By Sugandha Rawal New Delhi, June 26 (SocialNews.XYZ) Long hair, inverted feet, hungry for blood, seeking revenge — these attributes are not only used to paint a scary description of the ‘chudail’, or demon woman,…
By Natalia Ningthoujam New Delhi, June 26 (SocialNews.XYZ) Carrying their own make-up kits, wearing masks and gloves when not facing the camera, maintaining social distance as much as possible and small crews define the New…
By Natalia Ningthoujam New Delhi, June 25 (SocialNews.XYZ) Reggae star Conkarah, whose song “Banana” with Jamaican reggae sensation Shaggy has been trending for a while, doesn’t plan to slow down. He says he has an…
“Bulbbul”; Cast: Tripti Dimri, Avinash Tiwary, Rahul Bose, Paoli Dam, Parambrata Chattopadhyay; Direction: Anvita Dutt; Rating: * * * (three stars) By Vinayak Chakravorty Why must women wear toe rings? Little Bulbbul asks her aunt….
By Sugandha Rawal New Delhi, June 24 (SocialNews.XYZ) Lin-Manuel Miranda recognises the deep impact of his ethnically diverse Broadway hit “Hamilton” when he sees people using quotes from the play while protesting with the calls…
BY SONA MOHAPATRA Indian music is a vast ocean, yet all our attention seems to be focussed on the one small pond that is Bollywood Music. It is time that changed. I’ve always been amazed…
“Wasp Network” (film streaming on Netflix); Cast: Penelope Cruz, Edgar Ramirez, Gael Garcia Bernal, Ana de Armas, Wagner Moura; Direction: Olivier Assayas; Rating: * * and 1/2 (two and a half stars) By Vinayak Chakravorty…
Mumbai, June 22 (SocialNews.XYZ) Budding actor Vardhan Puri has shared some of his fondest memories of his late grandfather, actor Amrish Puri, on the latter’s birth anniversary on June 22. Amrish Puri was born on…
Mumbai, June 21 (SocialNews.XYZ) Producer and former “Bigg Boss” contestant Vikas Guppta says he falls in love with humans irrespective of their gender. As people honour the LGBTQ+ community and celebrate Pride Month this June,…
By Vinod Mirani Since the demise of young and promising actor, Sushant Singh Rajput, nepotism is one word that is much in currency. Does nepotism really exist in the film industry? And if it does,…
By Simran Sethi New Delhi, June 21 (SocialNews.XYZ) Late versatile actor Sushant Singh Rajput was the “complete package” in real life, recalls his close friend from school days, Arti Batra Dua. She adds that he…
“7500” (film streaming on Amazon Prime); Cast: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Omid Memar, Aylin Tezel, Carlo Kitzlinger; Direction: Patrick Vollrath; Rating: * * * (three stars) By Vinayak Chakravorty So what is new about yet another hijack…
By Durga Chakravarty New Delhi, June 20 (SocialNews.XYZ) Hindi films have often been blamed for spreading misogyny and toxic masculinity, a recent example being “Kabir Singh”. Director Shaan Vyas, whose new short film “Natkhat” revolves…
By Sugandha Rawal New Delhi, June 20 (SocialNews.XYZ) Actor Gulshan Devaiah feels there is a lot of misplaced anger among people following the passing of actor Sushant Singh Rajput, and says it is time to…
By Simran Sethi Mumbai, June 20 (SocialNews.XYZ) With lockdown regulations being relaxed and the Maharshtra government giving a go-ahead, a slew of filmmakers in Bollywood have decided to resume shooting. However, many celebrities are still…
“Penguin” (film in Tamil and Telugu languages streaming on Amazon Prime); Cast: Keerthy Suresh, Lingaa, Advaith, Mathi; Direction: Eashvar Karthic; Rating: * * and 1/2 (two and a half stars) By Vinayak Chakravorty “Penguin” is…
“Chaman Bahaar” (film streaming on Netflix); Cast: Jitendra Kumar, Ritika Badiani, Dhirendra Tiwari, Bhuvan Arora, Yogendra Tikku; Direction: Apurva Dhar Badgaiyann; Rating: * * and 1/2 (two and a half stars) By Vinayak Chakravorty Debutant…
“Aarya” (series streaming on Disney+ Hotstar); Cast: Sushmita Sen, Chandrachur Singh, Sikander Kher, Namit Das, Ankur Bhatia, Maya Sarao, Jayant Kripalani, Vikas Kumar, Alexx ONell, Manish Choudhary, Vishwajeet Pradhan; Created by: Ram Madhvani; Rating: *…
“Aarya” (series streaming on Disney+ Hotstar); Cast: Sushmita Sen, Chandrachur Singh, Sikander Kher, Namit Das, Ankur Bhatia, Maya Sarao, Jayant Kripalani, Vikas Kumar, Alexx ONell, Manish Choudhary, Vishwajeet Pradhan; Created by: Ram Madhvani; Rating: *…
BY AMIT KHANNA Its a magical world. Where you come chasing a dream and then see it come true. You walk in with nothing but guts and grit or a bagful of talent. From anonymity…