Rajeev Masand
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Madhuri Dixit: Now Streaming
At least two ‘inside-Bollywood’ streaming shows are currently in the works. Contrary to initial reports that the Madhuri Dixit project produced by Dharma is a remake of the French show Call My Agent!, sources say it is in fact an original script in which Dixit plays an ageing diva who suddenly goes missing one day. … Continue reading "Madhuri Dixit: Now Streaming" → Read More
True Grit and Gripping
PUSHPAVALLI SEASON 2 | Director: Debbie Rao | Actors: Sumukhi Suresh, Manish Anand, Naveen Richard | Streaming on: Amazon Prime Video After a solid first season (that dropped at the end of 2017) established the unlikely but delicious premise of this ‘stalker black comedy’ and earned a small but fierce fan following, the second season … Continue reading "True Grit and Gripping" → Read More
Unfinished Business
Priyanka Chopra will add ‘author’ to her list of professional achievements (Miss World, Bollywood and Hollywood actor, musician, producer) when her memoir Unfinished hits bookshelves early next year. The Baywatch star gave a glimpse of the cover on social media recently, announcing that the book was now available to pre-order. She also revealed that she … Continue reading "Unfinished Business" → Read More
Special Performance
It’s going to be a while before we can watch Ranbir Kapoor and Alia Bhatt on screen together—their ambitious project Brahmastra may be eyeing a summer 2021 release now—but the pair did team up to shoot a dance for a special video that was put together to commemorate Riddhima Kapoor Sahni’s 40th birthday earlier this … Continue reading "Special Performance" → Read More
A Committed Actor
If Aamir Khan had his way, Rangeela might have ended differently. The Ram Gopal Varma-directed musical, which clocked 25 years earlier this week, climaxed with Urmila Matondkar’s freshly minted star Mili choosing Aamir’s character Munna, her tapori friend, leaving Jackie Shroff’s superstar Kamal heartbroken. But midway through the film’s making, Varma remembers that Aamir had … Continue reading… → Read More
Hot Right Now - Open The Magazine
After sending over 1 lakh migrants and workers from across the country back to their homes in these Covid-19 times, man of the moment Sonu Sood—who’s proved over the last few months that there’s a real hero behind those villain parts that he tends to play on screen—is embarking on his most ambitious project yet. … Continue reading "Hot Right Now" → Read More
Al Pacino and Robert De Niro: The Al & Bob Show
THE FOUR SEASONS Hotel in Beverly Hills, tucked away at the corner of South Doheny Drive, a typical street in this quiet, posh neighbourhood, may not have the storied history of the Chateau Marmont, where John Belushi died of a reported overdose, and James Dean famously jumped through a window to impress a director. Neither … Continue reading "Al Pacino and Robert De Niro: The Al & Bob Show" → Read More
Frozen 2 Movie Review: It Just Falls Short of Frozen-level Greatness
The new film takes some warming up to (pun unintended) before you become invested in the story. Read our full review of the latest Hollywood offering below. → Read More
The Zoya Factor Movie Review: Sonam Kapoor-Dulquer Salmaan's Film Seldom Rises Above its Clichés
Sonam Kapoor and Dulquer Salmaan's The Zoya Factor is not an unwatchable film by any measure. But it squanders the opportunity to say something about the world we live in, and our reliance on luck as both a crutch and an excuse. → Read More
Why Bhansali Actually Dumped Salman
So it turns out there is more to the fallout between Salman Khan and Sanjay Leela Bhansali that led to the scrapping of their film Inshallah. Very reliable sources reveal the superstar’s ‘interference’ wasn’t limited to the script alone—it extended to virtually every department of filmmaking, which Bhansali could not ultimately accept. One of Salman’s … Continue reading "Why Bhansali Actually… → Read More
Bharat Movie Review: It Exists Only to Add to Legend of Salman Khan as Selfless Provider
Salman Khan plays the titular hero whom we follow from the age of eight until a little after his 70th birthday. → Read More
Badla Movie Review: Amitabh Bachchan, Taapsee Pannu Film Is an Engrossing Thriller
The film’s zig-zag plotting is its biggest strength although it’s not especially hard to figure out the ending. → Read More
Simmba Movie Review: Rohit Shetty Film Leaves a Lot to be Desired, But a Star is Re-born
Planning to watch Simmba this weekend? Read Masand's review first. → Read More
Zero Movie Review: Shah Rukh Khan's Film Best Switched Off Half Way Through
Planning to watch Zero this weekend? Read Masand's review first. → Read More
Best of Web Series 2018
Sacred Games: Hindi (Netflix) Do you remember the last Indian (television) show that gave us such memorable characters? Because I don’t. Beyond the excellent writing and the authentic evocation of Bombay in the 80s and 90s, this ‘original series’ from showrunner Vikramaditya Motwane and director Anurag Kashyap made bona fide stars out of Gaitonde (Nawazuddin Siddiqui), Katekar (Jitendra Joshi),… → Read More
Ben Is Back Movie Review: A Heartbreaking Film About Addiction & How It Affects Families
The rough edges are glossed over through solid performances from both Julia Roberts and especially Lucas Hedges. → Read More
The Awkward Embrace
There were more than a few uncomfortable run-ins at Shah Rukh Khan’s Diwali party last weekend, but Alia Bhatt and Katrina Kaif’s awkward embrace is being described as the moment of the evening. Eyewitnesses have revealed that both ladies were fully aware that they were going to bump into each other, and yet the moment they came face to face, you could sense the chill in the air. Good thing for… → Read More
The Man Who Kept Aamir Hanging
Mrs Balan’s Mrs Gandhi, Not This Too! → Read More
Aamir’s New Hobby
Sajid Out, Sajid In | Why So Silent? → Read More
Pataakha Movie Review: It Never Satisfies Completely
It’s a lightweight offering that’s got its sparks, but doesn’t quite live up to its firecracker name. → Read More