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Tuesday, December 2, 2025
TopicFilm review

Topic: film review

Love Aaj Kal review: How not to make a film, feat. Imtiaz Ali

An incoherent mess from start to finish, this Sara Ali Khan and Kartik Aaryan film will leave you exhausted.

Shikara review: Beautiful but not the untold story of Kashmiri Pandits it is marketed as

This Vidhu Vinod Chopra film works as a love story in dark times, but keeps politics as a backdrop.

Jawaani Jaaneman review: Saif Ali Khan shines in this lack-lustre comedy drama

Director Nitin Kakkar gives us a film with well-thought-out characters but a plot that lacks the oomph factor.

Panga review: Ashwiny Iyer Tiwari’s film will lift your heart and make you laugh

A heartwarming tale of sacrifice and overcoming the odds, Kangana Ranaut-starrer Panga only slightly misses the mark by not pushing hard enough.

Elitist and insipid — Akshay-Kareena’s Good Newwz can easily be given a miss

Good Newwz review: Recycled humour and a lost plot make for a snoozefest with mixed messages about parenthood and pregnancy.

5 reasons why Salman Khan’s Dabangg 3 is the most socially-relevant film this year (not)

This film has everything you didn’t imagine — a plot line that would stump the greatest filmmaker, a healthy dose of progressive dialogue, and songs that make you ask deep questions.

C.I.D. — when Bollywood musical met noir in signature Dev Anand style

The 1956 classic also introduced one of Hindi cinema's most loved actors – Waheeda Rehman.

Hotel Mumbai review: The horror of 26/11 terror attacks deserves a better film

Dev Patel and Anupam Kher do their best but the film needed a wider lens to really tell the story of 26/11.

Jhalki review: Film tries to fight the good fight but loses steam quickly

Starring Aarti Jha with Boman Irani and Sanjay Suri, Jhalki has solid intentions and great production but fails to make an impact.

Bala’s bald patch is beautiful but its brown-faced hypocrisy can’t be ignored

Ayushmann Khurrana and Bhumi Pednekar’s third moralistic film wins at humour but fails miserably at following its own message.

On Camera

Violent Indian men are now ideal lovers in Bollywood movies

Kabir Singh started Bollywood's misogyny Olympics. 2025's top contender is Dhanush and Kriti Sanon-starrer Tere Ishk Mein.

New cess on ‘pan masala’ to fund national security and healthcare programmes

The Health Security Se National Security Cess Bill, 2025, explained. Oppn has attacked the proposed cess as 'a new financial burden' on the citizens.

After Op Sindoor, India goes in for more Heron Mk IIs; Israel frontrunner for mega MALE drones deal

Order for 87 MALE drones will be split between 2 Indian firms in 64:36 ratio to ensure there are 2 independent manufacturing lines with at least 60% indigenous components.

Gaali cricket: Bavuma stands tall, India’s Test ego cut to size

The India-South Africa series-defining fact is the catastrophic decline of Indian red ball cricket where a visiting team can mock us with the 'grovel' word.