANERJEE Mumbai, Oct 1 (SocialNews.XYZ) Ananth Mahadevan is off to the Busan International Film Festival with his new film, and he has shared what compelled him to make his latest. Titled “Bittersweet”, Mahadevan’s…
Serious Men (film streaming on Netflix); Cast: Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Indira Tiwari, Aakshath Das, Nassar, Sanjay Narvekar, Shweta Basu Prasad; Direction: Sudhir Mishra; Rating: * * * and 1/2 (three and a half stars) BY VINAYAK…
Kiss The Ground (documentary film streaming on Netflix); Narrated by: Woody Harrelson; Direction: Joshua and Rebecca Harrell Tickell; Rating: * * * and 1/2 (three and a half stars) BY VINAYAK CHAKRAVORTY Kiss The Ground…
Mumbai, Sep 28 (SocialNews.XYZ) Babil Khan, elder son of late actor Irrfan Khan, has penned an emotional note for his father and said that he would give every cell in his presence to remember his…
Mumbai, Sep 28 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Varun Dhawan-Anushka Sharma starrer Sui Dhaaga released two years ago on this day. Director Sharat Katariya, opening up on his creative process, says the characters in his films come from…
The Comey Rules (series streaming on Voot); Cast: Jeff Daniels, Brendan Gleeson, Jennifer Ehle, Holly Hunter, Peter Coyote, Oona Chaplin, Scoot McNairy; Direction: Billy Ray; Rating: * * and 1/2 (two and a half stars)…
BY VINOD MIRANI The film industry was known for its party culture. The alcohol flowed freely catering to choice of all, from beer to vodka to rum or whiskey. This was usually followed by dinner…
Utopia (series streaming on Amazon Prime); Cast: John Cusack, Rainn Wilson, Sasha Lane, Ashleigh LaThrop, Jessica Rothe, Dan Byrd, Desmin Borges, Christopher Denham; Created by: Gillian Flynn; Rating: * * * (three stars) BY VINAYAK…
Crackdown (series streaming on Voot); Cast: Saqib Saleem, Shriya Pilgaonkar, Iqbal Khan, Rajesh Tailang, Waluscha De Sousa, Ankur Bhatia; Direction: Apoorva Lakhia; Rating: * * and 1/2 (two and half stars) BY VINAYAK CHAKRAVORTY National…
BY ARUNDHUTI BANERJEE Mumbai, Sep 21 (SocialNews.XYZ) Renowned percussionist Shivamani made his debut as a film music director with the recent OTT release, Atkan Chatkan, and among his glittering line-up of playback singers was screen…
BY SUGANDHA RAWAL New Delhi, Sep 20 (SocialNews.XYZ) Actress Payal Ghosh has claimed that filmmaker Anurag Kashyap tried to molest her once, recalling an incident when he got naked in front of her and tried…
BY VINOD MIRANI The Sushant Singh Rajput death is now suspected to be homicide and is being linked to the death of his business associate, Disha Salian, a week earlier. The case, while being investigated,…
BY DURGA CHAKRAVARTY New Delhi, Sep 20 (SocialNews.XYZ) Bollywood celebrities are asked for their opinions on just about everything these days, National Award-winning actor Manoj Bajpayee notes. How is it possible to give a satisfactory…
Dolly Kitty Aur Woh Chamakte Sitare; Cast: Konkona Sen Sharma, Bhumi Pednekar, Amol Parashar, Aamir Bashir, Vikrant Massey; Direction: Alankrita Shrivastava; Ration: * * * (three stars) BY VINAYAK CHAKRAVORTY Dolly and Kitty could be…
By Natalia Ningthoujam New Delhi, Sep 17 (SocialNews.XYZ) Ellie Goulding is a globally popular singer, who won two BRIT Awards and has been nominated for Grammy and Golden Globe awards in the past. The road…
Knock Knock Knock (short film streaming on Mubi); Cast: Shantilal Mukherjee, Phuden Sherpa; Direction: Sudhanshu Saria; Rating: * * * and 1/2 (three and a half stars) By Vinayak Chakravorty Brevity is not always an…
BY SUGANDHA RAWAL New Delhi, Sep 15 (SocialNews.XYZ) Actor-producer Yuvraj S. Singh, a close friend of late star Sushant Singh Rajput, says not only does the drug culture prevail in Bollywood, it is also a…