This trailer throws off a vibe reminiscent of Hard Target, the 1993 John Woo action movie where Jean-Claude Van Damme had to battle a team of creeps who hunt humans for sport. The old/young team-up of Momoa and Lang in the snowy woods also reminds one of the 1997 Lee Tamahori movie The Edge, which starred Anthony Hopkins, Alec Baldwin and a bear. I don’t know if Braven will be […]
Democracy in India is at stake, said four senior Supreme Court judges today as they went public with complaints against the Chief Justice of India, Dipak Misra. The “rebel” judges – the four most-senior at the top court after the Chief Justice – said that “things are not in order” with what they described as “the administration of the Supreme Court”. An independent judiciary is essential for a functioning democracy, […]
Manu Joseph’s latest novel starts with the collapse of an 80-year-old building in Mumbai’s Prabhadevi area, introducing us to Miss Akhila Iyer, a student of neurosurgery headed for Johns Hopkins, she of the “large eyes set in a clever Aryan face”. The offspring of Communist parents and a rebel with more causes than one can keep track of, Miss Iyer’s prolific, multi-themed videos are guaranteed to go viral, most of […]
Haq Se is the latest offering of Ekta Kapoor’s web portal AltBalaji. The web series set in Kashmir stars Rajeev Khandelwal and Surveen Chawla in the lead and going by the recently released trailer, it surely will grab many eyeballs. The web series is primarily a love story, but the trailer catches attention as it brings up the bigger issue of a woman’s right to voice her opinion in a […]
Gurus always depart their human body, but their teachings don’t. I knew of Vijay Mukhi as an author of C Odyssey. In the 90s, I had a career in programming in CMC Ltd. I wanted to learn C programing and found that though there were many books available written by foreign authors. They were difficult to understand. But then I bought this book written by Mukhi on the subject. All […]
Kyle Chandler is on the hunt for a missing writer in the intriguing The Vanishing of Sidney Hall trailer. The Vanishing of Sidney Hall stars Logan Lerman, Elle Fanning, Michelle Monaghan, Kyle Chandler, and Nathan Lane, and, for the most part, looks promising. There seems to be a huge twist buried somewhere in the narrative that this trailer is working overtime to dance around. There’s also a scene where Sidney […]
You will be lying if you claim that you haven’t wanted to have a vacation amidst the backwaters. Kerala is renowned for its unadulterated natural beauty, and it’s only appropriate if you visit a property that has been a flag-bearer in keeping it so. The Vythiri Village Resorts is a well-kept secret in the forests of Wayanad. Set along the slope of a hill beside a natural mountain stream, the […]
INTRODUCING ONE of the most significant changes since its inception, the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has added another layer of protection on the use of Aadhaar as proof of identity. The UIDAI said Wednesday that it has introduced Virtual IDs (VID) that Aadhaar holders will be able to generate for a temporary period and can use in place of Aadhaar numbers to validate their identity. This temporary number, […]
South Korean tech giant Samsung has launched its latest 4G tablet Samsung Galaxy Tab A 7.0 in India for Rs 9,500 and will come in two colours – White and Black. The device will be available across retail stores starting January 5, 2018, and at the same time will also be accessible on Amazon. Reliance Jio users will have to recharge with the company’s Rs 299 monthly plan consecutively for […]
Indira Productions, established by Manjula Ghattamaneni, was the studio which bankrolled Pokiri, starring Mahesh Babu. The producer has now made a leap to directing with her upcoming film! She is directing Manusuku Nachindi, starring Sundeep Kishan and Amyra Dastur (of Anegan fame), and will revolve around love and friendship. Notably, Manjula is Mahesh Babu’s sister. Watch trailer here: Please follow and like us:
