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Special 26: One of Akshay’s best performances!
Neeraj Pandey waited for three years after the release of his debut film so that he could release Special 26 (S26) with his first choice lead actor, Akshay Kumar. Three years is a long time, but it...
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The Shaukeens – One of the most entertaining remakes of its Bollywood classic
It doesn’t come as a surprise for the audience when they get to watch remakes of classic movies of the 70s and 80s. Many filmmakers, directors and actors have started this trend of remaking movies and...
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Bollywood takes on Hollywood: ‘Brothers’ does justice to ‘Warriors’
When I heard about the movie ‘Brothers’, the Bollywood remake of ‘Warriors’, I was disappointed at first because I did not want them to taint the legacy of such an epic movie, one of the classics of...
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Without Akshay Kumar, can Welcome Back follow Welcome’s legacy?
Directed by Anees Bazmee, Welcome (2007), starring Akshay Kumar, Nana Patekar, Anil Kapoor, and Katrina Kaif, became an instant hit because of its ensemble cast and masala-filled story. Welcome Back,...
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Airlift was saved by its great script and great performances
This past few years, it is an undeniable fact that Akshay Kumar falls under the category of the most daring and bankable actors of Bollywood. This has enabled him to act in diverse genres, ranging from...
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India and Pakistan both share the spirit of Bollywood
The recently released Bollywood movie Airlift, based on the evacuation of Indians residing in Kuwait during the Gulf War of 1990, has won much acclaim in both India and Pakistan. Rightfully so, for its...
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Watch Azhar if you are a Mohammad Azharuddin fan, don’t watch it if you are a...
Bollywood has had its own share of fascination with biopics and sports movies alike, and most of the films in both genres have suffered from various problems....
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Housefull 3: Awful, painful, and anything but cheerful
How is it even possible that you go watch a movie with zero expectations, but yet walk out of it feeling utterly let down. And that my friends, is precisely the kind of feat the third instalment of the...
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Does Rustom pronounce Akshay Kumar guilty for disappointing his fans?
Akshay Kumar is the definition of a multifaceted Bollywood star; not because he gives repeated box office hits, but because he never hesitates to pair up with new directors and their teams. This...
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Aasman Se Gira: The Pakistani Lend Me a Tenor
NAPA’s theatre play, Aasman Se Gira (2016), is adapted by Babar Jamal, assisted by Saddam Hussain and directed by Uzma Sabeen. The plot centres on an event manager’s decision, who invites a popular...
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Toilet: Ek Prem Katha is the perfect sugar-coated medicine to treat the...
When Neeraj Pandey and Akshay Kumar collaborate, they never fail to impress. Brilliant performances, power-packed scripts, remarkable messages – this is what they are known for. Now, the duo is back...
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Rangreza is a tasteless, colourless and soulless failure, guised under a...
Right from the first trailer of Rangreza, its selling point revolved around it being a colourful musical, its romance angle, and for some, even Gohar Rasheed. Except for the song Phool Khil Jayeein,...
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Menstruation should be discussed without any shame, and Akshay Kumar’s heroic...
Filmmaker cum screenwriter R Balki has a reputation of covering atypical subjects in his movies, with all six of his movies, such as Cheeni Kum (2007), Paa (2009) and Shamitabh (2015), being regarded...
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Padman: Shaping the narrative surrounding menstrual hygiene with care and...
From Airlift (2016) to Rustom (2016) and from Toilet: Ek Prem Katha (2017) to recently released biopic Padman, Akshay Kumar is portraying inspirational characters and filmgoers are loving his selection...
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The #PadManBan is another example of Pakistan making the country a...
One often goes to the cinema to escape from the harsh realities of the world. The two or three hours spent at the theatre either throw us into fits of laughter, push us to the edge of our seats, or put...
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A refreshing new-age film, ‘Sonu Ke Titu Ki Sweety’ is a cult classic we will...
Luv Ranjan is a director who knows his craft impeccably. With films like Akaash Vaani and the Pyaar Ka Punchnama series, Ranjan proved that he is the torch bearer for new-age and unorthodox filmmakers...
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Is Bollywood’s ‘Batti Gul Meter Chalu’ really a copy of Lollywood’s ‘Actor in...
The trailer for Batti Gul Meter Chalu, scheduled for release on September 21st, was recently released to acclaim. The film, helmed by the Toilet: Ek Prem Katha director Shree Narayan Singh, stars...
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I would rather gouge my eyes out than watch the absurdity that is Namastey...
It was back in 2007 that cinemagoers were treated to the classic that was Namastey London, a movie that not only served as a commentary on Indian patriotism and colonialism, but did so in a hilarious...
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When Tanushree Dutta said #MeToo but Bollywood didn’t care, because that...
This is one real life story Bollywood will likely never make into a blockbuster, for after all, it involves one of their own. Actress Tanushree Dutta’s accusations of sexual harassment against veteran...
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8 game changers of Bollywood that wowed us in 2018
The year 2018 has been one of the most surprising ones in recent Bollywood memory, for it has been one where content ruled above all other elements in films. This year in particular, movies with...
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