“Ye shall make you no idols, neither shall ye rear you up a graven image, or a pillar, neither shall ye place any figured stone in your land, to bow down unto it: for I am the Lord your God.”
Elmar Rajsur is a minor celebrity in his country, albeit a slightly unorthodox one. He sings Bollywood songs for a living. Rajsur is Russian, and if his profession isn’t amusing enough, his name is, in fact, an amalgam of Raj
ABCD 2 Director: Remo D’Souza Starring: Prabhu Dheva, Varun Dhawan, Shraddha Kapoor, Dharmesh Yelande, Lauren Gottlieb Rating: 1.5/5 In his 2008 book Outliers, Malcolm Gladwell writes that it takes 10,000 hours of practice to be world-class in any field.
Hamari Adhuri Kahani Director: Mohit Suri Starring: Emraan Hashmi, Vidya Balan, Rajkummar Rao Rating: 1/5 His face fell when he heard the bad news. He couldn’t believe it; he asked again to make sure. He didn’t need
Dil Dhadakne Do Director: Zoya Akhtar Starring: Anil Kapoor, Shefali Shah, Priyanka Chopra, Ranveer Singh, Anushka Sharma, Rahul Bose Rating: 3.5/5 Two of the best expository scenes in Dil Dhadakne Do, Zoya Akhtar’s excellent third film, take place in the
Tanu Weds Manu: Returns Director: Anand L Rai Starring: Kangana Ranaut, R Madhavan, Jimmy Shergill, Deepak Dobriyal, Swara Bhaskar, Mohammed Zeeshan Ayyub Rating: 2.5/5 “Haalat dekhi hai? Adrakh ho gaya hai yeh aadmi! Kahin se bhi badh raha hai.”
Bombay Velvet Director: Anurag Kashyap Starring: Ranbir Kapoor, Anushka Sharma, Karan Johar, Kay Kay Menon, Manish Choudhary, Siddhartha Basu, Satyadeep Mishra Rating: 2.5/5 This is not a review of Bombay Velvet,” begins a rant by YRF exec and film critic
Piku Director: Shoojit Sircar Starring: Deepika Padukone, Amitabh Bachchan, Irrfan Khan, Raghuvir Yadav, Moushumi Chatterjee, Jishu Sengupta 3.5/5 There’s much to be said for the benefits of a satisfactory morning dump. It is the best cure for hangovers; much more
India accounts for about 10 percent of road accident fatalities worldwide. More people die on Indian roads than anywhere else in the world. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), the death rate per 100,000 populations for road traffic accident
Gabbar is Back Director: Krish Starring: Akshay Kumar, Shruti Hassan, Suman Talwar, Jaideep Ahlawat, Sunil Grover Rating: 1/5 stars Eight hours for work, eight hours for sleep, eight hours for what we will.” The slogan of the short-time work