No Longer Fresh: Last year’s Taaza Khabar was the acting debut of Youtube comedy star Bhuvan Bam, as Vasant ‘Vasya’ Gawde, attendant in a public toilet, who is granted a strange boon. …

Secrets And Lies: The comma in the title is significant. This Vandana Kataria film is called Love, Sitara for a reason. And it’s not that everyone loves Sitara, they are content in …

Murders  Most Foul: The Nithari Killings of 2006 had pierced India’s doesn’t-happen-here complacency.  The sensational case of murder, sex, cannibalism, necrophilia in a nondescript area of Noida had dominated the …

Runaway Bride: The best thing about Kahan Shuru Kahan Khatam is its running time, which is less than two hours; while that is ideal for a romcom, this one looks like …

Spy Vs Spy: This is a rare Hindi film that evokes the era of the Cold War, and the kind of spy universe created by John Le Carre, where secrets …

Whack-A-Terrorist: When Fauda (2015) was produced by Israel, the West Bank was marred by hostility between Israel and Palestine. The situation is explosive now, which could not have been anticipated by the …

Bella  In Versova: If Emily can go to Paris and do little more than pose in gorgeous outfits, surely Bella “Call Me Bae” can come to Mumbai and wear lovely …

Unlikely Heroes: In the midst of a plethora of OTT shows on fights against terrorism, if anything, Anubhav Sinha’s new series (on Netflix) proves that heroes don’t have to be …

Women Of Today: There has been a social media gripe going on about the actresses who shared the national award for their performances this year—Nithya Menen for Thiruchitrambalam (Tamil) and Manasi Parekh for Kutch Express (Gujarati). …

The Dashing Duo: One of the enduring mysteries of the Hindi film industry is why the Salim-Javed writing team broke up. In the three-part docuseries, Angry Young Men, produced by their …