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Halal The Film: A movie on triple talaq. Watch the first teaser

The first teaser of Halal The Film – a movie based on the controversial triple talaq law was released Sunday afternoon. Directed by National Award Winner Shivaji Lotan Patil, the movie features Chinmay Deepak Mandlekar, Priyadarshan Jadhav, Pritam Kagne, Vijay Chavan, Vimal Mhatre, Chaya Kadam, Amol Kagne and Sanjay Sugaokar. The one-minute-long video shows two Muslim couples – one couple has a public Triple Talaq, while the other couple conducts […]

15 Ways to Avoid Regret at the End of Your Life

Most people live their lives in regret. If you have ever had the misfortune of experiencing regret, it is not a nice thing to experience. You must do the things you need to do to avoid regrets in your life. At the point when individuals think back on their lives, what are the most widely recognized regrets they have? That is a significant inquiry we have to stop and ask […]

At 14 in school, I learnt how women are stalked. This needs to stop

Adolescence in my school had just one meaning: Getting closer to girls. I went to a government school in a small town where boys and girls lived strictly segregated lives – even in the classroom. The biology teacher didn’t touch human reproduction when female students were present, men and women couldn’t sit on the same bench and even sharing notes before examinations was confined by gender. Our lives were co-educational […]

 
 
 

Bhoomi trailer: Sanjay Dutt turns a beast to save daughter Aditi Rao Hydari!

The good news about ‘Bhoomi’ is that our very own Sanju Baba is back and how! Omung Kumar directorial ‘Bhoomi’ is touted as Sanjay Dutt’s comeback film after a long hiatus. The film stars Dutt in the lead role with Aditi Rao Hydari playing his daughter on-screen. Besides, there’s Sidhant Gupta and Sharad Kelkar in pivotal parts. The trailer has been released and it looks super pumped up with action, […]

 
 
 

Simran trailer: You will fall in love with Kangana Ranaut's easy-breezy yet endearing character

Hansal Mehta’s upcoming film Simran starring Kangana Ranaut is a much awaited film and for many reasons — Ranaut as the lead makes it quite a watch and Mehta helming the project adds a huge weight of credibility in the story owing to his past records. The trailer of the film was launched on 8 August and it immediately intrigues you with its sheer simplicity — both in the story-telling and performance. Just […]

 
 
 

Spyder teaser pits Mahesh Babu’s intelligence officer against SJ Suryah’s ‘tsunami

 On the occasion of Mahesh Babu’s 41st birthday, the teaser of his highly anticipated upcoming spy thriller Spyder was released on Wednesday. Going by the visuals, we can be assured that we are in a great clash between good and evil. The good, needless to say is Mahesh Babu, and he looks majestic as ever in the teaser. The evil will be actor-filmmaker SJ Suryah who sends chills down our […]

Book review: These small-screen thrillers influenced generations of Indians

India has vibrant cinematic and literary traditions, but its most compelling stories, messages and performances have come from another source entirely – at least in the last four decades or so. For exuberant dances, persuasive pitches, catchy dialogues, memorable music, or even challenging social conventions and mores, you can’t beat advertisements. In a time frame usually lasting less than a minute, ads made cases for products spanning washing powder to […]

 
 
 

Baadshaho: High-octane trailer of the Ajay Devgn starrer is the most 'badass' thing you will WATCH today

Bollywood actor Ajay Devgn on Monday took to Twitter to share with his fans the much-awaited trailer of his upcoming film ‘Baadshaho’. In the two minute and 20 seconds long clip, the lead star cast of the movie can be seen performing some high-octane moves. “Badass, Big Screen Entertainer, #BaadshahoTrailer, Out Now,” the 48-year-old actor tweeted along with a URL to the trailer. Directed by Milan Luthria, ‘Baadshaho’, which also […]

Sikkim standoff: India 'believes' China won't risk even a 'small-scale military operation' despite aggressive rhetoric from Beijing

Despite the tension between the two nations, along with the aggressive rhetoric from Beijing, increasing with every passing day over the military standoff in Sikkim sector, India’s security apparatus is certain that China will not risk a war or even a “small-scale military operation”.  Times of India, in its report, cited sources in the security establishment saying that a “face-saving” workable option is both for India and China to simultaneously […]

 
 
 

‘Gurgaon’ film review: Visually stunning but heavy-handed study of corruption and the Indian family

Shanker Raman’s first film as director – after stacking up several acclaimed credits as a cinematographer – is a visual treat. That is, if a relentlessly grim King Lear-esque account of an imploding family can be described as such. Vivek Shah’s outstanding cinematography in Gurgaon conjures up a sepulchral world in blacks, browns and greys. Like Raman’s script, which has been written by the director and three collaborators, Shah’s camera […]