Siddharth’s upcoming film Aval is going to be a trilingual. The trailer of the Tamil version, also starring Andrea Jeremiah, was released Monday and the 2-minute video is intense and scary. The film is billed as a thriller-horror and is said to be inspired by true events. The sequences shown in the trailer are creepy, creative and promising. Siddharth and Andrea move into a house that stands in the backdrop […]

The trailer of Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s period drama Padmavati, as expected, is high on style and spectacle. What is new is the trailer steers clear of any intimate scenes between Deepika Padukone’s titular character of Rani Padmini and Ranveer Singh’s character Alauddin Khilji. The romance between both these actors’ characters is what made Bhansali’s past two films – the 2013 romantic drama Goliyon Ki RasleelaRam-Leela and the 2015 period romance […]

This will be the first reaction when you will see the first ever scene of the latest Justice League trailer. Henry Cavill’s Clark Kent makes his first appearance since “dying” as Superman in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. Albeit it’s in the dreams of Lois Lane (Amy Adams), it is nevertheless first ever glimpse of Son of Krypton in the Superhero ensemble movie. The trailer, released by Warner Bros […]

Though I don’t and never will understand why good directors and big production houses spend their time, energy and money in remaking films, actor-director Jon Favreau’s 2014 movie, Chef, is a pretty decent fit for the Indian context. I mean, give desis an estranged papa-beta, kindle some pyaar while frying pyaaz and you are home safe.  Director Raja Krishna Menon’s Chef goes in for this full-on, giving us not one […]

Starring Irrfan Khan and Parvathy, ‘Qarib Qarib Singlle’ is a quirky love story where the two characters embark on an unusual journey that soon turns into an adventurous one. From the trailer, it looks like that Irrfan Khan is acing the comic timing and Parvathy matches him at every beat. The film is shot in various cities on the banks of the river Ganga. The two characters start their journey […]

What do you do on a Sunday? It’s a day when the world around us seems relatively slower. The alarm bell rings late than usual and you want visitors to come mostly late in the evening. You won’t find the same kind of solace without going through another six days. Similar is the thought process of some Mumbai youngsters, but they don’t want to spend their Sunday just idling away. […]

The trailer of Ittefaq wastes no time trying to set up or build up its plot. As soon as you hit play, you’re sucked into a dark, sinister world and Sidharth Malhotra’s voice takes you further in. “Uss raat accident mein mujhe kaafi chot lagi thi” — coupled with a Hitchock-esque background score, makes for an interesting introduction to Ittefaq. We then see a wounded Sidharth approach Sonakshi Sinha (who […]

Advance screenings of Denis Villeneuve’s Blade Runner 2049 have sent critics in the United States of America and the United Kingdom into raptures. A new set of superlatives needs to be invented for the futuristic thriller, which opens on October 6, including in India. From “masterpiece” to “You have never seen anything like this” and everything in between, Villeneuve’s sequel to Ridley Scott’s classic Blade Runner (1982) is already home. […]

Kalki Koechlin and Sumeet Vyas’ upcoming film Ribbon shows a young couple navigating through an unexpected pregnancy and their life thereon. The trailer of the film has released and it seems like a reminder that no one, apart from Koechlin and Vyas, could have done justice to their flawed yet real roles The film begins with the two characters freaking out about the pregnancy. Despite their doubts, they decide to […]

Veteran theatre director Janak Toprani’s screwball comedy, Call For Fun sees a bunch of “millennials” stumbling through life and ultimately emerging victorious. Starring Zaan Khan, Aashish Gade, Charu Asopa, Shubhangi Mehrotra, Prasad Shikhare, the film’s story revolves around a young man who takes over his father’s business. Yash (played by Khan) must handle his family business while his father is away. He fares well initially. However, due to unforeseeable events, he lands […]