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Satish Shah played a dead body in ‘Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro’. And stole the show

Triya Gulati - November 2, 2025

A ghost, war veteran & a lost nation—Hrishikesh Mukherjee’s Naukri was ahead of its time

Amitabh and Amjad’s real-life friendship played out in Yaarana. It’s usually different on-screen

Satyajit Ray’s 1960 Devi shows God-fearing rural Bengal—and devotion delusion

Akshay Kumar’s Selfiee is another lukewarm Bollywood remake. Watch only for Emraan Hashmi

Tina Das - February 24, 2023

Raj Mehta, who last made waves in 2019 with Good-Newwz, is back with a new mass entertainer. But Selfiee—based on the 2019 Malayalam film...

Dhanush steers Vaathi to the shore with his swagger and moving performance

Nidhima Taneja - February 18, 2023

Atluri, who has made his first Tamil film after three in Telugu, manages to harness Dhanush’s star-actor credentials.

The Night Manager review: Indian adaptation of le Carré is held up by Anil Kapoor, Aditya Roy

Tina Das - February 18, 2023

Creator Sandeep Modi of Aarya fame utilises his strengths to The Night Manager's advantage — the eclectic cast and the screenplay.

Shehzada’s saving grace is Kartik Aaryan’s comedic timing, but he fails as an action hero

Gaurvi Narang - February 17, 2023

The remake is a one-man show, so much so that other characters, including Kriti Sanon, disappear in the second half

Mohan G’s Bakasuran is outdated. Selvaraghavan makes it mildly bearable

Nidhima Taneja - February 17, 2023

It is a template borrowed from when women were deployed as objects to satiate details of an over-sexualised plot.

Grim has replaced fun in Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantumania

Tina Das - February 17, 2023

Peyton Reed's directional Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantumania lacks the spark and consistent fun of an Ant-Man film.

The Romantics on Netflix is one place where the 3 Khans don’t matter. Aditya Chopra shines

Nidhima Taneja - February 15, 2023

Produced by Yash Raj Entertainment, the four-episode docu-series explores the 50-year grandeur of the ‘House of Chopras’.

Christopher review: Mammootty’s cop thriller offers no fun, just a long list of body count

Nidhima Taneja - February 11, 2023

For a film infused with a running commentary on how women are denied justice, director Unnikrishnan's Christopher quickly gets rid of its women characters to focus only on Mammootty.

Netflix’s You is back with its charming serial killer Joe, London’s elite & more murder

Zoya Bhatti - February 10, 2023

Goldberg is a literature professor in this instalment and continues to be a magnet for trouble. This time from the city’s rich and snobby.

Shahid Kapoor’s Farzi leaves no scope for boredom. It will keep you hooked

Nidhima Taneja - February 10, 2023

This, by no means, is Kapoor’s best performance, but it comes close and counts for a promising OTT debut.

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Reel Take

Satish Shah played a dead body in ‘Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro’. And stole the show

A ghost, war veteran & a lost nation—Hrishikesh Mukherjee’s Naukri was ahead of its time

Amitabh and Amjad’s real-life friendship played out in Yaarana. It’s usually different on-screen

Satyajit Ray’s 1960 Devi shows God-fearing rural Bengal—and devotion delusion

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