Movie Review Malayalam film ‘Jallikattu’ is India’s entry for Oscars 2021VeenaNovember 25, 2020November 25, 2020 by VeenaNovember 25, 2020November 25, 202002521 Mumbai, Nov 25 (IANS) The Malayalam film, Jallikattu, has been selected as the official Indian entry in the Best International Feature Film category at the upcoming Read more
Movie Review ‘Laxmii’ bombsVeenaNovember 11, 2020November 11, 2020 by VeenaNovember 11, 2020November 11, 202002706 Laxmii; Cast: Akshay Kumar, Kiara Advani, Sharad Kelkar, Rajesh Sharma, Ayesha Raza Mishra, Manu Rishi Chadha; Direction: Raghava Lawrence; Rating: ** (Two stars) BY VINAYAK Read more
Movie Review Gatham: Deceptively told psychological sagaVeenaNovember 7, 2020November 7, 2020 by VeenaNovember 7, 2020November 7, 202001730 Gatham (Telugu film with English subtitles, streaming on Amazon Prime); Cast: Bhargava Poludasu, Rakesh Galebhe, Poojitha Kuraparthi; Direction: Kiran; Rating: * * * (three stars) Read more
Movie Review A Suitable Boy: Overwhelmed by the oddsVeenaOctober 23, 2020October 23, 2020 by VeenaOctober 23, 2020October 23, 202002050 A Suitable Boy (series streaming on Netflix); Cast: Tabu, Ishaan Khatter, Tanya Maniktala, Rasika Dugal, Mahira Kakkar, Ram Kapoor, Vivaan Shah, Shahana Goswami, Namit Das, Read more
Movie Review Ginny Weds Sunny: Band Baaja BlunderVeenaOctober 11, 2020October 11, 2020 by VeenaOctober 11, 2020October 11, 202002369 Streaming on Netflix; Ginny Weds Sunny; Cast: Yami Gautam, Vikrant Massey, Suhail Nayyar, Rajiv Gupta, Ayesha Raza Mishra, Mazel Vyas; Direction: Puneet Khanna; Rating: * Read more
Movie Review Serious Men: Nawazuddin shines in engaging satireVeenaOctober 1, 2020October 1, 2020 by VeenaOctober 1, 2020October 1, 202002250 Serious Men (film streaming on Netflix); Cast: Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Indira Tiwari, Aakshath Das, Nassar, Sanjay Narvekar, Shweta Basu Prasad; Direction: Sudhir Mishra; Rating: * * Read more
Movie Review Dolly Kitty Aur Woh Chamakte Sitare is well-intentionedVeenaSeptember 19, 2020September 19, 2020 by VeenaSeptember 19, 2020September 19, 202002701 Dolly Kitty Aur Woh Chamakte Sitare; Cast: Konkona Sen Sharma, Bhumi Pednekar, Amol Parashar, Aamir Bashir, Vikrant Massey; Direction: Alankrita Shrivastava; Ration: * * * Read more
Movie Review Netflix’s Cargo mixes elements of Indian mythology with sci-fiVeenaSeptember 11, 2020September 11, 2020 by VeenaSeptember 11, 2020September 11, 202002248 Cargo; Cast: Vikrant Massey, Shweta Tripathi, Nandu Madhav, Konkana Sen Sharma (cameo); Direction: Arati Kadav By Vinayak Chakravorty A giant spaceship, Pushpak 634-A, lumbers along Read more
Movie Review Netflix movie Class Of 83: Bobby Deol broods in dim, grim filmVeenaAugust 22, 2020August 22, 2020 by VeenaAugust 22, 2020August 22, 202002129 “Class Of 83” (film streaming on Netflix); Cast: Bobby Deol, Annup Soni, Joy Sengupta, Vishwajeet Pradhan, Bhupendra Jadawat, Ninad Mahajani, Hitesh Bhojraj, Sameer Paranjape, Prithvik Read more
Movie Review Gunjan Saxena: Set-piece biopic manages to regaleVeenaAugust 13, 2020August 13, 2020 by VeenaAugust 13, 2020August 13, 202002798 “Gunjan Saxena: The Kargil Girl”; Cast: Janhvi Kapoor, Pankaj Tripathi, Angad Bedi, Viineet Kumar Singh, Manav Vij; Direction: Sharan Sharma; Rating: * * * (three Read more