critic’s rating: 3.5/5 Anirudh Iyer’s directorial debut features Ayushmann Khurrana as an arrogant superstar named Maanav, whom you’d love to hate. He lives in his own world, is prone to throwing tantrums, and doesn’t care about the feelings of others. And since he’s got tons of money, he knows he … Read more
critic’s rating: 3.5/5 Our green cover is our lungs in effect. By making holes in it in the name of progress, we are slowly killing ourselves. The Northeast is where this cover is the thickest. It’s a place where large tracts of virgin forests still lie undisturbed. But here too, … Read more
critic’s rating: 3.5/5 Drishyam 2 starts where Drishyam (2015) left off. Here’s a recap of what happened in the first film. Vijay Salgaonkar’s (Ajay Devgn) elder daughter, Anju (Ishita Dutta) unintentionally murders the son of the Inspector General of Goa Police Meera Deshmukh (Tabu). The boy had taken a nude … Read more
critic’s rating: 3.5/5 Director Mathukutty Xavier has remade his own Malayalam hit Helen (2019) as Mili. The action has shifted from Kerala to Dehradun. But the essence of the film remains the same. Mili is a Nursing graduate who wants to seek a job in Canada as the pay is … Read more
critic’s rating: 2.5/5 The film revolves around a female RAW agent, Durga Singh (Parineeti Chopra), who chances upon Dr. Mirza Ali (Harrdy Sandhu), who is half-Turkish, half-Punjabi in Afghanistan. Sparks fly, and it seems they’re all set to marry soon. But it was all a ploy to use him as … Read more
critic’s rating: 4.0/5 What do women want their men to be? They certainly don’t want them to be Kabir Singh kind of alphas. They’re not averse to taking on lovers, but there’s a place for friendship in their lives as well. They’d appreciate it if guys gave them space and … Read more
critic’s rating: 3.0/5 Films released in the recent past, like Shubh Mangal Zyada Saavdhan and Badhaai Do have been bringing the issues faced by the LGBTQ community to the fore. While the above films were about young people coming out of the closet and seeking acceptance, Maja Ma centers around … Read more
critic’s rating: 3.0/5 Goodbye starts off with Tara Bhalla (Rashmika Mandanna) celebrating her first victory as a lawyer in Mumbai. She ignores the calls and messages put up by her mother and father. Her father Harish Bhalla (Amitabh Bachchan) was calling to break the news that her mother, Gayatri Bhalla … Read more
critic’s rating: 4.0/5 In the 10th Century, the Chola dynasty under the rule of Sundara Chozhar (Prakash Raj) faces both internal and external threats. His elder son, Aditha Karikalan (Vikram) who is campaigning against Kanchi, comes to know that a conspiracy is afoot and orders his loyal follower, Vallavaraiyan Vanthiyathevan … Read more
critic’s rating: 3.5/5 Vikram Vedha is inspired by the folktale of Betal Pachisi, in which King Vikramaditya sets out to capture a cunning demon who repeatedly tells different riddle-filled tales to the king and escapes when the king gives the right answer. The film is set in modern day Lucknow. … Read more