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Bollywood
Ranbir Kapoor’s ‘Shamshera’ first look and trailer out; film to release on July 22
A still from ‘Shamshera’ trailer
‘RRR’ Hindi version is ‘most popular film from India on Netflix globally’
The enduring music of Hemant Kumar in ‘Bees Saal Baad’
Anupam Kher wraps ‘The Signature’ shoot, first look poster out
Karan Johar’s ‘Koffee With Karan’ Season 7 to premiere on July 7
Documentary film ‘Lords of Lockdown’ is about unsung heroes who rose to the occasion during the 2020 lockdown
Ajay Devgn’s ‘Drishyam 2’ to release in theatres on November 18
‘Chakda ‘Xpress’: Anushka Sharma starts shooting for Jhulan Goswami biopic
Hollywood
Hunter Schafer on board ‘The Hunger Games’ prequel movie
Chris Hemsworth on Christian Bale’s Gorr in ‘Thor: Love and Thunder’: You can’t take eyes off him
Zoe Kravitz to headline heist movie ‘The Sundance Kid Might Have Some Regrets’
Florence Pugh to star in Netflix’s ‘East of Eden’ series adaptation
Lea Seydoux on board Denis Villeneuve’s ‘Dune: Part Two’
Nicole Kidman, Javier Bardem reunite for animated musical ‘Spellbound’
Guy Ritchie to direct live-action ‘Hercules’ film
Regional cinema
Vijay’s ‘Thalapathy 66’ titled ‘Varisu,’ first-look poster out
Ilaiyaraaja-Yuvan Shankar Raja team up again for Venkat Prabhu-Naga Chaitanya film
‘Modern Love Hyderabad’ gears up for a July premiere
Each film wins an actor a different set of audience, says actor Sharafudheen
Director Vishnu G Raghav says he wanted to keep ‘Vaashi’ as real as possible
Kerala Tourism’s ‘Varkala & the Mystery of the Dutch Wreck’ dives into the underwater legends of the coastal town
‘Vikrant Rona’ trailer: Kichcha Sudeep’s film promises a visually-rich fantasy thriller
Global animation film ‘Noah’s Ark’ to be produced in Visakhapatnam
Hyderabad-based filmmaker Sarath Chandra Sasubilli on winning the 2021 JCSI Young Creatives Award
A confirmed bachelor, actor Sai Chand on how he pulls off the most endearing father roles
New in streaming
New on Netflix: Heist thriller Money Heist: Korea, the third season of The Umbrella Academy, action-comedy The Man From Toronto, and more
Essential Reading
1) Madhavan on ‘Rocketry: The Nambi Effect’: ‘We need to showcase India’s scientific achievements’
>> The actor turns director with his latest passion project, a biopic on former ISRO scientist Nambi Narayanan
2) Boman Irani on his debut web series ‘Masoom’, script selection, and his approach towards a character
>> The actor on why every time he signs up to play a new role, he feels like entering a whole new world
Shraddha Srinath talks about her new Kannada film ‘Dear Vikram’
>> The actor on her new film and why she likes roles that leave a strong impact on viewers
3) Musical biopics: When box office and critics go ka-chung!
>> A look at the bubbling cauldron of charismatic performances and high drama that goes into the making of a musical biopic
4) Ashok Amritraj: There aren’t many movie stars left in the world
>> Why the Hollywood producer believes that book adaptations and IPs are more significant than ever
5) Venu Udugula on ‘Virata Parvam’: My intention was not to romanticise the Naxal movement
>> Director opens up on the real story that inspired the Sai Pallavi-Rana Daggubati starrer
>> Cinematographer Dani Sanchez-Lopez also talks about his experience working for the film
What to watch
1) Jugjugg Jeeyo sees Anil Kapoor be the throbbing heart of this dysfunctional comedy
2) In Maamanithan, Vijay Sethupathi and Gayathrie try their best to save this simple melodrama from sinking
3) Priyan Ottathilanu manages to work, despite the overdose of feel-goodness
4) The Summer I Turned Pretty is all about YA-induced saccharine sickness
5) In Sammathame, Kiran Abbavarm and Chandini Chowdary prop up a middling urban romance
6) Kannada flick Thurthu Nirgamana is a unique coming-of-age fantasy drama
7) Ram Gopal Varma’s Konda is yet another film where his experimental techniques result in a bizarre outcome
8) Lightyear is a time-bending space ride with laughs and thrills aplenty
9) Ghode Ko Jalebi Khilane Le Ja Riya Hoon is all about life in the sweatcity
10) Spiderhead is an uninspiring sci-fi thriller that refuses to go all-out
11) Prakashan Parakkatte is a coming-of-age drama failed by an unimaginative script
12) Elvis, Baz Luhrmann’s tribute to the King Of Rock And Roll, is a deliriously smashing ride
Published - June 24, 2022 06:03 pm IST
