The Family Returns: The last season of Yeh Meri Family had the tagline ‘Winter of 90’s’ so the new season has to be Spring. Which means a Holi episode, because the Awasthi…

Bihar Legal: Nobody takes Tanvi Shukla’s (Raveena Tandon) career as a lawyer seriously, not even she herself. She probably drives her scooter to court to take up minor matters to…

Radio Blaze: A young girl tells her father, she wants to fly. He buys her a radio. An obvious bit of foreshadowing, since she grows up to be Usha Mehta,…

Pirates Ahoy! A few days ago there was drama on the high seas when the Indian Navy rescued an Indian ship from Somalian pirates. Before the film industry could latch…

Forest Fire: There is a bizarre scene in this film, in which in the middle of the forest there is a meeting of militant groups from all over the world,…

Hostel Horrors: For the new generation it is probably the Harry Potter books set in a boarding school that provide a glimpse into a world of privilege (though Hogwarts is…

Bihari Hijinx: When the political-cum-domestic drama, Maharani, created by Subhash Kapoor, first streamed (on SonyLiv), it only confirmed the depth of corruption and casteism in Bihar, with the lead characters obviously based…

Behind The Glam: An arrogant star who lives in a bungalow called Jannat? The same guy spends time in a farmhouse growing radish? Half the fun of watching a show…

Action No-brainer: There is apparently an entity called a Jammwalion to whom this film is dedicated. Vidyut Jammwal doesn’t believe in wasting time. Right off he does dangerous stunts atop…

Kashmir Conundrum: To most people’s minds, Kashmir in recent years, could have been hashtagged with two terms: terrorism and forced exodus of Pandits. The heaven on earth tourist tag, the…