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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.

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

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

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

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

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Mohan G’s Bakasuran is outdated.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

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

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

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

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

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.

On Camera

Stop asking fans to explain why they like Taylor Swift. Belittling Swifties reeks of sexism

She’s perhaps the only artist that one still has to offer a ‘reason’ for liking. No one bats an eye if you like Harry Styles or Beyonce. But god forbid you express your love for Swift publicly.

CBDT signs record 125 Advance Pricing Agreements, 31% more than last year

The 125 APAs include 86 Unilateral APAs (UAPAs) and 39 Bilateral APAs (BAPAs). The total number of APAs since the start of the APA programme has risen to 641, with 506 UAPAs and 135 BAPAs.

Vice Admiral Dinesh Kumar Tripathi to take over as Chief of the Naval Staff

He has been the chief of personnel and the flag officer commanding-in-chief, Western Naval Command, in the rank of vice admiral.

44 years on, two things that have changed in Modi’s BJP, and one that hasn’t

As the BJP heads for a likely third successive term in power, it's fascinating to debate how true it looks to the original proposition: a party with a difference.