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Rocket Boys comes back stronger. Jim Sarbh, Ishwak Singh deliver their career best

The second season of SonyLiv's Rocket Boys takes place at the beginning of Indira Gandhi's term as prime minister of India.

Rani Mukerji’s powerful comeback in Mrs Chatterjee Vs Norway is marred by a loose plot

The story itself has the potential to evoke distress, sympathy and rage, but it is Rani Mukerji’s performance that really takes it forward.

Netflix’s Rana Naidu is gritty drama packed with Rana-Venkatesh chemistry. But plot lacks meat

Directed by Karan Anshuman and Suparn Varma, the show has a heady mix of dark elements. But the profanity feels forced and deters the storyline.

Rajeev Ravi’s Thuramukham shows casual cruelty of upper class, Communist labour struggle is star

Those expecting Thuramukham to be a mass entertainer may be disappointed. But if you’re patient enough to withstand the slow burn, director Rajeev Ravi delivers sparks.

Oscar-nominated Tár is a Cate Blanchett show from the get-go. She will thrill you, stun you

Much like an orchestra, technical elements come together as Blanchett weaves a proverbial harmony that will be hummed and remembered for a long time.

Ranbir Kapoor’s Tu Jhoothi Main Makkar an endless drag with bad dialogues, misplaced songs

A female character in a Luv Ranjan movie can never be better than the guy, can she?

Taj is one of Naseeruddin Shah’s finest. It’s the script that doesn’t match

Created by Abhimanyu Singh and directed by Ron Scalpello, Taj neither valourises nor thrashes the doings of Akbar. It adds intrigue and fictional elements to turn history into a spectacle.

Sharmila Tagore makes powerful comeback in Gulmohar—riveting family drama on Disney+ Hotstar

The writers do not desperately weave a happy ending by speeding up the climax, rather allowing the Batra family to find beauty within the cracks.

Michael B Jordan, Jonathan Majors bring boxing genre alive with Creed III. It hits hard

The film, written by Keenan Coogler and Zach Baylin, doesn't need the machismo and gravitas of the Italian Stallion Rocky.

Ntikkakkakkoru Premondarnn is a sweet, engaging romantic drama. Bhavana shines in comeback film

Despite its predictability, the broth of messy relationships and love in this romantic drama is the highlight. The credit goes to director Asharaf too.

On Camera

Will Mumbai start looking for its Mamdani now? The city is as unaffordable as New York

New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani will face hurdles. And Democrats cannot mistake one city’s victory for a national mandate.

India’s services exports touching $400 bn—a quiet engine offsetting trade deficit

In 2024-25, India exported $387.54 bn worth of services, against imports of $198.14 bn, earning all-time high surplus of $189.40 bn. This offset 2/3rd of goods trade deficit. 

‘Let them see’: Putin says new nuclear-powered missiles in the making, in message to Washington

At a ceremony felicitating Russian military engineers, Putin highlights Moscow’s 'parity' in defence technologies for the next century.

Trump’s trade wars have rewritten powerplay, but India didn’t get the memo

This world is being restructured and redrawn by one man, and what’s his power? It’s not his formidable military. It’s trade. With China, it turned on him.