Lights Out: A band of masked robbers very easily trip up the power grid of the whole of Pune to grab a fortune in gold. That’s just so the film…

Family Moments: When time Gullak came out in 2019, a part of its success could be attributed to a growing number of TV audiences having had their fill of the excesses of…

Scent Of Friendship: The Whatsapp generation would think what’s the big deal, we keep in touch with school/college pals. But how often do they meet? Just for a coffee or…

These days, when it has become acceptable to air out things that were once considered private or taboo, then it is also about time to bring menopause out of the…

Merry Band Of Phulera: The fictional village of Phulera in UP, where TVF’s Panchayat is set, is a fairy-tale village, untouched by the lawlessness, casteism and misogyny that marks so much…

Unlikely Pen Pals: Feroz Abbas Khan’s work in theatre has been unpredictable. He has done the very minimalistic Tumhari Amrita, and the spectacular Mughal-e-Azam and The Great Indian Musical: Civilisation…

Animated Mayhem: Director of the two splashy Baahubali films, SS Rajamouli, is quoted as listing Amar Chitra Katha comics and Chandamama as his inspirations. The latter would not mean anything to the kids who are the…

Oh Brother! For no discernable reason, Manoj Bajpayee wants to brand himself a “desi superstar,” and the way to do that, apparently,  is to do a revenge film, that kind…

Astro Con: What is the likelihood of today’s multiplex audience even going in to watch a film with a title like Kartam Bhugtam? Not unless they read good things about it…

Courage All The Way: The achievements of Srikanth Bolla are so remarkable, it’s a wonder a biopic was not attempted earlier. It is perhaps the OTT effect that has made…