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Aamir Khan’s Laal Singh Chaddha is a solid Forrest Gump remake, retaining its best and worst elements

Much like the Tom Hanks original, Laal Singh Chaddha is equal parts funny and moving, built on the back of tremendous acting. It’s just short of brilliance.

The Great Weddings of Munnes is far from perfectly cooked rom-com. It’s a recipe for disaster

The small-town setting and under-confident protagonist have been used,overused, and abused far too many times in this 10-episode series on Voot Select.

Neil Gaiman’s The Sandman is Doctor Who for adults. What hurts it is Netflix’s release strategy

Netflix's TV series based on the fantasy novelist’s comic book The Sandman isn't afraid to take you through multiple time jumps without making it confusing.

Netflix’s Darlings is a treat. A dark comedy pulled off by Alia Bhatt and Shefali Shah

Jasmeet Reen's Darlings deals with the question that Indian women have heard time and again: Why don’t you leave it if it is so bad?

Rajesh M, Venkat Prabhu bring dark comedy to SonyLiv’s Victim, challenge you to rethink

With an impressive line-up of directors, Tamil series Victim reminds you of an Edgar Allan Poe style of fiction.

Brad Pitt’s ‘Bullet Train’ hits the nail on the head despite clichés, dodgy Russian accents

Adapted from a Japanese dark comedy novel, Bullet Train Westernises its cast while retaining the spirit and setting of its source material.

Rangbaaz on ZEE5 packs a punch with powerful performances. Vineet Singh steals the show

Directed by Navdeep Singh of Manorama: Six Feet Under and NH10 fame, Rangbaaz may not be a Gangs of Wasseypur but it is impactful.

Masaba Masaba 2 builds on the first season—a striking visual style, cameos set it apart

Sonam Nair's show has done for Bollywood fashion what Dave has done for American hip hop, weaving in big-name cameos for fan service.

Ek Villain Returns is a reminder that Mohit Suri should’ve stopped making movies in 2000s

Mohit Suri's film tries hard to appear slick and twisted but all it does is give you a blinding headache. It undermines the audience's intelligence.

Quirky, delightful—Janhvi Kapoor’s Good Luck Jerry is a power-packed remake with few misses

From Deepak Dobriyal to Sushant Singh, industry veterans with on-point comic timing help Good Luck Jerry stand on its feet.

On Camera

Modern lovers are trapped in ‘chalta hai’ relationships. Breakups are a lost art

Women, with their sixth sense, aka female intuition, keep hearing an internal announcement: ‘Leave this man.’ And we’re hitting snooze every time.

As govt starts rolling back Quality Control Orders, a look at adverse impact they had, mainly on MSMEs

Between 2016 and 2025, around 700 QCOs were issued by the government. Now, it has withdrawn 69 of them.

Drone manufacturer ideaForge wins orders worth over Rs 100 crore from Army

ideaForge has formed a joint venture to manufacture and market UAVs in the US. Its Q6 UAV is now included in NATO and allied procurement systems.

INDIA has a Congress-sized hole. And the fix begins with a little humility

Without a Congress revival, there can be no challenge to the BJP pan-nationally. Modi’s party is growing, and almost entirely at the cost of the Congress.