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Darbar" is the kind of film that screams out loud that Rajinikanth, who recently turned 70, is in no mood to slow down, and this fact is established even more strongly via a couple of scenes. In one scene, when Rajinikanth is given an ultimatum to prove he is mentally and physically fit in a span of four days, we see him hit the gym and lift heavy. As funny as it is to see him strain to flex muscles, it's equally exciting to see him do what it takes to still stay relevant.
Delhi: Deepika Padukone's flick 'Chhapaak' that hit the screens recently, minted 7.35 crore on Sunday. It made 4.77 crores on its opening day and has won a...
Good Newwz', which is about the tryst of two couple with IVF (In Vitro Fertilisation), has been produced by Zee Studios, Dharma Productions and Cape of Good Films. T...
The good news about Akshay Kumar's latest release is it fulfils that above precondition. It's cheesy and predictable, but "Good Newwz" balances its dr...
02, Jan 2020, by : FnF Correspondent
Sinister. Diabolic. Macabre. Wicked. Those are the respective moods Zoya Akhtar, Anurag Kashyap, Dibakar Banerjee and Karan Johar broadly bank upon, to thrill with their latest collaborative attempt. "Ghost Stories" is guaranteed to send a chill down your spine that should make the ongoing searing winter a tad more discomfortingRead News
25, Dec 2019, by : FnF Correspondent
In many ways, this new film of the franchise would seem like an easier job than the 2017 release, "Jumanji: Welcome To The Jungle". The challenge for that film was to bring back an idea which worked over two decades ago, in the 1995 Robin Williams-starrer "Jumanji", and reorganise the 90s fantasy comedy for the new-generation mind space. "The Next Level" is merely following up what worked a couple of years agoRead News
25, Dec 2019, by : FnF Correspondent
It's a crime that Rani Mukerji is not doing a lot of films these days. The Bengali beauty is back once again as Shivani Shivaji Roy with the sequel of her much-loved 'Mardaani'. Unlike the prequel which was set in Mumbai and focused on human trafficking, 'Mardaani 2' deals with the issue of rape and murder. The story set against the backdrop of Kota focuses on how Shivani engages in a ferocious battle with the villain Sunny (Vishal Jethwa), who rapes young women before killing them mercilessly. The antagonist is a younRead News
09, Nov 2019, by : FnF Correspondent
Stream and scream away if you have the patience, for this one's dumbly rehashing the "Fast & Furious" flavour, cocktailed with tricks that reveal the hangover of assorted Hollywood hits, notably "Ocean's Eleven". For whatever remainiRead News
09, Nov 2019, by : FnF Correspondent
Sooraj Pancholi's showbiz career has so far mostly been about surviving the spotlight of bad press, for his alleged role in starlet Jiah Khan's suicide. It's a situation the young hunk would like to get out of, and prove that he can also court the spotlight of stardom by essaying scripted roles that let him woo the masses. "Satellite Shankar" would seem like a clever Read News
09, Nov 2019, by : FnF Correspondent
Only a couple of months ago, Ayushmann Khurrana was "Dream Girl", the phone 'sexpert' who aces in impersonating a woman's voice, and makes a living fulfilling fantasies of lonely men. This week, he returns as "Bala", a 25-year old whose rapidly receding hairline sets off confident issues, because he is constantly fending against rejeRead News
"Padmavati", in a sense, is a neighbourhood story. My village, Mustafabad, happens to be in Rae Bareli, which embraces numerous Chishtiya Sufi shrines or places where the saints spent some time, including Khwaja Ashraf Jehangir Semnani, the saint Malik Mohammad Jaisi, the author of "Padmavat", was devoted to. Jaisi would faint at the controversy surrounding his masterpiece.
National Award-winner Madhur Bhandarkar, who has had several run-ins with the censor board over his critically-acclaimed projects, is exasperated at having to give all ki...
A tale of a small boy, Mowgli, wandering in an enchanting Indian forest with an entourage of his animal friends in 'The Jungle Book' took the Indian box office ...
New Delhi/Mumbai: India's film industry, said to be the largest globally with some 1,000 movies produced each year, earns around $2 billion from legitimate sources s...
20, Aug 2016, by : FnF Desk
In Amritsar, Happy (Diana Penty) is getting married to the local corporator Daman Singh Bagga (Jimmy Shergill). On the other hand, Pakistani ex-governor, Javed Ahmed (Javed Khan) and his son Bilal Ahmed (Abhay Deol) are attending a conference in India.Read News
13, Aug 2016, by : FnF Desk
"Rustom" is a crime-mystery film, based on real life incident of naval officer KM Nanavati. The movie deals with a true story of love, passion, murder, morality and justice that shook the nation. Vipul K Rawal, an ex-navy officer, has written the story, screenplay and dialogues for the movie and also guided the film's unit in using authentic places and objects for the shooting, which is one of the highlights of the film, say the audience.Read News
05, Jun 2016, by : Uma Ramasubramanian
His much-awaited film 'Udta Punjab' is still awaiting clearance from the censor board, but actor Shahid Kapoor hopes that the film, which addresses the issue of drug menace in Punjab, is made tax-free so that it could reach a wider audience. Read News
11, Feb 2016, by : Jaideep Sarin
Chandigarh may not be a historical city but the courage and determination of three personalities from here have put them on the country's cinematic map. 'Neerja', a film based on the youngest of these three, will release in February. It deals with the heroics of the then 23-year-old Pan Am chief flight purser Neerja Bhanot.Read News
01, Feb 2016, by : FnF Desk
As a young Director in UN Division of India's Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) in 1990, when the world was not networked as it is today, I have vivid recollections of following Saddam Hussein's invasion of Kuwait along with my colleagues in our office on a short-wave radio which carried the BBC hourly bulletins. Read News
26, Dec 2015, by : FnF Desk
Star power sells, but content is the original king. This stood true for Bollywood's roaster-coaster 2015, a year full of films with strong and unique storylines making their small presence felt in a big way. One can't say the year has been "bad" for Bollywood, says trade analyst Taran Adarsh.Read News
by : Priti Prakash
Out of the three significant issues that majorly dot India China relations, NSG and BRI being the ot...
by : Satya Narayan Sahu
Thankfully good sense prevailed and the Modi Government has decided to rescind its decision to drop ...
by : Rajeshwar Singal
This may sound like a dilemma, but it is not far from truth. Conduct Rules are meant to govern condu...
by : Sunita Narain
The idea of secularism is this very idea of India which respects the equality of all. Of course, wit...
by : Ravi Kishore
Today every one is talking about judicial accountability i.e. how the whole system of judiciary is t...
by : Surya Mohan Dubey
Continuous deadly events happening every now and then prove that Indian Government has utterly faile...
