By Sugandha Rawal New Delhi, Aug 13 (SocialNews.XYZ) Just a day after the Indian Air Force (IAF) raised objection over the presentation of gender bias in the film, Gunjan Saxena: The Kargil Girl, former IAF…
By Sugandha Rawal New Delhi, Aug 13 (SocialNews.XYZ) Vidya Balan does not like to follow norms. She finds it easier to follow her heart. The actress says doing something that is not natural to you…
(Many moons ago the iconic poet and lyricist Rahat Indori told a budding, 16-year-old poet to work hard because he saw potential in the boy. The teenager, now the renowned poet-lyricist Manoj Muntashir, remembers his…
“Gunjan Saxena: The Kargil Girl”; Cast: Janhvi Kapoor, Pankaj Tripathi, Angad Bedi, Viineet Kumar Singh, Manav Vij; Direction: Sharan Sharma; Rating: * * * (three stars) By Vinayak Chakravorty We will gloss over veracity of…
By Durga Chakravarty New Delhi, Aug 12 (SocialNews.XYZ) Whether Sushant Singh Rajput ended his life or was killed is a raging question right now, but this much seems obvious that he was going through a…
New Delhi, Aug 11 (SocialNews.XYZ) For many stars, the new normal has been all about new beginnings. Despite lockdown, several among the gitterati have tied the knot in an intimate affair. IANS brings a list…
By Vinod Mirani There is a curious situation vis a vis the Censor Board of Film Certification! How relevant is its existence now? The Board, which was the pawn of the ruling regimes and which…
By Sugandha Rawal New Delhi, Aug 6 (SocialNews.XYZ) Actress Radhika Apte says she does not want to get stuck in something convenient or be satisfied, and she is not chasing fame. “I’m not here for…
Mumbai, Aug 5 (SocialNews.XYZ) Vijay Varma has resumed work. He is dubbing for a project he did not reveal. However, when Vijay posted a snapshot from the dubbing studio, he also triggered off a funny…
By Sugandha Rawal New Delhi, Aug 5 (SocialNews.XYZ) Starting his journey from the small screen, Amit Sadh has come a long way in showbiz, carving his own path without any filmi strings. The actor says…
“Bandish Bandits” (series streaming on Amazon Prime); Cast: Naseeruddin Shah, Atul Kulkarni, Shreya Chaudhary, Ritwik Bhowmik, Sheeba Chaddha, Rajesh Tailang, Amit Mistry; Directed by: Anand Tiwari; Rating: * * and 1/2 (two and a half…
By Vinod Mirani The yearly and half-yearly summaries of the box office performance of films has been a ritual followed over the years. It serves to put on record the way the industry has performed…
“Raat Akeli Hai”; Cast: Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Radhika Apte, Shivani Raguvanshi, Shweta Tripathi, Padmavati Rao, Riya Shukla, Ila Arun, Aditya Srivastava, Swanand Kirkire, Nishant Dahiya and Tigmanshu Dhulia; Direction: Honey Trehan; Rating: * * * and…
By Ahana Bhattacharya Mumbai, Aug 1 (SocialNews.XYZ) Veteran actor Naseeruddin Shah feels OTT platforms might just replace the theatre viewing experience in the future. “I have a fear that this will happen. When movies started…
“Lootcase” (film streaming on Disney+ Hotstar); Cast: Kunal Kemmu. Rasika Dugal, Vijay Raaz, Ranvir Shorey, Gajraj Rao; Direction: Rajesh Krishnan; Rating: * * and 1/2 (two and a half stars) By Vinayak Chakravorty Every once…
By Ahana Bhattacharya Mumbai, July 31 (SocialNews.XYZ) Bengali star Jisshu Sengupta avers that, irrespective of whether one is a star kid or not, survival in the film industry depends only on talent and luck. Jisshu,…
“Shakuntala Devi” (film streaming on Amazon Prime); Cast: Vidya Balan, Jisshu Sengupta, Sanya Malhotra, Amit Sadh; Direction: Anu Menon; Rating: * * * (three stars) By Vinayak Chakravorty Swedish auteur Ingmar Bergman in his 1978…
By Arundhuti Banerjee Mumbai, July 29 (SocialNews.XYZ) Art and politics should not be mixed, insists veteran Bengali filmmaker Goutam Ghose, even as his latest film is screened at Shanghai International Film Festival in China. Ghose’s…
Mumbai, July 28 (SocialNews.XYZ) Actress Vaani Kapoor says she does not carry the baggage of being the most relevant in Bollywood. “If I was carrying the baggage of wanting to be the most relevant in…
By Sugandha Rawal New Delhi, July 27 (SocialNews.XYZ) Ayushmann Khurrana is not a method actor, and does not like to take his characters back home. The actor says he likes to explore new things without…