‘मैं रावण, मैं ही लंकेश्वर’! 2008 की धारावाहिक ‘रावण’ का मै बहुत बड़ा फैन हूँ। हालांकि मैं रावण की कहानी से अवगत हूँ, लेकिन रावण के किरदार को निभाने वाले अभिनेता ने मेरा दिल जीत लिया। नरेन्द्र झा, जिन्होंने टीवी और फिल्म इंडस्ट्री मे अपना नाम बनाया था, इस दुनिया मे नहीं रहे। जब मैंने उनके मृत्यु की खबर सुनी तो भौचक्का रह गया। केवल 55 साल की अल्पायु मे वे दिल के दौरे के शिकार हुए। निर्देशक विशाल भरद्वाज की
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Noted English thinker Thomas Malthus famously commented that, ‘ As population would increase geometrically, doubling every 25 years, food production would only grow arithmetically, which would result in famine and starvation, unless births were controlled.’ Though the statement is 220 years old, it still holds credence! But what if we could actually acquire critical resources like water and energy, basic necessities for producing food, without burdening the earth? What if we could procure these items from an
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Director: David Dhawan Actors: Varun Dhawan, Tapsee Panu, Jacquline Fernandez, Johny Lever, Rajpal Yadav, Salman Khan (cameo) Stars: ** (2) ‘Identical Twins’ ‘Whistleblower Parents’ ‘Tragic Separation Of Twin Siblings’ ‘Growing Up With Different Personalities’ ‘Twins Face-off’ ‘Confusion for Identity’ ‘Whatsapp Jokes & Slapstick Comedy’ Yes, you guessed it right we are talking about Salman Khan’s yesteryears hit comedy ‘Judwa’, and the reprised version with Varun Dhawan is no different. It’s so confident with
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Newton, a rare film that shined in Bollywood for its sheer honesty and portrayal of an honest polling officer, committed to his duties and values. Earlier in the year, the film won numerous awards at British International Film Festival (BAFTA) and was highly anticipated. It opened up to great reviews, and especially Rajkumar Rao was praised for its brilliant acting. But… The game changed when it was announced that Newton would be the official entry
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Cast: Richa Chaddha, Vivek Oberoi, Angad Bedi, Tanuj Virwani, Sanjay Suri & Sayani Gupta. Created by: Karan Anshuman Okay then. How do we review a Web series? Do we do it on episode basis, or on the entire length? It’s a tough one. Especially for me, this is unchartered territory. I will try balancing the act, and do a little bit of both. Judging me by the opening paragraph, I am sure all of you
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Film: Dangal Cast: Aamir Khan, Saakshi Tanwar, Fatima Sana Sheikh, Sanya Malhotra. Directed by: Nitesh Tiwari. Introduction: The seeds of divinity grow and blossom in a truly cultured society where women are given due respect and equal opportunities of rise, dignity and glory. Alas! That still does not holds true in most society. In some the disparity for that gender is subtle and has been underplayed whereas in many the divide is wide open. In India,
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Film: La La Land. Cast: Ryan Gosling , Emma Stone & John Legend. Directed by: Damien Chazelle. Introduction: Ladies & Gentleman, Damien is the one who made whiplash last year. Yes! The same film that was questioned by some, appreciated by the others. What makes this film stand out is the fact that it’s completely different from the director’s previous work. Unlike our folks who love the concept of ctrl c plus ctrl v. Plot:
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Cast: Salman Khan, Anushka Sharma & Randeep Hooda. Director: Abbas Ali Zafar Run time: 2 hours & 50 minutes. Introduction: Have you ever been to a Being Human store? Have you picked up a tee shirt believing the money actually goes for charity? If the answer is in the affirmative, then trust me you have done you’re bit already. Sultan is nothing but branding of his concept, better known as Being Human. Likewise
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Last time, it was the orange clownfish Nemo who had to be found. This time around it is Dory, the blue tang with a ‘short-term-remembery-loss’ who gets lost. A popular topic that has been bobbing about the internet these days: Will the summer of Hollywood’s sequel and prequel box-office discontent bounce back with the arrival of “Finding Dory,” Pixar and Disney’s double-dip back flip into the same animated pool of undersea beings that propelled 2003’s
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Cast: Shahid Kapoor, Kareena Kapoor Khan, Alia Bhatt, Daljit & Satish Kaushik. Produced by: Alt Ent & Phantom Directed by: Abhishek Chaubey. First take: Did the publicity help the film? Yes! It did. Morning shows for an anurag kashyap film was housefull. Journalists made a beeline outside, waiting for the feedback. Police was called in to manage any threat. The problem of course was the threat inside the cinema halls. The threat called ‘mediocrity’. Story:
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