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In ‘Bandish Bandits’, the writing is so lazy that you can only bite your arm in frustration

‘Bandish Bandits’ review: A vanilla offering that barely passes muster

Mini Anthikad Chhibber The new series on Amazon Prime pads up a wafer-thin story with inanities and songs, and is a terrible test of the viewer’s patience

Janhvi Kapoor in ‘Gunjan Saxena: The Kargil Girl’; Jamie Foxx in ‘Project Power’

New on Netflix this week: ‘Gunjan Saxena: The Kargil Girl’, ‘Project Power’ and more

Gautam Sunder Janhvi Kapoor’s inspirational war drama, Jamie Foxx and Joseph Gordon-Levitt’s scfi-fi action extravaganza and a comedy special from a much-loved star are some of the highlights this week

Vaani Kapoor to act with Ayushmann Khuranna in his next project

Helmed by ‘Rock On!!” director Abhishek Kapoor, the film stars Khuranna in the role of a cross-functional athelete

‘Three Identical Strangers’: A feel-good story turns murky

‘Three Identical Strangers’ review: When truth is stranger than fiction

Aparna Narrain The documentary, now streaming on Netflix, sheds light on a truly astonishing tale of triplets separated at birth

Nitin Sathyaa (L) with Vaibhav (C) and Venkat Prabhu (R) while filming ‘Lock Up’

Interview | Nithin Sathyaa: Being a producer in Tamil cinema is the most dangerous thing

Pradeep Kumar The star discusses his upcoming film ‘Lock Up’ and making the transition from actor to producer

From Russia, with sci-fi

Naman Ramachandran

Aliens visit other countries when science fiction goes beyond Hollywood

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The Hindu Net Desk This language diversification update is available across all devices on mobile, TV and web.

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A still from ‘Palm Springs’

‘Palm Springs’ movie review: Warm, fuzzy and weirdly original

Srivatsan S Filmmaker Max Barbakow makes a break-out début with ‘Palm Springs’, which may sound absurd on paper but is incredibly satisfying on screen

In ‘Bandish Bandits’, the writing is so lazy that you can only bite your arm in frustration

‘Bandish Bandits’ review: A vanilla offering that barely passes muster

Mini Anthikad Chhibber The new series on Amazon Prime pads up a wafer-thin story with inanities and songs, and is a terrible test of the viewer’s patience

‘Pareeksha’: At the heart of the film is a story of an underdog and the plot goes all out to desperately evoke sympathies

‘Pareeksha’ movie review: Classism in Indian education

Kennith Rosario While making some pertinent commentary on access, privilege and language, the film dodders under the weight of archaic melodrama

‘Umbrella Academy’ season two review: The apocalypse continues in the stifling 60s

Divya Kala Bhavani Netflix’s superhero show returns for a second season elevated by winning performances from Robert Sheehan and Emmy Raver-Lampman

Nawazuddin Siddiqui in ‘Raat Akeli Hai’

‘Raat Akeli Hai’ movie review: Death at a wedding

Kennith Rosario The whodunit starring Nawazuddin Siddiqui and Radhika Apte is so focused on misleading the audience, that it loses its hold over characterisation

A still from the movie “Shakuntala Devi”

‘Shakuntala Devi’ movie review: Loud, mawkish and joyful

Kennith Rosario Anu Menon’s biopic on the late mathematical genius takes the essence of her public persona to construct an upbeat, bright and loud tone for the film, while also revealing the lesser-known aspects of her private life

Trailers

‘I’m Thinking of Ending Things’ will release September 4 on Netflix

‘I’m Thinking of Ending Things’ trailer: Charlie Kaufman’s mad genius is back

The Hindu Net Desk The Oscar winner’s adaptation of Iain Reid’s popular horror novel will drop September 4 on Netflix

‘Bill & Ted Face The Music’ trailer: Keanu Reeves’ new sci-fi comedy is a laugh riot

The Hindu Net Desk The film will follow the two time-traveling best friends as they set out on an epic adventure to save the world

‘The Boys’ Season 2 is back on September 4

‘The Boys’ Season 2 trailer: More intense, more insane

The Hindu Net Desk Amazon Prime’s dark superhero series returns on September 4 and promises more of the same manic action

TV

Multi-hyphenate Aasif Mandvi feels that "immigrant stories" will always be important to showcase via films in Hollywood

Aasif Mandvi: ‘It’s not easy being Muslim in Trump’s America’

Gautam Sunder The actor, comedian and writer discusses his latest TV show ‘Evil’, representation of south Asian talent in Hollywood, his time on ‘The Daily Show’ and more

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Janhvi Kapoor in ‘Gunjan Saxena: The Kargil Girl’; Jamie Foxx in ‘Project Power’

New on Netflix this week: ‘Gunjan Saxena: The Kargil Girl’, ‘Project Power’ and more

Gautam Sunder Janhvi Kapoor’s inspirational war drama, Jamie Foxx and Joseph Gordon-Levitt’s scfi-fi action extravaganza and a comedy special from a much-loved star are some of the highlights this week

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'Konnappookkalum Mambazhavum' is a film on school children, says director Abhilash S

‘Pareeksha’ movie review: Classism in Indian education

Aasif Mandvi: ‘It’s not easy being Muslim in Trump’s America’

Vaani Kapoor to act with Ayushmann Khuranna in his next project

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From Russia, with sci-fi

Want to browse Netflix in Hindi? Now, you can.

‘I’m Thinking of Ending Things’ trailer: Charlie Kaufman’s mad genius is back

The Oscar winner’s adaptation of Iain Reid’s popular horror novel will drop September 4 on Netflix

‘John Wick 5’, to be shot back-to-back with fourth part

Keanu Reeves’ is currently shooting ‘Matrix 4’ in Berlin, after production on the Warner Bros franchise film had to be halted due to COVID-19

Nithin Sathyaa: Being a producer in Tamil cinema is the most dangerous thing

The star discusses his upcoming film ‘Lock Up’ and making the transition from actor to producer

New on Netflix this week: ‘Gunjan Saxena: The Kargil Girl’, ‘Project Power’ and more

Janhvi Kapoor’s inspirational war drama, Jamie Foxx and Joseph Gordon-Levitt’s scfi-fi action extravaganza and a comedy special from a much-loved star are some of the highlights this week

‘Palm Springs’ movie review: Warm, fuzzy and weirdly original

Filmmaker Max Barbakow makes a break-out début with ‘Palm Springs’, which may sound absurd on paper but is incredibly satisfying on screen

New on Apple TV+ this month: ‘Ted Lasso’, ‘Long Way Up’ and more

A new sports comedy from Jason Sudekis, Oprah Winfrey back in action and a reality motorcycle series starring Ewan McGregor are the highlights in August

‘Three Identical Strangers’ review: When truth is stranger than fiction

The documentary, now streaming on Netflix, sheds light on a truly astonishing tale of triplets separated at birth

Bhojpuri actor Anupama Pathak ends life

Hailing from Purnea district in Bihar, Ms. Pathak had moved to Mumbai and worked in Bhojpuri films and TV shows.

‘Bandish Bandits’ review: A vanilla offering that barely passes muster

The new series on Amazon Prime pads up a wafer-thin story with inanities and songs, and is a terrible test of the viewer’s patience

‘Fleabag’, ‘Mrs America’, ‘The Fall’ and more are on actor Rima Kallingal’s watchlist for the lockdown

Leaving out popular watches such as ‘Breaking Bad’, ‘Peaky Blinders’, ‘Pataal Lok’, ‘The Money Heist’, and ‘Dark’, actor Rima Kallingal’s Watchlist for this week is mostly around female-lead shows

Michael Phelps is a disciplined narrator in ‘The Weight Of Gold’: Composer Simon Taufique

Simon Taufique, composer for HBO documentary ‘The Weight Of Gold’, discusses writing for a project on mental health in the space of the Tokyo Olympics which have been postponed due to coronavirus

‘Umbrella Academy’ season two review: The apocalypse continues in the stifling 60s

Netflix’s superhero show returns for a second season elevated by winning performances from Robert Sheehan and Emmy Raver-Lampman

TV actor Sameer Sharma found dead in Mumbai

Sharma, 44, had worked in serials like ‘Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi’ and ‘Kahaani Ghar Ghar Ki’

Selena Gomez takes the heat in new cooking show ‘Selena + Chef’

The 10-episode series was shot in the kitchen of Gomez’s new Los Angeles-area hous, and will debut on HBO Max

11 years after wife’s death, Liam Neeson finds healing in ‘Made in Italy’

The actor and his son Micheál Richardson star in their first film together, that centers around a family drama

Venkat Prabhu: ‘Refreshing to see other directors write roles for me’

The filmmaker, who plays a cop in upcoming Tamil film ‘Lock Up’, discusses a renewed interest in his acting career, gives updates on his directorials ‘Party’ and ‘Maanaadu’, and the future of digital streaming

‘Captain Marvel’ sequel: Nia DaCosta becomes first black woman to direct Marvel film

DaCosta made a promising debut with her 2018 feature ‘Little Woods’, starring Tessa Thompson

Tom Hanks to play Geppetto in Disney’s ‘Pinocchio’

Actor recently starred in the World War II combat drama 'Greyhound', which premiered on Apple TV Plus in July

Amazon Prime new arrivals this week: ‘Killing Eve’ Season 3, ‘Bandish Bandits’

A new season of the Jodie Comer and Sandra Oh-starrer, as well as a musical drama makes up the highlights this week

Aparna Purohit, Amazon Prime Video: ‘We are now developing original content in Tamil and Telugu’

The Head of India Originals at the platform on how they choose scripts using data and instinct, the success of their original content, and why 2020 is a fertile time for creators

Amy Adams, Adam McKay reunite for Netflix series ‘Kings of America’

The limited series will chronicle stories of three powerful women whose lives were inextricably intertwined with the world’s largest company

‘Johaar’ to explore the politics of a statue

Debut director Teja Marni discusses his Telugu film ‘Johaar’ and its four interconnecting stories

Disney’s ‘Mulan’ to debut on Disney Plus, but only for a rental price

Directed by Niki Caro, the adventure epic was previously scheduled to release on August 21 in theatres

Mumbai Film Festival postponed to 2021

MAMI will be releasing its official selection of Indian films for the year later in August

‘Mankatha 2’ with Ajith and Vijay? Venkat Prabhu answers

Will the filmmaker be able to rope in Tamil cinema’s two biggest stars, Ajith Kumar and Vijay, for the sequel to his 2011 hit?

‘Mughal-e-Azam’ screenplay enters Oscars library to mark 60th anniversary

In 2004, the film became the first full-length Indian feature film colourised for a theatrical re-release.

Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman star in Apple TV+ series ‘Long Way Up’

Unscripted show will see stars set voyage to cover 13,000 miles over 100 days through 16 border crossings and 13 countries

Leonardo DiCaprio signs film and TV deal with Apple

Actor’s company Appian Way will develop new projects for the technology giant

‘Moothon’, ‘Son Rise’ win awards at 20th New York Indian Film Festival

Over 45 feature length narratives, shorts and documentaries from the Indian subcontinent were showcased at the festival’s virtual edition

Akshay Kumar to star in Aanand L Rai’s ‘Rakshabandhan’

The actor said he is dedicating the film to his sister, Alka Bhatia, who is also turning presenter with the movie

Wong Kar-Wai to direct his first TV series ‘Blossoms Shanghai’

The series is entirely filmed in Shanghai, where the iconic auteur director was born

How veteran Malayalam actor Raghavan came to be a part of Telugu film ‘Uma Maheshwara Ugra Roopasya’

Actor Raghavan who made an impression as Satyadev’s father in ‘Uma Maheshwara Ugra Roopasya’, has over 100 Malayalam films to his credit

Nawazuddin Siddiqui: Casting directors brought a lot of change in Bollywood

Actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui and filmmaker Honey Trehan discuss 'Raat Akeli Hai', discovering new talent and what makes a good crime thriller

‘Pareeksha’ is a touching, personal story of a rickshawala’s dream’: Prakash Jha

Discussing his upcoming movie ‘Pareeksha — The Final Test’, filmmaker Prakash Jha discusses tolerance and the many societal, institutional blocks preventing equal opportunities in education for all children

The alpha male trope only perpetuates toxic masculinity: Filmmaker Asim Abbasi on directing ‘Churails’

Pakistani filmmaker Asim Abbasi discusses directing the web series Churails for an Indian production house, and the possibilities of future cross-culture collaborations

Meet Roopa Koduvayur and Chandana Koppisetti, the women of ‘Uma Maheshwara Ugra Roopasya’

Physiotherapist Chandana Koppisetti and dancer-medico Roopa Koduvayur make an impressive debut in Telugu cinema

Musical musketeers Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy on their digital debut

How the composer trio worked on 'Bandish Bandits', which, they believe, is a musical representation of their creative association

Coronavirus | Amitabh Bachchan tests negative for COVID-19, discharged from hospital

Throughout his hospitalisation, Amitabh Bachchan kept his fans and well-wishers updated about his health through his blog and Twitter posts

Lijo Jose Pellissery’s cinematic narration in VR

Filmmaker Lijo Jose Pellissery intends to release his upcoming Churuli on VR headsets, which, he hopes, will bring about a change in cinema viewing experience

‘Roma’ director Alfonso Cuaron joins Chaitanya Tamhane’s ‘The Disciple’ as EP

The Marathi feature is set to represent India at the 77th edition of the Venice Film Festival

Rangayana Raghu: ‘I was distracted by the term, cut’

The actor, who was last seen as a policeman in ‘French Biriyani,’ talks of his journey from stage to screen and adapting to the different methology in both media

Storyteller Sudhanshu Rai’s 'Detective Boomrah' now has a physical form

A collection of stories featuring Detective Boomrah is set to be made into a visual, episodic series

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